Finalists Unveiled for the Fourth Annual RFID Journal Awards
The winners for the 2010 RFID Journal Awards, including Best RFID Implementation, Most Innovative Use of RFID, Best Use of RFID in a Product or Service, Best in Show and Special Achievement, will be revealed at LIVE!
Royal Food Import Expects E-Seals Will Save It a King's Ransom
The food importer will soon begin using Savi Networks cargo container seals to track the location and temperature of products being transported from factories overseas to stores in the United States.
Citibank Says RFID Pilot Proves Strong Consumer Interest in Mobile-Phone Payments
The company, which has completed a Near Field Communication project in India, finds that NFC-based retail applications can be successful—with the proper mix of marketing, incentives and execution.
KissAFrog Leaps into RFID
The online seller of luxury fashions and accessories hopes that tagging its merchandise will lead to improved inventory visibility—and make certain the goods its customers purchase are in stock.
World's Largest Cruise Ship Launches RFID-based Passenger-Tracking System
Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas is renting out iPhones and wristbands with Wi-Fi RFID tags to help families and groups locate their members.
Jakob Jost Tests RFID
The German retailer will track garments by means of EPC Gen 2 tags, applied by a number of fashion suppliers, including Gardeur, Seidensticker and Gerry Weber.
Swiss Farm Store Tries RFID-enabled Self-Serve Shopping
Customers can use Near Field Communication (NFC) cell phones to access the store, obtain product information and pay for purchases.
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.
EPCglobal US Survey Finds Strong RFID Foundation in CPG Sector
A report indicates that consumer goods suppliers are pleased with the performance of their RFID deployments, but that they are not yet generally using the technology to improve business processes.
Korean Clothing Company Adds RFID to Its Supply Chain
The Basic House is applying EPC Gen 2 tags to garments at its manufacturing plants, and is also deploying RFID interrogators at two of its DCs and, initially, at 159 of its stores.
