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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.

Eyewear Retailer Finds RFID Helps It See Its Merchandise More Clearly Santa Fe Optical applies EPC tags to all of the frames it sells, helping it to eliminate shoplifting and streamline inventory management.

Indian Mine Monitors Workers and Toxic Gases PervCom's active 2.4 GHz RFID tags, attached to cap lamps, track miners' locations and contain sensors for measuring temperature, humidity and air quality.

EPCIS Technology Improves Visibility for North Sea Oil Service and Supply Companies An EPCIS-compliant system from Spartan Solutions Services is enabling Swire Oilfield Services and Aker Solutions to share data regarding the whereabouts of their equipment and containers.

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 Helps Manage Product Inspections PeakWorks, a provider of safety harnesses, is using radio frequency identification to better manage the process of inspecting equipment critical to protecting employees working at heights.

Hotel Keeps Uniform Inventory With RFID A Buenos Aires luxury hotel is using RFID to make sure employees always have a clean, crisp uniform ready when they show up at work.

Tamper-Resistant RFID Infant-Tracking System Improves Security Waukesha Hospital switched to RF Technologies' SafePlace system to ensure identify bracelets can't be removed, and to identify which patient sounded the alarm.

Terso Offers EPC-Enabled Medical Cabinets The company is providing a version of its enclosures that uses EPC Gen 2 technology to secure medications and medical devices, as well as to monitor inventory levels.

Rehab Center Monitors Patients With Ultra-wide Band The Nesconset Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation will use hardware from Time Domain Corp. and software from Sysgen to monitor individual dementia patients based on their needs.