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Shawnee Mission Medical Center Expands Pediatric Tracking The hospital has upgraded its 10-year-old system for tracking young patients, and also plans to begin tagging assets.

Printed Electronics Start-up Specializes in Low-Volume Tag Production By focusing on production runs as small as 150 units, Mu-Gahat says it provides companies with greater flexibility for testing and development.

Startup Designs Firewall to Ensure RFID Network Security NeoCatena's security appliance is designed to protect an RFID network from counterfeit RFID tags, and from attempts to use malware-encoded tags to introduce a virus to back-end systems—or to steal sensitive data.

RFID Halts Theft at Toronto Car Dealership The luxury car retailer is using EPC Gen 2 RFID technology to track the keys to all of its vehicles, reducing the risk of lost keys and stolen vehicles.

VRF Offering Dynamic Price Tags The startup has developed item-level RFID tags with electronic-paper screens for displaying changeable price information and automatic markdowns, as well as for inventory and theft control within retail settings.

U.K. Government Supports Using RFID to Fight Bike Thefts The system uses motion-detecting active 433 MHz RFID tags, in conjunction with security cameras, to inform police when a bicycle is moved without authorization.

Travis County Fire Marshall Uses RFID to Manage Evidence The Austin, Texas, agency is employing both passive and active RFID tags to inventory and secure evidence in active and archived investigations.

RFID Seals Provide Border Security in Eastern Europe Kazakhstan and Lithuanian customs officials are using electronic seals to ensure truck cargo doors are not opened en route.

Turnkey Self-Service Store Would Employ RFID Instead of People The prefabricated transportable structure, developed by a European startup, features RFID interrogators at the point of sale and exit door, enabling a retailer to operate without staff, and to quickly open up new branches to meet demand.

Intelleflex Rolls Out Fob-size BAP Tag A new battery-assisted passive RFID tag, small enough to fit in a pocket, enables users to track keys to lock boxes, as well as manage small high-value assets.