Freiker Inc., a bike-to-school program based in Boulder, Colo., received a grant from Trek Bicycle Corporation to help fund its Frequent Biker program among area elementary schools. The program was founded to encourage children to ride bikes to and from school by tracking their progress and rewarding them based on the number of times they […]

AeroScout Inc. announced this week that they are partnering with Mine Site Technologies to bring greater safety and efficiency to the operations of Beltana Coal Mine, Australia’s most productive mines. The mine employs 200 workers and maintains 50 diesel vehicles underground. All of Beltana Coal Mine’s workers wear Mine Site Integrated Communications Cap Lamps whenever […]

De La Rue Identity Systems is supplying the New York State DMV with the solution to issue its new enhanced driver license. The new document includes a combination of advanced anti-counterfeit and security technologies. The new document can be used in place of passports for travel by land or sea to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean […]

Research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has presented Impinj, Inc. with the 2008 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Technology of the Year, for the company’s Indy R1000 chip, a UHF RFID transceiver . The yearly award recognizes the ability of the selected company to successfully develop or introduce a new technology, formulate […]

Palo Alto-based Blue Vector Systems has announced that Walgreens will integrate its software and infrastructure solutions in a large-scale RFID supply chain system deployment. Walgreen’s RFID system is intended to replace all paper and bar code scanning during shipment loading, with the goal of achieving complete shipment accuracy from distribution center to retail store. The […]

Bluetooth solutions provider Baracoda has introduced its new TagRunners solution, combining RFID technology with the company’s RoadRunners bar code scanner. The TagRunners solution is intended for markets where bar codes are not an option because of product fragility, safety issues or the need for more information than a bar code can carry. Among the features […]

Idesco has introduced an EPC reader intended for use in cheaper applications. The new passive UHF reader enables longer read ranges of lower cost, passive identifiers, enabling identification applications for vehicles, logistic systems and access control. The Idesco EPC reader can work with one external and one internal antenna. Both antennas can transmit and receive […]