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Blue Vector Enjoys Lots of Press

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Maybe it’s the lack of pharmaceutical products on the market that are geared toward the shift to RFID-based electronic pedigrees. Or maybe it’s because Blue Vector’s hot product is actually worth its salt.

Either way, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based RFID developer is enjoying lots of headlines for its newBlue Vector Pharmaceutical Edition.

The new system includes features like intelligent dock door, conveyor, shelf, and desktop RFID automation stations (either from Blue Vector or from third parties) as well as simultaneous support for multiple tag types including UHF, HF, and long range active RFID tags. [end] 

U.S. Bank has officially launched its global EMV commercial card, designed to offer U.S.-based corporate travelers greater convenience when traveling abroad.

The U.S. Bank global EMV card contains the magnetic stripe technology used in the United States, in addition to the EMV chip technology - with full chip-and-PIN capability - widely used in Canada, Europe and other geographies.

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Two teams of NFC developers have been awarded kick-starter funds after being named winners at Isobar and O2’s “Isobar Create London,” a 34-hour challenge which brought together more than 65 international developers and designers at the Shoreditch Studios in London this weekend.

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The RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest, an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Canada, is adopting RFID technology to innovate with access control and cashless payment systems.

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The city of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England has partnered with PayByPhone to introduce the UK’s first NFC-enabled parking payment solution.

Installed this past weekend, the new system enables drivers in all of Tumbridge Wells’ 15 council-run parking lots to pay for their parking fees with a tap of an NFC-enabled Android or BlackBerry phone equipped with the PayByPhone app.

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OTA Training announced that it will hold its first international NFC Bootcamp event at the Screenmedia expo on May 16 and 17 in London.

Presented in partnership with Merchant 360, NFC Bootcamp is a globally standardized NFC educational series that shows business leaders how they can leverage NFC technology to drive brand awareness and increase revenue.

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Blue Bite has teamed up with marketing specialist AKQA and Fuel Outdoor to launch an NFC-enabled advertising campaign for Old Navy in bus shelters around Miami, according to DailyDOOH.

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