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Checkpoint Systems Deems OAT Acquisition Strategic President Per Levin says the recently completed purchase of a leading RFID software company enables Checkpoint to help retailers "scale up their RFID operations."

Researchers Warn RFID May Disrupt Medical Equipment Experts not involved with the study note that there have been no reports of injuries caused by electromagnetic interference with medical devices, though they do recommend further study.

Cephalon Moves Ahead With Its RFID E-pedigree Plans In the latest phase of its RFID deployment, the drugmaker is serializing cardboard shipping containers by means of EPC Gen 2 tags.

Covidien to Pilot Its RFID-enabled System This Summer Using passive high-frequency tags, the company's contrast media delivery system for CT scans will alert radiology technicians if they inadvertently try to administer an expired or previously used syringe.

Industry Opinion Favors RFID for Drug E-pedigree Comments received by the FDA show a preference for RFID technology—generally EPC—for a pharmaceutical e-pedigree identification system, with 2-D bar-coding as a backup.

RFID Device Lets Patients Administer Their Own Pain Meds A clinical trial at the Halifax Health Medical Center shows the device helps patients better control pain, while also saving nurses time.

VeriChip to Place Implantable Division on Block Once the RFID systems provider completes the recently announced sale of its Xmark subsidiary, it plans to sell the rest of its assets.

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.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals' Smart Cabinet Tracks Contrast Agents The company has partnered with Mobile Aspects to provide an RFID system for tracking bottles of intravenous solution used for MRI and CAT scans.

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.