Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

Avery Dennison RFID And Mühlbauer AG Team up

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Avery Dennison RFID, a provider of UHF RFID inlays, announced that it has entered into an initially exclusive agreement to license its patented strap attach technology to Mühlbauer AG for its TMA 15000 smart label strap attach equipment.

Mühlbauer AG is the first company to be licensed the manufacturing process rights for this technology.

“Our converter partners have expressed great interest in manufacturing RFID inlays for unique applications that the Avery Dennison portfolio does not address,” said Bob Cornick, vice president and general manager of Avery Dennison’s RFID division, in a press release. “Releasing the technology at this time reinforces our commitment to enable both our converter channel and the industry.” [end] 

Avery Dennison Healthcare Provider Solutions and Trimble are working together to deliver ThingMagic powered passive RFID-based systems to hospitals.

As part of the joint effort, Avery will leverage Trimble’s ThingMagic Mercury6 and Astra ultra-high frequency reader platforms to improve key processes for increased patient safety and satisfaction and reduce costs.

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Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia, Google Wallet chief Osama Bedier announced on the company’s blog.

According to Bedier, the acquisition will improve Google Wallet’s payments capabilities and help to “accelerate innovation towards our full Google Wallet vision.”

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A team of researchers at the University of Montpellier in France have developed a way to embed a thin aluminum RFID tag on to paper.

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Avery Dennison RFID has unveiled its new N-Zone line of NFC inlays for use in smart posters, mobile devices and product labels.

According to Maggie Bidlingmaier, global director of sales and marketing at Avery Dennison, the inlays will help transform ordinary product labels and store environments into powerful media for branding and new customer experiences.

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Avery Dennison and Xtreme RFID partnered to develop a new RFID-based tag for mounting on metal surfaces - the Xtreme Metal Tag.

The Xtreme Meta tag features Avery Dennison’s AD-843 ultra-high frequency inlay encased in plastic via a custom injection molding process developed by Xtreme RFID.

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A team from the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) has invented an RFID- and NFC-based system capable of tracking personal belongings, according to gulfnews.com.

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