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Direct-Mail Company Tracks Shipments Globally in Real Time
Dragonfly leverages a cellular-based IoT tracker from Kizy to monitor the movements of its shipments from the United Kingdom to South Africa, identifying delays so they can be quickly addressed.
Swedish Transit Agency Offers NFC for Mobile Access
Passengers on trains and buses can tap to pay for rides with their smartphone or a purchased card as part of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik's payment system, using an HID Access-IS reader system.
Ion Television Spotlights RFID and Barcode Company Barcom
An upcoming episode of the network's 'World's Greatest' TV series will highlight how the solution provider's offerings help manufacturing and distribution companies address their inventory-tracking and warehouse-management challenges.
IoT Companies Track Goods Aimed at COVID-19 Treatment, Vaccinations
Mezzanine, Controlant and other firms are leveraging Vodafone's Internet of Things networks to bring visibility to vaccines, gloves, syringes and more as they travel to healthcare workers worldwide.
Nine Benefits of the IoT in the Logistics and Transportation Industry
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RFID News Roundup
U.S. Navy awards contract to VOS Systems for BLE contact tracing; Descartes Systems Group launches open network initiative for BLE air cargo tracking; WISeKey PKI enables IoT manufacturers to embed trusted digital certificates; Onset unveils BLE datalogger for vaccine storage, transportation; Pasternack intros Yagi antennas for RFID inventory tracking.
RFID Cracks the Nut for Manufacturing Efficiency, Visibility
American Nuts is tracking the receipt of raw nuts, seeds and dried fruit through storage, the production of snack mixes and other products, quality assurance and shipping, using an RFID solution from Senitron.
UWB Rail-Guidance System to Go Global with UWB Alliance Consulting Service
Humatics' solution pinpoints trail location for the MTA in New York City and now may be expanded into Europe and Asia, with support from a new service that guides technology companies with standards and regulations worldwide.
IoT Boosts Railcar Utilization for European Freight Forwarder
Lineas is capturing location and maintenance data about its thousands of freight cars as they travel around Europe and across national borders, allowing the Belgian freight company to not only improve its own railcar usage but share accurate ETA data with its customers.
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