NEWS

RFID Cooks Up Tray Visibility for Chicago Bakery
Alpha Baking Co. is identifying the routes on which reusable trays are delayed or lost, enabling it to take corrective actions that ultimately result in significant cost savings.

Brazilian Chip Maker Announces EPC UHF Chip
CEITEC expects that tags manufactured with the new IC, which has 1 kilobit of memory, will become available in mid-2012.

Tego Offers New 2-Kilobit Chip
The TegoChip 2000 enables the aerospace industry to use a smaller, less expensive UHF passive RFID tag with greater data storage capacity than that of traditional EPC Gen 2 tags.

Advantech's Infotainment Terminal Supports Multiple RFID Applications
The touch-screen device enables users to pay for products and services, as well as view data specifically approved for them, or to set equipment to personal settings—all with the tap of an RFID-enabled card or mobile phone.

Brooke Army Medical Center Prepares RTLS Expansion
The 3-million-square-foot facility is adding Ekahau's Wi-Fi-based tags and Conexus' Plexus software to its new 200-bed tower, scheduled to open next month.

At TAITRONICS 2011, Vendors Present a Variety of New RFID Products
The 37th annual Taiwanese electronics show included about 25 RFID companies selling hardware and software solutions for Asia and the rest of the world.

RFID News Roundup
McCarran International Airport updates RFID-enabled baggage-handling system; Avery Dennison, Signbox partner on smart-poster system; IDTronic announces NFC mobile-phone sticker; Terso Solutions teams up with Hubspan on cloud-based RFID; Nedap intros dual UHF RFID and NFC handheld device; Enso SmartPack acquires RF-iT Solutions; University of Minnesota adopts RFID to promote biking.

RFID Guides Employees at Company Parking Lots
A system provided by Taiwan's Yoke Int'l-Com Corp. directs drivers to the appropriate parking spaces, illuminating their walk from the lot to the office.

Rush Tracking Systems Acquires ShockWatch Equipment-Monitoring Division
With this acquisition, the company has adopted a new name—TotalTrax—and will now offer a complete solution that can track not only a forklift's location and cargo, but also its driver's identity and any collisions that may occur.

IBM Sees RFID as Parking Solution for Smarter Planet
The company is partnering with Streetline to help municipal parking managers do their jobs better, and make it easier for drivers to locate an available space.