Identive Group, the entity combining SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID, announced that it has expanded its management team with three new directors. Melvin Denton-Thompson was appointed CFO and COO. Dr. Manfred Mueller was promoted to CEO of the SCM Microsystems business unit. Mueller had previously served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Sales and Business [...]
McMaster RFID applications, Bombardier Transportation and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) have begun a $1.4 million research collaboration to develop locating technology to notify subway vehicle operators of the exact location of track inspectors and other trackside workers. The project is expected to take three years to complete and the research group intends to commercialize [...]
Cenveo announced that it priced an offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount Senior Second Lien Notes due 2018. The notes will have an interest rate of 8.875 per annum and will be issued at a price of 99.31% of face value. The offering was expected to close on February 5, 2010 subject to customary [...]
MAINTag and Tego will be supplying high memory Gen 2 tags to Airbus for the A350 XWB fleet for tracking of key maintenance parts. Initially, about 1,500 parts (pressurized and non-pressurized) will be tagged, but we understand that several thousand more are under longer-term consideration. The high memory feature will enable key part specifications and [...]
Rosendahl Digital Networks (RDN) announced a new EPC compatible software package for Nokia, which would allow for RFID Gen 2 enabled retail shopping. With the system, shoppers are able to check for individual product information and conduct payment transactions all using a mobile phone. This system recently completed an in-store test. Nedap provided RFID-based EAS [...]
Nordic ID introduced its Morphic mobile computer with a RFID reader. The Gen2 UHF reader offers output power of 100mW, enabling a read distance up to 70cm. The computer runs on Windows CE 6.0 with 256 MB RAM and 128 MB Flash memory. The device communicates via wireless LAN/WAN connections and offers a GSM phone [...]
CEITEC introduced its De Boi chip, intended for cattle identification. The company plans to market De Boi chips globally and expand the technology to other markets. The chip was designed to meet health regulations such as those in the EU. CEITEC plans to manufacture the chip at its fabrication facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Terso introduced a new RFID cabinet for healthcare suppliers and providers. This cabinet enables real-time automated inventory control and has a larger capacity than the company’s previous units. The cabinet has 25 cubic feet of storage space and has dimensions of 36” x 26” x 80”. The cabinet was designed to track and protect high-value [...]
Airetrak announced that the company has added Wi-Fi Temperature Monitoring functionality to its ResourceView software package. The new ResourceView functionality is intended to help hospitals and clinics meet guidelines on temperature monitoring of blood and drug products as well as aid patient safety. The package monitors temperatures of refrigerators, freezers and mobile storage in real [...]
Newport Digital Technologies (NPDT) completed AT&T’s network certification for its rugged handheld N37B computing device, which will be channeled through to AT&T’s Special Vertical Markets (SVM) with Ingram Micro as the logistics and distribution partner. Recall, NPDT is working with Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry (III) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to commercialize [...]