CURRENT NEWS

• D-Tech International's Library Security Installation Is Hailed As Excellent Investment By Ofsted Outstanding Academy

  Rivers Academy is an Ofsted rated Outstanding secondary school with around 1200 pupils, including the sixth form. The school opened its new library five years ago and is still building up its stock, currently holding around 4000 books. A lot of the pupils at the school were new to the concept of a library and the loan process

• Bon-Ton Stores Improve Customer Experience And Sales Efficiency With Zebra RFID Technology

  Zebra Technologies Corporation, the market leader in mobile computers, scanners and barcode printers enhanced with software and services to enable real-time enterprise visibility solutions, recently announced that The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., which operates Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers stores, selected a Zebra Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inventory management technology to quickly restock merchandise, improve the customer experience and increase sales.

• ProStar Geocorp Announced Today It Has Completed The Integration Of Its PointMan® Mobile Solution With EchoRFID’s PIPETALKER™

  ProStar Geocorp announced today that it has integrated its mobile platform, PointMan® with EchoRFID’s Pipetalker™, a menu-driven software tool that uses patented processes to track and trace materials and assets by reading radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.

• New Luxury Hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Installs The InvoTech RFID Uniform System

  InvoTech Systems, Inc., a solutions provider for hotels, casinos, and resorts worldwide, announced The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah implemented its RFID Uniform System to manage uniforms for 600+ person staff.

• Adjustable Multibeam Antenna Improves Reliability Of RFID Systems

  RFID systems accelerate Industry 4.0 processes. The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS has developed a Multibeam Antenna that can be integrated into existing systems and improve their reliability. Fraunhofer IIS is offering companies the chance to test the antenna in individual use case scenarios as pilot users, starting in August 2017.

FEATURE ARTICLES

• RFID 101 + Pros And Cons

  If putting data into computer databases with little to no human intervention sounds appealing to your company, radio-frequency identification may be for you. Radio-frequency identification, otherwise known as RFID, is a technological tool that reads tags, identifies information about the object the label is attached to, and enters this information into a computer database. This technology is similar to barcoding; however, RFID systems are able to store much more information than traditional barcodes.

• The EPC Mandate ROI Guide

  Today, many retailers are promoting omnichannel retail initiatives in order to offer their services and products to more consumers on more marketing platforms. It’s no secret that retailers with growing omnichannel initiatives see strong benefits with RFID from the DC to receiving to the back room, and the selling floor.

• Transformative Technology Changing Manufacturing — Is RFID The Competitive Advantage You Need?

  At one time it was enough to just streamline operations to become more “Lean”. And those lean initiatives helped many manufacturers get through financial crises and economic downturns. Process automation and barcoding made a significant impact, but even the right mix of efficiency and business systems isn’t enough with today’s advancements.

• Singaporean Researchers Aiming To Boost RFID Security

  Singaporean scientists are researching various methods to beef up the security capabilities of RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies as these become more ubiquitous.

• How Existing Healthcare Tech Combined To Improve The Patient Experience

  A new offering combines RFID, voice recognition, cloud, and Web-based mobile technologies to provide multiple benefits to providers.

FEATURED RFID PRODUCTS

Two Technologies JETT•ce Hand Held Computer

Designed for one-handed operation, the JETT®•ce features a powerful Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET 4.2 operating system, Intel® XScale® Technology Processor, color sunlight readable display with touch screen technology, and a variety of interface capabilities.

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.

MetalTag™ Slim -- Ultra-Thin Metal-Mount UHF RFID Tag

At a volume of about 1.5 cm3 (0.1 in3), MetalTag™ Slim is the smallest UHF metal-mount tag on the market that consistently reads from 3m. Inexpensive yet robust, this tag is perfect for IT and other asset tracking applications.

Ekahau Positioning Engine 4.0

Ekahau Positioning Engine 4.0 (EPE) is the only software based real-time location system in the market. Besides outperforming competing hardware based solutions, EPE is truly open and future proof location platform that can leverage any existing Wi-Fi network.

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.

Atlas RFID Solutions Document Tracking Technology Solution

The documents in your possession are among your company's most valuable assets. The knowledge and intellectual property embedded in them need to be properly preserved and maintained in order to maximize your company’s value. Proper and efficient systems for document tracking are thus critical to the success of your organization.

Arlon 11N Laminate

Arlon 11N is a combination of high performance resin systems, resulting in prepreg and laminate materials with high speed and low loss electrical properties and a Tg of greater than 210ºC.

InSync Solutions Library: Data Center/IT Asset Management

The number of IT assets in the average enterprise increases 15% per year. With the inability of many IT organizations to add resources, managing the growth is increasingly complex.

Tool Tracking

Operational Efficiencies and Real-Time Visibility.

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.

Metalcraft: RFID Hard Tag

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

UA1200 UHF RFID Appliance

The UA1200 is an industrial grade RFID appliance with advanced integrated software capabilities supporting the UHF RFID standard. The UA1200 is different than any other RFID reader on the market as it reduces total RFID system cost by integrating software and hardware typically required for a full solution directly into the appliance. This means fewer vendors to deal with, less time to deploy, no trade offs vs. barcodes, and lower RFID implementation risk.

Freedom Shopping: RFID UHF Security System

Freedom Shopping’s RFID UHF Security System is a high powered RFID UHF reader system that delivers the ultimate protection and consumer privacy at the same time. The gates run on a light real-time operating system (RTOS) that delivers consistent and intelligent alarms compared with Linux OS when Gen 2 RFID identified items pass through the gates. And there are no false alarms due to employee oversight or hardware malfunction.

PureLiving Companion Anti-Wandering System

The Pure Living line for loved one safety and security has a mission to improve on current Anti-Wandering Systems. We understand how important it is for your peace of mind and for your loved one to maintain their dignity.