Equipment Inspectors Find Safety in RFID
Construction equipment suppliers use N4 Systems’ RFID-based solution to track inspection records of equipment in the field, at work sites and mines.
Printed Electronics Start-up Specializes in Low-Volume Tag Production
By focusing on production runs as small as 150 units, Mu-Gahat says it provides companies with greater flexibility for testing and development.
New Method Promises Cheaper RFID Tag Development
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology this week announced the development of what they call an “RFID testbed,” which will allow the testing of new tag prototypes more cheaply and effectively than existing tag design processes.
Startup Designs Firewall to Ensure RFID Network Security
NeoCatena’s security appliance is designed to protect an RFID network from counterfeit RFID tags, and from attempts to use malware-encoded tags to introduce a virus to back-end systems—or to steal sensitive data.
RFID News Roundup
Korean retailers stock up on RFID; Sokymat Automotive introduces new UHF, HF and LF RFID tags; Polish bank offers prepaid contactless payment cards; TI offers ultra-thin chip module for contactless cards; Mikoh takes its tamper-evident technology to health-care market; Reva offers built-in integration with Oracle E-Business apps.
Army RFID Contracts to Create Market Boost, Not Boom
The US Army’s current efforts to contract for thousands of passive RFID readers and related software and services may not provide a windfall for RFID vendors, but will play a more important role in validating the technology, according to industry observers.
RFID Halts Theft at Toronto Car Dealership
The luxury car retailer is using EPC Gen 2 RFID technology to track the keys to all of its vehicles, reducing the risk of lost keys and stolen vehicles.
US Army Issues RFP for Large RFID Purchase
The US Army issued a request for proposals (RFP) to supply more than 8,000 fixed position and handheld RFID readers, 53,000 tags, 600 printer/encoders, 3,800 software licenses plus personnel, services, and maintenance during the next three years.
Wilson Sporting Goods Looking to Score With RFID
The company hopes to gain increased visibility regarding the products it ships to Wal-Mart, and to track the in-store deployment of promotional displays.
VRF Offering Dynamic Price Tags
The startup has developed item-level RFID tags with electronic-paper screens for displaying changeable price information and automatic markdowns, as well as for inventory and theft control within retail settings.