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GAO unveils square paper tag

Monday, February 16, 2009

Canada’s GAO RFID Inc. has launched a new HF square paper tag. The tag is designed for use in ticketing, library management and anti-counterfeiting solutions.

The new 13.56 MHz tag, GAO product number GAO113002, can be scanned at a rate of 30 labels per second and a distance of up to 10cm. In order to withstand harsh environments, it is waterproof, dustproof and resistant to immersion in salt water, alcohol, oil, and 10% HCl and ammonia solutions. It is indeed square, measuring in at 43mm by 43mm.

GAO suggests the tag would also be useful in electronic article surveillance solutions. [end] 

Secure transactions consultancy Intelling has released a white paper called “eID in South Asia,” which discusses several ongoing eID projects within the region.

The white paper serves as a preview to Intelling’s Smart Insights Report on eID in South East Asia, which it plans to release in April.

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HID Global has developed a new a manufacturing process that enables use of some of the world’s smallest integrated low-frequency (LF) chips ever produced for contactless ID applications.

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Although the push for NFC and mobile payments is on, Square is doing its part to make sure consumers still reach for their credit cards, reports Recombu.

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In Transport Ticketing Authority (TTA) in Melbourne, Australia is making a questionable decision by deciding to do away with its paper tickets on buses and V/Line inter-urban services, according to theage.com.au.

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nanotron Technologies announced the release of nanoLES Version 2.0, the latest high throughput location engine and server software of nanotron’s people and asset locating (PAL) technology.

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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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