“Digital Angel Corporation’s Denmark-based subsidiary, Daploma International A/S, has signed an exclusive three-year distribution agreement with South Africa-based IdAfrica Ltd to provide Digital Angel products in the cattle and sheep markets in South Africa. The agreement, which includes an initial order for 100,000 visual ear tags and a minimum order of 2 million tags during […]

“When it comes to new technologies, “perception is reality”, says Crompton, managing director of Information Integrity Solutions and former federal privacy commissioner. “The potential for incredible economic and social gains are huge, ranging from supply-chain efficiencies all the way through to improved anti-theft controls on high-value goods,” he says. “So why is RFID so controversial […]

“A Food and Drug Administration task force is scheduled next month to make recommendations for speeding the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track prescription drugs from manufacture to retail purchase. A track-and-trace requirement has been on the books since 1987, but the FDA has postponed the effective date because of concerns that […]

“Eagle Global Logistics has installed technology to secure sensitive financial customer data in transit on the request of a large U.S. bank, a company executive said Monday. The Web-based application from ARGO Tracker Corp., which designs asset tracking platforms, collects data wirelessly through 802.15.4 ZigBee wireless protocol to continually monitor and track the location and […]

“In the USA, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has begun distributing a medicine tagged with RFID technology as part of an initial pilot project to help protect patient safety. The trial is likely to be followed by other similar programmes if it is considered successful. The tags are to be placed on all bottles of Trizivir (an HIV […]

“Great Wolf Resorts Inc. in April will open a Niagara Falls resort equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The property intends to operate on cashless point of sale (POS) platforms and hotel keyless entry systems. The Ontario, Canada, resort will become the second Great Wolf Resorts property this year to open with an RFID […]

“The following is from the ExtremeTech book: RFID Toys. Today we’ll show you how to create your own RFID access card to get into your front door. For an explanation of RFID, check out our previous Getting Started with RFID feature. There are many uses for RFID such as supply chain management, but access control […]

“A growing number of libraries are looking at technology that practically lets books check themselves out. Don’t worry, librarians aren’t going away. But they probably won%u2019t be spending as much time checking out books, sorting through returned items or doing other manual tasks. The Kansas City and the Johnson County public libraries, like a lot […]

Ekahau and Symbol today announced a solution to help organisations more efficiently track the location of inventory and assets with radio frequency identification (RFID). The first implementation of this new application will use Symbol’s MC9000 mobile computing RFID reader, which incorporates Ekahau location-enabling software designed to locate where RFID tags are being read. The RFID […]

“Radio-frequency identification (RFID) specialist Impinj has devised a way to make it easier for manufacturers and stores to put RFID tags on shirts, CDs and other consumer items, a move that should please corporations but could raise the hackles of privacy advocates. The company has extended the reach of its GrandPrix RFID product suite with […]