Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

J.C. Renfroe joins N4 Systems network

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

J.C. Renfroe and Sons, a manufacturer of lifting clamps, has announced plans to join N4 Systems’ RFID-enabled Field ID Safety Network. With the system, J.C. Renfroe will have safety traceability of its products and be able to share the data with vendors and clients.


The Field ID Safety Network, N4 Systems’ flagship system, offers a Web-based safety traceability solution for a variety of industrial applications. The system connects all parties involved in the safety compliance process, including manufacturers, distributors, inspectors and end users, and eliminates the need for compliance paperwork.

J.C. Renfroe is a leader in the manufacture of lifting clamps; it has supplied clamps for a range of projects from standard industrial uses to more specialized cases, including the relocation of the Liberty Bell and recovery of debris from the Challenger disaster. [end] 

On Track Innovations has received a U.S. patent for adding contactless capability to existing mobile handsets through contactless SIM technology.

U.S. Patent No. 8,090,407, aka “Contactless Smart SIM,” covers the capabilities necessary to turn existing mobile handsets into NFC-enabled devices through the use of a SIM card and a specifically designed antenna, all while keeping the phone and operating system “fully agnostic,” says OTI.

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Hirsch Identive announced that its Velocity Access Control and Security Management software has been tested and verified to be compliant with the IF-MAP computing standard by the international industry standards organization, Trusted Computing Group.

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ARX received FIPS 201 approval from the U.S. Government’s General Services Administration on the Approved Products List for compliance for its PrivateServer network-attached hardware security module.

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The Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) has chosen Identive’s SmartFold smart card readers to provide secure remote network access for its employees.

The agency has a lot of restricted and sensitive data that has particular management requirements. The MoD felt that the Identive contact smart card reader would provide the desired level of security, yet be flexible enough to incorporate into the existing network security infrastructure.

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German bank, Sparkasse will pilot contactless payments for its bank credit card users, reports Venture Village.

Locations in Hannover, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg will be some of the first for the trial, which begins in April. More than 1.3 million customers will receive the new bank cards complete with contactless functionality.

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Another library joins the long list of those converting to RFID technology to developing a more efficient method of borrowing items - the Grand Rapids Public Library system.

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