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WhereNet Expands Marine Product Line

Friday, June 29, 2007

Santa Clara, Calif.-based WhereNet Corp., a Zebra Technologies company, today announced today general availability of the WhereNet(R) Marine Terminal Solution (MTS) version 4.0.

The product is based company’s ISO 24730 standards-based, active RFID real-time locating system (RTLS) with the option to add differential global positioning system (DGPS) technology.

It’s a technology WhereNet calls “the new marine terminal application provides the most comprehensive location tracking in the industry” that lets terminal operators of any size or sophistication to “see” every container – even in the most challenging environments. [end] 

Switzerland’s LEGIC has announced two new partnerships that will bring the company’s contactless smart card technology to China.

Radio Frequency Systems, a manufacturer of contactless smart card technology, will use the LEGIC advant 4000 chip generation to create new reader modules for access control applications.

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By Salvatore D’Agostino, CSCIP, IDmachines

2012 promises to continue to advance the case for and the solutions to address the need for trusted interoperable, privacy-enhancing digital identities.

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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.

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Identive Group Inc. has formed a new product group within its business structure to provide services for integrated access control. This Converged Access group will build on technology designed for Identity as a Service/SaaS products like idOnDemand, as well as work with Identive’s products in the network access smart reader technology field.

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Zebra and the Navis Star Technology Alliance have formed a strategic partnership that looks to bring further enhancements and better solutions to marine terminal markets. The partnership also enables Navis as the exclusive provider of Zebra’s WhereNet hardware solutions.

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Cheshire Integrated Transport Services teamed up with Applied Card Technologies (ACT) and sQuid to expand a UK smart card offering to the West Cheshire College and Chester College campuses.

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