Lenel to resell TI RFid vicinity cards

Texas Instruments RF Identification (TI-RFid) Systems has entered an agreement with Lenel Systems Int. Inc. in which the latter will resell TI-RFid's new line of 13.56MHz RFID vicinity cards and readers for access control applications under the its own brand name.

Lenel will sell TI-RFid cards and readers as part of its Total Security Knowledge Management Solutions, a comprehensive range of security solutions that enable customers to maximize their IT and infrastructure investments and manage people, property and assets. According to TI-RFid, this agreement will bring to the market RFID access control solutions that are fully compliant with the ISO 15693 vicinity card standard and incorporate the advanced capabilities of 13.56MHz technology, including secure identification, two-way read/write communication and user programmability, at a price comparable to traditional proximity cards.