Supplier News

  1. Security Alert: Are Your Mobile Assets Putting Your Company, Employees Or Customers At Risk? 6/1/2007
    Telargo, Inc., the provider of mobile asset management solutions, is providing organizations with guidelines for securing their mobile assets to help prevent loss, theft or hijacking of equipment and cargo. When employees, cargo, vehicles and equipment are moving about the country, security risks and concerns grow exponentially. Companies that usually concentrate on logistical management and workflow need to consider how mobile assets complicate issues of physical and electronic security. As people, products and information are traveling outside of secured corporate headquarters, they are exposed to potential threats.
  2. Store's Tag's Have You Pegged Data Keeps Retailers Updated 5/28/2007
    Walgreen Co. is expanding use of wireless tags that track in-store displays to determine whether and how the promotions entice shoppers to buy. Walgreen has had a positive return on its investment in the system, said a spokeswoman for the Deerfield-based drugstore chain. The retailer uses the system to figure out which displays are effective, and which need to be changed.
  3. RFID Readers: SkyeTek Expands European Distribution Network To Meet Robust Demand For Intelligent, Low-Cost RFID Readers 5/25/2007
    SkyeTek, Inc., one of the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, continues to expand its global partner network with the addition of two more European value added resellers giving SkyeTek a total of nine VARs in the region. Softwork SrL and Gamma St. Petersburg will provide sales, systems integration, and support covering Italy, Poland and Russia.
  4. All About Forklift-Mounted RFID Readers By Michael Smith, LXE Inc. 5/22/2007
    As industrial use of RFID grows, so does our knowledge regarding the best ways to implement the technology in order to deliver the greatest possible benefit. Installing RFID readers on forklifts instead of at dock doors is emerging as a best practice in the warehouse. These new vehicle-mounted systems reduce RFID implementation costs while improving accuracy and efficiency for shipping, receiving and other operations. Submitted by LXE
  5. Mobile RFID Acquisition: InfoLogix, Inc. Acquires Healthcare Mobility Services And RFID Business From AMTSystems, Inc. 5/11/2007
    InfoLogix, Inc., one of the provider of mobile intelligence solutions to over 1,100 hospitals in North America, announced recently it has acquired the healthcare mobility services and RFID business of AMTSystems, Inc., including the technology solutions that are currently used in more than 400 hospitals internationally.
  6. Active RFID: IDENTEC SOLUTIONS And Navis Partner To Provide Terminal Automated Solutions At Georgia Port Authority 5/2/2007

    IDENTEC SOLUTIONS,one of the leader in wireless tracking and tracing solutions that include award-winning intelligent long-range active RFID technology, has partnered with Navis, the global leader in enterprise software solutions for logistics asset visibility, control and optimization, to provide active RFID technology for terminal automation at Georgia Port Authority’s (GPA) Garden City Terminal to track the location and use of assets and containers.

  7. RFID Conferences: We're Ready For RFID…Are You? 4/30/2007
    This year, vendors of both the Department of Defense and Wal-Mart are expected to ship their products with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags; other major retailers and manufacturers are not far behind. The Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA) and the RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College will host the second annual R U Ready for RFID? Conference on May 23, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ambassador Banquet and Conference Center in Erie, PA.
  8. RFID Partnership: IDENTEC SOLUTIONS And Navis Partner To Provide Terminal Automated Solutions At Georgia Port Authority 4/26/2007
    IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, the leader in wireless tracking and tracing solutions that include award-winning intelligent long-range active RFID technology, has partnered with Navis, the leader in enterprise software solutions for logistics asset visibility, control and optimization, to provide active RFID technology for terminal automation at Georgia Port Authority’s (GPA) Garden City Terminal to track the location and use of assets and containers.
  9. RFID Reader: SkyeTek And Impinj Lead RFID Reader Providers In Customer Satisfaction 4/26/2007
    SkyeTek, Inc., the provider of embedded RFID reader technology, recently announced that a blind survey showed that SkyeTek and Impinj are the rated RFID reader vendors in terms of customer satisfaction. The independent study conducted by Amplify Communications measured the percentage of customers that consider themselves to be “very satisfied” with their RFID reader providers. In all, 16 reader vendors received ratings, including those that sell finished readers, reader modules, or both.
  10. RFID Pharmaceutical Solution: Blue Vector Unveils RFID Platform For Pharmaceutical Industry 4/25/2007
    Blue Vector Systems recently announced a Pharmaceutical Edition of its RFID automation platform. This solution offers pharmaceutical manufacturers, packagers, distributors, and retailers item-level track and trace, shipment accuracy, and integration with drug pedigree and authentication systems. The Blue Vector Pharmaceutical Edition includes features that have proven most popular in pharma deployments.