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Cisco, Rielec, SML, Midmark: RFID News Roundup

Cisco, Rielec, SML, Midmark: RFID News Roundup

Cisco Systems Offers BLE in its New Access Point Cisco Systems’ new Meraki MR30H wireless access point includes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) functionality to provide users with flexibility in deploying IoT systems.  In fact, the company reported that the new product can...

Trace-ID Releases Low Cost On-Metal Tags

Trace-ID Releases Low Cost On-Metal Tags

The four new models of on-metal tags can be adhered directly and transmit about four to six meters.  Companies tracking assets and inventory in metallic environments face basic challenges around the physics of RF transmission, namely reflecting the energy emitted from...

Impinj Receives $45 Million in NXP Settlement Deal

Impinj Receives $45 Million in NXP Settlement Deal

Deal includes an annual fee of at least $15 million per year for the next decade Impinj announced a successful settlement of its patent disputes with NXP Semiconductors N.V. The agreement, which concludes a multi-year patent dispute during which Impinj prevailed in...

Fitting Rooms Generate Intelligence with RFID

Fitting Rooms Generate Intelligence with RFID

River Island is among fashion retailers gaining a trove of data with Crave Retail smart fitting rooms, enabling more seamless shopping  UK fashion retailer River Island knows the value of its stores’ fitting rooms, where shoppers can do what they can’t do online—see...

HID, STMicroelectronics, Janam: RFID News Roundup

HID, STMicroelectronics, Janam: RFID News Roundup

HID releases ruggedized RFID reader for harsh conditions, STMicroelectronics announces new IoT microcontrollers, Janam offers new UHF RFID reader for supply chain operations. HID Releases Ruggedized RFID Reader for Harsh Conditions Identity solutions company HID...