The Florida Department of Transportation has turned to an RFID-enabled solution to create the state’s first variably priced toll lanes. The project, known as “95 Express” turns two lanes of I-95 in Miami-Dade county into high-occupancy tolling (HOT) lanes, available for use by both high-occupancy vehicles and single drivers, with the single drivers tolled at […]

J.C. Renfroe and Sons, a manufacturer of lifting clamps, has announced plans to join N4 Systems’ RFID-enabled Field ID Safety Network. With the system, J.C. Renfroe will have safety traceability of its products and be able to share the data with vendors and clients. The Field ID Safety Network, N4 Systems’ flagship system, offers a […]

Massachusetts-based Reva Systems, a provider of RFID infrastructure systems, has announced it has secured a new round of funding from investors. The $5 million in additional funding will go toward an expansion of the company’s reseller and partner programs worldwide. The funding was led by North Bridge Venture Partners and Charles River Ventures, both original […]

A team of MBA students at Canada’s University of Victoria have suggested an RFID-based solution to help safely find and discard used needles discarded by illegal drug users in parks and other public places. The project, which the students call NeedleSight, won the “people’s choice” award at the university’s annual trade show. According to the […]

Compu-Power, an information technology firm that has focused on the tire industry, has announced the formation of a business unit dedicated to its growing RFID application offerings. The new unit, to be called RFID-Pros, will specialize in applications utilizing the company’s ASSETracs software system. Compu-Power’s roster of RFID-enabled solutions include applications for vehicle access tracking […]

The RFID Consortium has selected the Sisvel Group, a global intellectual property management firm, to administer the consortium’s UHF RFID patent licensing program. The consortium, a group of RFID industry companies holding patents for technologies essential to to EPCglobal and ISO/IEC standards for UHF RFID, will look to Sisvel to manage a patent pool which […]

AeroScout Inc., a provider of asset visibility solutions for a variety of industries, has announced recent deployments of its systems at two health care institutions affiliated with Ivy League universities. Both the Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center have selected AeroScout to supply asset tracking applications for its facilities. At Yale-New Haven Hospital […]