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DOD Issues RFP for Active RFID The new request for proposal will enable the military to purchase active RFID technology from more than just a single vendor.

RFID Provides Utility Company With Real-Time Visibility A Canadian utility company tracks reels arriving and departing from its distribution center and storage yards, thereby reducing theft and out-of-stocks.

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.

Precast Concrete Manufacturers Use RFID Companies like Phoenix Precast and E.F. Shea Concrete are using passive UHF tags to create an electronic quality-control trail and better manage their inventory.

Melbourne City Council Tracks Its Car Fleet The council estimates that once fully deployed and integrated with its employee ID system, the EPC Gen 2 RFID vehicle-tracking system will reduce labor by at least 40 staff hours per month, resulting in an annual financial savings of up to $40,000.

Retailers See RFID's Potential to Fight Shrinkage Store operators are beginning to explore new applications for radio frequency identification, including using it as a tool for preventing product theft—or for reducing its impact.

Jones Apparel Group Plans RFID Pilot in Nine West Stores At two sites in New York, the company plans to test the ability of item-tagging to help improve stock availability, productivity and customer service.

Turkish Retailer Uses Hybrid EAS-RFID Tags to Stop Theft, Improve Inventory Management LC Waikiki plans to roll out the system—which combines EPC Gen 2 RFID and acousto-magnetic electronic article surveillance technology—at 50 stores within the next six months.

Communities Turn to RFID to Boost Recycling Three U.S. municipalities are using passive UHF tags to monitor whether their residents place recyclable bottles, cans and paper out at the curb.

Researchers Work on Using RFID to Calculate an Item's Carbon Footprint The Bits to Energy Lab has developed a prototype system utilizing data collected via RFID to calculate an individual item's carbon footprint and display it on an RFID-enabled mobile phone.