Business as Unusual in a Post-Pandemic World
From tracking employees’ movements to monitoring proper hand hygiene, RFID technology is awash with possibilities for reducing the risk of future COVID-19 infections.
COVID-19 Drives Corrections Agencies, Governments to Investigate IoT
SuperCom is preparing to ramp up manufacturing as corrections departments around the world request support related to the early release of inmates, while two entities are piloting an Internet of Things-based ankle device and a secure smartphone designed for quarantine and virus containment.
During the New Normal, Consumers Demand Hygienic Packaging
More than 60 percent of delivery buyers want facilities to clean packages and thereby avoid contamination and diseases like COVID-19. IoP Journal’s Edson Perin interviews Simone Galante, Galunion’s founder and CEO, about a pioneering study on this topic.
New RFID Tag to Offer Flexible, Low-Cost Durability
Smartrac’s DOGBONE DURA is designed for use in tracking reusable goods through washing or other potentially challenging environments, without the cost or rigidness of a ruggedized hard tag.
RFID News Roundup
IoT button from Secufy and Thingstream prioritizes emergency responses; Suprema intros contactless access solution using NFC, BLE; Kudelski Group, CoreKinect enable secure monitoring of medical assets during pandemic; MachNation unveils IoT customer-experience testing service; SATO joins RAIN RFID Alliance; NFC Forum approves global wireless charging specification.
NiceLabel Offers Free Cloud-Based Labeling to Those Fighting COVID-19
The initiative is intended to help organizations deliver medical equipment and supplies, such as respirators, disinfectants and masks, to those in need.
An Overlooked Use of RFID at Hospitals
Making the case for scrubs-management systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industrial Internet Consortium, 5G-ACIA Collaborate on IIoT Technology
The two organizations have announced that they will align their efforts to enable interoperability, prevent fragmentation and maximize synergies of 5G for the Industrial Internet of Things.
Australian Growers, Cities Tracking Soil Conditions via LoRaWAN
A solution from telecom carrier National Narrowband Network aims to reduce water waste by up to 30 percent with Sensoterra probes and an app that provides real-time data and analytics about water use in growing fields, city parks and athletic fields.
IoT Consortium Adds Connected Health, Wellness to Key Verticals of Focus
The business-development association for the Internet of Things ecosystem has responded to the need for innovation in these areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.