Sirit and TAGSYS announced a new partnership this morning that will bring together each company’s technology – hopefully for better results. “Bringing together complementary technologies from Sirit and TAGSYS represents an important milestone in our ability to bring the best technology to our customers, which leads to integrated, application-specific systems that exceed customer expectations,” said […]

It’s true, in NYC Fashion Week’s come and gone (at least till Fall time), but item-level RFID manufacturer TAGSYS is just getting started. The company announced it will demonstrate its complete ultra-high frequency (“UHF”) RFID infrastructure designed specifically for the unique needs of the apparel industry at Euroshop 2008. Calling Euroshop is the “ideal venue […]

The slow adoption of RFID in Africa presents various opportunities for vendors, according to new research by Frost & Sullivan posted online this morning. Most important: the availability of green field opportunities that have not yet been exploited but are perfect for early mover advantage. Other research tidbits that caught our eye: Despite the availability […]

ZDNet Asia reports that a project called RFID Ecosystem, where researchers give RFID tags to 50 voluntary participants to put on either themselves on their belongings, is in the works. The location of the tags will be recorded every five seconds, saved to a database and published to Web pages, ZDNet reports. The tracking, facilitated […]

A story appearing in this week’s FORTUNE (by way of CNN Money) follows the charming equestrian escapades of Heidi Lemack-Beck, who “rides her horse Jazzmine around the arena at Rhythm & Blues Stables in Allentown, N.J., six pairs of electronic eyes watch every move of these skilled competitors.” How so? Cameras are tracking track the […]

The Robeson County Public Library in Lumberton, N.C., plans to install an RFID System from Integrated Technology Group (ITG), a division of Vernon Library Supplies Inc., according to a news release that went out earlier this morning. The new system will work in conjunction with the library’s existing integrated library system from Polaris, a pioneer […]

Tagsys USA Inc. has named Bill Stuek as its CEO, effective immediately, to replace Elie Simon (whom officials say is leaving the RFID systems maker to pursue other interests), Bizjournals reports. Stuek will serve as both chairman and CEO of Cambridge-based Tagsys, which makes RFID reader systems and tags. Originally founded in France in 2001, […]

Students at the University of Washington are about to begin a large-scale simulation of a future in which you and your items are tracked by tiny monitoring devices we know as RFID tags, according to a news item Wired’s science blog posted earlier. The gist: Volunteer students, engineers and staff will wear electronic tags on […]

The world’s busiest international airport is evaluating RFID technology to improve baggage tracking, using Motorola RFID readers as part of a joint project between BAA and Emirates Airlines. As reported by ArabianBusiness.com”, BAA, owner and operator of Heathrow Airport, and Emirates Airlines will deploy RFID readers at key points along the journey of luggage belonging […]

RFID healthcare provider VeriChip Corporation announced today that Xmark’s infant protection systems, led by systems sold under the HUGS brand, protected more than one million infants born in hospitals in 2007. Xmark is a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriChip. “Now more than ever, hospitals value the security our infant protection systems bring to their labor […]