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The historical Venezuelan hotel has deployed an HF RFID- and ZigBee-based solution from ASSA ABLOY that manages guests' access to their rooms, and to the safes within those rooms, while detecting unusual activity and helping employees identify any guests who have forgotten items in their safe.»

ThinPrint's ezeep system allows users in co-working spaces, libraries or schools to launch a printing function from their laptop or other device, then go to any ezeep printer, tap an RFID card against a reader and prompt their personal document to be printed.»

Let your Internet of Things devices connect more than just your internal systems.»

This summer's music festival in Northern Ireland experienced a 23 percent increase in sales per person, thanks to an NFC-enabled cashless payment system from Event Genius.»

Point Mobile intros new NFC/UHF RFID handheld reader ••• Seldat Technology Services unveils RFID-enabled warehouse-management system ••• PREMO launches magnetic emitter antennas for automotive apps ••• HEED raises $35 million to build AI IoT platform connecting mobile fans to sports moments ••• Particle updates IoT platform to help developers build connected products ••• Mitek, JanusID partner on real-time identity-verification solution ••• FogHorn adds new Internet of Things software to its portfolio.»

Air transportation is one area of growth, along with retail installations, health-care systems, logistics and food—all driving the deployment of RFID reader infrastructure.»

An RFID solution from CoreRFID has given Lowe Rental visibility into 10,000 of its refrigeration and catering assets as the rental company expands its UHF technology use around the world.»

The event, to be held in London on 7 Nov., will highlight leading companies' radio frequency identification deployments in the region, as well as demonstrate the latest technology solutions.»

The IoT.ATL AgTech Challenge is accepting applications from Internet of Things and agriculture technology startups for a 12-month project to address food shortages and costs in urban areas.»

Few companies factor into their ROI calculations what RFID could save them during a recall. Perhaps they should.»

It's vital to get warehouse personnel excited about RFID, BLE and other IoT-enabled technologies in order to create avenues that can drive innovation and deliver value.»

The global sail manufacturer and service provider tracks the location and status of around 1,000 customers' sails at one of its lofts, using UHF RFID technology from A2B Tracking; the company plans to expand the system's use to some of its other 150 lofts around the world. »

iDTRONIC intros tablet with optional RFID and bar-code reader ••• Afero offers IoT platform Web service for device management ••• Telensa, FarSite partner on wireless bin sensing for smart cities ••• Entrust Datacard, ADLINK team up to improve IIoT security ••• Bosch Sensortec unveils low-power accelerometer for IoT, wearables ••• Itron supports Wi-SUN Alliance FAN Certification Program for outdoor IIoT networks.»

The IoT in a Box solution enables companies to mix and match sensors and applications for a turnkey solution that employs LoRa technology, gateways and software on a cloud-based server.»