Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

GAO releases PC card in memory card format

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

GAO RFID announced the release of its ultra-high frequency interrogator PC card, the model 227001, in a personal computer memory card format.

The card can be plugged into a laptop, handheld or mobile computer and comes with software for application development under Windows CE, 9x, NT, 2000, XP and Linux operating systems.


The PC card incorporates an anti-collision algorithm, allowing it to accurately transmit and receive information to and from up to 2,000 RFID tags within 100 meters. It offers digitally adjustable sensitivity with -85 dBm for high sensitivity and -55 dBm for low sensitivity.

The interrogator card minimizes employee involvement while maintain reliable performance of real time data collection in the identification, tracking and tracing, and localization of assets or people. [end] 

Tego Inc. announced the addition of the TegoChip 2000 to its product line with optimization for Air Transport Associations (ATA) Spec 2000 part identification.

The TegoChip 2000, 2 kilobit low memory RFID chip is designed for tagging aircraft parts that require only birth record storage and identification. For example, oxygen tanks and life vests need to be accounted for but do not carry the record-intensive maintenance history needs of other aircraft parts.

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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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GAO RFID announced its handheld RFID reader series for animal identification and management, for applications such as stock breeding, animal control, or foodstuff tracking systems.

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Neurotechnology has announced the release of two new software development kits (SDKs) from their MegaMatcher line of offerings. The two new releases, MegaMatcher 4.2 and MegaMatcher On Card 3.0, both offer support for fingerprint, facial and iris recognition to be used either individually or as a multi-factor solution by Neurotechnology’s VeriFinger 6.4, VeriLook 5.1 and VeriEye identification engines, respectively.

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DigitalPersona announced the release of its new fingerprint feature extraction technology called FingerJetFX. Unlike most releases from the company, however, the FingerJetFX solution has been release with an Open Source Edition in addition to its commercially available edition.

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Crocus Technology, a developer of magnetically enhanced semiconductors, and Morpho announced an agreement to develop and commercialize a smart card based on Crocus’ Magnetic-Logic-Unit (MLU) technology.

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