Batronics America, a subsidiary of Batronics India, has introduced to the U.S. market its RFID-enabled wristband system which automates the administering of a patient’s pain medication. The system includes a locked medication-on-demand (MoD) device. Nurses use an RFID-enabled identification card to access the MoD and fill it with the appropriate medications. Patients are issued wristbands […]

The Belgian company RFIDEA will provide RFID-enabled security access at September’s Belgian Formula 1 Grand-Prix race held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The company’s system will feature 300,000 tickets with embedded RFID chips and a network of more than 80 checkpoints. Each ticket’s chip will be preprogrammed with details of the access level allowed the ticket-holder. […]

GE Healthcare and CenTrak Inc. have introduced a new RFID solution which enables hospitals to create “virtual walls” to help pinpoint the location of mobile medical equipment in large rooms. GE’s Asset Optimization System creates subdivisions within rooms as small as six feet by eight feet, the typical size of small patient bays, often curtained […]

TriQuint Semiconductor, a foundry services provider and RF semiconductor manufacturer, has announced the approval of its acquisition of WJ Communications Inc., a supplier of RF solutions for wireless infrastructure. WJ’s product line complements TriQuint’s existing portfolio, broadening its networks market devices and adding RF design expertise. WJ Communications stockholders approved the merger yesterday, based the […]

In an effort to simplify the adoption of RFID technology in its country, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) plans to offer an array of new national standards for its use by year end. The standards, to be applied to both private industry and the public sector, will cover areas such as RFID […]

Another day, another RFID pilot program in a British hospital. Yesterday, it was IV pumps in Yorkshire; today it is part of a wireless communications system in a London emergency department. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, the oldest hospital in England and part of the London NHS Trust, has introduced a new 802.11n WiFi network called the […]

Innovision Research & Technology PLC has worked with Axcess International Inc. to create an RFID IC engine solution marketed under Axcess’s DOT brand. It combines an 8051 core with complex RFID design to offer a multi-frequency solution with a relatively low price tag – currently around $10 per tag. The compact chip features I2C and […]