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ThingMagic to showcase solutions at RFID World

Monday, September 8, 2008

ThingMagic Inc. is bringing along a few friends to RFID World. The RFID developer’s Las Vegas booth this week will feature demonstrations by Jamison Door, Lexmark, PANMOBIL, Seeonic and Venture Research, all featuring solutions enabled by ThingMagic Mercury RFID technology.


The demonstrations will include a variety of real-world RFID applications. Jamison Door, the world’s largest cold storage door company, brings its heavy-duty RFID portals used to accurately track goods during the manufacturing process and throughout the supply chain.

Lexmark, a provider of printing and imaging solutions, will showcase the Lexmark RFID UHF Laser Option, a printer drawer with an embedded RFID reader that enables customers to use existing T64x laser printers to print packing slips, shipping labels, and program RFID tags simultaneously on a single label. Seeonic, a developer of smart displays for retail, will display SmartWatch, a self-contained retail shelf that provides real-time inventory updates at the point of customer decision. [end] 

Intelligent Insites Inc. announced that its InSites RTLS healthcare software solution now supports ThingMagic Astra readers for passive RFID data integration.

The ThingMagic Astra reader is an ultra-high frequency RFID reader with a fully integrated antenna designed for commercial environments, such as hospitals and clinics. Astra readers offer Power over Ethernet (PoE) and WiFi options to support flexible, low cost installations.

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Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, has rolled out a new blog designed to cover industry topics and offer insights on the latest news of the day. Called Datacard Edge, the company wants to enhance its communications with customers, partners, prospects and industry experts.

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Disney World is trialing a new FastPass system that will utilize RFID technology to speed up ticketing lines at Disney’s popular rides and theme park attractions, according to ITWeb.

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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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NXP Semiconductors announced that six NFC service providers will showcase their solutions at NXP’s Mobile World Congress booth next week in Barcelona.

Foursquare, DeviceFidelity and several others will gather at NXP’s “NFC concept café” to demonstrate NFC solutions powered by NXP’s mobile NFC technology, NFC tags, and contactless readers.

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Tapit partnered with HTC to showcase the NFC-enabled HTC One X handset at a special event held last week in Sydney’s Technology Startup Area, The Carriage Works.

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