Startup Seeks to Kick-start RFID in Trinidad
RFIDTT wants to help the oil-producing Caribbean country move to a knowledge-based economy, and is hoping RFID will be the catalyst.
Orbit One Launches Satellite-Based RFID Service
The company's battery-powered RFID tags transmit GPS and sensor data via a constellation of low earth orbit satellites, enabling users to know an asset's exact location and status at all times.
Personal Location Beacons Usage Grows
The active transponders, carried by boaters, pilots, hikers and others in case they become lost or incapacitated, typically employ a satellite system to pinpoint their location and process distress signals.
RFID Takes Root in Bangladesh
Early adopters include Apollo Hospitals Dhaka and the Bangladesh Army.
Industry Leaders to Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! 2008
RFID Journal's sixth annual conference and exhibition will feature addresses by Procter & Gamble COO Bob McDonald, Sam's Club executive VP Greg Johnston, and Motorola Enterprise Mobility CTO Ray Martino.
Army Medical Center Looking to Boost Asset Awareness
Walter Reed Army Medical Center is adopting a system that uses ZigBee-based RFID tags, rather than Wi-Fi access points, to keep better tabs on valuable assets.
VeriChip's VeriTrace Platform Sees Sales Boost
The system, which employs implantable tags to identify and track the remains of deceased individuals, is seeing gains in sales as states acquire it for disaster preparedness.
Food and Livestock Tagging Expected to See Bumper Gains
The sector is expected to be the dominant RFID market by 2017, when sales of RFID tags for food and livestock are slated to reach $2.66 billion.
RFID Journal, AIM Europe Produce Auto-ID Seminar
At the third annual RFID Journal LIVE! Europe conference and exhibition, AIM Europe will host preconference sessions to educate attendees about a range of auto-ID topics, including how to use bar codes and RFID in tandem.
European EPC Competence Center to Provide Training at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2007
The EECC, founded by GS1 Germany, Deutsche Post World Net, Karstadt Warenhaus and Metro Group, will share experiences gained by these companies over the past four years with attendees looking to leverage EPC/RFID technologies.
