RegardingID Archive | RFID Asset Tracking

Thursday, March 31, 2005

“Brignone and Sayers are research scientists at the sentient environments department at HP Labs. Together with Pradhan, CTO of the labs’ RFID program, they put an RFID tag on every rack-mounted server and used an RFID reader mounted inside the door of what they call a “smart rack” to track where the servers are at all times. The system works by collecting location information for the servers in a database and using a Web server to publish visualizations of that data.”

We’ve lost all of our servers.

Texas Instruments announces RFID mini-transponders for animal and asset tracking

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

Avery Dennison, Xtreme RFID colabs on RFID tag for metal mount applications

Avery Dennison and Xtreme RFID partnered to develop a new RFID-based tag for mounting on metal surfaces - the Xtreme Metal Tag.

The Xtreme Meta tag features Avery Dennison’s AD-843 ultra-high frequency inlay encased in plastic via a custom injection molding process developed by Xtreme RFID.

HID Global expands its portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions

HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

Gemalto acquires M2M provider ServiceLogic

Gemalto announced it has acquired M2M service provider SensorLogic in an asset arrangement. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Plano, Texas-based SensorLogic has a cloud-based machine-to-machine (M2M) service delivery platform. With it, customers can build, deploy and manage M2M products through applications like asset tracking, servicing and telematics and equipment monitoring.

State of Texas tracks over $1 billion in assets with Radiant RFID

Radiant RFID announced that it has partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety to track more than $1 billion in assets.

The department will utilize Radiant RFID’s asset management solution and tracking tools to manage and track the locations of their diverse and mobile inventory of assets such as computer equipment and protective gear.

Corporate Art Force applies RFID on all artwork placed at clients sites

Corporate Art Force, a provider of art procurement services, announced it will be applying RFID tags on all artwork placed at client sites. The company’s portfolio includes over 13,000 pieces of artwork at more than 100 client sites in 40 different states.

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