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NFC with Blockchain Tracks COVID-19 Test Kits, PPEs
SUKU and Smartrac have teamed up to build a solution for the authentication and test result verification of goods being manufactured, shipped and purchased around the world, to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
RFID News Roundup
Xerafy adds new flexible RFID inlay; Litmus, Oden Technologies offer IIoT smart manufacturing solution; CAEN RFID unveils embedded RFID reader module; Confidex provides washable returnable item tags, durable on-metal tags; Zyter announces IoT connectivity platform for schools.
Startup Launches BLE Social-Distancing Solution With 15-Centimeter Accuracy
Belgian company Maggy developed the low-power solution for an EU Hackathon and is now selling the solution, leveraging a Silicon Labs SiP, to provide alerting and anonymous contact to help prevent COVID-19 transmission.
IoT Enables Pump Health Monitoring
Wilden's Safeguard system was released this past spring, using sub-GHz RF transmissions and cellular connectivity to capture cycle counts and leak events on air-operated diaphragm pumps, managed by cloud-based software, to prevent or detect failures.
SpotSee to Be Cornerstone Sponsor at RFID Journal Virtually LIVE!
The supply chain damage-management specialist will lead the sponsorship lineup at this year's virtual event, taking place on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Long-Range BLE Transmits at 20 Miles
Apptricity says its new Bluetooth Low Energy technology can provide location data for tracking individuals and things in wide spaces or very large buildings, without the high cost of installing numerous readers or using satellite or cellular devices.
RFID News Roundup
STMicroelectronics adds 48-pin package option for its LoRa-enabled SoC; Avnet intros LTE dev kit with Sequans modem for IoT solutions; TAGNOS unveils proximity-monitoring solution; Tektronix offers IoT dashboards for data streaming, visualization.
U.S. Department of Defense Signs New Contract for Supply Chain Visibility
The DoD's latest contract with Savi Technology focuses on Internet of Things solutions leveraging satellite and cellular networks, while phasing out active RFID, thereby providing agencies with IoT-based visibility of assets and inventory as goods move around the world.
Registration Now Open for RFID Journal Virtually LIVE!
RFID Journal will host an educational and highly immersive virtual experience with many of the speakers who were supposed to present at the face-to-face event that was canceled due to the pandemic.
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RFID and Blockchain Bring Shared Visibility to Supply Chain
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RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2019 Report
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Virtual Event: RFID in Harsh Environments
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Smart Packaging Plays a Key Role for Brands and as a Marketing Tool
Increasingly, products are being made available for sale through e-commerce and by companies with li ...
Promise Lies in BOPIS for Retailers With RFID
Opportunities for retailers are looking rosier than news reports might be indicating, according to G ...
RFID Journal LIVE! Retail 2019 Report
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Pharma Company Releasing RFID-enabled OR Drugs
Pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi is launching a portfolio of RFID-labeled medications. Medica ...
Developers Compete to Help Protect Elephants with IoT
The elephant species may be on its way to extinction due to the illegal ivory trade and a loss of ha ...
RFID Enables Pandemic-Era Safe Opening at New Museum
Colorado Springs, Colo., is known as Olympic City USA, since the Olympic and Paralympic Committees i ...
RFID to Track More Than 40,000 Assets at U.K. Hospital Trust
University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), based in Devon, England, is deploying an RFID-based sy ...
Counting 15,000 Inventory Items in an Hour With One Employee
Imagine counting a store's entire inventory containing 15,000 clothing items using barcode scanners. ...
Havan Labs Reduces Store Inventory Time via RFID
Gone are the days when a company's inventory counting had to take employees away from their main and ...
Consortium Aims to Standardize RFID for Pharmaceuticals
Members of the pharmaceutical industry have launched a self-governing consortium this summer known a ...
NFC Poised for Growth With Apple Acquisitions and Partnerships
Near Field Communication (NFC)'s touchless applications are experiencing growth this summer, in some ...
Elder-Care Facility Opens with Temperature, Behavior, Accident Tracking
Australian eldercare provider Odyssey has adopted a solution from Essence Group Australia that provi ...
RFID Beer Taps Bringing Fewer Touches to Beverage Service
Restaurants and bars that deployed automated RFID-based beer walls in recent years were not focusing ...
Digital Shopping In-Store Offers Physical Distancing
Last year, German fashion company Bonprix opened a digital experience store as part of its Fashion C ...
Is Your Hotel Room Clean? NFC Shares the Answer
As hotels reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 quarantines, they are putting a high priority on ...
Webinar Report: How to Reduce Waste in Your Supply Chain
Globally, shippers suffer $2.3 trillion in damaged goods every year, amounting to 2 percent of all p ...
RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2019 Report
Throughout Europe, radio frequency identification technologies are being deployed at large, midsize ...
Virtual Event: RFID in Harsh Environments
Companies in the oil and gas, chemical, mining, construction and energy industries are using radio f ...
RFID Journal LIVE! Retail 2019 Report
RFID technology is being deployed at stores and warehouses around the world to improve item-level in ...
RFID Journal LIVE! 2019 Report, Part 2
This year's RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition, held on Apr. 2-4 at Arizona's Phoenix Conv ...
RFID Journal LIVE! 2019 Report, Part 1
Radio frequency identification (RFID) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are delivering remarkable ben ...