We’re hearing rumors that Prince Andrew, Duke of York, met today with Dean A. Scarborough, president and chief executive officer of Avery Dennison, and other Company senior managers to discuss new RFID technology that the company is providing London-based retailer, Marks & Spencer. FYI, item-level RFID tagging has reduced stocking time from 7.5 hours to […]

Emergency-response satellite provider Orbit One has introduced a new service leveraging a proprietary active RFID tag that communicates with low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, RFID Journal reports. The service, known as Global-RFID, or G-RFID, is designed to give companies in-transit visibility and tracking of cargo containers, generators and other high-value assets.   

UPM Raflatac is supplying RFID inlays to support personal and vehicle access to the ‘Piemonte Mondiale’ event starting Feb. 6 in Sestriere, Italy, followed by the FIS female downhill ski World Cup on February 9 to 10, More RFID reports. UPM Raflatac HF inlays, converted into PVC cards and tags, are being issued and checked […]

iDTRONIC, a supplier of RFID hardware, this morning announced the introduction of the HF Long Range Reader EzScan LRM for ISO 15693 transponders. The EzScan LRM Long Range Reader is a high-performance HF Long Range reader operating at 13.56MHz. It supports different types of standalone mode, including EAS, to meet your application requirements and to […]

Domino ISG, a global AIDC integrator, now has a program to bring Sam’s Club suppliers up to speed with mandates requiring RFID-compliant shipments by January 31, 2008, the company announced this morning (Details below). As of October 2009, Sam’s Club will require item-level tagging to the DeSoto, Texas, distribution center with additional item-level tagging required […]

ThingMagic today announced a partnership with DEWALT and Ford Motor Company to equip 2009 Ford F-150, F-Series Super Duty pickups and E-Series vans with an embedded RFID asset-tracking system. Ford Work Solutions Tool Link by DEWALT uses a specifically designed RFID reader system powered by ThingMagic’s Mercury5e embedded module and a pair of antennas, in […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has extended the time and increased the value of its RFID II contract with Savi, a Lockheed Martin company. The contract has been extended to Jan. 31, 2009 and its ceiling increased by about $60 million to $483 million for the company’s active RFID products and services. U.S. Department of […]