RegardingID Archive | Italian Marble Supplier Opts for RFID

Monday, April 16, 2007

Tracking and tracing marble’s the latest way to use RFID, as supplier Bresciana Graniti begins to affix passive 13.56 MHz tags onto big blocks of the stuff.

Each tagged slab of marble or granite is photographed, and its photos are linked together with its tag unique ID number in the company’s information system, reports RFID Journal.

The system was implemented by integrator Zerouno Informatica, and the tags are made by Lab ID, the Journal reports.

Firearm manufacturer installs RFID for speedy inspections, Italy

Italian gun manufacturer Chiappa Firearms is using RFID technology to streamline inspections and enhance inventory control, according to Security Management.

A RFID chip will be installed inside the grip area and will have identifying information such as its proofing certification, as required by the Italian Government for all firearms made in Italy. The chip will also carry other relevant information including the name of the manufacturer, or a serial number that links back to the preceding information in a database.

UPM completes sale of its RFID business

UPM’s sale of RFID business to SMARTRAC N.V. was completed on March 31 following clearance by all competent authorities. The RFID business consisting of three companies in Finland, the United States and China, has been transferred to the new owner.

Portugal's largest ISP opts for Yubico authentication

SAPO, Portugal’s largest Internet Service Provider and Web portal, has selected Yubico’s YubiKey two-factor authentication hardware to ensure login security for its employees and end users.

Dutch Ministry of Defense opts for Identive security

The Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) has chosen Identive’s SmartFold smart card readers to provide secure remote network access for its employees.

The agency has a lot of restricted and sensitive data that has particular management requirements. The MoD felt that the Identive contact smart card reader would provide the desired level of security, yet be flexible enough to incorporate into the existing network security infrastructure.

G&D lends NFC SIMs to Italian mobile payments pilot

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has announced that it is supplying NFC-enabled SIM cards to Italian mobile operator Nòverca for a mobile payments pilot.

Six hundred employees and customers of Banca Intesa Sanpaolo can now use their mobile phones to make contactless payments at more than 3,000 point of sale terminals in the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin.

Axios, J.D. Smith and Sons trials RFID in tracking packaged goods

Axios Mobile Assets Corporatio partnered with Canadian logistics firm, J.D. Smith and Sons, on a six-month pilot program using Axios’ RFID-enabled pallets and tracking technology.

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Italian Marble Supplier Opts for RFID