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Maryland Dialysis Center Prepares for Tag-Implantation Project
The Independent Dialysis Foundation hopes the trial, carried out in conjunction with VeriChip, will help spare its patients from unnecessary procedures and medications.

RFID Academic Convocation Issues Call for Papers
The sixth RFID Academic Convocation, being held in conjunction with EPC Connection, will focus on how to overcome impediments to adoption and achieve a return on investment from RFID and EPC networking technologies and standards.

GlaxoSmithKline Remains Committed to RFID
Contradicting a recent news report, the drugmaker says it will continue conducting pilots to demonstrate how RFID can be used to secure the pharma supply chain.

Aggressive Sales Growth Predicted for Passive Tags in North America
Frost & Sullivan expects a compound annual growth rate of 21.5 percent during the next six years, spurred in part by increased adoption in Canada.

IBM Adds E-Pedigree Features to WebSphere RFIDIC
Drug distributor AmerisourceBergen says it plans to test the software's electronic-pedigree capabilities as part of its current RFID pilot.

Wi-Fi-Based RFID Improves Elderly Care
PresCare is using a Wi-Fi-based RFID system to enable its residents to quickly and easily call for help, and to alert staff if a resident wanders into a dangerous area.

Acsis, SupplyScape Team for E-Pedigrees
Companies can use the combined solution to manage readers on a production line and seamlessly transmit data to e-pedigree documents.

Georgia Tech Researchers Test RFID's Effects on Implanted Medical Devices
The results will be used to reduce the potential for RFID signals to cause pacemakers and other equipment to malfunction.

RTLS Combines Infrared and RFID
A multi-hospital health-care provider is installing a real-time location system that uses hybrid RF-IR tags to pinpoint the exact room in which an asset is located.

Emprevi Launches Service for Securing, Tracking Cargo
Using Savi active RFID seals and interrogators, the Colombian logistics provider expects to reduce security costs by $350 per container and cut shipment time by two days.


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