Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Sokymat signals focus on U.S. market

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

A recent change in Sokymat Automotive RFID’s management team indicates a new focus on the company’s presence in the U.S. market. The Germany-based RFID component maker has appointed Marc Schnippering as regional sales manager for the company’s operations in the U.S. According to a company statement, Schnippering’s goal will be to further expand and consolidate SOKYMAT AUTOMOTIVE’s market position in the U.S. RFID and transponder marketplace.

Schnippering has ten years of experience in the international sales of RFID products. Previously, he worked for Assa Abloy Identification Technologies and HID Global, working in a range of sectors spanning access control, industrial ID and animal ID.

Schnippering will be based in Barrington, R.I. [end] 

Related Articles
GlobalPlatform's upcoming card training session to focus on mobile

GlobalPlatform announced that it will hold a two-day card specification training session March 1-2 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Directly preceding CARTES North America 2012 (March 5-7, Las Vegas), the training session will aim to educate CARTES delegates and other participants on the importance of GlobalPlatform Specifications, their capabilities and functionality.

read more »
New biometric market report for India released

A new report on the market for biometric technology in India forecasted a 42.4% compound annual growth rate for the industry in the four year span. TechNavio, a market intelligence reporting company, reviews and forecasts the period of 2010 through 2014 from

read more »
Report: NFC market to pass $10 billion by 2016

MarketsandMarkets has published a new report predicting that the NFC market will reach over $10 billion by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% from 2011 to 2016.

read more »
Report: smart card market to see double digit growth through 2014

Reportlinker.com expects the global smart card market to grow 12 percent through 2014, it says in a new forecast report, according to ATM Marketplace.

“Smart Card Market Forecast to 2014” is a global look at the shipment of smart cards. Reportlinker.com estimates that shipments will be around 6.1 billion units in 2011, an 11% increase over 2010.

read more »
VeriTeQ acquires VeriChip implantable microchip, focuses on patient and animal ID

VeriTeQ announced it has acquired the VeriChip implantable microchip and related technologies and Health Link Web-based personal health record (PHR) from Positive ID. VeriChip is the FDA-cleared RFID implantable microchip for humans and patient identification.

read more »
CARTES in North America to focus on mobile payments

CARTES in North America, a new annual card manufacturing, payment, identification and digital security expo and conference, has placed mobile payments at the center of its agenda of this year’s inaugural event.

read more »

Copyright © 2012, AVISIAN, Inc. All rights reserved.