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American Apparel Makes a Bold Fashion Statement With RFID The retailer has already adopted item-level tagging at its Columbia University store, and expects to RFID-enable its 16 other New York City locations during the next three months.

Weyerhaeuser Offers High-Volume Source Tagging, But Demand Still Low The company is supplying pretagged cardboard boxes to several of its customers, and plans to license its process for manufacturing RFID-tagged cardboard to International Paper and other firms.

All Eyes on FDA for Drug E-Pedigree Now that California has extended its electronic-pedigree deadline to 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could become the first governing body to issue e-pedigree requirements for protecting the pharma supply chain—assuming it meets its goal.

RFID Helps Continental Clean Up Its Operations The automotive parts supplier is using passive HF tags to make sure components are properly cleaned prior to assembly, helping to speed production flow and improve quality.

Avery Dennison Sues Alien Technology, Alleging Patent Infringement The company claims Alien's manufacturing process infringes upon Avery's IP for attaching integrated circuits to antennas, as well as for forming and testing RFID inlays.

Kodak Markets Optical Marker as RFID Alternative The company says its Traceless System, which requires a Kodak optical reader, can be used in conjunction with bar codes to authenticate pharmaceuticals. Unlike RFID tags, however, the Traceless marker requires a clear line of sight.

Plywood Maker Gets On Board With RFID Krono Holding has embedded passive low-frequency tags in its warehouse floors to help it track the movements of forklift trucks and the wood products they load and unload.

Impinj Announces Next-Gen Monza Chip The new Monza 3, the chipmaker says, offers a read range as much as 40 percent longer than that of other EPC Gen 2 RFID chips.

Painting Contractor Saves More Than a Drop in the Bucket Using EPC RFID to track its leftover supplies, Vulcan saves thousands of dollars each month.

Companies, Agencies Use Clandestine RFID Systems to Catch Thieves The NOX system includes RFID readers embedded in walls, surveillance cameras and—in some cases—luminescent dust to track the movement of personnel and assets.