Essen RFID, a Mumbai-based RFID hardware manufacturer, has deployed a high-level RFID vehicle tracking system for the Sundargarh Truck Owners’ Association (STOA). Comprising of more than 2,000 truck owners and managing a fleet of more than 4,500 tucks, STOA provides coal transportation from the coal mines to the mines’ client industries located in eastern Orissa. […]

Pretty soon, all dogs in England will have to be microchipped as part of a government attempt to reduce the number of strays and to make owners more responsible for their animals, according to The Guardian. From April 2016, all dog owners must have their animals fitted with an RFID-based microchip, or face the penalty […]

Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association, has written to the Texas House and Senate with their opposition to the state’s proposed legislation to prohibit RFID technology use in conjunction with tracking and gathering information about students. The letter notes that no events have proven this technology to be harmful to students and says […]

Essen RFID, a Mumbai-based RFID hardware manufacturer, has deployed a high-level RFID vehicle tracking system for the Sundargarh Truck Owners’ Association (STOA). Comprising of over 2,000 truck owners and managing a fleet of over 4,500 tucks, STOA provides coal transportation from the coal mines to the mines’ client industries located in eastern Orissa. The association’s […]

Franwell Inc., a provider in RFID track and trace technologies, announced its software platform Vigilant to help law enforcement agencies transform older manual and bar-code based tracking systems to a new state-of-the-art RFID based application. Vigilant is designed to help law enforcement manage the full lifecycle of controlling and maintaining their storage facilities. The complete […]

A British invention company called Cambridge Consultants has developed a RFID-based sensor tag to monitor parcel deliveries and determine if it has suffered physical abuse while in transit, according to Gizmodo. Cleverly dubbed the DropTag, the device combines a battery, a low-energy Bluetooth transmitter, an accelerometer and a memory chip. Stuck to a parcel or […]

Identive Group Inc. announced RFID labels for the medical industry that are specially designed to withstand the radiation processes commonly used to sterilize medical devices, equipment and supplies. The new radiation-resistant labels enable critical identification, usage and tracking information to reside on medical components and storage containers throughout their useful lives, adapting the technology to […]

ABI Research forecasts 2.1 billion contactless credentials – a combination of smart cards and limited use RFID solutions – will ship into the transportation and ticketing market in 2018, just more than double that achieved in 2012. In 2012, MiFare solutions accounted for more than 80% of all contactless ticketing credentials deployed. While ABI Research […]

SICK, a manufacturer of automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has launched its RFU630 ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID interrogator for enhanced industrial applications. The RFU630 is a fully integrated proximity interrogator for use with passive transponders in applications with scanning distances of up to 5 meters. Key applications include material handling in distribution […]

Confidex announced its 6C RFID Windshield Label has been certified by OmniAir Certification Services, Inc. (OCS), a technology-focused member association created to enable the deployment of interoperable advanced transportation technologies and applications. The Confidex windshield label is designed for fast and reliable automatic vehicle identification applications such as electronic toll collection. With the OCS recognition, […]