The solution allows small businesses to use an Android smartphone or tablet or a PC to track inventory, such as files, works of art, books and other items.

NBS Payment Solutions' systems use highly integrated AS3911 chip to read EMV (MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave) cards

ams AG, a provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, announced at CARTES America (Las Vegas, 23-25 April) that a new range of payment terminals from NBS Payment Solutions containing its AS3911 reader IC have gained EMV certification.

Technology and project support by NXP enables the development of Indonesia’s local smart card industry

NXP has announced at Cards & Payments Singapore that it is near completion of its part of the 172m pieces supplied into the eKTP project. Launched in 2011, the eKTP project is one of the largest national eID deployments across the globe. The eKTP cards for 172 million citizens are part of a nationwide, multi-application, complete eID-system that comprises data capturing solutions, servers, data storage, biometric matching and smart cards, plus various infrastructure and networking solutions.

The new EPC UHF chip, designed to exceed the new ATA Spec 2000 requirements and be attached to aircraft parts, has lockable memory for birth record data, and rewritable memory for storing a variety of other information.

The company is offering an RFID-enabled version of its Genius Jet system, designed to ensure that the correct cartridge is being employed to apply the proper amount of adhesive, filler, paint and other fluid for each job.

Smartrac, a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID transponders and inlays, announced that Clemens J. Joos shall be appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Management Board. The Supervisory Board has decided to propose the formal appointment as Director A and Member of the Management Board at the Smartrac Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 18, 2013.

Smartrac, a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID transponders and inlays,has announced the launch of its new SMART-SL and SMART-HERA ID card technologies. Both will be presented to industry professionals at the Smartrac booth (#306) at Cartes America 2013.

tagItron, a manufacturer and provider of special RFID transponders and RFID components introduces its new product line: vulcanisable rubber tags.
Themed „tag it easy“ tagItron presents its new portfolio of HF and UHF rubber tags for vulcanization in rubber hose, -tires, -gaskets, -membranes, -conveyor belts or applications where tags will be mounted by a special glue on a rubber surface.

Alien Technology unveils new 4-port fixed UHF reader; Tageos expands its product range with RFID hangtags; Metalcraft announces destructible RFID windshield tags; Serialio debuts, demos new RFID products; William Frick intros high-temperature RFID tag for manufacturing, industrial applications; MTI Wireless launches new family of slim, low-profile RFID antennas; Voyantic launches new HF tag performance measurement system; Lockheed Martin chooses RFID Revolution's RFID Essentials E-learning to boost productivity from RFID.

The company is marketing the technology in North America and Europe, enabling users to track goods or assets via a printed or painted color code captured by a digital camera.

RFID tagging on Delta flyable safety equipment saves Delta time and money on maintenance.

William Frick & Company, a supplier of customized identification products including RFID tags, announced that Delta Air Lines has selected their custom RFID tags to address Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) needs for their flyable safety equipment. By using SmartMark RFID tags from Frick to streamline the audit process for safety equipment, Delta improved inspection time from approximately 10 man hours to less than 3 minutes. Delta maintains safety and compliance, while realizing significant time and cost savings, while capturing more data.

SkyeTek, a provider of RFID reader modules for OEMs, has announced availability of the Gemini, a Mifare and NFC reader module. The Gemini continues SkyeTek’s tradition of offering high quality and feature rich RFID products in an easy to use package. This is also SkyeTek’s first product targeting the NFC market, which is predicted to grow exponentially in 2013.

With new products for automatic vehicle detection Kathrein RFID makes its first appearance at the fair Parken in Wiesbaden, Germany. There Kathrein RFID will present new products from June 19th to 20th. In order to satisfy the growing demands on modern RFID UHF systems, Kathrein RFID has launched a new KRAI product series. Due to the integration of the "Kathrein RFID Antenna Interface" for RFID readers and antennas, it is now possible to use a multitude of new functions in a complete RFID system and to control these automatically.

The new chip promises to be the highest-functioning EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID IC on the market, the company claims, enabling the development of smaller, more versatile tags.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the launch of the UCODE 7 UHF IC, which according to NXP sets a new industry standard for performance, versatility and speed in RFID supply chain applications. Working with key players in the industry including Avery, Motorola Solutions and Zebra, NXP has produced a best-in-class solution that delivers consistently high performance in all global markets, reinforcing the company’s leadership in UHF chips.

Identive’s NFC Business Expands with New NFC Tag Orders and Commercial Deployments of Tagtrail™ Services Delivery Platform

Identive Group, Inc. today announced that it has received orders for four million near field communication (NFC) tags to support two large new customer projects. Three million NFC Type 2 tags will be used for a mobile retail application in France and one million NFC TOM™ (Tag on Metal) phone stickers will enable a banking and payment program in Africa. 800,000 of the NFC tags and all of the NFC phone stickers are scheduled to ship during the current quarter.

The system features a device designed to locate large items in storage yards by transmitting its GPS location via a cellular connection, using RFID technology to link the tracking unit to the object to which it attached.

The new UHF EPC Gen 2 tag, available in two sizes, can be pressed or hammered directly into a circular hole in a metal object, without requiring epoxy to hold it in place.

The Sniper, attached to a standard high-frequency reader or an NFC-enabled smartphone, can make it possible to read very small HF tags, after which users can access data linked to the tags on the company's cloud-based server.

The xArray can interrogate UHF RFID tags within a 40-foot diameter and identify an item's location, while the Indy RS500 system-in-package chip provides a simplified way to add reader functionality to a device.