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IT Resellers, Systems Integrators Still Face RFID-Related Hurdles A CompTIA survey finds that 75 percent of IT companies say they will or might offer RFID products and services in the next three years—a drop of 14 percentage points.

Outdoor Clothing and Equipment Retailer Tests RFID-EAS Tags At one of Northland's stores in Graz, Austria, items are fitted with EPC Gen 2 tags that allow the company not only to manage its inventory but also to know if goods are leaving the store without being purchased.

Researchers Work on Using RFID to Calculate an Item's Carbon Footprint The Bits to Energy Lab has developed a prototype system utilizing data collected via RFID to calculate an individual item's carbon footprint and display it on an RFID-enabled mobile phone.

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.

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.

Consumer Jitters Aside, U.K. Merchants Ready for Contactless Payments Surveys find that U.K. retailers may lead the European Union in planning deployments of RFID-enabled payment technology, despite consumer fears regarding contactless payments.

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.

Ko-RFID Tackles RFID Business Collaboration Processes Supported by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the project hopes to address the challenges companies face when sharing information collected via RFID.

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.