Security and Access Control NEWS
RFID Captures Each Time Guests Throw in the Towel
A passive UHF RFID system from Towel Tracker enables health clubs, hotels and other businesses to track towels or other objects borrowed and returned, thereby reducing the loss of those items.
Killure Bridge Nursing Home Tracks Staff, High-Risk Residents
The Irish facility is using Ekahau Wi-Fi tags to trigger an alarm if a resident suffering from dementia enters a restricted area or tries to wander off.
RFID Is the Ticket at Washington Nationals' Park
The major league baseball team is conducting a pilot involving RFID-enabled game tickets that automate entrance at turnstiles, enable payments at refreshment stands and shops, and let users collect reward points.
Atlanta's Transit Authority to Test Bombardier's Rail-Worker Safety System
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will demonstrate the company's TrackSafe solution for the Federal Transit Administration, to determine how well RFID technology can help prevent accidents.
RFID Secures Discarded Documents—and the Process of Shredding Them
Reisswolf's electronic lock system uses passive and active tags to ensure that only authorized personnel can dispose of documents, as well as monitor the status of the disposal containers and their contents.
Conference Goers Use RFID to Get LinkedIn
Event organizers are set to trial a social-networking solution first tested by the UK & Ireland SAP User Group, and provided by Excelerated Apps, allowing LinkedIn members to share their "Likes" at breakout sessions and other presentations.
SencorpWhite Adds RFID to Medical Storage Unit
The company's MicroVert secure device for dispensing high-value supplies, pharmaceuticals or blood now comes equipped with RFID, to automatically identify what is removed and returned, and to manage inventory.
Kid's Clothing Company Uses RFID From Factory to Store
Trasluz's manufacturing plants apply EPC tags to all products, enabling the company's warehouse to track their arrival and departure, and its franchise-operated stores to employ RFID for inventory tracking, at the point of sale and for security.
Eurosonic Noorderslag Attendees Use RFID to Access Concerts, Workshops and Panels
The 3,150 participants wore RFID wristbands to gain admission to performances and seminars—and, in some cases, to receive beverages and learn more about a particular program or band.
Sensors Track Consumer Goods Bound for Troops in Afghanistan
To combat theft or security breaches, American President Lines is using Cubic's Container Tracking and Monitoring Solution to monitor overseas shipments to U.S. post exchanges.
RFID Aids Fueling for Canadian Bus Operator
Coast Mountain Bus Co. is installing a TagMaster RFID solution as part of its fuel-management system from Coencorp, to identify buses and permit fueling with appropriate fluids.
Smartrac Acquires UPM RFID, Becoming a UHF Tag Leader
With its acquisition of UPM RFID, as well as Neology and KSW Microtec, Smartrac has moved to the front of the market for passive UHF RFID tags and inlays.
Tampa Bay Lightning Strikes Gold With RFID
The hockey team says it has boosted sales by offering jerseys with embedded passive tags to season-pass holders, entitling them to discounts at its stadium's concessions stands and stores.
RFID Greets Partygoers By Name
Montreal's Apollo Agency is using EPC Gen 2 tags to provide guests with personalized greetings to the marketing and networking events that it holds.
RFID Tracks Gear for Australian Customs and Border Protection
The agency is using HF passive tags and readers at 22 offices and on numerous vessels, to track the location and maintenance records for thousands of weapons and pieces of equipment.
GS1 Releases Privacy-Assessment Tool for RFID Users
The software application is intended to help companies assess any privacy risks that may result from their use of RFID technology, determine if they meet the European Commission's privacy recommendations and show them how to take corrective actions, if necessary.
Intrusion-Detecting Sensors Protect Borders, Troops
Lockheed Martin and Textron each offer active wireless mesh-network systems to the military and private sector, to monitor movements or hazardous conditions.
RFID Helps Call of Duty Video Game Come Alive
During an event celebrating the newest installment in Activision's warfare-simulation series, attendees wore RFID bracelets that facilitated real-life replicas of two gaming levels.
Active E-Seals Expedite Cargo Shipments in Taiwan
Customs officials are testing the use of ZigBee-based RFID electronic seals for two "green channels," enabling them to track cargo traveling from one location to another, thereby eliminating the need for extra inspections.
RFID Delivers Unexpected Benefits at American Apparel
A major reduction in employee theft, fewer processes errors and lower employee turnover add to the company's return on investment in RFID.
