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Sewio offers free IoT software, consultancy for smart quarantining; SSE Technologies launches mobile app using PTS software to test for COVID-19; Sigfox supports COVID-related efforts; MachineMetrics grants free access to manufacturers fighting coronavirus; U-box acquires IoT company Thingstream; STMicroelectronics unveils rugged controller for smart devices; CoreRFID automates lifting equipment inspections for Catena.

Ferrero tracks approximately 1,200 employees at two of its Turkish sites when they report to a mustering station, using a BLE badge, an app and software provided by Litum.

A trending Facebook post claims the U.S. government is using the coronavirus pandemic to embed RFID chips in everyone. Don't believe everything you read.

Last week, RFID Journal offered a webinar on damage control, presented by SpotSee and Smart Label Solutions. View the presentation and video from the webinar.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, these machines have become a vital resource for saving lives. Are we using them as efficiently as possible?

Customers can text their payments for drinks at The Drug Store in Tribeca, N.Y., while Iris Nova's RFID system from Avery Dennison tracks inventory levels so no products go out of stock.

Several dozen companies are already using a solution now being commercially launched by SML Group, known as FactoryCare, to eliminate shipping errors and thereby avoid corresponding penalties from retailers.

To help combat the coronavirus, the association is promoting the manufacture of shield masks among its members, to be provided to health professionals free of charge.

The company's SR1000 Series chips are designed to use less power than standard UWB chips and to be faster due to low latency, as well as cost less and prevent interference from other wireless signals.

The company has announced a solution to help retailers manage an increasing number of e-commerce returns as they focus their efforts on online sales during the coronavirus crisis.