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Tyco's Sensormatic Division Buys Vue Technology The deal is intended to strengthen both companies' ability to offer a full portfolio of RFID-enabled solutions for retailers.

Google India Uses RFID to Locate Shared Equipment At its corporate offices, the search engine company's Indian division is using Google Maps and EPC Gen 2 RFID technology to track thousands of electronic devices.

Spanish Postal Service Expands Its RFID Deployment Correos is now using a total of 65,000 EPC Gen 2 RFID tags, enabling it to monitor and improve the movement of mail at 56 sorting centers.

ODIN Report Reveals EPC RFID's Effectiveness for Tracking IT Assets The company scientifically tested seven EPC Gen 2 RFID tags suitable for IT asset tracking, and analyzed five use cases, including employing the technology to manage memory cards.

Manufacturer to Track Half a Million Gas Cylinders Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. is using passive 134 kHz RFID tags to automate its bottling and distribution process, and to prevent the illegal diversion of its products.

University Students Create a Virtual RFID-enabled Hospital The group has created the facility in Second Life, a 3-D online world. The goal is to provide a way for health-care organizations to test RFID implementations prior to physical deployment.

Taiwanese Company Unveils EPC Gen 2 Chip With 128-kbit Memory Favite says tags made with the IC will be available in early 2009, and that its RFID interrogator module supports the chip's large memory size.

Microsoft Australia Seeks to Boost RFID Adoption Down Under At this week's Microsoft Tech.Ed conference in Sydney, the company plans to issue passive EPC Gen 2 inlays to some 6,000 attendees, with the goal of inspiring new RFID applications.

RFID Journal to Host Middle East Event TagStone will be the Cornerstone Sponsor for RFID Journal LIVE! Middle East, to be held Jan. 5-7, 2009, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai.

Swiss Post Delivers RFID to Its Parcel Centers, Transportation Hubs The company is adding EPC Gen 2 tags to containers that shuttle mail and packages in and around nearly 50 facilities in Switzerland.