The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government had set a goal to make Hong Kong a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) center and a RFID trendsetter in the Asia Pacific Region, the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology Janet Wong said Tuesday. Speaking at the Hong Kong RFID Awards 2009 presentation ceremony on Tuesday, Wong said the government spared no effort in promoting the …

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS announced recently at the TOC Americas Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina that its industry-leading active RFID technology has been selected by the Tecon Santa Catarina (TSC) terminal in Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil and DPW Tarragona, Spain for truck identification and automated job promotion integrated with their GPS and Terminal Operating Systems.

VingCard Elsafe, a leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, announced the installation of VISIONLINE by VingCard, its wireless RF-online system, and Signature RFID by Vingcard, its contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility, at Fairmont Pittsburgh.

Netc, the leading provider of storage media barcode label printing software and printed RFID and media barcode labels, today announced the Netc N*VISION RFID WatchDog™ Tape Tracking System with PassPort Technology™.

Sirit Inc. (“Sirit”) , a global provider of radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technology, announced recently the release of the 3.0 Firmware for its industry leading UHF reader, the INfinity 510 (“IN510″).

Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, has formed an oil and gas strategic alliance with Shipcom Wireless and KBR Wireless, who are offering a complete software solution that links with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to instantly track and manage supplies transported between onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities worldwide.

Taiwan makers of RFID related products are urged to join the China RFID Alliance in order to tap the growing RFID market in China, according to Zhang Qi, chairperson of China RFID Alliance.