Year end is always a great time to look forward to the future and reflect on the past. Most of us are likely more interested in looking optimistically forward to 2010, and not spend much time on the dismal environment that enveloped 2009. We did this most recently in “Our Thoughts for RFID in 2010…,” [...]
The December 2009 edition of the RFID Monthly Newsletter is now available. In this edition we discuss our thoughts for RFID in 2010 and why it is an important year to evaluate progress, the bag tag market and why Amsterdam may add some momentum, and the current state of the broader Auto ID market. We also [...]
We are a bit cautious on RFID usage in the Pharma industry in the next several years as we see the industry is gravitating towards 2D bar codes to meet serialized tracking requirements. Most contacts tell us use of 2D is a more simple process, takes away the incrementally necessary engineering associated with RFID and [...]
Zebra Enterprise Solutions announced that Xterprise has joined its Partner Program. Xterprise has been a partner of Zebra’s Specialty Printing Group since 2004, and has served customers in retail, automotive, manufacturing, financial services, government, aerospace and defense. By including real-time solutions, Xterprise intends to provide asset- and people- tracking solutions and expand to the oil [...]
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 [...]
I.D. Systems announced that Nestle Waters North America has initiated follow-on purchase orders to implement the PowerFleet vehicle management system on fleets of industrial trucks at six plants in the US. The system is intended to improve the placement of physical equipment, provide metrics on utilization and reduce maintenance costs by scheduling maintenance based on [...]
Digital Identification Solutions announced the integration of its ThingMagic USB RFID reader/encoder with the EDIsecure XID Retransfer Printer. The solution is primarily intended for ID badge printing. Early system implementations have included RFID-enabled employee tracking solutions and initiatives to track students getting on and off school buses. The system is also intended to fit applications [...]
Motorola introduced its MC3090-Z, a handheld reader that provides a dual-axis antenna for orientation-insensitive data capture. The dual-axis technology is intended for applications in areas such as retail cycle-counting, inventory and asset tracking. The reader has passed impact tests withstanding a four-foot drop to concrete, and is IP54 sealed to withstand dusty environments, spills and [...]
HighJump Software has announced the availability of version 11.0 of its Supply Chain Advantage product suite. The revised software package displays manufacturing performance indicators on up to six dashboards and was developed to allow service provider’s a simplified integration for new customers. The package supports Microsoft SQL and Windows Server 2008, and also supports integration [...]
Rush Tracking Systems has been acquired by Pharos Capital. Existing staff and management will remain with the company, and we expect Pharos will provide additional capital to accelerate incremental VisiblEdge product development and marketing. Recall, VisiblEdge is a forklift based reader system that enables more automated inventory visibility, particularly as the system leverages precise forklift [...]