Formerly the senior program director for worldwide events and conferences at Gartner, Hughes will assume responsibility for RFID Journal's events program.
AmEx has pulled its RFID-based key fobs off the shelf, but pundits say NFC-enabled phones hold better promise and RFID-based card usage should continue to grow.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's seven-point plan is aimed at getting 70 percent of all cattle in the country enrolled in the National Animal Identification System by 2010.
The automotive parts supplier is using passive HF tags to make sure components are properly cleaned prior to assembly, helping to speed production flow and improve quality.
ClearCount's RFID-enabled surgical sponges now available; Radianse adds Wi-Fi to its RTLS receivers; Omnitrol Networks, Texas Instruments team up on system for tracking circuit boards; Sirit's RFID reader certified for Chinese market; Magellan Technology inks agreement with Data Systems International.
The company claims Alien's manufacturing process infringes upon Avery's IP for attaching integrated circuits to antennas, as well as for forming and testing RFID inlays.
The International Supply Chain Education Alliance will run a training seminar during RFID Journal's sixth annual conference and exhibition, being held April 16-18 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.
The company says its Traceless System, which requires a Kodak optical reader, can be used in conjunction with bar codes to authenticate pharmaceuticals. Unlike RFID tags, however, the Traceless marker requires a clear line of sight.
Krono Holding has embedded passive low-frequency tags in its warehouse floors to help it track the movements of forklift trucks and the wood products they load and unload.