TimeForge Intros Beacon-based Solution for Managing Staff, Assets

TimeForge, a provider of online labor-management software, is introducing a solution that leverages Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons to help companies view where their personnel and key assets are and have been. The solution, known as PlaceForge, includes Bluetooth beacons provided by Gimbal and Radius Networks, as well as TimeForge Bluetooth readers consisting of omni-directional antennas and a credit-card-sized Linux single-board computer, known as Raspberry Pi.