TransCore acquires IntelliTrans; PanGo introduces PanOS Platform 4.0 and PanGo Locator 4.0; Gao RFID separates from Gao Tek; U.S. Department of State to begin issuing e-passports to the general public; Swedcom unveils new RFID antenna; ThingMagic, SATO America form partnership, offer RFID products; ABI Research reports 14 percent increase in RFID reader shipments; SkyeTek ships small, low-cost UHF RFID reader module.
The Australian telecom provider is testing the technology to track items shipped to one of its stores, and to track tools in 10 of its service vans.
An informative article published by Wired shows that people are often to blame when RFID security systems—like other security systems—fail.
An informative article published by Wired shows that people are often to blame when RFID security systems—like other security systems—fail.
FCC gives consent decree as reader maker licenses technology to former employees and prepares to bounce back from its recent woes.
The V750 can adjust to tag density, vary the RF field of each of its four antenna outputs and optimize performance for item-level applications.
David Hogan, senior vice president and CIO of the National Retail Foundation, says demand for item-level tagging is poised for growth.
The project, which included Proctor & Gamble, Gillette, pallet supplier CHEP and retailer Metcash, demonstrated the EPC Network’s benefits to companies throughout an Australian supply chain.
IBM yesterday announced the release of three new resources targeted at developers and students that the company hopes will alleviate the shortage of skilled RFID labor, thereby accelerating the adoption of RFID technology. The resources are being offered free of charge on IBM’s alphaworks site.
Analysts and industry watchers have long considered the number of RFID tags sold to be a key metric of the overall industry’s size. The question is, with the industry supposedly crawling out of the trough of disillusionment, how many tags are actually being manufactured now, half-way through 2006.