Emprevi Launches Service for Securing, Tracking Cargo
Using Savi active RFID seals and interrogators, the Colombian logistics provider expects to reduce security costs by $350 per container and cut shipment time by two days.
RFID News Roundup
MetraTec announces new HF reader; Visa, La Caixa rolling out payWave in Spain; SkyeTek raises third funding round; Inside Contactless growing staff, office space; Bibliotheca expands U.S. operations.
Digimarc Selected to Produce RFID Driver’s Licenses
Secure identity and media management solutions provider Digimarc has been selected by the state of Washington to produce the new RFID-enabled Enhanced Driver License (EDL), which can be used as a travel document to re-enter the US by sea or land, the company announced this week.
Ocean City Plans to RFID-enable Its Beaches
The N.J. municipality hopes to issue RFID wristbands to serve as beach passes, and provide visitors a means of cashless payment for food and parking. RFID would also help keep beaches clean.
Analyst on the Growing Market for WiFi-based RTLS
ABI Research a few days ago released findings that the market for RTLS based on WiFi technology is positioned for an impressive annual growth rate of more than 70 percent over the next few years. RFID Update spoke with ABI analyst Stan Schatt, who shared additional trends affecting the market and what to expect going forward.
SPAR Uses RFID to Track Promotional Displays
The supplier of merchandising services to product manufacturers and retailers is involved in several pilots employing active tags to provide real-time status reports and alerts.
RFID Vendors Collaborate on Open-Source LLRP Project
By offering an open-source low-level reader protocol toolkit to RFID interrogator manufacturers and software developers, the group expects to help lower the cost of RFID implementations.
RFID Reader Interoperability Takes a Step Forward
Seven RFID organizations announced an open-source software development initiative to promote and simplify the integration of the EPCglobal Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) standard. LLRP is a standard interface for integrating RFID equipment from multiple vendors in a single system, and for controlling reader functions from software.
RFID Helped Monkey Zoo Ease Crowding
To help determine where, when and why pedestrian traffic jams occurred, the Netherlands’ Apenheul Primate Park gave tagged “monkey bags” to a percentage of its visitors.
Academic Distributor Improves Shipment Accuracy
To help it cope with its crush of summertime orders from primary schools, Rolec is using RFID to verify the contents of each pallet before loading it on a truck.