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Death by Pen: Difficulties with Manual Attendance Systems

January 15, 2018

In late 2017, the state of Virginia had a very rare occurrence.When electing the representative for their 94th District, the state held a recount.The recount led to the discovery of a ballot that was weirdly marked.This then resulted in the election ending in a tie and being decided by pulling a name from a hat. When humans manually do a task, the task usually has a greater risk of error and is less time-efficient. Many businesses, healthcare centers, and schools are still using manual attendance systems.This puts these institutes at

Bicycle vs. Racecar: The Difference Between Built-In Phone NFC Readers and the idChamp® NF2

January 10, 2018

On occasion, I enjoy riding my bicycle.It’s very soothing to see the scenery, take in nature,maybe even start some small talk with a neighbor.I think I ride my bike at a pretty fast pace, but if I was in a Formula 1 race, I’m pretty sure I would need something with more power. Sometimes, that’s exactly what we need in the workplace as well. More POWER. When working with built-in phone NFC Readers, it can sometimes feel like you are riding a bike in a Formula 1 race.There’s a faster

Rule The Web: Webform Rules Scan Direct into Web Pages Without Focus Tap

January 2, 2018

Every morning, I start my day off with a cup of coffee.However, I don’t have much time before I need to be out the door.Luckily for me, I can program my coffee maker to start making coffee at a certain time.This is just one example of how automation and technology make our lives easier and more productive.If not for automation, our lives would be filled with simple repetitive tasks. So why is our work life filled with those simple repetitive tasks? We are simply working harder and not smarter.This is

Read All Badges – One Badge Reader

December 26, 2017

Hello.  안녕하세요.  Bonjour.  שָׁלוֹם.If you could read those 4 languages, you would be part of the 3% of people who can speak 4 languages fluently.Well, the Radio-frequency Identification (RFID)/ Near-field Communication (NFC) world is very similar to the one we live in today.There are thousands of tags that speak different languages and integrating all of them into one system can be a hard task to conquer.But with the idChamp RS4x Smart Card Badge Reader it’s simple and quick to Read all badges with one badge reader. Reading RFID/NFC Tags To

Post RFID/NFC To Your Mobile Device

December 19, 2017

I work with technology and data on a daily basis.They seem to be friendly.However, making them talk to each other is a whole different picture. The struggle is real. However, there are some ways to get RFID/NFC data straight into your mobile device. RFID & NFC Scans to iOS & Android RFID & NFC scans are sent in packets, like vehicles driving on a road. RFID & NFC scans are commonly used by applications in ASCII, DECimal and HEXidecimal formats.These data packets are sent one by one, similar to vehicles

iOS Core NFC Supports Reading NDEF Data on 3rd Party Apps

October 4, 2017

In September 2017, Apple announced the release of iOS 11. iOS 11 features Core NFC SDK, allowing 3rd party apps on iPhone 8, 7, X – ability to read NDEF records from some NFC tag types.  Prior to iOS 11, the NFC controller in the iPhone only supports Apple Pay. Apple Releases Core NFC on iOS 11 In September 2017, Apple announced the release of iOS 11. iOS 11 features Core NFC SDK, allowing 3rd party apps on iPhone 8, 7, X – ability to read NDEF records from some NFC

RFID – To Serve & Protect

January 2, 2017

How RFID Is Helping Law Enforcement Agencies To Work Safer and Smarter Law Enforcement plays a critical role in our society to ensure the safety and security initiatives of a community.  RFID technology now provides police departments, forensic labs, and even correctional institutions the ability to streamline their operations while efficiently utilizing assets, a platform for managing evidence, and a solution for restricting and monitoring access points.   Here we discuss how 3 law enforcement agencies are implementing RFID solutions to improve their workflow procedures: See example here

CipherLab USA Announces Strategic Partnership with Serialio.com

October 14, 2016

CipherLab 1860 Series UHF RFID Reader is now compatible with Serialio.com’s Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Solutions. The automatic identification and data capture/collection technology company, CipherLab USA, announces its partnership with Serialio.com, an innovative point-of-action solutions company. Together, Serialio.com and CipherLab USA, are now offering an inventory and tracking system for reusable and recyclable assets. Inventory inaccuracy within the retail value chain is found in a wide range of processes such as transaction errors, shrinkage errors, supply errors, theft and more. According to experts, RTI (reusable transport items) assets have an annual shrink

White Paper: Getting Started With RFID Data Capture Solutions

August 24, 2016

This white paper discusses the benefits of RFID attendance tracking solutions, RFID inventory and asset management solutions, provides a brief overview of RFID technology, a summarization on what RFID readers and tags are and how the technologies work, and finally a summation of considerations one should take when implementing an RFID solution. Download PDF For more details about RFID technology provided by Serialio.com, examine our case studies and news articles. If you have a similar challenge, contact Serialio.com to speak to a solutions manager today.

Our Testimonial

Paper sign-in sheet replaced “We now maintain reliable sign-in and sign-out records while reducing the time spent entering information into the system.” Before implementing Stratus-io Electronic Sign-in, we relied on paper sign-in sheets, which often created challenges. Handwriting could be difficult to read, and tracking accurate sign-in and sign-out times for our members was often… Read more “Replace Paper Sign-In Sheets at Community Centers”

We prisoner/inmate checking with Android NFC Gears and iScanBrowser with an in-house application at our county jail. Guards check inmates every 30 min by scanning an NFC puck by each door using built-in NFC on the smartphone. This gives us accurate records for all prisoner/inmate checks and insures compliance with inmate safety policy. This solution… Read more “Prisoner/Inmate Checking With NFC”

Our boutique private school time and attendance uses Cloud-in-Hand® Stratus-io Time and Attendance. Our school’s students scan RFID badges for attendance logging using the idChamp® NF4x RFID badge reader. It’s so simple all of our very young students easily learned and use it without effort or confusion. Stratus-io Time and Attendance program is easy to… Read more “Time and Attendance Easy-To-Use For Young Students”

Starport Technologies encodes 10 million RFID tags per month, sometimes UHF reader must ignore unwanted nearby UHF tags. Prior to encoding some UHF tags we do printing. We use Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID readers to quickly spot check around voided tags to insure the encoding is done to the proper tags. Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID… Read more “Unwanted Nearby UHF Tags Ignored Using Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e”

Sanders Roth - VP
Starport Technologies

Innova Zones was approached by a customer looking to track RFID i-Safe Tags to ensure compliance with safety gear requirements within their facility. Unsure if it was possible, we sent a tag to Serialio, who quickly and expertly helped us setup the idChamp® Smart Credential Readers to read iSafe tags. Thanks to Serialio, we have… Read more “Read RFID i-Safe Tags”

Eastland Dunavin
Innova Zones

We use SerialMagic Keys Professional Android to connect with the HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader. SerialMagic Keys Professional is exceptionally easy to use. SerialMagic Keys Professional quickly and easily posts scan RFID tags to all apps that take keystrokes. Post many types of RFID tags: ISO 11784/11785 compliant FDX-B and HDX, FDX-B Fastag, FDX-B… Read more “HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader – Android”

USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid on iPad & iPhone is an unmatched data collection solution. Form-A-Feed uses this solution successfully for years. Serialio support has been unmatched by any supplier. The Support Team is super responsive, and the Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid solution always works. Mobile Grid is so reliable, when our Microsoft based solution fails, Serialio is… Read more “Unmatched Data Collection Solution – Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid”

Martin Tandsater
Form-A-Feed, Inc.

The Toshiba Team spent months searching for the best electronic emergency headcount software for our large facilities. Toshiba needed emergency mustering Roll Call ensuring employees, visitors, and contractors are all safe and accounted for during an Emergency. Serialio was one of many companies we reached out to, and we’re so thankful we did! The Cloud-In-Hand… Read more “Emergency Headcount Software 1-Million-Square-Foot”

Derius Goudeaux - Safety Manager
Toshiba

Our search for mobile order for sales reps and trade shows solution ended when we found Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Order. Mobile Order is a terrific application replacing our last ordering solution.  We deployed to our outside sales staff and use it for our trade shows on iPads & iPhones.  We were up and running in record… Read more “Mobile Order For Sales Reps and Trade Shows”

Scott Bonora - Director of Operations
Phillips International, Inc.

In 2019, we needed a reliable and cost-effective method of enabling RFID scans on a tablet for a custom RFID time clock application on Windows Surface Pro we developed.  We were fortunate enough to find SerialMagic Professional and the idChamp® RFID Smart Card Badge Reader.  Serialio assisted us with the software and hardware needed to… Read more “Enable RFID Scans On Windows Surface Pro For Time Clock Application”

Russell Hopkinson - Senior Engineer