Motorola to Broaden Handheld Reader Portfolio With Psion Acquisition
The $200 million purchase of the handheld computer company opens channels for Motorola’s product offerings to meet the needs of industrial and rugged-environment use cases.
RFID News Roundup
HID Global extends its SlimFlex RFID EPC tag portfolio, with pliable square tag; Delo intros new die-attach adhesive aimed at RFID industry; Pacific Medical Centers expands Versus Advantages RTLS to Totem Lake clinic; Monitex brings RF Code’s active RFID technology to Australia; SES RFID expands into NFC market; Trapeze Group acquires RFind; Datamars launches UHF RFID system for textile-services, health-care, hospitality markets.
Metsa Fibre Boosts Accuracy, Speed of Wood-Pulp Shipments
The Finnish company has employed a UHF RFID solution from Vilant to track the locations of bales of pulp, from the point of manufacture to their delivery to a European paper mill.
RFID Journal Presents RFID in High Tech
The company’s inaugural event focused on the technology sector will educate attendees about how radio frequency identification is being used within the high-tech industry.
Can RFID Keep Lockers Secure?
I would like to make sure that our 32 sub-lockers remain protected within our main safe (a big locker) after work is delivered at the end of a day. Could I use radio frequency identification to accomplish this goal? —Name withheld ——— Without knowing more about the...
ScholarChip Mobile App to Allow School to Track Students On the Go
The Westbury School District plans to test the new solution on its buses, so that its staff can use NFC-enabled cell phones to read the RFID tags in ID cards carried by students.
What Are the Top RFID Health-Care Companies in the United States?
Please list some of the leading providers. —Name withheld ——— That might depend on how you define “top.” Do you mean those with the most revenue, the best products or the highest brand recognition? And it would also depend on how you define “RFID...
RFID and Data-Driven Retailing
Businesses run on data, and RFID allows retailers to collect a wealth of information cost-effectively, enabling them to better manage their operations.
Honeywell Sees Its Optimus 5900 Reader as the First in a Series of RFID Products
The diversified technology manufacturer is now shipping the recently launched UHF handheld interrogator to customers, focusing on the retail market for item-level tracking.