Premier Inn, a UK-based hotel brand of Whitbread, is working with plastic card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) to implement a keyless room entry system across all its new build and renovated hotels. PCS has already supplied some 136,000 high-tech MiFare RFID room entry cards, which allow customers to enter their rooms quickly and reliably. […]

Downers Grove Public Library in Illinois has adopted an RFID inventory management system to keep track of its 300,000 item collection and 30,000 person customer base, according to MySuburbanLife.com. By placing an RFID target tag in every item in the library’s collection, Downers Grove staff will improve the ability for its customers and staff to […]

Intermec, a manufacturer of data capture devices for use in logistics, transportation, retail and industrial sectors, has embedded the AS3993 ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID reader from AMS (Austria Mikro Systeme) in its 70 Series of rugged, handheld computers. The 70 Series, which includes the CN70 RFID, CN70e RFID and CK70 RFID, is a family of […]

Intelligent InSites, a provider of real-time solutions for the health care sector, has been selected to provide the enterprise-wide software solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $543 million Real Time Location System (RTLS) contract. The five-year contract will provide 152 medical centers in the 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) and seven Consolidated […]

Identive Group, a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, is scheduling shipment of 9.5 million SmartCore card cores to address more than 25 design wins with contactless smart card manufacturers worldwide, new customer orders and partner demand. Identive’s SmartCore card cores serve as the heart of contactless smart cards, […]

Port Logistics Group, a provider of gateway logistics services, and TAGSYS RFID, a global provider of item-level inventory management systems for the supply chain, announced a strategic partnership to enable RFID solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at their U.S. gateway facilities. The companies will partner on development and deployment of TAGSYS RFID solutions, integrated […]

TagMaster, a producer of RFID solutions for rail applications, has been awarded a new contract by Alstom Transport S.A. in France to develop and supply RFID systems to Alstom’s signaling division. Alstom was selected by Lille Métropole to renew Lille’s Line 1 automatic metro to provide an integrated system which includes an automatic driver system […]

Burberry, the British luxury fashion house, is embedding RFID chips into the lining of its seasonal coats and bags to allow consumers the ability to unlock special content as it pertains to their purchase, according to Mashable. Launching as part of its London Fashion Week show, the Burberry chips will activate short films, telling the […]

GlobeRanger, a global provider of RFID, sensor and asset management solutions, releases iMotion Stratus, the cloud-based version of its award winning iMotion Edgeware Platform. iMotion Stratus delivers the features of the iMotion server-based platform from the cloud, easing deployment and enabling global capability. It provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) avenue for companies to begin utilizing RFID […]

Continual Movement, a consultant and provider of process improvement for the hospitality industry, has selected KeyTone Technologies’ AssetTrace platform as the software foundation for its RFID-based hotel asset tracking solution. The hotel asset tracking solution is design to address a number of critical areas in the hotel or casino to ensure cost reductions and improved […]