NEWS

Swedish Fisheries Board Expected to Issue Fish-Traceability Framework in Mid-2012
The board's recommendations will outline an RFID-based system for fulfilling EU regulations for tracking the seafood supply chain, beginning in 2013.

At Construction Sites, RFID Tracks Arrivals, Departures
ADR Software's Workforce Monitor system uses EPC tags to identify workers, enabling general contractors to track who enters or leaves a site.

Smartrac Acquires UPM RFID, Becoming a UHF Tag Leader
With its acquisition of UPM RFID, as well as Neology and KSW Microtec, Smartrac has moved to the front of the market for passive UHF RFID tags and inlays.

RFID News Roundup
Cornell University School of Hotel Administration gives students RFID experience; Burger King orders hundreds of RFID-enabled Freestyle beverage dispensers; Cadi Scientific integrates its RFID system with Intelligent InSites' software; Waldemar Winckel partners with UPM RFID to provide NFC tags through Touch2go netstore; Identification Systems Group and partners unveil smart-card printing and encoding solution; STMicroelectronics produces wafer employing fully contactless testing.

RFID Study Quantifies ROI for Apparel Suppliers
University of Arkansas researchers find that by using item-level RFID tags to audit shipments, a garment manufacturer could dramatically improve shipment accuracy, as well as confidence in that accuracy, thereby reducing the incidence of retailer chargebacks.

Medicarte Uses RFID and Biometrics to Reduce Counterfeiting
Passive HF tags identify expensive drugs dispensed to customers, ensuring that the empty packaging can not be reused by sellers of bogus pharmaceuticals.

Tampa Bay Lightning Strikes Gold With RFID
The hockey team says it has boosted sales by offering jerseys with embedded passive tags to season-pass holders, entitling them to discounts at its stadium's concessions stands and stores.

RFID Sheet Antennas Enable Unique Shelf-Management Systems
Measuring only six millimeters in thickness, the short-range antennas—marketed by Teijin Fibers and Convergence Systems Ltd.—are being installed on shelving, along with EPC UHF readers, to track the locations of tagged items.

RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison intros ultra-small RFID inlay for item-level applications; fashion brand Dazzle implements item-level RFID with UPM RFID inlays; TravelCenters of America rolls out RFID transaction system; RFID newcomer Global Tag debuts with varied product suite; Walki unveils new way of producing RFID antennas; Smartrac acquires KSW Microtec; Microsoft announces its Tag app for smartphones is NFC-ready.

KCF Technologies to Launch Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensors
The RFID-based devices will allow users to track their machinery's condition based on vibration and temperature readings, with power supplied by a battery or generated by heat, vibration or sunlight.