RFID News Roundup

Tagsys secures $12 million in venture funding; Albis Technologies adds ruggedized tags, ATEX EX certification and a handheld reader; CSL intros new module for RFID handheld that adds GPRS/GPS; Gerry Weber picks Nordic ID as handheld RFID supplier; Balluff intros tech services for RFID, networking and sensor projects; Venezuelan Marriott employs RFID-enabled locking system.

Can RFID Be a Lock For a Notebook?

Is it possible to use radio frequency identification in this manner? —Name withheld ——— I assume you are referring to a notebook PC. There has been some research conducted into the possibility of employing RFID to lock electronic equipment so that it won’t work...
Retirement Community Gains Insight From RTLS

Retirement Community Gains Insight From RTLS

Technology from Intelligent InSites and CenTrak allows Rockhill Mennonite to know the locations of its residents and employees in real time, enabling faster responses to calls for assistance, as well as documentation of patients’ activities and care.

Who Offers a Simple, Complete Asset-Tracking Solution?

We are a provider of IT assets, and are often asked for an asset-tracking solution. In our research, it seems passive RFID solutions require you to find the best tag for a specific asset, but the provider usually makes tags and nothing else. As result, we have to...

Can RFID Improve Supply Chain Visibility?

Is radio frequency identification useful for increasing the flow of information as a product is moved from a supplier to a customer? —Name withheld ——— Yes, it is—assuming that partners are willing to share data. EPCglobal has developed standards not just for...
A Decade of Progress

A Decade of Progress

An RFID evangelist, cheerleader and agent provocateur shares his views on the industry’s failures and successes during the past 10 years.

Circuit-Board Maker Adopts RFID

Circuit-Board Maker Adopts RFID

NBS Corp. uses 125 kHz passive tags to provide visibility into the components it installs on its circuit boards, to assure its customers that each board was properly assembled and is traceable should a component fail or be recalled.