Smooth events at Stade des Alpes with Hanwha Vision

The Stade des Alpes team needed to update its existing system and bring it up to date with the requirements of the LFP (Ligue de Football Professionnel). In particular, there was a need to monitor sensitive areas with high footfall, namely entry and exit points, routes up to the stands, refreshment areas, and the stands themselves. The new video system needed to deliver clear and accurate images back to operators to help protect visitors, players, and officials during match days and other events.

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The Stade des Alpes is a rugby and football stadium in Grenoble, France, with over 20,000 seats. It hosts two resident professional clubs, Grenoble Foot 38 and the FC Grenoble rugby club, and conventions, gala dinners, exhibitions, and concerts. On average, between 150 and 200 sporting and corporate events are organised at the stadium each year.

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IDIS to Acquire Costar Technologies in Q3

IDIS and Costar Technologies announced an agreement and plan of merger in which Costar will be acquired by IDIS in a merger transaction.

The Merger Agreement has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of each of IDIS and Costar. Completion of the Merger will be subject to approval by the stockholders of Costar. The board of directors of Costar has recommended that Costar stockholders approve the transaction and adopt the Merger Agreement at a special meeting of the stockholders of Costar to be called in connection with the merger transaction. Stockholders collectively holding approximately 45% of the outstanding shares of Costar common stock have entered into voting and support agreements pursuant to which they have agreed, among other things,

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Passive RFID: A Comprehensive Analysis from IDTechEx

IDTechEx estimates the RFID industry will reach US$14 billion in 2023, up from US$12.8 billion in 2022. This market value encompasses various RFID form factors, including labels, cards, fobs, tags, scanners, software, and services for active and passive RFID technologies. Among these, the

“Passive RFID Tags” segment stands out as the largest, comprising more than half of the total RFID market.

The UHF RFID market is predominantly driven by the retail sector, which accounts for 64% of the market share by tag volume and 72% of the market share by value. While nearly 24 billion RFID labels are expected to be used in retail apparel tagging by 2023,