IT/Infrastructure

This section includes articles about how companies are managing RFID data and turning it into useful information.

Ekahau Introduces Money-Back Guarantee
First-time purchasers of the company's Wi-Fi-based real-time locating system can try it for 30 days, then, if not pleased with the results, get the installation fixed to their satisfaction for free, or receive a full refund.

Inside Contactless Releases Open-Source NFC Middleware for Phones
The product would allow applications developers to build solutions collaboratively or alone at less expense, and mobile phone companies to use technology from a variety of vendors.

To Expedite Fuel-Cell Maintenance, Rittal Adopts RFID
The German company is adding passive high-memory 13.56 MHz tags to the electrical generator systems it sells and services.

Czech Monks Look to RFID for Guidance
Visitors to Vyssi Brod can rent electronic tour guides that describe the monastery's various sights, thus helping to provide the abbey with income.

Sun Microsystems Piloting RFID Tagging for Financial Customers
The company's goal is to help financial institutions better account for IT equipment in their data centers.

RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2009 Report

At RFID Journal's fifth annual European conference and exhibition, held near Frankfurt, Germany, 250 attendees learned from innovative companies using radio frequency identification to improve their manufacturing, supply chain and retail operations. View the presentations from the event.

Battling the Status Quo

The biggest obstacle end users face when confronted with an opportunity to use RFID to improve the way they do business is resistance to change within their own organizations.

RFID Steers Arnold Clark Motorstore

The technology was integral to the design of a new showroom, helping the auto dealer to manage all of its cars and ensure the quality of its customer service.

ADT Will Monitor Your RFID Readers

The security company wants to leverage the engineering and services units of parent Tyco Fire & Security to create an organization that can install and service large-scale RFID deployments.