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Zebra Announces UHF RFID Card Printers
The devices—the first of their kind on the market—will enable end users to print and encode EPC Gen 2 RFID cards for use in access control, asset tracking, work-in-process and other applications.

Carolinas Medical Center Expands Its RFID Deployment
The hospital has added 26 RFID-enabled medical supply cabinets to its cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, helping it cut inventory costs and improve operations.

Medical Center Set to Grow With RFID
After a decade of seeking automated tracking for medical devices, Southern Ohio Medical Center has deployed a Radianse system to locate its assets. The hospital hopes to expand the system to monitoring patients.

Custom Cabinetmaker Deploying RFID to Track Production
Northway Industries is employing EPC Gen 2 tags to improve managers' visibility and better identify delays, prioritize manufacturing and provide information to customers.

Growers and Grocers Get Into Plastic Pallet Pool
While the plastic pallets' lightweight and environmental benefits first wooed its customers, iGPS hopes RFID-powered traceability will convince more to begin using its pallets.

Lufthansa Technik Uses RFID to Expedite Aircraft Repair
At its German facilities, the aircraft-maintenance service provider is attaching EPC UHF tags to documents that accompany airplane parts, reducing the need for manual data entry.

Industry Leaders to Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! 2008
RFID Journal's sixth annual conference and exhibition will feature addresses by Procter & Gamble COO Bob McDonald, Sam's Club executive VP Greg Johnston, and Motorola Enterprise Mobility CTO Ray Martino.

U.K. Seal Maker Puts RFID to the Test
AESSEAL assessed EPC Gen 2 tags and interrogators at GS1 UK's new RFID test center, with plans to deploy the technology to speed up the time needed to receive and locate products.

Crystal Group Uses RFID Tags to Track Garment Production
The Hong Kong knitwear company has installed RFID interrogators at 8,000 sewing stations in three of its plants, so that it can record the number of garments made by each worker.

Registration Open For RFID Journal LIVE! 2008
RFID Journal has announced that attendees can register online or by phone for its sixth annual conference and exhibition, being held April 16-18 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.


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