Finalists Unveiled for the Fifth Annual RFID Journal Awards

This year, RFID Journal introduced a new RFID Green Award to recognize end users that employ radio frequency identification to improve the environment, increase recycling or enhance sustainability. The finalists for 2011 are:

• The City of Hattiesburg Sanitation Department, for an RFID system designed to track reusable trash receptacles and automated collection
• Mission Foods, for an RFID solution enabling the elimination of disposable corrugated boxes, thereby reducing the company's solid waste stream by 98 percent
• Waaree Energies, for a solution enabling the firm to track the production of solar panels

In addition, 10 technology providers were nominated for the Best in Show award, to be given to the best new product being exhibited at this year's LIVE! event. The finalists are:

• Biolog-ID, for its complete system for utilizing RFID to track blood bags
• Franwell, for a new version of its wearable RFID reader, the RFID Sleeve WR100-1
• Identec Solutions and InSync Software, for the Beverage Metrics Complete Solution, consisting of a combined hardware and software solution that monitors beverage service in multiple applications across the hospitality industry
• Impinj, for a new product that will be announced at LIVE! 2011
• Intelleflex, for its FMR-6000 and HMR-9090 multi-protocol battery-assisted tags and readers, featuring a read range of more than 300 feet
• Intelligent InSites, for its InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform, which aggregates real-time location and sensory data through standardized Web-based interfaces, and also serves as a data-exchange hub for all InSites-enabled applications and devices
• Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI), for its RFID ME hardware and software that turns any laptop into an RFID reader, with a variety of software applications
• Tageos, for its "inlay-less" RFID label, which eliminates the need for a plastic substrate, thereby making RFID labels cheaper to make and more environmentally friendly
• TagSense, for its BlueReader, a wireless handheld RFID interrogator that interfaces with Android cell phones
• Xerafy, for its "iN" family of UHF RFID tags that can be embedded in metal assets without sacrificing read performance

These awards are given in recognition of excellence in the RFID industry. "Each year, we see a growing number of impressive implementations and exciting new products," Roberti states. "I'm pleased we are able to shine a light on some of the amazing things being done in the industry."

In addition to the RFID Journal Awards, LIVE! 2011 will also feature eight industry-specific and how-to conference tracks, nine in-depth preconference seminars, three co-located events, fast-track CompTIA RFID+ training and certification, an RFID in Apparel Workshop, and numerous exhibits and demonstrations conducted by leading technology firms.