Shoe Shop Doubles Sales via RFID
After a year of operation, Sapati has achieved a 100 percent increase in its sales, thanks to the use of radio frequency identification and other technologies to improve the customer experience.
IoT News Roundup
Cisco survey finds divide between IoT value, trust ••• Gooee forms IoT lighting partnership with Stanpro Lighting Systems ••• MachNation predicts 81 percent revenue growth in 2018 for IoT edge platforms ••• Upstream Security receives Series A funding for cloud-based connected and autonomous car fleets ••• ForeScout Technologies integrates with IBM security solutions to fortify endpoint defenses, enforce compliance ••• Altizon, Novecom partner on Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions, expand APAC presence ••• Redpine Signals launches low-power wireless MCU, connectivity solutions for battery-operated IoT devices ••• Maxim Integrated Products offers wearables for preventive health and fitness applications.
Using the IoT as a Crystal Ball
Let’s consider the Internet of Things and predictive maintenance—and why every service company needs them.
RFID News Roundup
Toshiba offers BLE IC for automotive applications ••• WISeKey International Holding produces contactless NFC watch for bitcoin and cryptocurrency users ••• Xerafy unveils on-metal RFID tag for automotive sector ••• RFID company Linexens signs strategic cooperation agreement with smart-card maker KONA I ••• Envigo implements RFID-based surgical model tracking system ••• Elatec RFID Systems expands reader-writer product range.
Independent Technologies Acquires Senet’s Tank-Monitoring Solution
The company’s WESROC division will expand the EnerTrac portfolio with a solution run on Senet’s low-power wide-area network.
Hire Certified Professionals
The RFID Professional Institute is helping companies be sure that the employees they hire for RFID projects have the knowledge they claim to have.
UWB Technology Proves Mythological for Icelandic Museum
Snorrastofa Reykholt is providing guests with a system from Locatify that identifies their exact locations in the museum within 20 centimeters and feeds them information based on that data.
RFID Moura Invests in Fostering Youth Interest in Technology
Concerned about the lack of high-level labor in developed markets such as the United States, the company seeks to attract the interest of young people.
RFID and the Automotive Industry: Competing at a Higher Level
Innovation is taking place in every area of the industry, and one particular aspect of this innovation is radio frequency identification.
Internet of Things in the Retail Market to Surpass $30 Billion By 2024
The IoT has enormous potential to transform the retail industry.