Public Transport Operator ACTV S.p.A. (Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano) improves passenger flow, promotes tourism in the historic city with RFID smart ticketing service. ACTV S.p.A. operates land- and water-based public transportation throughout the province of Venice, with the primary mode of transport being the waterbus, or vaporetto. To enable a faster, smoother flow of…
PromoWest Productions has officially announced its plans for the PromoWest Fest, a three day, three stage music festival taking place July 15th-17th in the Arena District. The festival will feature over 40 local, regional, and national acts such as Milky Chance, Snoop Dogg, Walk the Moon, Forest & The Evergreens, LL Cool J, and Lindsey…
Stolen bicycles are a large problem in many European cities where people are increasingly using their bikes to commute to work and elsewhere. A growing number of people use bicycles not only to stay fit but also to avoid traffic jams and to minimize traveling costs. For many, the bicycle may also be a significant…
Document storage and protection company Recall Holdings Limited announced the implementation of a wearable RFID scanner program at its Information Center in Atlanta, GA. If all goes well, the program is scheduled for deployment at several more of its facilities worldwide later this year. As Recall employees move around the Information Center, a belt-mounted RFID…
ASSA ABLOY Hospitality recently supplied a complete package of radio frequency identification (RFID) access control, energy management and locking solutions to the luxurious Grand Hyatt San Francisco hotel. An iconic 38-storey hotel located near Union Square in the downtown area of San Francisco, the Grand Hyatt hotel consists of 659 guestrooms, multiple restaurants, and 30,000…
RFID technology, or radio frequency identification, has been around for a long time. Along with the convenience, however, comes the risk of having the information contained on RFID-equipped items being stolen in a new brand of electronic pickpocketing known as RFID skimming. The technology has made its way into a variety of items, including credit…
The North West Redwater Partnership (NWR) Sturgeon refinery project, being built in Alberta, Canada, promises to be one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the world. Gasification technology, selected by NWR as an integral part of its refining process, will enable it to produce CO2 along with diesel fuel and other products.…