Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Fluensee purchases TrenStar Tracking Solutions

Monday, July 28, 2008

Asset tracking solutions provider Fluensee has announced the acquisition of TrenStar, another player in the RFID-enabled tracking industry. The purchase includes TrenStar’s North American operations, assets, customers and intellectual property.

Company representatives say the purchase of TrenStar will extend Fluensee’s capabilities in the beverage, brewery and synthetic rubber industries. With the acquisition, Fluensee plans to focus on providing a feature-rich and highly scalable asset management solution as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.

Both Fluensee and TrenStar are headquartered in the Denver area. [end] 

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

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HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

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Linen Technology Tracking has selected Fluensee AssetTrack to optimize the laundering and inventory tracking of towels, linens, hampers and other related assets to its various hospitality customers.

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HID Global unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio of RFID tags, with the announcement of the IronTag 176 ultra-high frequency (UHF) transponder.

This durable tag is suited for tracking a variety of metal parts and equipment. Originally designed for tracking aircraft parts during assembly and maintenance, the IronTag endures the harsh conditions of manufacturing and processing as well as vehicle and equipment operation.

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The Omni Dallas Hotel has selected InvoTech Systems Inc. for its ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID uniform system inventory software.

The 1,001 room luxury hotel will be provided with InvoTech’s GIMS garment tracking software and all related equipment including approximately 6,000 UHF RFID laundry tags, valued at $150,000.

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Credit Agricole, a retail banking group based in Paris, is teaming up with Gemalto to launch a large-scale deployment of contactless EMV banking cards in France.

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