Articles Tagged with ''Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID)''

Not surprisingly, radio frequency identification (RFID) and that technology’s “little sister” real-time location systems (RTLS) seem to be everywhere doing just about everything. Many times, solutions blend together security and operations at myriad enterprises, organizations and agencies. And, ironically, some of the most cutting edge applications are geographically far flung in areas where it makes business sense to leap-frog at times nonexistent legacy technologies.

Macys has launched a new line of luxury handbags, briefcases, and wallets that are integrated with fingerprint recognition, RFID blocking technology, and GPS technology.

As part of its "Next Gen Stats" initiative, which is designed to give fans, as well as coaches and broadcasters, a greater insight into the game, NFL players will wear RFID tags on their uniforms. 

In the consumerization of IT, such as the Bring Your Own Device movement, employees and stakeholders want their services delivered according to their preferences, and more and more are demanding digital, high-tech solutions.

Some visitors have expressed concern over privacy while wearing a MagicBand around the Walt Disney World Resort.

 Among the worst things to hear: “I can’t find the master key.” Whether lost or stolen, that situation triggers a long and expensive process of rekeying. Perhaps this is the last straw pushing your enterprise toward an electronic access control solution. 

Beyond physical access control, technology that includes proximity, RFID and contactless smartcards, readers and their system platforms is moving outward to a diversity of business missions.

Northside Independent School District's decision to RFID-enable student IDs to better facilitate attendance-taking and student tracking in emergencies is under fire, again.

Despite conservative groups' protests, Northside School District requires students to wear RFID-enabled IDs for better attendance tracking.