Tweet RFID Canada is introducing a new RFID Mount-on-Metal Label called the SteelWING This RFID label is a Gen2, ISO 18000-6C, UHF label with a read range of up to 10m (32ft). It has been designed to overcome the challenges of metal asset tagging. A high performance, compact structure and cost-efficiency are achieved with SteelWING’s [...]

Tweet OTA Ventures announced today that its new AccelerateNFC incubator program will exhibit next week in San Francisco, at the NFC Solutions Summit 2013 presented by the Smart Card Alliance and NFC Forum. The AccelerateNFC incubator program is designed to nurture, mentor, advise and help fund NFC-based start-up companies to fill the void in technological [...]

Tweet The 1st patent (US-based) that used the term RFID (radio frequency identification) was granted in the year 1983 by an American inventor Charles Walton. Although many individuals actually contributed and assisted to the invention of RFID technology, Charles Walton was awarded 10 patents for a number of RFID related devices. His 1st RFID patent [...]

Tweet RFID vehicle tracking system has made its way into the parking management due to the fast growth in RFID based technology. Combining RFID tags, RFID readers with other relevant technology, RFID vehicle tracking systems play an important opportunity in efficient parking management. It can be said that parking management without high level RFID vehicle [...]

Tweet RFID Canada introduces a new NFC Tag called the Ironside Micro This NFC tag can be read with any NFC enabled devices such as cell phones, tablets and fixed readers. It complies with the NFC Forum Type 2, has 144 bytes of memory and can be read up to 70mm. The small form factor, [...]

Tweet The Social Security Administration embarked on an IT Management initiative in September 2012, to automate inventory and audit processes for IT assets. The SSA’s goals were to reduce inventory cycle times, improve inventory accuracy and enhance security. “We are pleased the Federal Government has selected us to provide a low-cost, cutting-edge and commercially proven [...]

Tweet STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) announced that its Near Field Communication (NFC) controller is being used by NEC CASIO Mobile Communications in the exciting G’zOne CA-201L smartphone, based on Android. The phone is initially targeted to the operator LGU+ in Korea. ST’s NFC controller IC supports all NFC use cases, and can coordinate multiple NFC secure [...]

Tweet Delta Airlines has selected custom RFID tags to address maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) needs for their flyable safety equipment. By using SmartMark RFID tags from Frick to streamline the audit process for safety equipment, Delta improved inspection time from approximately 10 man hours to less than 3 minutes. Delta maintains safety and compliance, [...]

Tweet   (RFID World Canada) The inaugural NFC Bootcamp held in Toronto April 3 and 4, 2013 at the Marriott Downtown was an exciting event for all who attended.  The sold-out event attracted a wide range of participants from start-ups wanting to learn more about how the technology works to global organizations exploring how to [...]

Tweet The Issue: How do you make the waiting room experience more palatable for chemotherapy patients waiting for treatment? With this question in mind, Administrators at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto approached Bykart Software to help develop a solution that would allow them to track patient movement within the Centre and [...]