RFID News Roundup

Zebra intros next-gen RTLS leveraging ultra-wideband RFID technology; Axcess International 433 MHz active tags incorporate HID iCLASS 13.56 MHz RFID technology; ABI Research forecasts RFID market in 2011 greater than $6 billion; RFID solutions provider Galbital announces UHF-based Smart Logistics System; TagMaster unveils new 2.45 GHz handheld RFID reader, announces Confidex partnership on UHF; Bethesda Hospitals’ Emergency Preparedness Partnership selects Versus RTLS; TI launches portfolio of microcontroller development kits for RFID, ZigBee.

What Is the Role of RFID in Civil Registration?

How can radio frequency identification be used for the maintenance of civil registry documents? —Name withheld ——— I have not heard of RFID being employed in civil registration, or for the maintenance of documents in a civil registry. That said, the technology is...