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Handleman Finds RFID Yields Positive Results for Retailers and CPG Makers The product distributor is embarking on two upcoming Wal-Mart-related pilots, one involving a video game maker, the other a supplier of health and beauty products.

Wal-Mart Canada Making RFID Progress Twenty Wal-Mart stores in Canada are collecting RFID data, helping to eliminate overstocks; the retailer will study the impact of harsh winter weather on RFID equipment.

Intelleflex Demos Long-Distance Cattle Tags At the Calgary Stockyards, the systems provider showed that its battery-assisted passive RFID ear tags could be read on roaming animals inside a 30-by-15-foot auction ring.

Finnish Fashion Designer Begins Item-Level Tagging Naisten Pukutehdas, maker of the NP Collection line of women's clothing, anticipates that RFID will increase the speed and accuracy of its shipments.

Frankfurt Widens Its NFC-Enabled Transit Network The German city's transit authority is installing RFID tags at 700 bus, tram and train stops so passengers can use mobile phones to buy and store tickets, and to check schedules.

Illinois Water Resort Becomes RFID-Activated Guests at the resort, which opens next year, will use RFID wristbands to do just about everything, including entering rooms, accessing lockers, buying food and arcade tokens, and even taking pictures.

Chill-On Develops Prototype RFID-Enabled Time-Temperature Indicator The European consortium's goal is to enable companies to remotely monitor the shelf life of refrigerated goods based on temperature exposure during shipment.

RFID Tracks Produce From Field to Fork A U.S. fruit and vegetable supplier is employing EPC tags and interrogators to track its products as they are harvested, processed and transported to retailers, and to trace them back to the source in the event of a recall.

Ontario Sponsors RFID Seminar for Small and Midsize Enterprises To help educate Canadian SMEs about how they can use RFID technologies to remain competitive, the provincial government is sponsoring a preconference seminar, "RFID Technology: Small Investment for Big Benefits," at RFID Journal LIVE! Canada 2007.

Europe's RFID Focus Moves to Implementation At RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2007, attendees and participants indicated the technology's adoption in Europe is on rise.