LaserCard Corporation will showcase its capabilities in delivering multi-technology travel ID solutions at the International Civil Aviation Organization Symposium in Montreal, Sept. 21 – 23. The company will also feature its concept-to-implementation credential program consulting and support services. A growing number of governments and national organizations have created programs that not only provide users with […]

According to the Wall Street Journal, Kovio Inc., a Milpitas, Calif.-based RFID tag manufacturer, has landed $20 million in Series E financing from several firms including Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Kovio, which was founded by scientists in the MIT Media Laboratory, creates its unique low-cost tags using printed silicon electronics […]

Indian RFID solutions provider Bartronics announced that it has been selected for an RFID project from Singapore-based mobile phone wholesaler Avitar Group to automate its distribution process. Bartronics will develop a solution for tracking outbound phones in Avitar’s warehouses. Each mobile phone box will be tagged with an RFID label that corresponds to an International […]

Chinese RFID manufacturer HANYUAN has announced the release of their new leather key-fob. According to HANYUAN, the portable, waterproof key-ring tag is suitable for use in employee access control, time attendance, membership management and NFC payment systems. The leather key-fob is HANYUAN’s latest addition to its line of key-ring RFID tags, providing an upscale alternative […]

Metalcraft announced availability of a destructible version of their RFID Windshield Tag designed for customers automating vehicle tracking and access control. The Destructible RFID Windshield Tag is built with slits along the perimeter of the label which destroy the inlay if someone tries to remove it from a windshield–a security feature that helps reduce the […]

Japanese IT solutions provider Fujitsu Ltd. and Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. announced the availability of their new UHF-band RFID tags designed for management of business documents such as loan documents, contracts and mail. According to Fujitsu, up to 100 of the new tags can be simultaneously read when spaced only 2 mm, making them ideal for […]

GAO RFID has announced the release of its new passive RFID tag designed for use in animal tracking. The transparent, bio-glass tag is water proof and resistant to immersion in salt water, alcohol, oil 10% HCL and ammonia. Users inject the small, light-weight tag directly into animals via a syringe. The ISO 11784/5 compliant tag […]

Alcatel-Lucent announced a competition led by its Touchatag venture where software developers compete to create an innovative NFC urban game for mobile phones. Competition winners will receive a total of more than $7,200 in cash prizes. Called the “Vienna Jungle Scrum,” the competition is one component of mobilkom austria’s A1 InnovationDays 2009, taking place on […]

Motorola has released a new RFID reader designed specifically for installation on warehouse vehicles such as forklifts, trucks and mobile carts. The RD5000 is composed of multiple components, including RFID reader, motion sensor, battery pack, Bluetooth, wireless LAN and antennae, all contained in a single, wireless compact unit. Once installed on a vehicle, the RD5000 […]

FileTrail has announced that the General Service Administration has awarded FileTrail a five-year contract for its RFID File Tracking Systems. The GSA is an independent agency of the U.S. government, charged with supplying products and communications for U.S. government offices, among other management tasks. According to Darrell Mervau, vice p;resident of business development, government agencies […]