NEWS
New Group Seeks Collaboration Among RFID Standards Bodies
The Global RFID Interoperability Forum for Standards met in Washington, D.C., to establish a permanent body to foster communication and collaboration among RFID standards bodies.
Study Finds Disposable Tags Can Be Reused
A Reusuable Packaging Association study indicates Gen 2 UHF RFID tags can be expected to continue performing on containers making multiple trips through a supply chain—even in harsh conditions.
RFID News Roundup
Toshiba TEC's RFID products get EPCglobal certification; TimeLox puts RFID security into Four Seasons Hotel; Florida county library system to tag 1.4 million items; RF Controls releases new smart antennas; ADT Security announces real-time inventory solutions; GuardRFID's active RFID systems work with video; SkyBitz intros tank activity and tire-pressure sensors.
Forest-Monitoring Sensors Harvest Energy From Trees
The U.S. Forest Service is deploying a climate sensor network powered by energy harvested from living trees.
New York Medical Center Tracks OR Equipment for Trauma Care
The SUNY system's University Hospital has deployed a Wi-Fi-based RFID solution to track the location of its emergency equipment, as well as the temperatures of drugs and tissue samples in 100 refrigerators, and expects an ROI within one year.
NFC Brings Visibility to British Home Care
U.K. home-care providers are testing an NFC system from mobile-phone service provider O2 that allows them to track and update a patient's records using their own mobile phones and an NFC tag at a patient's home.
Phone-Tracking Pilot Down Under Points to Big Benefits
Australian telecommunications firm Telstra used RFID to track 12,800 mobile phones from a Sydney distribution center to six stores around the country, and estimates full deployment will lead to AU$4 million in annual savings.
New System Tracks Specimens From Hospitals to Labs
Ambient ID has released a UHF Gen 2 solution that provides near-real-time visibility into the locations of vials containing human tissue or blood as they travel from hospitals to laboratories for diagnostic testing.
Marigold Industrial Gets a Better Grip on Glove Production, Inventory
The Portuguese maker of protective work gloves says it has streamlined operations thanks to an RFID system based on passive EPC Gen 2 tags and readers.
Drilling Company Taps RFID Benefits
Nabors Canada is installing passive high-frequency tags on its oil rigs, to help it track equipment and manage inspection and certification procedures.
