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NFC Technology Driving Shift From Contactless Card to Device First Approach – ABI Research

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Security, convenience and future digital wallet innovations cement the growing trend towards device first approaches.

Key Points: 
  • Security, convenience and future digital wallet innovations cement the growing trend towards device first approaches.
  • For the first time ever, the study found that the majority of consumers prefer to use their mobile phone or wearable to pay over a contactless card.
  • “The 2024 Study highlights a significant paradigm shift in the way that people use their contactless devices,” comments Andrew Zignani, Research Director at ABI Research.
  • As familiarity and understanding of NFC continues to grow, so too does demand for additional applications and use cases for the technology.

Digimarc Powers New Consumer Engagement Capabilities and Insights

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), the pioneer and global leader in digital watermarking technologies, today announced Digimarc Engage , a product for direct-to-consumer digital communication, is transforming the way businesses, brands, and consumers interact through new and incredibly advanced consumer engagement capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), the pioneer and global leader in digital watermarking technologies, today announced Digimarc Engage , a product for direct-to-consumer digital communication, is transforming the way businesses, brands, and consumers interact through new and incredibly advanced consumer engagement capabilities.
  • Digimarc Engage is the industry’s first consumer engagement offering to deliver contextual and differentiated experiences across both physical items and digital media – powering integrated marketing campaigns with richer consumer experiences while revealing never-before-available omnichannel data insights to inform smarter campaigns.
  • “Our latest version of Digimarc Engage provides a seamless experience between physical and digital domains that is not possible with any other consumer engagement offering.
  • Building on these revolutionary consumer engagement capabilities, Digimarc also helps companies uncover valuable data analytics about campaign performance by filtering data about consumer engagements by a range of factors, such as country or destination URL.

Identiv Launches bitse.io 3.0 IoT Connecting Cloud with Advanced Supply Chain and Brand Protection Features

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

The updated platform offers advanced features designed to transform applications in supply chain management, brand protection, and customer engagement.

Key Points: 
  • The updated platform offers advanced features designed to transform applications in supply chain management, brand protection, and customer engagement.
  • bitse.io simplifies the deployment of innovative IoT applications, enabling customers to rapidly bring solutions with the latest radio-frequency identification (RFID) and IoT technologies to market.
  • The new Supply Chain Insights feature provides comprehensive analytics by integrating with enterprise systems like ERP, EPCIS, and CRM.
  • "The latest iteration of bitse.io represents a significant leap forward in our mission to empower businesses with innovative IoT solutions," said Amir Khoshniyati, VP and GM, Identiv IoT.

Yokogawa Releases OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer to Support Decarbonization in the Process Manufacturing Industries

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Monday, February 26, 2024

TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the development and release on this date of OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer, a solution in the OpreX™ Transformation lineup that targets the carbon footprint management needs of companies in the process manufacturing industries.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the development and release on this date of OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer, a solution in the OpreX™ Transformation lineup that targets the carbon footprint management needs of companies in the process manufacturing industries.
  • This is a total solution for the process manufacturing industries that enables the visualization and reduction of CO2 emissions.
  • The support for European standards and linkage with the SAP Sustainability Footprint Management service is a world first, giving companies in the process manufacturing industries the ability to both visualize and manage their PCF.
  • To give process manufacturers the ability to calculate CO2 emissions for individual products, Yokogawa Digital, a Yokogawa subsidiary, has leveraged the company's wealth of information and operational technology (IT and OT) to develop OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer.

Yokogawa Releases OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer to Support Decarbonization in the Process Manufacturing Industries

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 26, 2024

TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the development and release on this date of OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer, a solution in the OpreX™ Transformation lineup that targets the carbon footprint management needs of companies in the process manufacturing industries.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the development and release on this date of OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer, a solution in the OpreX™ Transformation lineup that targets the carbon footprint management needs of companies in the process manufacturing industries.
  • This is a total solution for the process manufacturing industries that enables the visualization and reduction of CO2 emissions.
  • The support for European standards and linkage with the SAP Sustainability Footprint Management service is a world first, giving companies in the process manufacturing industries the ability to both visualize and manage their PCF.
  • To give process manufacturers the ability to calculate CO2 emissions for individual products, Yokogawa Digital, a Yokogawa subsidiary, has leveraged the company's wealth of information and operational technology (IT and OT) to develop OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer.

The EU's 5 Million Digital Product Passports in 2027 Will Transform EV Battery Industry by Enabling Supply Chain Traceability

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

LONDON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a growing demand for sustainable choices, businesses and consumers face challenges in making informed decisions due to data gaps in supply chains. The Digital Product Passport (DPP), pioneered by the European Union, aims to simplify this task. Between 2026 and 2027, DPPs will be first implemented in the greatest environmental impact product group, batteries & vehicles. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, in 2027, over 5 million BEVs will be sold with a Battery Digital Passport in Western Europe, where global manufacturers will have to start creating battery Life-Cycle Assessments (LCAs) by 2025. LCAs provide the critical information needed to generate Battery Passports.

Key Points: 
  • The Digital Product Passport (DPP), pioneered by the European Union, aims to simplify this task.
  • Between 2026 and 2027, DPPs will be first implemented in the greatest environmental impact product group, batteries & vehicles.
  • "The Digital Product Passport will be a game-changer promoting traceability, material and energy efficiency, and repair-based business models," says Rithika Thomas, Sustainable Technologies Industry Analyst at ABI Research.
  • These findings are from ABI Research's Digital Product Passports: Tech-Driven Sustainability and Traceability for EV Batteries, Construction Materials and Pilot Use Cases .

The EU's 5 Million Digital Product Passports in 2027 Will Transform EV Battery Industry by Enabling Supply Chain Traceability

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

LONDON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a growing demand for sustainable choices, businesses and consumers face challenges in making informed decisions due to data gaps in supply chains. The Digital Product Passport (DPP), pioneered by the European Union, aims to simplify this task. Between 2026 and 2027, DPPs will be first implemented in the greatest environmental impact product group, batteries & vehicles. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, in 2027, over 5 million BEVs will be sold with a Battery Digital Passport in Western Europe, where global manufacturers will have to start creating battery Life-Cycle Assessments (LCAs) by 2025. LCAs provide the critical information needed to generate Battery Passports.

Key Points: 
  • The Digital Product Passport (DPP), pioneered by the European Union, aims to simplify this task.
  • Between 2026 and 2027, DPPs will be first implemented in the greatest environmental impact product group, batteries & vehicles.
  • "The Digital Product Passport will be a game-changer promoting traceability, material and energy efficiency, and repair-based business models," says Rithika Thomas, Sustainable Technologies Industry Analyst at ABI Research.
  • These findings are from ABI Research's Digital Product Passports: Tech-Driven Sustainability and Traceability for EV Batteries, Construction Materials and Pilot Use Cases .

NFC Forum Supports Emerging Regulatory Requirements for Sustainable Product Development

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

NFC Forum , the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has launched a sustainability programme to help product and component manufacturers meet impending regulatory requirements for green manufacturing that will impact global product development.

Key Points: 
  • NFC Forum , the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has launched a sustainability programme to help product and component manufacturers meet impending regulatory requirements for green manufacturing that will impact global product development.
  • NFC Forum is developing an NFC DPP Standard to support emerging regulatory requirements, starting in the European Union to support Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulations (ESPR), with an initial focus on the electronics, batteries, and textile sectors, as specified by the European Commission1.
  • NFC Forum is defining how customer experience can be streamlined making payment, discounts, identity and access a single tap experience.
  • “Businesses already use NFC technology for a range of use cases and NFC Forum is looking to encourage organizations to maximize the technology’s potential.

Waterman launches industry game-changer with first standardised approach to Materials Passports

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

LONDON, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading engineering and environmental consultancy Waterman Group has launched its Materials Passports Framework which sets a clear pathway to unlocking the barriers to material reuse in the construction industry.

Key Points: 
  • A major step forward in helping the industry tackle its carbon reduction commitments, the Materials Passports Framework presents the first standardised approach to documenting and managing materials throughout their lifecycle.
  • Materials Passports play a pioneering role in advancing sustainability within the construction industry.
  • Through this Framework, Waterman envisions the Materials Passports Protocol becoming an industry standard, driving collaboration and sustainability.
  • For more information about Waterman's Materials Passports Framework and its pioneering role in advancing sustainability within the construction industry, please visit Material Passports - Waterman (watermangroup.com) .

Turret Labs to launch Farm enRoll™ for US FSMA Compliance in 1st Quarter 2024

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Turret Labs, a pioneer in Dynamic Supply Chain Engineering, is announcing the launch of Farm enRoll, a global SaaS platform poised to revolutionize the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance and reporting mandates within Agro Supply Chain models.

Key Points: 
  • DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Turret Labs, a pioneer in Dynamic Supply Chain Engineering, is announcing the launch of Farm enRoll, a global SaaS platform poised to revolutionize the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance and reporting mandates within Agro Supply Chain models.
  • Farm enRoll, a SaaS Platform by Turret Labs, USA being launched for Food Safety Compliance (FSMA), Tracking & Tracing.
  • The FSMA has ushered in a new era of food safety by emphasizing prevention over reaction, making compliance an intricate task for farms and supply chain participants.
  • Farm enRoll resides as an upgradeable 'Cartridge' within Block enRoll™, Turret Lab's Dynamic Supply Chain Engineering Platform using underlying Blockchain technology for transparency, validation, verification and immutable reporting.