Sirit announced that, at the company’s meeting of shareholders, that they approved the adoption of its amended definitive arrangement agreement with Federal Signal Corporation. Sirit signed a second amendment to its agreement with Federal Signal, whereby Federal Signal would acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of Sirit for cash consideration of $0.46 per share, […]

The University of Arkansas announced that it has added Avery Dennison to the advisory board at its RFID Research Center. The research center is located in the campus’ Information Technology Research Institute in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The center’s board oversees the creation of RFID standards and testing that aids the development […]

Mobile technology company VisionID announced a $339,000 deal to provide Dairygold Agri stores with Motorola handheld computers and a wireless infrastructure. The deal will include the preloading of software and staging of Motorola MC3090 handheld devices. The infrastructure will consist of Motorola wireless access point devices for stocktaking and other product-related functions. The technology will […]

Impinj Inc. announced the availability of the Monza 4 series of tag chips, comprising of four configurations – Monza 4D, 4E, 4U and 4QT. The Monza 4 family combines high read and write reliability, expanded memory and increased privacy to deliver enhanced performance for its business users. All Monza 4 chips have two independent antenna […]

WaveMark announced the release of several new RFID-enabled smart cabinet styles for the real-time tracking of critical supplies used in health care and medical departments. Offered in the three styles, the cabinets offer locking doors that can be access via an RFID fob or PIN to identify the individual who accessed the product. The cabinet […]

Zebra Enterprise Solutions announced that the Port of Oakland’s container terminals are using its RFID technology to comply with the port’s ban on polluting trucks. All trucks passing through the Port of Oakland, delivering cargo must install RFID devices and register them eModal’s TruckerCheck system. The terminals chose to use Zebra’s 24730 ISO-compliant active RFID […]

ThingMagic announced that its Astra RFID Readers have been deployed at the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank, Calif. The Astra readers are included as part of a RFID solution designed to reduce patient anxiety and improve the workflow between clinicians, patients and administrators. The Disney Family Cancer Center administration will employ […]