Welcome to the rf IDEAS blog. Here, you’ll find our insights, trend information and guidance on a wide range of identification and authentication-related topics. Our authors are experts at rf IDEAS as well as partners and guests bloggers who bring their own perspectives. Browse, learn and enjoy.
How Technology Can Answer Some of the Healthcare Environment's Pressing Needs
Like any industry, healthcare has a unique set of considerations, specifically when it comes to protecting its people – both patients and employees.
Three Insights for a Successful RFID Reseller
In the 10+ years since Windmill Computing became a distributor for RF IDeas, we've formed a long-standing relationship with the RFID community. We've learned a few tips on what it takes to be a successful reseller.
GDPR Affects Us All. Here's How.
On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect. Residing in the U.K., I hear a lot about the upcoming deadline, and the implications it has on European Union (EU) citizens.
Mobilizing RFID in Mustering for Critical Attendance Management Tasks
Mustering is a critical part of any disaster plan and involves accounting for personnel during an emergency. With the rise of RFID-based access control, many companies manage this process through the facility's access control system. In order for this process to be efficient and accurate, the data must be accessible from a mobile device. Sitting at a centralized workstation inside a building that is on fire will not work. During an evacuation, attendance is taken outside at muster points, far away from the building’s doorway and wired readers.
How to Successfully Deploy a Secure Print Solution
To help deploy a successful secure print solution, regardless of where you are in the adaptation process, we've come up with a list of helpful tips
Three Printer Risks and How to Avoid Them
Most people don't think about printing when they consider security breaches on the job. In fact, HP recently found that 56 percent of companies ignore printers in their endpoint security strategy. But with security breaches happening all over the office, both relating to physical and logical security, thinking of printer risks is a must-do for a complete security strategy.
Holistic Security with Authentication Across the Manufacturing Floor
Diving deeper into the first element, security assessment, can be a daunting task. What elements of my building should be considered? Did I forget a point of vulnerability? How can I possibly ensure ever element of my building is secure?
Think Authentication Solutions for MFP are a Waste? Think Again.
Implementing an extra layer of security in the office can send some heads spinning. Is this going to take me extra time? Will I have to remember a password?
Avoiding OSHA Violations with Simple RFID Implementation
Manufacturing is a behind-the-scenes operation that, while vital to all organizations, often gets little attention. When operations are running smoothly, everyone from the shareholders to the customers remain happy
Expanding Security; Exploring the Logical Transition
The word security takes on many different definitions depending on the lens in which it is perceived. To an infant, security is the caring arms of a mother or father. A homeowner sees it as protection of their property. There's financial security and security in one's self. Perhaps the multitude of definitions can help explain why a simple Google search of the word security results in more than 1.8 billion results.
Secure Printing Just Got Easier With Ethernet 241 and Discovery Tool
Security doesn’t just end at the door. It extends throughout the entire enterprise, including the organization’s print devices, whether multi- or single-function.
University Uses RF IDeas Readers to Reduce Access Cards from Several to One
Founded in 1925, a private educational institution on the North America east coast offers low-cost, part-time evening studies in law and business for working adults. The school has expanded to include a College of Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences. The majority of its 6,500 students and 900 faculty and staff commute to campus on a daily basis.
Innovation
No matter what industry, there will always be an unending appetite for new products, services and experiences that add real value. To supply that demand, corporations have ramped up the speed and accelerated the creation and delivery of innovative new products.
Main Line Health System
Improving infection control and ensuring patient confidentiality. A not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs, Main Line Health offers acute and non-acute care through seven health care facilities, a multi-specialty physician network, and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research.
Improving Security and Infection Control in One Keyboard
From the recent Ebola scare to the current measles epidemic, the emphasis on disease control and preventing the spread of infection has never been more critical. But sometimes it’s the littlest things that can make the biggest difference.
Going Beyond the Door
Most mid- to large-size organizations today in nearly all industries leverage employee ID badges to authorize automated access to the premises. However, physical access to a building is just one way employee badges can be used to address challenges faced by these organizations.