Edexcel, one of the UK’s five leading examination boards, has turned to RFID to combat cheating, counterfeiting, and other misuse of its examination materials. The company announced today that it will tag packages of exam materials due to ship this summer to schools and institutions around the country.
Moteiv’s new, smaller mote; National Envelope Corp. markets RF-blocking security sleeve; vendors partner on RFID center for apparel; San Antonio library deploying 3M RFID tracking system; Impinj adds Chinese RFID technology firm to VAR network; EM Microelectronic announces new LF tag chips; Mikoh announces first Smart&Secure manufacturing partner.
Two of the company’s mining sites are currently installing Ekahau’s real-time location systems.
NXP and Kestrel Wireless have teamed to provide an elegant RFID-based solution to combat the theft of optical media products like DVDs. Using RFID chips, the solution allows optical media manufacturers to disable their products at the point of manufacture, then re-enable them at the moment of purchase.
The success of RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 has given the RFID industry a much-needed boost.
The success of RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 has given the RFID industry a much-needed boost.
The large turnout of end users at RFID Journal’s fifth annual conference and exhibition shows that interest in and adoption of radio frequency identification technology remain strong.
Able to simultaneously print and encode a plastic RFID-enabled identification card, the devices are slated for a border-crossing pilot but could also be used at ski slopes, large events and similar venues.
Last week one of the major RFID industry events of the year was held in Orlando, Florida. From Monday April 30th to Wednesday May 2nd, RFID end users, vendors, and analysts gathered at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 for education, networking, and product demonstrations. By most accounts, the event was a successful one.
SITA is the first taker of Afilias’ offer, and two of its member airports are set to test the service this summer as part of a baggage-handling trial.