Now RFID will be used to track teenage inmates in US. Alanco Technologies has undertaken the first ever US deployment of its Wi-Fi compatible RFID tracking technology for teenage inmates. The technology is being implemented at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center in Indiana. Their software was integrated with the operating system so that data […]
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In order to track the exact position of tagged assets, Agility Healthcare Systems has unveiled a real time location system comprising of RF and infrared auto ID technologies. Beta tests are already being conducted at a large, multi hospital health care provider. These systems have gained popularity over the years since Wi-Fi access points can […]
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Fed up with inefficiencies in its WIP tracking system Griva which is a textile manufacturer in Italy has adopted RFID for tackling this problem. The results too have been quite quick for the company and it has been able to achieve return on its RFID investment. Earlier the company used bar coded labels which offered […]
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Technology trial of RFID enabled driver’s license will be conducted by the Washington State’s Department of Licensing. The department received the approval from Washington governor Christine Gregoire for designing specialized driver’s license for border crossings between the state and Canada. The license will be having an RFID inlay along with a digital watermark and authenticators. […]
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Security and privacy advocacy groups and RFID vendors hit out at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision for using EPC UHF Gen 2 tags in IDs being developed as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. All this was uttered at the congressional briefing in Washington.
Neville Pattinson, V.P, Gemalto stated:
We have a situation […]
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An open source toolkit for software developers has been developed by RFID technology vendors for implementing low level reader protocol which is a standard that has been ratified by EPCglobal. It is a specification for network interface between an ISO 18000-6C or EPC Gen 2 RFID interrogator and its controlling software. The toolkit has been […]
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Digimarc has been entrusted the responsibility for manufacturing RFID-enabled Enhanced Driver License which can also be used as travel document for re entering US by sea or land. This driving license has a number of technological enhancements which have been sanctioned by the US Department of Homeland Security enabling it to act as an alternative […]
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Emprevi which is a Colombian logistics provider has been using RFID solution for tracking of shipments of goods from their point of manufacture to the port facility. With this the company expects to reduce security costs by $350 per container. Since containers are re inspected at the port facility this could damage the goods inside […]
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How about RFID coming to the rescue of simians? A simian park in Netherlands, Apenheul Primate Park which is home to more than thirty five species of apes, lemurs and monkeys is implementing RFID in order to control the traffic jams in the park. The park is quite popular and due to its immense popularity […]
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BRIDGE project which is being funded by EU is undertaking five pilots involving various European businesses looking forward to testing EPC Gen 2 RFID technology. The pilots will take place in fall and will be testing the technology in areas such as manufacturing, distribution, pharmaceutical, retail and services.
The BRIDGE project is a three year […]
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