RFID Product News Number 100
Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Welcome to the 100th edition of RFID Product News READER! We've been churning these out since August, 2006, and are happy to celebrate this milestone. RFID has come a long way in the past few years, and it continues to evolve and spread to new applications and parts of the world. To that effect, this issue will highlight a handful of varied uses of RFID from locations across the globe.

 

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Technology Utilized at the Arctic Circle
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' WATCHERMINE system consists of active RFID tags worn by more than 1,000 miners at the one of the world's largest producers of upgraded iron-based products for the steel industry, located in a remote area near the Arctic Circle. (more)

CAEN RFID's Temperature Logger for Food and Pharma
The EASY2LOG© Temperature Logger is a low cost, semi-passive UHF tag that allows the user to monitor temperature-sensitive products during transportation or storage. (more)

Expert RFID Training and Services Brought to the Gulf and Middle-East
A new partnership is formed between RFID Academia and a provider of supply chain solutions in the Gulf and Middle-East. (more)

Zebra RFID Card Printers Improve Skier and Snowboarder Experience
"Easy scan" system improves guest experience in ski lift lines at Vail Resorts. (more)

Log Tagging
RFID tags from UPM Raflatac assure fast and accurate deliveries for log house manufacturer Honkarakenne. (more)

NXP and Austria Card Enable Secure, Cashless Payments with Lufthansa Miles & More Credit Card
The new EMV card powered by NXP's SmartMX chip features MasterCard® PayPass™ technology for fast, secure transactions. (more)

Alien Technology® Secures $38 Million in New Round of Funding
Despite challenging U.S. economic market conditions, Alien successfully acquires an aggregate $38 million in new funds. (more)



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