“There is no doubt the Alaskan seafood brand sells, even when the product is counterfeit and not from Alaskan waters. Can RFID help fix this dilemma? Yes, it can. The Alaskan seafood industry is being impacted by global market forces, the competitive advantage of farm-raised salmon and ever-present counterfeit restaurant menu items featuring Alaskan seafood not imported from Alaska. Competitors from Chile are considering developing a processing or packaging plant at Miami International Airport, a major gateway for airliners to other parts of America and Europe - and, of course, for their farm-raised salmon.”
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Collis announced the launch of a complete terminal test suite for the U.S. and Canadian markets, the Collis Merchant Test Suite. The software modules comprising the Collis Merchant Test Suite – Collis Brand Test Tool and Collis Card Simulator – are combined to offer an all-in-one EMV contact and contactless solution for merchants, processors and acquirers that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of acceptance devices. read more »International fashion brand DAZZLE has implemented an item-level RFID project in their China retail chain using UPM RFID inlays. The fashion brand collection will carry hang tags equipped with UPM ShortDipole and UPM Belt RFID inlays to improve supply chain and sales channel management. read more »Global apparel brand GUESS Inc. has implemented the VeriFone GlobalBay retailing solution inside a dozen or more of its U.S. outlets, engaging in-store shoppers with interactive kiosks to enhance the overall shopping experience and generate additional sales. read more »In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate. Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint. read more »London-based Smart Media Innovation Limited (SMI), a developer of mobile applications for secure ID management, has acquired the global rights to Datastrip’s product line of mobile biometric-enabled devices for secure ID verification, giving SMI the ability to offer a full mobile access and ID verification line. read more »Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design. read more » |
