As part of a government effort to protect endangered species, three Manchurian tigers at the King Palace Zoo in China’s central Henan province recently received RFID implants. Each tag is encoded with the tiger’s vital statistics, including name, age, gender, species, birth place, blood type and DNA information, to assist in the tracking and care […]

China-based RFID hardware provider Daily RFID has announced the availability of a new 13.56MHz multi-tag RFID reader. The DL810 was custom-designed for use in library applications, and offers several features to simply the check-in and check-out processes of library items The DL810 uses an advanced anti-collision algorithm, enabling stacks of library items to be scanned […]

Hi-G-Tek, a provider of RFID tracking solutions, was selected as a winner of the American Security Challenge, an honor accompanied by a $2 million prize from a venture capital firm. The competition is open to small technology companies with products that may offer solutions to homeland security issues. The American Security Challenge is administered by […]

Visibility solutions provider RFID Global Solutions, Inc. (RFIDGS), has announced it has joined the Dakota Defense Alliance (DDA), an organization of small and medium-sized manufacturers based in the Dakotas. RFIDGS will provide RFID solutions and expertise to the member companies. The DDA, which consists mainly of defense contractors and suppliers for Boeing, was founded to […]

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) has announced plans to begin production of RFID tags in Russia. The planned production business will be a partnership with the Italian firm Galileo Vacuum Systems. Under the terms of the partnership, RUSNANO and Galileo will create a jointly-owned business based in Russia, with production facilities in Russia, Italy […]

RFID solutions provider Savi Technology Inc. has reached a settlement agreement with its competitor AeroScout Inc., over an alleged patent infringement by AeroScout. The patents in question cover Savi’s “Low-Frequency Wake-Up” RFID technology. The patents involved in the case – U.S. Patent Nos. 6,542,114, 6,765,484, and 6,940,392 – are for a technology which provides extended […]

RFMicron, a developer of RFID microchips for item-level tracking applications, has received an infusion of capital from the state of Texas’s Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). The Austin-based firm will receive a $675,000 investment from the fund this year. The ETF was begun in 2005 to support Texas companies working on innovative technologies in a range […]

RFID solution provider ODIN Technologies has created a pricing guide for RFID tags. The guide is intended to help end users of RFID technology make well-informed decisions about tag purchases by offering an independent source for standard tag pricing and highlighting the key variables which drive tag costs. In addition to providing a current listing […]

China’s Daily RFID has unveiled a new RFID-based hospital patient management solution. The solution is marketed in an easy-to-deploy kit format, containing the necessary components for a complete, hands-free patient identification system. The solution kit includes passive RFID wristbands, a PDA-style handheld reader, and a desktop reader, along with the necessary software. The wristbands are […]

Two specialists in real time locating systems, RFID Global Solution Inc. (RFIDGS) and Ubisense, have announced plans for a partnership to produce applications for the defense and industrial markets. The two firms will combine their respective technologies to offer real-time location solutions offering improvements in process, increased returns on investment and real-time sub-second response in […]