THE WORLD'S RFID AUTHORITY

FREE NEWSLETTER: »

Sample | Newsletter Archives

SEARCH: »

Advanced Search

At William Ashley, RFID Name Tags Improve Service The Canadian retailer is using Ubisense's real-time location system to speed the process of bringing the goods to customers, and of summoning sales help.

Precyse Technologies' RFID System Uses Beacons to Extend Reach The company's iLocate technology enables companies to track assets in remote sites, by deploying multiple beacons that allow an RFID reader to communicate with battery-powered tags thousands of feet away.

Fluensee Purchases TrenStar By acquiring TrenStar, the RFID asset-tracking software provider gains inroads into software-as-a-service, as well as the company's RFID-enabled distribution service for beer kegs and other containers.

Thai Researchers Study RFID for Managing Prawns and Other Food Fish In addition to investigating the physical effects of implanting RFID tags in aquatic animals, the project will develop an RFID-enabled system to monitor and improve broodstock on fish farms.

Defense Contractor Relies on RFID for On-time Delivery of Armored Vehicles Navistar Defense is using an RFID-enabled real-time locating system to track the assembly process of the armored vehicles it produces, which are designed to protect troops from bombs.

Tracking Temperatures From the Inside Out Organizers of the Netherlands' Four Day Marches are using RFID-enabled sensor pills to monitor the risk of heat sickness, with help from a firm that is developing an application for analyzing athletes' temperature and location in real time.

Xterprise Rolls Out IT Asset-Tracking Solution The system, which combines software and EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID hardware, is designed to serve a rapidly growing demand.

Premier Tells Medical Device Makers to Adopt GS1 Supply Chain Standards The hospital purchasing alliance wants medical devices to be tracked by Global Trade Item Number and Global Location Number, which could make it easier for the health-care sector to implement RFID technology.

Stanley Bolsters RFID Portfolio With VeriChip's Ex-Subsidiary The manufacturer of tools and security systems has completed its acquisition of Xmark, a provider of RFID-enabled patient-tracking systems for the health-care market.

New Zealand Study Finds UHF Superior for Livestock Tracking Researchers with the RFID Pathfinder Group report that EPC RFID tags performed better and more cost-effectively compared with traditional low-frequency tags.