| Title |
Description |
Comments |
| 3M Asset and Inventory Tracking system |
The 3M Asset and Inventory Tracking System is key to effectively managing the most valuable assets at your company— including IT components, calibrated equipment, and consigned inventory. Simply tag your assets with RFID or a barcode, then attach important files to the asset record. A centrally located reader allows you to assign assets to particular individuals, while a mobile handheld reader audits assets to help ensure accuracy in your reports |
Software solution to allow the tracking of assets - whether equipment, components, inventory. The system can be tried for free for 30 days |
| 3M RFID Tracking Solutions |
Do you need to find files fast? The 3M™ RFID Tracking System uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to locate, inventory and check files in and out. It can be implemented using your existing filing records management systems for quick and consistent file retention, and all of its components are fully integrated with each other so file information is current at all times |
Comprehensive system for finding and tracking files - whether personnel, legal, medical or related documentation. The solution is a set of small tracking tags, with readers available as a handheld device or a tracking pad and then a related software system |
| Accu-Sort Systems Inc. |
Accu-Sort is an established provider of convergent RFID and bar code systems. Our RFID solutions offer several advantages that complement optical data capture devices. RFID is not impacted by poor printing, harsh environments, or other visual barriersno line of sight is required |
Accu-Sort has a range of readers as well as fully integrated solutions to comply with Government or Industry requirements. Comprehensive web-site |
| activeRF |
This used to be a small UK company developing an application to track trolleys around a supermarket |
It now appears to just be a web site aiming at providing links to other sites - no real interest |
| ActiveWave |
ActiveWave designs and builds unique RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) products that work together to provide a new approach to tracking and security in the 21st Century. We understand the logistics problems that today's businesses face, and our staff is dedicated to efficiently applying RFID to solve these problems |
Predominately active tags. A single RFID reader can cover up to 30,000 square feet of floor space. Suggesting applications to in the ActiveWave software to provide the flexibility for:
Fully automated shipping and receiving
Real time inventory
Real time to generate receiving documents
Real time to generate shipping documents
Automatically order products that are low in inventory
Real time security
Real time marketing information about different brand of products |
| AeroScout |
AeroScout provides unique positioning platforms and solutions for short-range wireless networking standards such as Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11). Our distance measurement and location finding hardware and software drive a multitude of applications in both the general enterprise market and vertical market segments including healthcare, supply chain management, retail and manufacturing |
Uses WiFi in active tags ( cost around $60 each and battery lasts 2 years) to signal from tag to reader and use WiFi to enable location to be tracked. Use patent-pending arrangement to sense distance from the reader |
| Agileteq |
Agileteq is a technology consulting and systems integrator company based in Athens, Greece specialising in providing meaningful IT services and cutting-edge technology solutions for commercial businesses and government organisations. Agileteq's RFID product, ReStore, is a complete RFID solution for retail stores and warehouse management. ReStore is a solution for effective inventory and warehouse management that uses case, pallet, and (large) item level RFID tagging. Through a carefully planned procedure Agileteq helps identify and analyse business needs and opportunities. ReStore encompasses planning, design, pilot applications, technology adoption roadmap, final solution deployment, evaluation and training |
The first RFID company I have found in Greece. Professional web site, and a clear focus on an end to end solution for inventory management in stores and warehouses. They also do IT consulting, web site development and related activities |
| Allaura |
Allaura is a leading provider of long range semi active Real Time Locating (RTLS) using 802.11 Standard and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the UHF and Microwave (2.45 and 5.8 GHz) band offering high performance products for outdoor demanding applications. The company specializes in real time rapid development software, sensors, displays and system integration. Countries of emphasis are the all of the Americas |
The company has developed an interesting range of "RFID in a box" applications for tracking vehicles - commercial and personal - agricultural vehicles, school transportation and public transit, with recognition of the vehicles over a realistic distance. Interesting web site. |
| AMB i.t. |
AMB i.t. is the world's leader in transponder based automatic timing and scoring systems. Since the early 1980's, AMB has manufactured the world's most advanced timing systems for sports ranging from RC model car racing to high speed car racing, horse racing, speed skating, cycling and athletic sports, such as marathons, triathlons and more |
Interesting company that covers a wide range of sports from motor racing down to model racing car timing and measurement. |
| Analytica-India |
Analytica is a technology solutions provider headquartered in Bangalore - the Silicon Valley of India. Our business focus is to leverage our expertise in cutting-edge computing technologies to deliver high quality software solutions and professional services to our customers |
Analytica is a software and consulting company based in India. They appear to have recently moved into RFID applications, and have an application available for asset and personnel tracking. The RFID section of their site is well designed and contains a top level overview of the technology. |
| Apriso |
Apriso is the world leader in bottom-out enterprise software - a new event-driven, real-time, process-aware software model that provides enterprises total global control of their manufacturing and supply processes from the bottom out. Over 150 Global 5000 companies have partnered with Apriso to achieve operational excellence in the new "execution" economy |
Software application company with some applications that can be amended to take in data from RFIDs. |
| ASC Barcode |
Our focus is on software for complete Supply Chain Solutions - enterprise modules for eBusiness (web-EDI), Manufacturing, Warehouse Management (WMS), 3rd Party Logistics, Parcel Shipping, Transportation Management (TMS), Yard Management, and Route Delivery (DSD). Affordable, powerful, very flexible, and scalable for any size business |
Software company providing software for RFID enabled solutions for warehouse management, route planning and management, inventory management, personnel and asset management. |
| Auto-ID Center |
Founded in 1999, the Auto-ID Center is a unique partnership between almost 100 global companies and five of the world's leading research universities; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology the US, the University of Cambridge in the UK, the University of Adelaide in Australia, Keio University in Japan, and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Together they are creating the standards and assembling the building blocks needed to create an "Internet of things." |
The Auto-ID Center officially closed on October 26th, 2003. The final board meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Center has completed its work and transferred its technology to EPCglobal (www.epcglobalinc.org), which will administer and develop EPC standards going forward.
The university labs of the former Auto-ID Center will now be referred to as Auto-ID Labs (www.autoidlabs.org). Professor Elgar Fleisch of the University of St. Gallen and Professor Jun Murai of Keio University will co-chair the Research Council.Dr. Dan Engels will take over as Director of the MIT Auto-ID Lab. The leadership of the other labs will remain the same. |
| AXCESS Inc. |
Automatic Identification products from AXCESS offer network-based resource management tools designed to leverage the enterprise LAN to identify, locate and track your mission-critical people and assets right from the desktop. From protecting office computers to monitoring personnel and inventory movements, these products now bring total visibility to your business operations.
Based on its patented RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) line, ActiveTag, AXCESS provides a single-system approach to a variety of automatic monitoring and tracking applications, including:
Asset Management
Personnel & Vehicle Access Control
Personnel Monitoring
Production and Process Control
Inventory Tracking
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Company sells software to create usable applications of active tags in the field of asset and personnel tracking in particular. Their site has very good Flash examples of how their software and systems can be used - amusing to watch!
It isnt clear from the site if they actually make their active tags and readers, but they will supply a turn-key system. They also list a wide range of customers from schools, retail establishments, hospitality, transportation etc. |
| Barcode Discount |
RFID technology is used to tag, identify and track individual items, cases and pallets as they move from the manufacturing floor through the supply chain and into the hands of the buyer or consumer. As the objects move through the supply chain, wireless RFID readers can communicate with an RFID tag on the object, collect information about the object (such as a unique number) and match that number in a database to access a complete record about the object. This real-time technology provides unprecedented speed and accuracy in the supply chain |
Site that offers a wide range of retail oriented RFID products from readers, software, tags, printers etc. In addition it offers bar code readers, security hardware and a wide range of similar products |
| Bartizan |
Bartizan Data Systems is the top-of-mind choice for data tracking, collection and management products that utilize multiple input devices such as barcode, mag-stripe, RFID, and smart card technology. System solutions are configurable and scalable |
Appears to be a company expanding from an existing business with bar codes and other readable items to RFIDs. Covers trade shows, access controls, data gathering on attendees etc. Sells software to capture and manage data gathered by their systems |
| Blue Vector |
Blue Vector’s X-3000 simplifies RFID implementations and reduces operating cost and complexity with a highly scalable RFID network and application infrastructure solution. The X-3000 is a suite of distributed-computing appliances consisting of an RFIDrouter and an RFID Network Manager Appliance (NMA) with a web-based Configuration System. These two products combine to create an RFID network infrastructure designed to enable companies to address the cost and operational complexities of first building a pilot to rolling out a nationwide RFID supply chain deployment, and subsequently providing the on-going operational benefits of a managed RFID network |
Blue Vector are focused on the networking that will be required to make RFID infrastructures work - building on the Internet DNS structure to create a scalable solution. Their software allows the entire RFID reader/storage systems to be managed from a central Network management system. |
| BT Auto-ID Services |
BT Auto-ID is a new suite of services offering BT's customers live business control through unparalleled visibility of their physical assets in the supply chain and beyond. We have formed a dedicated and focused team to build capability quickly and to react fast to customer requirements. We're working with a number of best of breed organisations to deliver complete RFID solutions to our customers. These include tag and reader manufacturers covering all the main RFID frequencies and applications |
British Telecom is the dominant Telecom company in the UK and have developed an RFID expertise that focuses on providing a full range of consulting, design, development and implementation services to help a company adopt RFID technology. They have developed the BT Event Manager to turn the signals from RFID readers into business events that can be interpreted by your organisation's existing systems |
| Business Industrial Network |
Business Industrial Management Network provides industrial training onsite and through online resources. Through a collaboration of networks and knowledge management, our industrial engineers maintain this website so you can find your maintenance management solutions quick! |
The site is very comprehensive, providing a great deal of information about general engineering support, a forum, and articles on RFID in Pharmaceuticals. They also have a CD based training course on RFID Engineering and Technology. The site doesn't format well in Firefox. |
| ChampionChip |
ChampionChip offers a system for sports event timing which includes the combination of synchronized multiple antennas, high-tech analog and digital electronics, and dedicated software for live bulk data handling |
Company that provides antenna mats, chips/tags and readers to record/manage sports events |