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RFID News Roundup
Tagsys intros button-shaped RFID tag for garments; IDTronic releases new readers, tags for industrial apps; Ekahau adds 802.11n support, gets new funding; Toppan Forms unveils ultra-thin smart cards; Library Automation Technologies debuts small portable self-checkout RFID station.
Asia Pacific Market for Passive Tags Expected to Triple by 2014
Asset management and document tracking are likely to be two of the biggest growth drivers, with UHF RFID sales taking the lead, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Aspen Signs With Skidata, RTP for Integrated RFID/POS System
The operator of four Colorado ski resorts will install RFID-enabled chairlift access gates linked to a new point-of-sale system in time for its 2008-09 ski season.
Alta Opts for RFID Lift Tickets
The ski area finds the RFID-based system for lift tickets and chairlift access gates requires fewer employees to operate—and its customers enjoy the convenience.
At Metro's New Future Store, RFID Helps Assure Meat Quality
The company's Real Future Store is using EPC Gen 2 tags to track individual packages of meat, ensuring its display cases are well stocked, and that no one buys expired products.
McDonald's Japan Brings Discounts to Phones
The company is sending coupons to consumers via their RFID-enabled mobile phones, which they can then use at its restaurants to receive discounts.
Anglo Coal Tags Miners' Cap Lamps, Vehicles and Tools
Although the main objective of its RFID system is to improve employee safety, the company also hopes to cut costs by better tracking tools between shifts.
Copenhagen Airport Pilots RFID Tags for Passengers
The airport is testing a system combining active RFID and Bluetooth technologies to create a detailed flow map of passenger traffic through the terminal, enabling it to reduce delays and improve its layout.
German Box Maker Heuchemer Verpackung Tries Tagged Plastic Pallets
The pallets' supplier has fitted the pallets with EPC RFID tags to track how long each one is in use, billing Heuchemer accordingly and potentially saving the company 25 to 50 percent.
Rugged Tags Survive Deep-Sea Test
Passive RFID tags deployed at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico for four months continued to operate once retrieved, according to the technology's developer, Wescorp Energy.
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