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| Grocer Uses RFID to Increase Customer Loyalty | 03/31/2009 |
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TOP Food & Drug, a grocery chain in Washington state with 18 locations, has implemented an innovative RFID-based payment and identification program that it believes will increase customer loyalty to its stores. |
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| Passive UWB RTLS System Passes Key Test | 02/02/2009 |
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Tagent successfully tested its first passive ultra-wideband real time location system (RTLS) chip and said it expects to release the technology late this summer. Tagent's system uses peripheral power nodes to eliminate the need for a battery on the chip and to increase the coverage of reader networks. |
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| System Uses RTLS to Help Track, Assign Retail Staff | 01/14/2009 |
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A new system features RTLS ID badges worn by retail store personnel so software can monitor their location, make recommendations on labor scheduling and deployment, and provide business intelligence about how employee locations impact sales and customers. |
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| SecureRF to Develop Secure RFID for US Air Force | 12/10/2008 |
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The US Air Force wants active RFID tags it can use with sensors to monitor the location and status of assets but which can't be read by enemies. SecureRF received a grant to help develop the RFID system, which will also securely encode all data transmission. |
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| NASA Discovers RTLS Works Well in Small Spaces | 11/12/2008 |
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Boeing and NASA installed an ultra-wideband (UWB) real-time location system (RTLS) at the Kennedy Space Center to track thousands of assets used to support the International Space Station. One innovative feature is the use of vehicle-mounted readers to track items delivered to the launch pad. |
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| Motorola Integrates RTLS, RFID with Wireless Platform | 09/24/2008 |
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Motorola announced its Wi-Fi Next Generation (Wi-NG) wireless LAN architecture now supports RTLS. RTLS functionality has been integrated into Motorola's wireless LAN switches, and the company developed location software that also supports passive UHF RFID technology. |
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| Swiss Retailer Using RFID to Track Cases in Reusable Containers | 09/02/2008 |
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Swiss retailer Manor is using RFID to track reusable transport containers at eight stores and two distribution centers, and plans to expand the system to all 82 of its retail locations. RFID applications automate shipping and receiving operations at stores and DCs. |
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| Turkish Retailer Plans Big Item-Level RFID Expansion | 08/11/2008 |
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LCWaikiki, one of Turkey's leading apparel retailer, has been using item-level RFID tracking in one of its stores for about three months and plans to install systems at 50 to 60 more locations within six months. The company credits the system for reducing inventory tracking time by 60 and 70 percent for certain processes. |
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| UWB RTLS Vendor Improves Sensitivity, Lowers Cost | 07/23/2008 |
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Time Domain introduced version 2.0 of its PLUS ultra wideband (UWB) real time location system (RTLS). The company said this is the first time UWB has achieved cost parity with WiFi-based RTLS technology. PLUS 2.0 can track items to specific floors and has other new features. |
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| ConocoPhillips Using RFID for Offshore Rig Worker Safety | 07/17/2008 |
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ConocoPhillips installed an active RFID system from IDENTEC Solutions to provide real-time location data for employees working on oil drilling platforms off the coast of Norway. Location data is available on the rigs and at mainland locations to help rescue workers find employees in an emergency. |
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