Finnish RFID provider UPM Raflatac has partnered with a Mexico-based RFID label maker, Digilogics, to develop RFID-based label solutions for the Mexican market. The strategic partnership will target process-intensive industries including retail, government services and supply chain management. To help stir interest in RFID technology in Mexico, the partnership has sponsored the creation of an […]

Creasma, a start-up asset tracking solutions provider based in Texas, has introduced an RFID-enabled livestock tracking system for use on dairy farms. The solution offers dairy farmers real time tracking of each cow’s milk production. The system, which uses glass-encapsulated RFID tags inject in the animals’ legs, deploys three elements to create a comprehensive tracking […]

Austria’s Identec Solutions, a provider of long-range commercial RFID-based applications, has announced its selection to provide truck identification and access control solutions for the Australian port operations of DP World, one of the world’s largest container terminal operators. Identec will work with RAMP, a Sydney-based system integrator, to deploy active RFID-based solutions at several ports […]

BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. (BOS), an RFID solutions provider based in Israel, has announced the availability of a tracking system for domestic pets, based on injectable RFID tags. The system is now available to local veterinary authorities in Israel, after a successful pilot program overseen by the Local Government Economic Services Ltd. (LGES), an […]

Xpres Systems will provide car wash equipment from Ryko Manufacturing with its XpresWash RFID-enabled payment system. The XpresWash system enables customers to purchase unlimited car washes at a fixed price over the course of a predetermined time period, with an RFID-based payment system removing the need for cash or credit cards at the time of […]

iDTRONIC GmBH, a German-based of RFID hardware devices, has announced the release of its I-collect, a mobile RFID reader using Bluetooth technology. The new reader is designed for deployment in RFID applications for which weight, portability, and ease of use are primary issues. The new reader is lightweight but robustly designed, and has an integrated […]

Guard Solutions Inc., a producer of RFID solutions for health care and enterprise applications headquartered in Canada, has formed a distribution agreement with Michigan-based Dynamic RFID Solutions, a systems integrator and RFID-based solutions provider. The agreement will provide a new distribution channel for Guard’s RFID applications, including its infant protection, patient protection and asset tracking […]

Canada-based SkyRFID Inc., a provider of RFID-enabled automated data collection systems, has announced the release of an Automated Self Serve Library Management system. Patrons of a library deploying the system can access a full range of library services with a swipe of their RFID-enabled library cards. The system offers the standard functions of the increasingly […]

Awarepoint Corp. has announced the selection of its Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) by the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center in San Diego, Calif. This is the third UCSD hospital facility to deploy the Awarepoint system; the Moores Center joins the UCSD system’s Thornton and Hillcrest campuses in deployment of the system, creating an […]

RFID device provider UPM Raflatac and Finnish apparel company NP Collection are the recipients of the 2009 Golden Tag awards, presented by trade association RFID Nordic and Swedish trade publication Packmarknaden. The awards, which denote a particularly effective deployment of RFID technology to improve logistics and trade, are in recognition of NP Collection’s successful 2008 […]