New Omni-ID Passive UHF Tags Endure 225 Degrees Celsius
Thousands of the company’s new Fit tags are already being deployed in manufacturing and health-care settings.
How the IoT Will Impact Corporate IT Organizations
Internet of Things technology has implications across IT organizations, from day-to-day tasks to more fundamental shifts.
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Expands RFID System to Manage Location of Drug Trays
The San Diego medical facility is now using MEPS’ Virtual Logbook, in conjunction with the company’s Intelliguard Kit and Tray Management System, to enable personnel to more quickly find RFID-tagged medications when they’re needed elsewhere, or if any are recalled or nearing their expiration dates.
Ecovent Takes Unique Approach to Home Heating and Cooling Controls
The startup, which uses a network of sensors and adjustable vents to control room-level temperature, has just received a large investment from Emerson’s Climate Technologies business arm.
Hooking Up End Users and Solution Providers
It’s driving me crazy that RFID vendors don’t understand how to find companies that are looking for their products.
MIT Researchers Use RFID to Diagnose Freeze-damaged Vaccines
The idea is to integrate a passive RFID tag with a liquid-filled vial, so that if frozen, the vial would expand, damaging the antenna enough that the tag would no longer be readable.
IOT News Roundup
Microsoft taps Jasper control center; IBM, CVS Health set to mine health-care data from wearables; IoT survey respondents ask: ‘Google who?’; ams acquires NXP’s advance CMOS sensor business; Predixion, PLAT.ONE partner on analytics service; RF Code debuts CenterScape data center management platform; Kii launching lighting apps with Yankon.
RFID News Roundup
Beta Layout receives UL certificate of compliance for embedding RFID in PCBs ••• Feig announces availability of cVEND contactless-payment systems ••• Balluff upgrades BIS V industrial RFID system ••• researchers create 3D-printed smart milk cap ••• Embarcadero unveils BeaconFence zone-management software for developers.
Clean-Room Services Provider Uses RFID to Keep Things Orderly
Micro-Clean is using the technology to track air-cleaning units, as well as tools for maintaining and testing those units, to ensure that all are being serviced and calibrated as required.
Three Approaches to IoT Security: Part One
There is no single path to securing mobile devices and networks. This three-part series of articles will explore a trio of different security approaches that companies deploying Internet of Things technologies might consider as they develop IoT products and services.