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RFID Helps Mexican University Retain, Maintain Equipment Regiomontana is using active tags to prevent the theft of laptops and projectors, and to help keep them properly maintained.

European Study Probes RFID's Impact on Privacy Issued by the European Parliament's Scientific Technology Options Assessment committee, the report finds that the use of RFID to date has not had significant negative impacts on the privacy of individuals, though it does call for transparency.

Sunway Lagoon Issues RFID Wristbands for Admission, Purchases The Malaysian resort's patrons use the wristbands, rather than paper tickets, to access sections of the park and pay for goods and services.

Argentine Airfreight Terminal Tests RFID on Cold Storage Cargo Logistics provider Terminal de Cargas Argentina is running a two-month pilot testing the use of UHF Gen 2 tags on cases and pallets of refrigerated goods.

Thai Airport Tests RFID to Track Cargo, Streamline Customs The international airport in Bangkok is employing thousands of reusable passive UHF RFID tags to track all airfreight passing through its cargo terminal.

Visa and Wells Fargo Testing NFC Payments The two companies have started with internal tests involving Wells Fargo employees, but plan to involve consumers in the fourth quarter.

U.S. Cellular Phone Provider Tests NFC Cellular South is conducting a two-city trial in which customers can buy goods using RFID-enabled, biometric Kyocera phones.

RFID Tracks College Campus Keys Luther College is using an active RFID-enabled security system from Headwater Systems to track the keys to 56 buildings on campus.

Group Studies RFID's Potential to Help Speed Aircraft Turnarounds The IATA/SITA/Cambridge Turnaround Project is exploring how automatic ID technologies can be used to maximize aircraft utilization.

Pfefferkorn Spedition Uses RFID and Video to Track Shipments At the German forwarder's warehouse, workers employ bar-code scanners fitted with active RFID tags to record a package's location and link it to specific surveillance images.