“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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Impinj introduced Monza Self-Serialization, a chip-based EPC serialization method supported on ultra-high frequency RFID inlays powered by the Monza 5 tag chip. Monza Self-Serialization generates a unique Serialized Global Trade Item Number (SGTIN) directly from each tag chip. This chip-based serialization simplifies EPC serial number management, giving retail brand owners the flexibility to decide when, where and how they manage the item-level tagging process across their supply chain. read more »Certified Payment Processing (CPP) recently unveiled their new line of payment processing terminals, under the brand name Proxima. Proxima is offers support for future payment processing technologies, with the ability to handle mobile wallet payments, contactless and EMV smart cards. It also features a full-color display, high-speed Ethernet or dial-up connectivity and backlit keypad. read more »Dutch RFID inlay maker Smartrac has announced the availability of its new Midas NFC tag. Designed to link small objects with cloud services, Midas tags can be attached to electronics and various other accessories allowing for a unique identification of the object while at the same time granting access to a range of services and options residing in the cloud. read more »MasterCard has certified a slew of NFC-enabled smart phones for use with MasterCard PayPass contactless payment technology. Newly certified devices include: BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry Curve 9380, HTC One X, Intel Smartphone Reference Device, LG Viper 4G LTE, LG Optimus Elite, Nokia 603, Nokia Lumia 610 NFC, Samsung Wave Y, Samsung Galaxy mini 2, Samsung Galaxy S Advance, Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GT-i9250), Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia P and Sony Xperia sola. read more »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 »Collis announced the release of the all-in-one Collis Brand Test Tool for a complete EMV contact and contactless solution. The Collis Brand Test Tool has been developed for acquirers, retailers and processors that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of card acceptance devices. read more » |
