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3M Launches Tag Data Manager for Libraries The software upgrade will enable libraries to add a variety of tag data formats to their RFID systems, and to provide a migration path to the proposed ISO RFID tag data standard.

Portuguese Book Megastore Deploys Item-Level RFID System At its new store, Byblos is applying EPC Gen 2 tags to 250,000 books, games and videos to help customers locate and learn about their products, and to provide inventory and security applications.

Zebra Announces UHF RFID Card Printers The devices—the first of their kind on the market—will enable end users to print and encode EPC Gen 2 RFID cards for use in access control, asset tracking, work-in-process and other applications.

RFID Is Key to Car Clubs' Success Hundreds of thousands of drivers worldwide prefer car-sharing to owing their own wheels—and they use an RFID-enabled card or fob to get in the driver's seat.

Alameda County Gives RFID Ballot-Tracking a Vote of Approval In California, the county's registrar of voters has instituted a system using EPC Gen 2 tags to streamline the process of collecting ballot results.

Reliance Readies for RFID One of India's largest retailers has been testing RFID technology and is preparing applications to be used at its hypermarkets and supermarkets, as well as its electronics and convenience stores.

AT&T Unveils Managed RFID Service for School Systems Potential applications include radio frequency identification to help schools track bus-riding students, automate attendance procedures and lunch payments, and track mobile computers and other assets.

Raflatac Releases RFID Tags With Built-In EAS Optimized for retail applications, the EPC Gen 2 tags are designed to be read equally well from all directions—even on densely stacked garments—and have an electronic article surveillance function that can be switched on and off.

Bob Jones University Raises the Bar With RFID The university is using a passive RFID system to monitor vehicles entering and exiting its main parking lot, and to operate an automated gate system.

RFID Helps FDA Caseworkers Track Important Paperwork The agency's Office of Regulatory Affairs is using EPC Gen 2 technology to store and retrieve 10,000 investigation files at its San Francisco location, and plans to install the system at 14 other district offices.