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RFID News Roundup
William Frick & Co. announces three new rugged tags for oil and gas; French government funds five RFID projects; Czech tag maker intros UHF label for metal; MTI Wireless Edge announces new small UHF circular outdoor antenna; Cupertino, Calif., schools to try RFID to encourage walking, biking; TowerJazz licenses Kilopass' one-time programmable nonvolatile memory IP.RFID News Roundup
Lenovo offers ThinkPads with NFC module from NXP Semiconductor, Toppan Printing; Zebra unveils next-gen ultra-wideband real-time locating system; U.S. Marine Corps deploys more RFID tracking kits to forces in Afghanistan; Buffalo, N.Y., Metro to deploy TagMaster RFID train-tracking solution; CAEN RFID announces new UHF desktop reader; more than 2 billion RFID tags to be sold this year, IDTechEx study says; HID Global, Inside Contactless team up on secure NFC mobile phones.RFID News Roundup
RFideaWorks unveils updated middleware with new pricing; new industry group formed to spur MIFARE4Mobile services; Smartrac launches gamma radiation-proof RFID tags; German apparel maker, RFID vendors offer RFID-enabled inventory solution; Savi's SmartChain CMA solution gets SAP certification; Psion Teklogix unveils new channel strategy.RFID News Roundup
Ubisense intros UWB tag module for third-party development; RFID tracks participants at "World's Largest 5K Event"; Baptist Memorial Health Care installs RFID system to protect babies; RF Code extends trade-up program to include passive RFID tags, readers; Nivis announces new WirelessHART gateway solution.RFID News Roundup
Nokia pledges all new smart-phone models will come with NFC; Broadcom announces plans to buy Innovision Research & Technology; 1st Choice Security Solutions and AATSI introduce transportation temperature-monitoring system; NFC Forum announces Global Competition 2010 winners; Hi-G-Tek, Navisat Telematics implement electronic tracking for cargo security; Bibliotheca to provide RFID system to 54-library consortium in N.Y.RFID News Roundup
Omni-ID unveils Prox GS on-metal tag for IT asset tracking; Ottawa Mental Health Center adopts Ekahau RTLS to improve safety; Libelium intros wireless sensor board for agriculture; Taiwan extends EPC Gen 2 e-seals to ports around the country; TagMaster ships new UHF readers and tags, announces deal in the Netherlands.RFID News Roundup
Imation, RFID Global Solution partner on tracking solution for IT assets; GS1 US delivers white paper on Global Visibility Framework; IBM intros wireless sensor development kit, teams with MEMSIC; Mercy Hospital cites success with RFID-enabled hand-washing system; energy-harvesting active RFID development kit; N.J., N.Y. transit agencies launch joint MasterCard contactless payment pilot.RFID News Roundup
NXP, STMicro partner on NFC API for Android mobile phones; RFM unveils module enabling the addition of WirelessHART to RF solutions; TJS intros starter kit for RFID-enabled jewelry inventory solution; NFC mobile payments trial to begin in Brazil; Innovision Research & Technology offers licensing for next-gen NFC IP; French lab, Nokia researchers develop new RF circuit.
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