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Microsoft Partners With Implantable RFID Chip Maker VeriChip Users of VeriChip's VeriMed technology can now utilize a Microsoft HealthVault account to access and manage their personal health data stored in the VeriMed database.

Air New Zealand Readies for RFID-enabled Boarding Passes At 26 airports throughout the country, the airline's frequent flyers will use the permanent, reusable boarding passes to check themselves in, enter passenger lounges or board a flight.

Wells Fargo Banks on RFID At several of its locations, the financial services company is using EPC Gen 2 tags for a laptop tracking system, and has attached the tags to thousands of servers and other IT assets.

Saudi Arabian Jeweler Puts a High Value on RFID Jade Jewellery says it achieves a 400 percent return on investment from its RFID system, used to monitor the movement of goods, evaluate staff sales performance and eliminate shrinkage.

Santa Clara Crime Lab Turns to RFID At the California facility, EPC Gen 2 tags will keep tabs on evidence as technicians perform DNA typing, fingerprint analysis, ballistics, toxicology and drug testing, and other procedures.

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.

RFID Helps Turkish Gym-Goers Get Fit Exercise enthusiasts use passive 13.56 MHz RFID-enabled cards not only to gain entrance to their health clubs, purchase food and gear, and secure their lockers, but also to track workouts.

Schwarzenegger Signs Anti-Skimming RFID Measure But Vetoes Bill on School IDs The law makes it illegal to surreptitiously reading RFID tags embedded in identity documents.

RFID Speeds Coliseum's Emergency Response Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is using AeroScout active tags in VenueSoft handheld units to alert the necessary responders to an emergency throughout the stadium.

RFID Tickets Sped Visitors Through Belgium's F1 Grand Prix The race organizer used tickets embedded with 13.56 MHz RFID tags and handheld readers to scan tickets as visitors entered the stadium, thereby reducing queues and curtailing fraud.