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At its gas plants and drilling rigs in Saudi Arabia, the company has deployed an Internet of Things solution from FogHorn that leverages computer vision and other sensor data to track onsite conditions.

HID Global offers SDK for NFC mobile ticketing; GlobalFoundries unveils new IoT solutions; Silicon Labs supports Zero Trust security model for IoT; Senet expands LWPAN network coverage for IoT applications; Avnet connects Onsemi smart cameras to BLE-IoT platform; Microsoft joins LoRa Alliance Board of Directors.

The company employs Internet of Things technologies to monitor and maintain equipment, among other applications.

The next stage in the evolution of online sales paradoxically involves physical stores to quite a large extent.

HeartHero’s mobile defibrillator, which comes with NB-IoT, GPS and Bluetooth Low Energy, provides emergency responders with alerts and location information as soon as someone opens the device and places the sensor pads on another person’s chest.

Drug companies, label converters and systems integrators are testing or employing Tageos’s ARC Spec S-certified UHF RFID inlay for tracking single-unit drugs and small devices, no matter the material and even around liquids.

STMicroelectronics intros time-of-flight multi-zone ranging sensor; Cognian, Avnet forge IoT-BLE strategic agreement; PaceTrail offers NFC-enabled location tracker and digital business card; TAGnology RFID, Energous partner on wireless power for IoT, RTLS; MicroAI joins Silicon Labs’ technology partner program.

The company has released a free app for those testing fewer than 100 UHF tags, making it affordable and fast for customers to determine how the technology could track inventory or assets at their facilities.

Star Systems International has received OmniAir Consortium certification for seven products, including its Genesis windshield and headlamp transponder for high-occupancy tolling, which is more sensitive than previous tags and can be switched to transmit in different modes, depending on the number of occupants.

The Spanish fashion outlet takes advantage of suppliers’ smart tags by integrating them with its own stock-management and inventory-control application.

The company is employing RFID technology from eSolutech to make its solutions more competitive and complete.

Parsl, NXP, Avery Dennison SmarTrac form strategic partnership; STMicroelectronics unveils industrial eSIM for M2M IoT; Balluff offers high-speed RFID read-write heads; Star Systems International intros e-tolling transponder; Kerlink, NetOP Technology create IoT-based wildfire-prevention system; EECC publishes UHF RFID almanac.

The college’s mobile Tiger Card can be added to a student’s iPhone, Apple Watch or Android phone to open doors and pay for food and merchandise.

Asygn’s RFID sensor ICs are being deployed or tested not only for hydropower production, but also agriculture and construction, to capture conditions in the field or at production facilities without requiring a battery or wired energy sources.

By detecting the locations of goods or assets within a meter, Logiscend’s platform lets users understand where products are located, provide item-specific instructions to workers and ensure orders are quickly shipped to customers.

Calesita implemented RFID in its products to improve stock control and traceability in its supply chain to Havan’s stores.

RFID company Savi Technology files for bankruptcy; Wind River publishes study on intelligent systems; Essence SmartCare deploys one million-plus IoT devices; Deutsche Telekom offers BLE-enabled UEI TV remote for Apple TV; Modern Art Cartel combines artwork, AI, RFID.

With its purchase of the technology company, HID Global will offer industrial UHF RFID solutions and hybrid Internet of Things systems in emerging countries, as well as in North America, China and the European Union.

The connectivity products solutions company will leverage RFID data from SML’s Clarity system to track goods through the supply chain and provide a digital twin of a garment’s lifespan beyond purchase.

LAB ID employs functional adhesives from DELO for the die-attach process during tag manufacturing.

As professionals resume conferences and face-to-face meetings, Moblio’s smart business card is enabling users to share contact info with a tap against a phone.