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Nedap announces cloud-based RFID loss-prevention system; Semtech, SAS Institute collaborate on IoT solutions for North Carolina town; Memfault, Alif Semiconductor partner on processors for IoT developers; CenTrak acquires healthcare RTLS company Infinite Leap; Loftware adds new RFID drivers to labeling software; Cupix updates its 3D digital-twin platform for construction.

XXL All Sports United, working with Securitas, has implemented Nedap’s iD Cloud platform, achieving both in-store and e-commerce gains.

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The Amsterdam-based fashion retailer has gained greater inventory visibility, enabling it to fulfill omnichannel purchases throughout Europe and North America.

E-Livestock Global and MasterCard are donating the technology to help farmers record vaccinations, anti-tick dipping and other events to prove animals’ good health.

NXP, Ford collaborate on connected cars; Semtech, Everynet, Telkom Indonesia partner on LoRaWAN vaccine carrier; STMicroelectronics intros NFC tag IC with privacy features; AiDash launches sustainability-management system; Ezitech, JOAT help South Africa monitor water extraction with u-blox tech; ScaleOut Software extends IoT digital twin service; embedded RFID company Primo1D raises funding; Kinetic, Nationwide offer workers’ comp wearables.

The solution, from technology startup BoB Profit Partners, uses onboard sensors to detect when a product is on a basket’s bottom shelf, and UHF RFID transmission to send data back to a server to prompt visible reminders.

Perdue Farms is deploying UHF RFID tags on its birds, with readers at chicken house pop-holes to track their movements in pastures and identify what conditions promote free-range activity.

Redpoint Positioning’s system is being tested at large-scale mines in North America and Asia to track the locations of people and vehicles for safety purposes, as well as to trace contacts for disease prevention and find tools and equipment.

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A solution designed for a U.K. medical center is being deployed by other facilities to guide stock-management personnel to the equipment and supplies they need for each procedure, freeing up clinician time while ensuring schedule adherence and reducing waste.

P360 adds RFID to Swittons IoT smart devices; SensThys intros new RFID reader; FEIG Electronic offers NFC transit ticketing payment system; Helium, Digital Matter release IoT asset-tracking report; Digital Twin Consortium partners with CESMII, AIoT User Group; MicroAI solution accelerates smart system development.

AmerisourceBergen has launched an app-based version of its existing system so hospitals and other users can access data about medicines on trays via a mobile device; the system leverages the RAIN Alliance’s CIN standardization to differentiate its tags from those of other companies.

The organization has unveiled a pair of short-term pilots for gait analysis in geriatric patients, as well as for asset-tracking within healthcare facilities.

The Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is the tenth of the company’s locations to leverage an RFID solution from InvoTech Systems to automatically identify worker uniforms as they are picked up, sent for laundering and returned for reuse.

SATO’s UHF RFID direct thermal wristband is designed to be printed and encoded at a healthcare facility as a patient is admitted, for automatic identification from a distance of about 6 feet, or for tracking movements via fixed RFID reader portals.

SATO’s UHF RFID direct thermal wristband is designed to be printed and encoded at a healthcare facility as a patient is admitted, for automatic identification from a distance of about 6 feet, or for tracking movements via fixed RFID reader portals.

STid offers multi-tech reader for car park access control; Newave Sensor Solutions, Smart Label Solutions extend partnership; Thingy IOT, Senet partner on LoRaWAN solutions for wildfires, air quality; Wind River supports Intel processors for IoT applications; Essence Group launches IoT-based intruder-prevention system; InnovationLab unveils software package for printed sensors.

ISBC is expanding its RFID paper solution to include a variety of qualities and layouts, to enable printers to print and cut NFC-enabled versions of the products they sell, such as business cards, fliers, tickets, badges and fortune cookies.

Mobility technology company ZF Aftermarket has improved its performance and efficiency using tags provided by Avery Dennison Smartrac.

Novelda has built a general-use system-on-a-chip based on the UWB sensors used in laptops, to detect the presence of individuals at preset distances, as well as identify motions as small as breath and heartbeats.

Customers at two new retail locations will be able to skip checkout lines thanks to a solution that combines computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning.

Science Based Targets Initiative approves Avery Dennison emission-reduction plan; Tageos, All4Labels collaborate on sustainable RFID inlays; CISC Semiconductor offers RFID reader for quality verification; Wiliot intros new Internet of Things platform; NFC Forum releases wireless charging specification; New Zealand Dept. of Conservation deploys Swarm satellites; XO2Tech unveils new products for consumer packaged goods, oven; Kerlink launches indoor LoRaWAN IoT gateway; ELATEC issues white paper on user authentication and access control.

The two companies intend to globally broaden their portfolio of wireless modules and antennas as Internet of Things deployments expand into more market sectors.

The college has deployed a system from Radiant RFID that enables operators to capture the locations of high-value equipment in about a quarter of the time the manual process had required, while decreasing the risk of lost assets.

Rocket Lab will launch 25 satellites in 2023 to enable Kinéis to capture transmissions from small satellite sensors where terrestrial IoT technology cannot always reach, in order to track feral cattle, fishing boats and shipping containers.

The shipment was carried out at the Port of Santos, bound for Vietnam, with data collected regarding the material’s origin and history.

HID cloud-based platform enables Microsoft certificate automation; STMicroelectronics, Sierra Wireless collaborate on IoT solutions; Nedap launches RFID platform for supply chain visibility; Insight SiP expands its IoT security program; Energous gains FCC approval for OTA wireless charging; XO2Tech unveils RF refrigeration/cooking system; ELATEC commissions technology report on workplace security.

Glory is piloting two smart vending machines that enable consumers to purchase and reserve fresh salads, wraps or yogurts with their smartphones, then pick up their orders when they arrive, while the machine’s 4G connectivity helps providers monitor conditions remotely.

A solution from Blues Wireless includes a cellular sensor device with a built-in STMicroelectronics microprocessor and a secure element, along with other sensors and a prepaid AT&T cellular network.

IRNAS’s NB-IoT and LTE cellular-based device, using a Nordic Semiconductors SiP, captures power surge information and analyzes the data on the edge to enable low-power, wireless transmissions about conditions in the field.

OffGridBox, which brings power and potable water to remote sites in Africa and other parts of the world, is leveraging eze System connectivity—with Swarm satellite technology where mobile service is unavailable—so that each box can be monitored in real time or for analytics.

Xerafy offers on-metal RFID tags with NXP chips; Axia Institute launches RFID tag validation program, partners with Fresenius Kabi; AsReader unveils lightweight RFID reader-writer; CDO Technologies adds DT Research tablet to DoD auto-ID contract; ScaleOut Software upgrades real-time digital twin streaming service; Trackunit, Silicon Labs partner on BLE asset-tracking solution; GS1 US to host virtual healthcare RFID workshop; STMicroelectronics publishes white paper on NFC for CPG.

Indonesia’s Telkomsel has deployed a companywide UHF RFID system to track tens of thousands of office assets, ensuring automatic audits that are faster, more accurate and better centralized than previous methods.

The company’s implementation of an RFID solution from iTAG follows GS1’s standard and brings benefits to retailers.

Tire companies and original equipment manufacturers are building Avery Dennison Smartrac’s AD Maxdura tag directly into tires, with the goal of monitoring them throughout the supply chain.

The company’s ytem SaaS platform provides an open end-to-end solution so members of a food item’s supply chain, as well as consumers and other public parties, can access that information for food safety or long-term analysis.

STMicroelectronics boosts performance of its NFC tag ICs; STAR Systems International unveils antenna for smart-city initiatives; Semtech, Ryoden, Renesas partner on zero-carbon asset-management system; Truphone, Sony, Kigen collaborate on IoT deployments; Allot smart-home survey shows consumer cybersecurity concerns; Single Pair Ethernet associations form partnership.

InPlay’s BLE technology is designed to enable easy setup of a real-time location system with beacon tags that would cost a few dollars and could be interrogated by a gateway, tablet or smartphone from hundreds of meters away.

EVRYTHNG is providing its Product Cloud solution for tracking goods from manufacturing to consumer with EM Microelectronic’s dual-frequency chips so that a single digital twin tells an item’s story whether it is interrogated by RFID readers or NFC-enabled phones.

Identiv’s uCreate software developers kit includes an app, sample tags and an education platform to help companies build Near Field Communication into their own apps.

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Avery Dennison Smartrac receives How2Recycle label for RFID paper hangtags; STMicroelectronics, CIHEVEA deploy LoRa SoC for smart farming; Robomart unveils fast-delivery retail platform; Senet, Helium partner on LoRaWAN network integration; the Industry IoT Consortium launches automotive OTA updates testbed; SpotOn raises funding to acquire Appetize; LiFi Beam funds light fidelity network installations.

SimplyRFID is offering an import and export tool in its Pogi server so users of its inventory-management solution, both small and mid-sized companies, can easily share data with the accounting system.

Liquor provider Roma is employing Avery Dennison technology to connect shoppers with its Cachaça Roma brand and enhance the customer experience.

PragmatIC’s flexible IC is being built into the packaging of food and beverages, then is being read at multiple points, such as on store shelves and when the packaging is returned, to manage both reusable and recyclable containers.

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.