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News for the Week of May 19
UCC Ready To Commercialize EPC
RFID Tracked Casualties in Iraq
Provia RFID-Enables Gillette WMS
RFID Tags for Monitoring Shelf Life
Consortium Aims to Secure Trade
VENDOR PROFILE: Intermec: Practical RFID Solutions
OPINION: The Coming IT Boom
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TOP NEWS
UCC Ready to Commercialize EPC
The Uniform Code Council this week announced that it has reached a deal with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to license Electronic Product Code technology developed by MIT's Auto-ID Center. The move takes EPC out of the realm of academic research and a step closer to commercialization. The UCC and EAN have also clarified their position on RFID standards and the GTAG initiative.
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RFID Tracked Casualties in Iraq
During the war, the United States Navy's Fleet Hospital 3 based in Pensacola, Florida, successfully tested an RFID system, dubbed the Tactical Medical Coordination System, which tracked wounded soldiers within a mobile hospital. The system could save lives in a war zone or during a natural or man-made calamity.
Full Story
Provia RFID-Enables Gillette WMS
Provia Software is upgrading its warehouse management software to track Venus razors and other products at Gillette's East Coast distribution center, located at Ford Devens, Massachusetts. Provia has also announced that it has joined the Auto-ID Center.
Full Story
RFID Tags for Monitoring Shelf Life
It's been widely recognized for several years that time temperature indicators or integrators can improve the quality and freshness of perishable products. But TTIs haven't been widely adopted. A startup called Infratab hopes to change that by integrating low-cost TTIs with RFID tags, so companies can track items and ensure they are fresh at the same time.
Full Story
Consortium Aims to Secure Trade
Nine transportation, technology and supply chain companies have formed a consortium, called the Innovative Trade Network, to develop a new international framework for securing global trade. RFID is one of the key technologies the consortium will be using to track and secure trade not just on ocean-going vessels, but on rail cars and trucks as well.
Full Story
VENDOR PROFILE
Intermec: Practical RFID Solutions
Intermec makes bar code scanners, label printers, wireless local area networking equipment, and handheld computers -- products that make it possible to capture data virtually anywhere. The Everett, Wash.-based company is also poised to take advantage of the growing interest in RFID. It has established alliances with major players like IBM Global Services, and is about to launch several new products, including a UHF reader that works under European regulations and a UHF reader built into a grip for its handheld computers.
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OPINION
The Coming IT Boom
The Nasdaq is up 15 percent this year. Are companies opening their wallets and spending on technology again? The answer is yes -- or no. It depends on which press reports you read. The important thing to understand is that RFID is going to spark another major wave of IT investments.
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
Manufacturing Gains in Efficiency
RFID promises to profoundly improve key operational areas for manufacturers in many industries. Based on Accenture research, a typical manufacturer could expect to boost sales by 1 to 2 percent by reducing out-of-stock items; decrease inventory by 10 to 30 percent by cutting safety stocks; and reduce shrinkage by 10 percent. This article explains how. You can also download related white papers and view videos of RFID in action.
Full Story
UCC Ready to Commercialize EPC
The Uniform Code Council this week announced that it has reached a deal with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to license Electronic Product Code technology developed by MIT's Auto-ID Center. The move takes EPC out of the realm of academic research and a step closer to commercialization. The UCC and EAN have also clarified their position on RFID standards and the GTAG initiative.
Full Story
RFID Tracked Casualties in Iraq
During the war, the United States Navy's Fleet Hospital 3 based in Pensacola, Florida, successfully tested an RFID system, dubbed the Tactical Medical Coordination System, which tracked wounded soldiers within a mobile hospital. The system could save lives in a war zone or during a natural or man-made calamity.
Full Story
Provia RFID-Enables Gillette WMS
Provia Software is upgrading its warehouse management software to track Venus razors and other products at Gillette's East Coast distribution center, located at Ford Devens, Massachusetts. Provia has also announced that it has joined the Auto-ID Center.
Full Story
RFID Tags for Monitoring Shelf Life
It's been widely recognized for several years that time temperature indicators or integrators can improve the quality and freshness of perishable products. But TTIs haven't been widely adopted. A startup called Infratab hopes to change that by integrating low-cost TTIs with RFID tags, so companies can track items and ensure they are fresh at the same time.
Full Story
Consortium Aims to Secure Trade
Nine transportation, technology and supply chain companies have formed a consortium, called the Innovative Trade Network, to develop a new international framework for securing global trade. RFID is one of the key technologies the consortium will be using to track and secure trade not just on ocean-going vessels, but on rail cars and trucks as well.
Full Story
VENDOR PROFILE
Intermec: Practical RFID Solutions
Intermec makes bar code scanners, label printers, wireless local area networking equipment, and handheld computers -- products that make it possible to capture data virtually anywhere. The Everett, Wash.-based company is also poised to take advantage of the growing interest in RFID. It has established alliances with major players like IBM Global Services, and is about to launch several new products, including a UHF reader that works under European regulations and a UHF reader built into a grip for its handheld computers.
Paid Subscribers Only
OPINION
The Coming IT Boom
The Nasdaq is up 15 percent this year. Are companies opening their wallets and spending on technology again? The answer is yes -- or no. It depends on which press reports you read. The important thing to understand is that RFID is going to spark another major wave of IT investments.
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
Manufacturing Gains in Efficiency
RFID promises to profoundly improve key operational areas for manufacturers in many industries. Based on Accenture research, a typical manufacturer could expect to boost sales by 1 to 2 percent by reducing out-of-stock items; decrease inventory by 10 to 30 percent by cutting safety stocks; and reduce shrinkage by 10 percent. This article explains how. You can also download related white papers and view videos of RFID in action.
Full Story
