RFID News Roundup
UPM Raflatac to launch security RFID tags; Pramari unveils update to open-source RFID software; EPCglobal ratifies version 1.5 of Tag Data Standard; North Dakota unveils voluntary RFID cattle-tracking program; ABI Research forecasts higher-frequency RFID- and RTLS-enabled asset-management system revenues to hit $845 million in 2014; RadarFind intros temperature sensor.Vail Resorts Links RFID With Social Media
Visitors to the company's ski mountains this season can use their RFID-enabled lift tickets to connect with each other via social-media tools, and also track their ski or snowboard metrics over the Internet.- RFID Consortium Releases Patent-Licensing Portfolio
- U.S. Forest Service Explores RFID's Ability to Detect Fires
- Calif. Law Seeks to Avert Privacy Intrusions Related to RFID Toll Tags
- ORLocate RFID-enabled System for Surgical Sponges and Instruments Gets FDA Clearance
- RFID Hardware Supply Struggles to Meet Demand
- RFID News Roundup
- RFID Helps Make Friends for Israeli Teens
- Hospital Robot Tracks Controlled Substances, High-Value Meds
More News
- Where the RFID Industry Has Failed
- Irresponsible Reporting on RFID
- RFID Moving to a Latin Beat
- RFID's Impact on Employment
- Putting Wal-Mart's Apparel Tagging in Context
- Wal-Mart Takes a New Approach to RFID
- The Value of Information
- Spreading the Word About RFID in Latin America
- Ubiquitous RFID and Privacy
- What Comes After RFID?
More Editor's Notes
- In The Name of RFID
- Passive, Yet Worldly, Tags
- How to Implement RFID Successfully
- Checking Items in a Group
- RFID Middleware: To Embed or Not to Embed
- Every DVD Tells a Story
- Sidestepping Capital Costs
- RFID-ROI-SME Project Promises Big Help for Small Business
- Innovation Is Stupid
- Envisioning a World With NFC-enabled Phones
More Expert Views
Defense
- U.K. Police Use RFID to Secure Tasers
- GSA Warehouse Tracks the Locations of Goods
- U.S. Marines' Blount Island Command Attaches Passive Tags to Containers
Consumer Packaged Goods
- Royal Food Import Expects E-Seals Will Save It a King's Ransom
- EPCglobal US Survey Finds Strong RFID Foundation in CPG Sector
- N.H. Reps Pass RFID Privacy Bill
Health Care
Logistics
- RFID Boosts Profit Margin, Safety for Axxa Pharma
- GSA Warehouse Tracks the Locations of Goods
- RFID Brings Relief to Solid Comfort
Manufacturing
- RFID Consortium Releases Patent-Licensing Portfolio
- RFID Hardware Supply Struggles to Meet Demand
- Italian Stone Company Carves Out Savings With RFID
Retail
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RFID Tag Comparison Guide: Understanding Broadband Technology
Published August 2010As RFID technology matures, users are faced with an increasing array of options for unlocking new business benefits and value. Ten years ago, RFID solutions were limited by short read distances and high costs, but the advent of passive UHF RFID and the EPC Class 1 Gen 2 protocol shifted the paradigm, opening up portal-based solutions and global interoperability. In this white paper, Omni-ID discusses how passive UHF enables real-world solutions for applications requiring tags to work on and around metal, and also explores the introduction of a global on-metal passive UHF RFID tag. (10 pages)
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Intelligent Foreign Object Prevention
Published August 2010Airports and airlines must constantly monitor for foreign objects (FO)—any substance, debris or article alien to a vehicle or system that could potentially cause damage. Millions of dollars' worth of damages and injuries result from FO, in fact, every year. In this white paper, XERAFY examines the use of RFID in aviation to ensure that aircraft and airports are kept clean and properly maintained, in order to keep those who operate, work on and ride such craft safe. (7 pages)
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Can RFID Tags Work Inside Metal?
Published August 2010Xerafy examines how RFID can significantly reduce the time it takes a company to conduct inventories, as well as how to embed tags in products made of metal, such as automobiles, at the point of manufacture. (4 pages)
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