RFID Tags vs. Bluetooth Trackers in the Privacy Debate
Organizations considering asset-tracking options must take into account a system’s effectiveness and ensure the privacy and safety of employees.
Organizations considering asset-tracking options must take into account a system’s effectiveness and ensure the privacy and safety of employees.
The company’s Atma.io solution, which can be used with RFID to track goods through a supply chain, now provides carbon scores from manufacture to consumer, along with real-time alerts and analytics about expiration dates and efficiencies.
More than 80 end users and RFID experts will speak at this year’s event regarding the technology’s benefits for retail, apparel, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, defense, aviation, energy and other sectors.
Recent news reports paint a grim picture of the Internet of Things as an unsecured arena vulnerable to malicious players.
Clothing retailer Charanga deploys Nedap RFID platform; TSC Printronix Auto ID intros mobile RFID printer; Arm adds processors to its IoT product portfolio; Vubiq Networks awarded RFID technology patent; Memfault, Dimension Four partner on IoT smart devices.
As Internet of Things devices increasingly enter our homes and workplaces, expect to see more innovation in the way they connect.
Alpargatas, which owns the Brazilian slippers company, launched a pilot of Seeonic’s RFID platform at its operations in California, enabling it to increase sales.
Metrc has added four more U.S. states to its portfolio of customers that leverage its RFID-based solution to create a record of each plant and package of cannabis, then track the product throughout the supply chain.
Ontex’s smart diaper solution uses LoRaWAN connectivity with Semtech’s ICs, printed sensor electronics built into each diaper, and software and an app to track the status of patients’ hygiene at care facilities or hospitals.
Here are some key areas in which the technology is making a positive impact.