Earth Times (PRNewswire): LUSTENAU, Austria and DALLAS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS (www.identecsolutions.com) announced today 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.
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, in conjunction with SIMEC, a local Madrid, Spain based system integrator, deployed the active RFID based solution including; long-range tags, readers and integration software. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' tags are affixed to all internal transport chassis. RFID readers are mounted on all containers handling equipment and integrated with the DGPS based Position Determination System. At the quay, the container and ITV/chassis IDs are input to the Terminal Operating System. As a transport vehicle and chassis approach a reach-stacker in the yard, the tag is read and the PDS sends a message to the Terminal Operating System to automatically promote the job for the container on the chassis. The Terminal Operating System then downloads the job to the PDS and the task is executed and automatically confirmed. The automated job promotion solution eliminates data entry, increases productivity in container handoffs and improves safety.
The most recent deployment was completed at the TSC facility in Brazil in July 2009. An identical system was installed for DPW Tarragona in February of this year. Previously, the system was installed for Termavi de Vigo, in Vigo Spain.
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theRTLSBlog.com: Congratulations Intelligent Insites for Best technical development of a WSN/RTLS device at IDTechEx events Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) & RTLS took place in Denver, CO, USA.
The InSites Platform breaks new ground by providing healthcare organizations with a single system capable of locating patients, staff, equipment, and inventory via information derived through a variety of real-time locating (RTLS) technologies. The information is then leveraged to streamline and automate patient flow, asset management, and inventory management activities, resulting in increased productivity and efficient deployment of resources. So far most software solutions are dedicated to a certain hardware type, but this is RTLS technology agnostic.
The platform serves as the core of the enterprise visibility strategy for Intelligent InSites’ healthcare clients by enabling the seamless integration of real-time location data with their existing IT systems, communication systems, building systems, and mobile devices. The platform also allows customers and integrators to customize and enhance the system to suit their unique requirements and environment.
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theRTLSBlog.com: Congratulations Awarepoint for award for Best application of WSN/RTLS at IDTechEx event - Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) & RTLS that took place in Denver, CO, USA
Awarepoint won this award for is deployment of RTLS/WSN at Jackson Health Systems. Awarepoint is currently tracking 12,000 medical equipment assets throughout the Jackson Health System’s nearly 4,459,000 million square foot, multi-building campus (also encompassing 91 floors and 17 buildings). With Jackson Health System’s large network coverage requirement, fast and minimally invasive installation was imperative to success. Requiring no hard wiring, Awarepoint’s “plug and track” network is a fully managed service, including hardware, software, remote monitoring and maintenance. With its patented wireless sensor network (WSN) architecture, Awarepoint completed the entire installation in less than 6 weeks.
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RFID Journal: The Rifidi Edge Server can manage EPC Gen 2 RFID interrogators and RFID reader data, as well as information from bar-code scanners, sensors and other hardware.
By Claire Swedberg
Oct. 26, 2009—RFID software company Pramari has released an open-source middleware platform, the Rifidi Edge Server, that is free to download and use. The firm also offers support, consulting and training at a cost of approximately $5,000 for most small to midsize customers. Rifidi began beta testing the middleware on June 15 of this year, and released Version 1.0 on Oct. 26.
The Rifidi Edge Server middleware collects data from EPC Gen 2 RFID readers, filters that information and delivers it to systems that employ the data for business processes. The middleware works not only with RFID interrogators, but also with bar-code scanners, sensors and other hardware, such as cameras.
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Open PR: (openPR) - Out Board have been appointed principal global re-seller for the entertainment and presentation technology sectors by Ubisense, the Cambridge UK based leaders in precision real-time location systems (RTLS).
The move follows on from Out Board's substantial successes with their own audio showcontrol application of the Ubisense technology, TiMax Tracker, which tracks actors and performers around stage to automatically localize their amplified audio signature via real-time control of the TiMax2 SoundHub audio matrix processor.
Out Board have also supplied this highly versatile precision tracking technology to control other third-party audio showcontrollers such as the Meyer LCS system, and provided support to developments in other disciplines such as control of lighting, cameras, multimedia servers and advanced showcontrol environments such as the CAST BlackBox system.
Ubisense CEO Richard Green comments: "Out Board understand the language and dynamics of the entertainment technology industry, and they have the in-depth technical and commercial experience to fully develop and support these exciting new initiatives. Their well-established distribution network also gives them a truly global reach to help apply these skills, we're confident they're well placed to maximise the potential of Ubisense in this sector."
The Ubisense core RTLS platform employs a unique combination of angle-of-arrival (AOA) and time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) analysis to deliver highly reliable and accurate location information to a resolution of 15cm (6") in three dimensions. Out Board add their own software application layers to provide real-time visualisations and application-specific showcontrol GUI's. A network of compact Ubisense sensors receives 6-8GHz UWB radar-frequency pulses from miniature tags worn by the performers, and the resulting real-time localization data is used to deliver either stepped or continuous positional control of external media peripherals via MIDI or ethernet.
Just as demand has rocketed for effective RTLS resources in Ubisense's core enterprise markets such as personnel or asset tracking and process control, so the entertainment industry has also seen a growing interest in this area. Out Board's Robin Whittaker remarks "People in our industry seem very tweaked by RTLS allowing them to now do things that were just not possible a few years ago. We know a lot of those people, and we're delighted to be in a position deliver them viable solutions to help open up these new possibilities."
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DOT Med News: October 26, 2009
by Brendon Nafziger, Writer
The Georgia Tech Research Institute announced plans this month to test whether a common tracking system used in hospitals and warehouses interferes with medical devices.
The Atlanta-based applied research organization is developing protocols for its decade-old medical device testing lab to investigate the effect of radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology on implantable medical devices like defibrillators and pacemakers.
Although RFID is a ubiquitous technology that uses radio waves to track items in hospitals, stores and libraries to monitor inventory and prevent theft, nobody really knows if it has the potential to interfere with sensitive, and lifesaving, devices like implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs).
"There's a potential there for interference," Ralph Herkert, director of GTRI's Medical Device Test Center, tells DOTmed News. "Basically, pacemakers and defibs are monitoring bodily functions, so they have sensing circuitry," he continues. "Any time you have sensing circuitry, you have the possibility for an interfering signal to get there."
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PRWEB: Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) October 24, 2009 -- Guard RFID Solutions Inc. announced today that the Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MMTC) has chosen its TotGuard Infant Protection solution for its new $267 million facility in Murfreesboro, TN. The facility is to be equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, and GuardRFID's TotGuard system will play a pivotal role in the protection of newborn and pediatric patients.
Guard RFID Solution's active RFID infant tracking TotGuard product is a true IP-based RFID infant tracking system, using existing Ethernet networks, so the system can be accessed across the whole facility, as well as remotely for monitoring and maintenance services. The system uses tags with a unique dual-tamper detection technology so as to reduce nuisance alarms, as well as the first tamper-detecting Umbilical tags.
"MTMC has been committed to equip our new facility with state-of-the-art technologies, and we set about to find an infant and pediatric security solution that would live up to this commitment", said Jennifer Garland, MTMC's project director, "We were very impressed with the capabilities of GuardRFID's new generation TotGuard Infant Security solution, with its IT-friendly platform and ease of use. We worked closely with several departments including maternal-infant services and security, and we are confident we've selected a safe, highly advanced system."
GuardRFID's Vice President of Sales, Beth Bandi stated that she is excited about deploying the TotGuard Active RFID tags at MTMC. "GuardRFID is continually adding features and capabilities to its TotGuard™ solution that have never been available in the past with other systems. MTMC's new facility being built promises to be a real showcase not only with uncompromised infant and patient security, but because it will also provide the highest quality of care. MTMC's choice of our TotGuard system is testament to the fact that GuardRFID has developed a true next generation RFID platform."
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TMC Net: October 21, 2009
Alien Technology Expands High-Performance Enterprise Category for RFID Reader Platform
By Nathesh, TMCnet Contributor
Alien Technology, a provider of UHF Gen 2 RFID products and services, has announced the release of a new next-generation EMEA Gen 2 RFID reader and the expansion of its high-performance enterprise category reader platform.
The new ALR-9900-EMA (News - Alert) reader is designed to the latest ETSI regulations, serving Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and comes densely packed with numerous feature-rich offerings.
The company has said that its Alien reader product line offers superior read-range and software interfaces to make it easier for customers to take advantage of RFID reporting for LAN- and WAN-based networks and Alien’s array of high-performance, flexible EPC Gen 2 RFID readers are easy to deploy and manage.
According to the company, the Alien ALR-9900 Enterprise Reader allows users to deploy manageable, robust, best-in-class EPC Gen 2 RFID solutions for supply chain, manufacturing and asset management applications. The ALR-9900 offers highly reliable, automatic data capture and supports key RFID platforms including Microsoft BizTalk RFID, IBM WebSphere 6.0, Oat Systems,Oracle ( News - Alert), GlobeRanger, BEA and many others.
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RFID News: Eastern Maine Medical Center’s (EMMC) newly renovated 32,000 square foot Imaging Center has recently installed a Real-time Locating System (RTLS) in order to better manage patient flow.
Versus Technology’s RTLS automatically captures time parameters related to each patient’s visit, including wait time and time to complete a particular imaging service.
Imaging Center staff can then make real-time comparisons to benchmarked goals, perform more accurate scheduling based on actual time to complete certain procedures, and better inform patients as to expected wait and procedure times.
Additionally, Versus automatically identifies room status as available, in-use, reserved, in-process (being cleaned) or unavailable based on patient locations
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PR-inside: Fargo, ND – October 22, 2009 – Intelligent InSites Inc., the leading provider of real-time enterprise visibility and automation solutions that dramatically improve healthcare efficiency and patient safety, announced the inaugural Intelligent InSites Partner Summit will be held October 27-28 in Fargo, ND.
For the event, Intelligent InSites is bringing together the leading software, service, and technology companies that provide real-time locating and sensing solutions. Together with the company’s own InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform (InSites Platform), they provide the most comprehensive enterprise solution for workflow, patient and staff safety, and asset management for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities.
During the event, Intelligent InSites will share vision, strategies, and new programs geared at accelerating the adoption of RTLS technologies throughout the healthcare industry. Several announcements related to partner programs, upcoming product features and enhancements, and a new best practices methodology and toolset will also be announced at the Intelligent InSites Partner Summit.
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