EastPack, a New Zealand fruit pack house operator which handles about 15% of that nation’s $1 billion annual kiwi fruit crop, has announced it is implementing an RFID-based system to keep track of pallets in its warehouse. Traditionally, the company experiences a spoilage rate of about 6%, which fits the industry-wide statistics, and much of […]

Startup ClearCount Medical Solutions has created an RFID-based solution to the surprisingly common problem of surgical sponges left inside patients. Some studies show that as often as once every 1000 surgeries a sponge is lost internally. The current method of prevention is multiple manual counts by operating room nurses before and after surgery, all entered […]

Attendees at this summer’s The Last HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference will be issued unusual name tags along with their registration packets. Each name tag will be embedded with an RFID tag. The tags will track individuals’ movements on large monitors placed throughout the convention’s meeting space. The result, say organizers, will be the […]

Sirit Inc has announced a new firmware version of it INfinity 510 RFID reader. The upgraded reader features enhancements on several fronts. The new INfinity 510 includes advancements in Sirit’s proprietary tag acquisition algorithms, increasing performance capabilities and reader sensitivity, and the Dense Reader Mode interference tolerance has been improved. The reader’s firmware also supports […]

Two recent examples of RFID technology used to keep safe those things most precious: In Tokyo, parents can use their children’s transit cards to keep track of them. The rechargeable, RFID-enabled Pasmo transportation card can be linked to readers located not just in train stations and buses, but also schools and even homes. When a […]

Savi, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC) for its automated information system, supporting depot-level ammunition logistics functions. The contract is a continuation of a nine-year Savi project which has yielded the Munitions Total Management Systems-Field Module (MTMS-FM) software system. MTMS-FM provides extensive process […]

Collis has introduced an NFC Two-factor Asymmetrical Chip Authentication application called NFC-2ACA—or NFC two-factor asymmetrical chip authentication. The application has been developed by integrating 2ACA into the contactless payment card protocols and the Near Field Communication protocol. Collis has developed the 2ACA application that enables third-party authentication based on standard EMV implementations. Collis has enhanced […]

Axcess International has announced its Micro-Wireless RFID system will be used by the U.S. military to enable automatic inventory accounting and perimeter security for ordnance assets. Using the Axcess’ Dot tag design, the system uses ultra-small, low cost RFID transmitters assigned to each asset, enabling automatic tracking and automatic security monitoring. As part of the […]

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited have announced they have expanded sales of their thin UHF RFID tags for garment management to the international market, focusing primarily in North America, Europe and China. Fujitsu RFID garment tags are designed for durability, strength and flexibility. The tags are waterproof and can withstand heat, bending and pressure […]

A California-based start-up has introduced a new security appliance intended to act as a firewall between RFID interrogators and the middleware which integrates RFID data into a customer’s software system. NeoCatena calls its new product RF-Wall, and believes the product will protect RFID systems from counterfeit RFID tags, tags encoded with malware and other threats. […]