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TI
Reaches 300M Transponder Milestone and Doubles Tag-it™
Inlay Capacity
Texas Instruments RFid Systems announced
it has reached a manufacturing milestone in radio frequency
identification (RFID) with the production of its 300 millionth
transponder. The company also opened its new Tag-it™
manufacturing line in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which doubles
its 13.56 MHz smart label RFID inlay manufacturing capacity.
The line allows Texas Instruments additional flexibility
in producing a variety of new high-frequency smart label
shapes and sizes, including 22 mm and 24 mm circular inlays
for textile rental, dry cleaning and product authentication
applications as well as wider inlays (10 cm x 15 cm) for
supply chain and logistics tracking applications requiring
a read range of more than 1 meter (3.28 feet).
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Students
and Staff Use RFID at Buffalo’s Enterprise Charter
School
 The
Enterprise Charter School in Buffalo, New York, founded
in 2002 with an innovative interdisciplinary approach to
learning, is applying that same philosophy to managing their
human resources and physical assets. The public school’s
more than 450 staff and students in grades K-8 are using
a new identification card for access control and time and
attendance that incorporates 13.56 MHz RFID technology from
TI-RFid. The school will use TI’s smart labels to
identify and secure assets such as library books, laptop
computers and other items. Students will also be able to
make selected purchases in the cafeteria using their identification
cards.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Intuitek, the systems integrator on
the project, implemented the RFID cards and readers, and
integrated the technology with the school’s existing
security system to create a seamless solution. As students
approach stand-up kiosks at the school entrance, they present
an RFID identification card, printed with their name and
photo, to the reader with attached antenna embedded in the
kiosk. The individual’s photo then appears on a touch-screen
display and the student touches his or her own photo to
verify entrance into the building. This information is then
forwarded to the school’s database for attendance
records, and a copy is provided in real-time to the staff
in their classroom.
The staff’s TI-RFid access control cards also grant
easy access to the building. When an authorized staff member’s
card is presented to the TI-RFid S6420 vicinity wall plate
reader at the door, it disables the lock and allows the
person to access the building.
“We  were
able to create an effective new security solution because
of the ease of integration of the TI readers and cards.
We retro-fitted TI-RFid access control readers into the
building’s existing security system, and are now able
to provide one card for access control, security and universal
identification, while at the same time enabling advanced
features the school was seeking, such as automated attendance
and library book checkout,” said David Straitiff,
president and CEO, Intuitek.
For additional information, please contact Intuitek at
716-566-2726, or visit www.intuitek.net.
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Pan-American
Maccabi Games Uses RFID for Event Security
Amid the fun and games at the 10th Annual
Pan-American Maccabi Games taking place this December in
Santiago, Chile, comes the importance of securing the event
and ensuring participant safety. This year’s games,
a competitive athletic event for Jewish athletes, will use
new 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology from TI-RFid
to identify several thousand athletes, spectators, and staff
expected to attend the games from December 24, 2003 - January
5, 2004.
XIDEN, a systems integrator in Santiago, Chile, will implement
the access control portion of the overall security framework
and will require all attendees to carry an identification
card, issued in advance, containing a TI-RFid 13.56 MHz
smart label inlay. Fullprint, a printer company also based
in Santiago, Chile, will integrate the TI-RFid inlays into
the cards and print the finished badges containing identification
information, including the person’s name and photo,
the participant’s status such as athlete, organizer,
coach or spectator, as well as additional security data.
XIDEN will set up a series of mobile access control points
to secure entry/exit points throughout the games including
the arena, cafeteria and other gathering points, equipped
with a notebook computer connected to a TI-RFid S6400 13.56
MHz vicinity reader. As participants approach control points
and wave their badges in front of the reader, information
stored on each card is read and displayed on the computer,
all within one half second, allowing staff to verify participants
and grant access to the area.
For more information, contact Marco Hazan
of XIDEN Chile at (56 2) 624 1716 or mhazan@xiden.cl.
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Pima
County Jail Upgrades Security
The Pima County Jail in Tucson, Arizona
has adopted 13.56 MHz tags, cards and readers from Texas
Instruments RFid Systems for prisoner identification and
officer access as part of a comprehensive security upgrade
and the addition of 147,000 square-feet of new building
space. Up to 1,600 prisoners will be identified and monitored
daily via wristbands embedded with a TI-RFid smart label,
and more than 300 prison officers will use TI-RFid-based
cards to gain access to restricted areas in the facility.
Upon entering the Pima County Jail, inmates are fastened
with an RFID Smart Band® developed by Precision Dynamics
Corporation of San Fernando, Calif. The inmate’s name,
identification number and security level is stored on the
RFID smart label in the wristband. As they are moved throughout
the facility, inmates present their wristbands to TI-RFid
wall plate readers, automatically identifying each prisoner
and capturing the date and time the person entered or exited
a particular area of the facility. One hundred twenty-four
vicinity readers will be implemented at all doorway entrances
to the jail as well as at various entry points inside, including
the medical unit, visitation and programs areas.
For more information on the security update at the Pima
County Jail, please contact Dave Campbell of DMJM, the architect
on the project, at 719-386-8309 or david.campbell@dmjm.com.
Visit www.pdcorp.com
or contact Dan Hobin at 800-847-0670, extension 1340, or
dhobin@pdcorp.com
for more information on Precision Dynamics’ RFID Smart
Bands.
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TI-RFid
Sponsors ID World International Congress
As Platinum Sponsor, TI-RFid invites you
to attend the upcoming ID WORLD International Congress,
taking place in Paris, November 20-21, at the Hilton Charles
de Gaulle. Focusing on The ID Revolution in the Real and
Digital Worlds, specifically the convergence of physical
and digital security systems, this year’s conference
will provide users, consultants, and vendors the opportunity
to learn more about the evolving world of advanced automatic
identification technologies.
Organized by Wise Media, publishers of Global ID Magazine,
ID WORLD 2003 is a highly informative forum on current and
future applications of RFID, biometrics, cards and data
collection technologies. Come hear internationally renowned
experts and key players in the auto ID industry, including
Dave Slinger, general manager of TI-RFid, as they share
their vision and address the most relevant issues involving
physical and information security, identification of assets
in logistics, retail automation and anti-counterfeiting,
as well as personal identity authentication for government,
corporate and financial services.
For further information regarding the show
agenda and registration or to download a copy of the show
brochure, visit the event Website at www.idworldonline.com.
Information is also available through the organizer’s
office at idworld@wisemedia.it
or +39 02 67388322.
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