Canada’s GAO RFID Inc. has introduced a heavy duty parking barrier gate designed to be integrated with its various RFID-enabled parking solutions. The gate, designed for harsh environments and medium to high traffic applications, is suitable for the unmanned management of wide traffic lanes. Though the gate’s design is flexible to fit a variety of […]

RFID device producer Daily RFID has launched a new RFID test solution. The UHF RFID Tester DL9600 can both act as a standard RFID reader and perform RFID Tag performance evaluation functions in the 860-960MHz UHF frequency range. The RFID tester can perform comprehensive protocol and parametric tests in accordance with international RFID standards, including […]

By David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University The sports memorabilia market today is a global marketplace, estimated to generate revenues in excess of $5 billion annually. However, it is a market unlike any other due to the giant presence of counterfeit items. The official estimate from the FBI is that 70% of all signed sports […]

RFID infrastructure provider Tagsys has named Alain Fanet its new Chief Executive Officer. Fanet co-founded and served as CEO of Arteris, a global semi-conductor system-on-chip design firm. He was also co-founder and president of T.sqware Inc., a network processing firm later purchased by Globespan Virata. He recently served as the president of the European Technology […]

China’s Daily RFID has unveiled a portable HF RFID reader which can transmit data via its built-in Bluetooth connection. The 13.56MHz reader can upload scanned RFID tag data to Bluetooth-based smart phone or PDAs in real time using most text editors. Adding to its portability, the reader uses a re-chargeable battery with low power consumption. […]

The annual RFID World conference and exhibition has a new name. United Business Media International (UBMi) has announced that the 2009 edition of the event will be called The RF Edge Expo, and will now highlight a wider range of automatic identification technologies, including newer hybrid tracking technologies and tracing solutions now entering the market. […]

Alien Technology has announced the installation of an RFID-enabled tracking solution which will trace millions of garments per year throughout the supply chain, from manufacturing plant to the retail sales floor. The solution was commissioned by Eren Holdings, a conglomerate which both manufactures clothes for major designer brands and operates stores across Turkey. Each year, […]