Telekom Austria Launches Managed RFID Services
Currently focused on the fashion industry, the offering includes tags, interrogators, software, installation and integration.
USDA Releases RFID Animal-Tracking Project Report
The Agriculture Department concludes that “animal identification and tracing can be implemented successfully in a production environment.”
RFID Helps Holt Cat Keep Tabs on Tools
So far, the company has tagged about 17,000 items and is saving approximately $10,000 a month by eliminating tool loss.
RFID Being Deployed to Fight Exam Cheaters
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.
RFID News Roundup
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.
CVRD Inco Mines Turns to Ekahau to Track Assets, Productivity
Two of the company’s mining sites are currently installing Ekahau’s real-time location systems.
NXP and Kestrel Partner on RFID Antitheft for DVDs
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.
A Shot in the Arm
The success of RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 has given the RFID industry a much-needed boost.
A Shot in the Arm
The success of RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 has given the RFID industry a much-needed boost.
Vanguard, IRIS and DIS Unveil Printer-Encoders for EPC ID Cards
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.