Unisys recently announced that the first U.S. land border crossings using advanced information technology to capture, read and analyze traveler and vehicle information have opened in Blaine, Wash., and Nogales, Ariz.
The worldwide RFID market will exceed $5.3 billion in 2008, according to a new forecast from ABI Research. Annual revenue growth will increase over the next five years, accelerating over the mid-term as high-growth, high-volume applications such as supply chain management, ID documents, ticketing and contactless payment drive shipments.
A recent report from Research and Markets says that even in the government sector, initiatives such as e-passports and RFID enabled ID cards are expected to drive demand for RFID hardware.
IT managers are increasingly finding value in using RFID within their own IT operations. This is spurring adoption of RFID in data centers and across corporate campuses, according to recent research.
With a capacity of more than 62,000, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum hosts more than 100 events a year -- everything from professional baseball and football to the latest music concerts and family shows. With so many events at the venue, coliseum officials recently installed a Wi-Fi-based active RFID system from AeroScout and VenueSoft to help staff quickly deploy personnel, such as security, police, medical or facilities staff, if issues arise during events.
- By Brent Dirks
- Oct 09, 2008
Despite modern surveillance technology, retail outlets continue to be plagued by theft. Shoplifters have discovered various methods to deceive or elude electronic-surveillance systems. Radio-frequency identification of products is one possible tool to combat theft, and the technology performed well in a new feasibility study on its use as a potential sales-floor theft-deterrent system.
RFID technology is doing more than just tracking personnel on the Ekofisk Complex of ConocoPhillips oil platforms off the Norwegian coast -- it is safeguarding lives.
- By Brent Dirks
- Sep 12, 2008
As more organizations implement biometrics, it is not uncommon to see an iris reader used to control access to an IT server room, a fingerprint sensor integrated into a laptop computer for desktop logon or a facial recognition system used to clock in on a factory floor. Although these are excellent examples of the use of biometrics, for many organizations the question remains, “Should we be using a biometric, and if so, what type?”
- By Damon Dageenakis
- Sep 01, 2008
We’ve all taken the requisite new car test drive from the local auto dealership. But at the same time, car dealers are fighting off the rising problem of auto theft that comes with that drive around the block. And with an RFID-enabled security system designed by MIKOH Corp. and Ship2Save, car dealers should be able to breathe a little easier.
- By Brent Dirks
- Aug 04, 2008
Alanco Technologies Inc. announced recently that its Alanco/TSI PRISM Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the Weil Group Inc. to design a TSI PRISM RFID inmate tracking system for a prison complex located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, operated by the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
3M has completed the development and installation of an RFID Smart Shelf System to track and manage the more than 150,000 medical files of U.S. Army personnel and their family members at Fort Hood, Texas.
Datacard Group recently announced that L-1 Identity Solutions has selected the Datacard® SP75 Plus card printer for use in the Illinois, statewide driver's license programs.
"Advances in Emerging Biometrics and RFID for Security," finds that the mandatory requirement to use biometric-enabled smart cards to gain access control is a major factor driving this market.
New forecasts recently released by ABI Research indicate that the total RFID market will turn over approximately $9.7 billion by 2013, representing roughly a 15 percent compound annual growth rate for the period from 2008.
To support NATO peace keeping objectives in Afghanistan and elsewhere, the Polish Ministry of Defense (PMD) is deploying a RFID-based solution provided by Savi to automate tracking and management of military supplies.
An RFID solution from Zonar Systems is helping to enhance safety and security on schools buses by identifying when and where a student enters or exits the bus.
- By Brent Dirks
- Apr 01, 2008
A new law in Washington state -- the first of its kind in the U.S.-- makes it a Class C felony to intentionally scan another person's identification remotely without his or her knowledge and consent, for the purpose of fraud, identity theft or some other illegal purpose.
The increase in available RFID technology and applications suggests that the market is moving beyond traditional closed-loop application environments.
When many industry observers talk about how IT is changing security, the discussion typically reverts to the concept of hanging 30-year-old panel technology onto 10-year-old Ethernet backbones.
- By Martin Huddart
- Feb 01, 2008