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Xstrata Mines RFID's Benefits To help it track personnel and improve safety and productivity, the company's coal division has rolled out a Wi-Fi-based active RFID system.

Bank of America Deploys RFID in Data Centers The financial institution is using EPC Gen 2 tags to inventory its computer servers and other IT assets, and to record whenever any are removed from and returned to a data center, so that all equipment can be accounted for.

UCSD Medical Center Expands Its RFID Deployment The teaching hospital estimates the technology has saved it $70,000 annually by merely enabling it to locate its IV pumps more quickly.

At Mayo Clinic, RFID Slashes Error Rate A study showed that after the organization's endoscopy unit began using passive 13.56 MHz tags to identify specimen bottles, the rate of labeling errors dropped by 94 percent.

Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits The participants, which include ham-maker Parmacotto and supermarket operator Auchon, tracked tagged cases of food as they moved from production to sales floor.

Automotive Manufacturer Tracks Incoming Inventory Continental Automotive uses an Xterprise RFID system on a Microsoft BizTalk platform to track incoming electronic parts in reusable totes as they pass from third-party logistics providers to the manufacturer.

Taiwan Trade Show Tries Virtual Exhibition Format Visitors to the Taiwan International RFID Applications conference could use RFID to track their own movements, download information related to the booths they visited, and locate and contact colleagues.

Dutch Forensic Institute Uses RFID to Control Crime Evidence The agency is employing EPC Gen 2 tags to document an item's chain of custody and trigger an alarm if evidence goes awry.

GE Develops Passive Tag That Functions as Multiple Sensors The company's Global Research division has come up with a design consisting of a standards-based 13.56 MHz RFID chip with an antenna coated with chemically or biologically sensitive films.

Mojix Upgrades Product Line, Offers Demo in 3-D The creator of a long-distance system for reading EPC Gen 2 RFID tags is adding real-time location software, as well as hardware offering a read zone that's larger and optimizable for specific applications.