CURRENT NEWS

• SpotSee Launches ShockWatch RFID For Tracking Damage Through Supply Chain

  SpotSee, a global leader in supply chain damage monitoring through low-cost devices and connectivity solutions, has launched a new device that combines impact-damage monitoring with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology

• IDNYC Smart Chip Debate Raises Questions Of Smart City Ethics

  A proposal by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio would allow tiny RFID chips to be implanted in every municipal ID to facilitate electronic payments, connect to the metro train station and even hold medical information ^[1]. City Council member Carlos Manchaca introduced a bill in response to this proposal to prevent the smart chip, citing surveillance concerns--particularly for immigrants ^[2]

• Emirates Engineers Efficiencies With RFID

  As the largest international airline with the biggest fleet of A380s and Boeing 777s, Emirates naturally has a lot of emergency equipment in the skies. To solve the challenge of tracking these essential items on a massive scale and scope, Emirates turned to RFID^* technology

• Silafrica Is The First African-Based Packaging Company To Introduce Smart Crate Technology

  Silafrica, a leading packaging company in Africa that supplies plastic packaging throughout East Africa, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania is set to be the first African company to employ the Smart Crate technology. Designed especially for produce, Smart Crates are scheduled to be in production within six months

• SensThys And Smartrac Partner To Provide RFID-Based Moisture, Temperature And Location Sensing Solution

  Smartrac Technology Group, a global leader in RFID technology and IoT solutions, and SensThys Inc., a technology company that seamlessly integrates sensors and communications with a high-efficiency networking platform, have partnered to provide an innovative RFID-based moisture, temperature and location sensing solution for facilities management

FEATURE ARTICLES

• A Short Guide To Functional Testing

  Just as its name suggests, functional testing is all about verifying that each function of the software app operates in accordance with the requirements. It is also known as the black box testing but it is nothing related to the source code of the application. Functional testing supports both manual and automation testing. It focuses on customer requirements and specifications and delivers high-quality products that meet customer expectations too. It ensures delivering software products free from any defects, to an extent that is practically possible.

• How To Integrate Bug Fixes Into Native Mobile App After Release?

  Talking about mobile applications, they are the most amazing gifts technology experts have introduced. The growing number of mobile devices has led to need for quality mobile apps. This brings in the need for mobile app testing companies, that ensure mobile apps are efficient and perform accurately. Whether it is a web, mobile or desktop application, it cannot e successful until it has popular features that users expect from it. Fixing all bugs in all apps is not as easy task. It usually costs a great deal when it comes to integrating bug fixes into mobile apps after they are released.

• Get The Most Out Of Defect Management Tools In An Agile Environment

  Have you ever wondered how your team can be Agile without having the right tools? Well, it is not truly possible for software testers to achieve their goals without supporting tools.  There are different defect management tools for software testing but they are totally different from each other. Each tool serves a different purpose and proactive teams select their tools before beginning their work. Regression testing is a common practice in the agile environment, and in order to keep an application updated, all the testing times are scheduled within the sprint. 

• 6 Reasons To Outsource Software Testing

  Software testing plays an important role in enhancing the quality of the software. In fact, the majority of the companies are investing in buying effective software testing tools to enhance their quality. However, there are a huge number of companies that focus only on software development and outsource software testing.

• North Sails Leverages RFID Technology

  North Sails is the worldwide leader in sailmaking. North has always been a technology company. This focus on technology and innovation was fostered by the company founder, Lowell North, who left a career in aerospace engineering in 1957 to strike out on his own, to make sails.  

FEATURED RFID PRODUCTS

CV41 Fixed Vehicle Mount Computer

Maximize every minute with the CV41--the world's first vehicle mount computer with integrated Vocollect Voice support.

RFID Asset Tracking Solution: Asset Tracking

The RFID Asset Tracking Solution includes all of the components necessary to track the assets important to you. A long range read of assets is an advantage to the already robust capabilities of the ABC Scan Asset Tracking Program. This solution includes a Motorola MC9090R Mobile device and the software to track your assets.

NCR TransitionWorks: RFID Infrastructure

NCR TransitionWorks is the flagship product. Deployed in hundreds of sites worldwide since 1997, the TransitionWorks platform provides a rapid process development environment that connects users to business processes, user data to business applications, and marries material flow to data flow for RFID and other Auto-ID technologies.

Lexmark T640rn LASER RFID Solutions Printer

The Lexmark T640rn is the first device on the market to combine RFID capability with laser printing technology, bringing your company a flexible, affordable alternative to current RFID solutions. The Lexmark solution can speed up distribution processes and increase productivity by printing on a wide variety of different types and sizes of media, including legal-size documents.

Reva RFID Network Infrastructure For Asset Tracking

An Infrastructure for Asset Tracking - The use of RFID for asset tracking creates many requirements for an expandable, sustainable infrastructure. There are open-loop, closed-loop and hybrid inter-enterprise supply chain applications for asset tracking which requires a standards-based approach.

Two Technologies JETT•RFID+ Hand Held Computer

This JETT•RFID+ can read tag IDs, read and write data blocks, as well as authenticate and encrypt data to and from compatible tags. These new capabilities allow solutions to support secure storage of information on tags for privacy, security which is required in a number of markets including healthcare, access control, and mobile commerce.

SPEDE Technologies Push-Button Labeling

Push-Button Labeling is a simple-to-use hardware/software solution that combines patented wireless technology with intelligent software to control and error-proof the processes of label set-up, label printing, and label application.

DSI For IBM System i™ Solutions

Reduce your IT infrastructure costs and create business resiliency with IBM System i Solutions from Data Systems International (DSI). When you need an IBM System i5, DSI will help you pick the right System i5 solution for your business, arrange financing, and provide complete installation services.

Impinj STP™ Source Tagging Platform

The Impinj STP platform supports scalable, flexible, cost-effective, high-speed, and highly reliable source tagging solutions for items such as apparel, electronics, cosmetics, jewelry and pharmaceuticals.

Inducomp SPREADRUNNER ONE Vehicle PC

The SPREADRUNNER® ONE is an industrial vehicle mount RF-Id ready mobile computer that is protected by a sealed cast aluminum NEMA 4 case which meets the NEMA 4X/IP66 standard. The unit can withstand vibration levels up to 50Gs and temperatures of -4 to 158 degrees F (with heater). The SPREADRUNNER® ONE is ideal for extreme mobile applications.

Freedom Shopping: Self Assisted Kiosk

Freedom Shopping offers a revolutionary kiosk designed specifically for use in retail: the award-winning Valet. Built on numerous patent-pending innovations and proprietary designs, it is the first comprehensive solution that truly can power an unmanned store using RFID and other break-through technologies.

Sensormatic® SensorID™ Agile 2 Reader

The Sensormatic SensorID Agile 2 Reader is a flexible, multi-protocol, multi-frequency RFID reader that can simultaneously detect labels in both the UHF and HF spectrum. The SensorID Agile 2 Reader was designed to be deployed in a wide variety of tag and frequency environments and can read data simultaneously from the following types of labels: EPC Class 0 (version 1), 0+ (version 1), Class 1 (version 1 and 2), and ISO 18000(6b) and 15693 labels.

Metalcraft: RFID Hard Tag

For asset tracking applications that require heavy impact or water resistance we offer our RFID Hard Tag.

ThingMagic Ruggedized Vega Reader

The Vega reader is built around our award winning, high performance M5e UHF RFID module. The Vega reader meets the harsh environmental operating standards required for use in trucks and automobiles (In Vehicle Reader model), and is ideal for deployment in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor applications. A version is available to support applications which call for the maximum permissible output power allowed by EU regulations. The Vega reader utilizes a local personal computer (not included) to provide command and control via its RS-232 serial interface.