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U.S. Defense Department to Host Conference Track at EPC Connection 2008 New sessions at EPCglobal NA's fifth annual event, being held Oct. 14-16 in Chicago, will highlight the DOD's successful EPC projects and help educate its suppliers about the benefits of using EPC RFID technologies.

EV3 Uses RFID to Streamline Inventory The medical device maker has realized important business benefits by employing RFID to track its stock of stents and other products used for treating vascular diseases.

ThingMagic Raises $9.5 Million CEO Tom Grant says the latest round of funding will help the company continue to develop custom RFID solutions and UHF passive-tag readers for specific applications.

Impinj Acquires Intel's UHF RFID Reader Chip Operation The company says it is positioning itself as a one-stop supplier of the technology underpinning UHF readers and passive tags, and that it will not compete with interrogator manufacturers using the R1000 chip.

Drug Pedigree Mandate Could Be Expensive According to a new study, complying with legislation proposed by two U.S. Congressmen could cost as much as $110,000 per pharmacy—and more than a billion dollars for a large chain.

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."

European EPC Competence Center Updates UHF Tag Study According to the updated study, new tag designs and improved antennas have increased UHF tag performance during the past year.

RFID Helps Endwave Track Work-in-Progress The company is utilizing EPC Gen 2 tags to monitor the production of communications hardware for the aerospace and defense sectors.

University of Kansas Lab Develops Foam-Attached Tag The school's Information & Telecommunication Technology Center says its new passive UHF Agility technology enables the creation of low-cost inlays that provide a long read range and work well near metals and liquids.

Avery Dennison Ramps Up Its RFID R&D The inlay manufacturer hired two new engineering execs to build strengths in RFID testing and application development.