December 2011

• December 19th, 2011
• Aurielle Destiche

CDC Antibiotic Tracking System Launched in Hospitals To Reduce Antibiotic Misuse and Prevent Antibiotic Resistant Infections From Developing and Spreading

• December 19th, 2011
• Aurielle Destiche

the tracking system will monitor and trace the movement of meat across all phases of the supply chain, including farms, processing plants, trucks and supermarkets. The tracking system brings an unprecedented level of accountability and efficiency to every stage of the pork production process.

• December 14th, 2011
• Jackson Parker

Federal investigators are probing allegations that Carrier IQ software found on about 150 million cellphones tracked user activity and sent the information to the cellphone companies without informing consumers, according to government officials, reported the Washington Post. Executives from Carrier IQ traveled to Washington Tuesday and met with officials at the Federal Trade Commission, which is responsible for protecting consumers and enforcing privacy laws. The executives also met with the Federal Communications Commission.

Carrier IQ, the tracking software company, has said its software is not designed to capture keystrokes or the content of messages, but in some cases that may have happened by accident. The company said it inadvertently collected some SMS messages as the result of a software bug, but the data is intended to help improve user experience with smartphones.

• December 13th, 2011
• Jackson Parker

Yesterday the European Commission unveiled plans to establish a cross-border surveillance and tracking system which will allow border guards to share information and intelligence, helping in the fight against crime. The proposed European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) will allow border agents to track small boats – often used in smuggling operations – using satellite imagery, ensuring this information is passed between member states.

The EUROSUR tracking system is expected to increase communication within and between states to prevent and tackle serious crime – such as drug trafficking and the trafficking of human beings, and to reduce the number of migrant deaths at sea.

• December 12th, 2011
• Jackson Parker

Did you know there is hidden software on millions of smartphones that records every interaction a user has with the device, as well as his location, then sends that information off the phone in a totally unencrypted way without letting the user know?

• December 8th, 2011
• Jackson Parker

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL, has installed InvoTech’s GIMS automatic ultra-high frequency RFID garment tracking system to manage more than 20,000 custom-designed staff uniforms. InvoTech provides Rivers Casino’s uniform supplier with UHF-RFID tracking tags so new uniforms arrive with tags already sewn in, enabling the tracking system to know the location of each uniform once it arrives on the property.

Employees come to work each day, they wave their ID card near a reader in the uniform room, which triggers an automated conveyer system to deliver the correct uniform. The uniform is delivered in less than a minute and the GIMS uniform tracking system automatically records which uniforms were picked up, and to whom the uniforms were issued.

• December 8th, 2011
• Jackson Parker

Now you can track all your sea vessels, transporters, containers and crew in one integrated tracking system called ISATTrack. ISATTrack, an integrated GSM and satellite tracking system for the offshore environment, was launched last week by Global Satellite USA, one of the world’s largest mobile satellite solutions providers.

ISATTrack empowers you with the latest satellite technology to manage your boats, containers, crew and any type of asset using the next generation of web-based platforms. For the first time you can now control and instantly monitor, text message, and manage your devices from anywhere in the world.