RFIDNews | AppLocation wins yard management contract

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Canadian-based AppLocation, a specialist in wireless supply chain tracking, has announced it has been awarded a contract to track cable reels in a network of supply yards across Canada. The system will use active RFID tags and the company’s MOBILEfusion platform to track cable reels from a distribution center to nine yards, with the prospect of expansion to 50 yards in the future.

The planned system will deploy thousands of heavy duty industrial active RFID tags, and a company spokesman indicated that as the system expands, AppLocation will also work passive RFID into the platform, as well as GPS devices for the trucks used in transit. The initial installation of the system is expected to be completed by October of 2008.

“In this application, the critical business requirement is to ensure cable reels are in the correct yard at the right time to guarantee service delivery,” says AppLocation President Gary Hartwig. “MOBILEFusion will manage the data load for thousands of asset tags, monitor readers and cellular back haul for remote locations and handle mapping and reporting, so users can easily see where inventory is – for real time supply chain visibility.”

Ascendent ID reveals new RFID-based yard management system

Ascendent ID announced the latest release of its RFID-based yard management system for semi trailers, shipping containers, and other large moveable assets.

Trailers and containers are tracked with Ascendent’s long range RFID tags. Multiple lane readers are also installed at yard entrances, exits, and critical choke points for automated date and time capture of passing trailers. Ascendent ID’s Avera LodeStar web-based yard management software features a mapped, graphical representation of the customer’s yard, with search results highlighted on the map for quick identification.

Accenture wins $71M contract from DHS

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Accenture Federal Services a 13-month, $71 million contract to add biometric modalities and other enhancements to the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT uses digital fingerprints and photographs. A pilot program included in the contract will test facial and iris voluntary identification enrollment and matching.

HID Global expands its portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions

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.

Gemalto thinks 'BIG', wins BearingPoint innovation management award

Gemalto has won the BearingPoint innovation management award – the Agile Innovation Award – for its think tank initiative Business Innovation Garage (BIG).

BIG provides Gemalto’s 10,000 employees company-wide with a structured process to submit and manage any innovative ideas they have. Ideas covering range of fields – from communication, payment, transport, Internet access, and machine-to-machine application – are systematically challenged, audited, developed and eventually selectively turned into incubation cells.

Accurate Biometrics awarded FBI contract

Accurate Biometric announced it has been awarded a contract from the FBI for its Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).

The contract is a significant one for Accurate as it enables them to offer same-day FBI fingerprint submission services for criminal background checks to clients such as housing authorities, Indian reservations and banks.

U-Pass contract prevents dropout students from keeping transit benefits

The Province of British Columbia, the University of British Columbia and the Alma Mater Society have negotiated a plan to prevent students from dropping out of courses but still keeping their subsidized U-Pass, according to The Ubyssey.

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AppLocation wins yard management contract