Posts Tagged ‘technology’

Kiosk helps retailers create link between stores, social media

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

A new system based on RFID technology helps retailers link their physical stores to their online social media channels. With the LifeSynk system retailers give RFID smartcards to their customers, who swipe them at a kiosk reader in the store to receive discounts and automatically share their activity via social media channels such as Facebook… Read more >>

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7 dos and don’ts to maximize a hospital’s RFID return on investment

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Yedidia Blonde is, a Product Manager at Vizbee RFID Solutions. Vizbee offers RFID applications for multiple industries, including a patient and hospital asset tracking application for healthcare institutions. Here’s what Yedidia had to say about the do’s and dont’s of RFID in hospitals: Radio frequency identification is a very powerful tool for hospital management. With… Read more >>

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RFID technology allows retailers to harness social media like never before

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

New social networking solution uses RFID technology to connect businesses at physical locations with social media – to be exclusively previewed at next week’s Retail Business Technology Expo. Businesses can now gain control over the level of engagement they have with customers with the use of branded RFID cards which customers can swipe at their… Read more >>

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RFID Looks Better Without The Hype

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

As technology priorities go, RFID seems to be the cheese that slipped off the cracker. You may remember the projections for market adoption that were being tossed around five or six years ago that never came close to reality. As recently as two years ago, the marketing drums still beat loudly. Business focus on cost… Read more >>

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HID Global to showcase RFID and digital technology solutions at CARTES North America 2012

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, continues its commitment to innovation leadership by offering a broad portfolio of RFID and digital technology solutions that support users’ needs to create, use and manage secure identities. As a part of its showcase this week at CARTES North America Expo and Conference… Read more >>

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Police video surveillance cameras around town to be upgraded

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Comings and goings of Palm Beachers and others will come under greater scrutiny with the Police Department’s plan to upgrade its video surveillance system. Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin said the new cameras are technologically superior to those now in place and will enhance the department’s ability to investigate and solve crimes. Some may view… Read more >>

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Surveillance Video Becomes a Tool for Studying Customers

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Software mines security footage to help business owners see what people do once they’re inside the store. The huge success of online shopping and advertising—led by giants like Amazon and Google—is in no small part thanks to software that logs when you visit Web pages and what you click on. Startup Prism Skylabs offers brick-and-mortar… Read more >>

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UK mailbox supplier selects SALTO Systems to provide electronic locking solution

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of lockable mailbox systems and letterbox anti-arson solutions has selected SALTO Systems to provide an electronic locking solution for its products. The SALTO XS4 locker lock is designed to bring all the advantages of electronic access control to a lockable mailbox and is designed to provide a high level… Read more >>

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GSA’s First Cloud-Based Physical Access System Is Implemented At Neal Smith Federal Building

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

BridgePoint™ Systems, the broadest provider of smart-card readers and enrollment software for Physical Access Control Systems (PACs), today announced that Neal Smith Federal Building has implemented its TrustAlert™ PACS (formerly TrustZone PACS). BridgePoint and its partner, EmbarkIT, installed the new system ahead of schedule and within the facility’s budget parameters. TrustAlert PACS is the only… Read more >>

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Adelante Healthcare Standardizes on Brivo for Access Control Management

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Brivo Systems LLC, leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for security management, today announced that Adelante Healthcare, a private non-profit located in Arizona, has standardized on Brivo for access control management at its current and future health care and administration facilities. Adelante Healthcare currently operates seven health centers throughout Maricopa County, offering a… Read more >>

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