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 [...]
Fluensee announced that Craig Kavanaugh has joined the company as Director of Sales. Kavanaugh will oversee both the company’s direct and channel sales efforts. He was previously responsible for channel and U.S. western area sales for Intelleflex RFID solutions. Kavanaugh also worked for Symbol sales, where he launched the PartnerSelect program.
Acsis announced the appointment of [...]
RTP announced that its RFID access control business related to lift-tickets for ski resorts has expanded by 84% in the last year. RTP is a software provider and system integrator for the hospitality industry, that focuses on ski-resorts. RTP indicated that Aspen Ski Company and Stevens Pass, which combined service over 2M skiers annually, are [...]
Eleven European companies announced their participation in the BioP@ss research project, which is intended to develop a high-security platform for identification and authentication. The project is focused on providing chip/card technology that enables easy use of several applications that require high security, including change of address, filing a tax return, voting in elections and others. [...]
TransCore was selected by the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to provide the RFID infrastructure to the new High Occupancy Tolling lanes on a 15 mile stretch of I-85 in Atlanta. We discussed this project, which includes 250,000 transponders and nearly 40 readers, in the September edition of RFID Monthly. TransCore is the [...]
Impinj announced that Sumikin Bussan, a $13B Japanese trading company, will offer Speedway readers and antennas in Japan. Sumikin, which has businesses in steel, machinery, textiles and food, has been active in the RFID space. As we indicated in the August edition of RFID Monthly, we are hearing of increased industrial traction in Japan for [...]
A Federal Court as granted Alien’s motion to stay the proceedings of Avery’s patent infringement lawsuit against Alien Technology with respect to two patents for strap attach, which are 6,951,596, 7,368,032, and 7,361,251. Judge Kathleen O’Malley indicated a preference for waiting for the U.S. Patent Office to conclude their inter parties reexamination of these patents. [...]
Checkpoint Systems announced the third phase of METRO group’s RFID “Tag It Easy!” program, which will add 75 Chinese and Indian METRO consumer goods suppliers to the 100 existing program manufacturers from Hong Kong, China, and Vietnam. All “Tag It Easy!” suppliers affix Checkpoint’s UHF EPC Gen 2 tags, which are read at multiple points [...]
European retailers’ Metro AG and Arcandor are looking at possibly combining their Kaufhof and Karstadt department store units, respectively. Arcandor filed for insolvency in early June, which could provide an opportunity for Metro to combine the operations with a low capital commitment. Metro would likely divest the combined unit with improved market conditions. Both Kaufhof [...]
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continues to expand is use of Gen 2 RFID for bag tagging with a 70M unit order over a three year timeframe. Last April, we reported the Airport had provided an initial order of 15M tags for departing passengers, but could expand to 40M units annually if departing, arriving and [...]