HP Enterprise Services has regained its contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide real-time location system technology to VA medical centers nationwide, following a reevaluation ordered by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer expands RFID program with Avery Dennison; Intermec enhances 70 Series mobile computers with integrated RFID; ZeitControl Cardsystems intros USB RFID reader; L-com Announces new UP Series 5.1 to 5.8 GHz omnidirectional antennas; Schneider Moden adopts Enso Detego RFID software at its Gerry Weber stores; RFIDSpan Technology launches PC-based RFID middleware appliance; NFC tags embedded in books about Steve Jobs.
National Instruments’ engineers and interns installed Wavetrend radio frequency identification readers in real go-karts and inserted tags in mushrooms, bananas, stars and other items.
The guide, based on a survey of 200 current and potential RFID end users, as well as data regarding RFID Journal’s 90,000 registered users, reveals which companies are investing in RFID technologies—and how to convert them into customers.
The company is marketing its EasyID system for the iPad tablet to health-care providers and other organizations, to help them track asset inspections via an RFID reader wand.
A company known as Round Rock Research is suing some users of EPC RFID technology, but the industry is addressing the matter in its usual way.
PervasID claims its technology can cover up to a 400-square-meter area, providing near 100 percent read rate, by means of a single EPC Gen 2 UHF reader.
ThingMagic reader to be part of ng Connect’s Connected Service Vehicle demo; NXP implements mobile-payment system at its Dutch production facility; Zebra Technologies certifies Omni-ID on-metal labels for printer compatibility; Hong Kong RFID intros active RFID reader enclosure; Truecount unveils new channel program, J.D. Associates joins as reseller; InvoTech Systems’ RFID solution tracks uniforms at Santa Ana Star Casino and Mandarin Oriental, Boston; NFC Forum forges links with Global Certification Forum, Int’l Air Transport Association and Wi-Fi Alliance.
Integrating EPC and IPv6 wireless standards will enable the Internet of Things.
Integrating EPC and IPv6 wireless standards will enable the Internet of Things.
A Wi-Fi-based AeroScout RFID solution, installed by Boston Networks, allows FMC Technologies to track the location and, thus, the status of each piece of equipment as it is assembled or serviced.
The firm is employing AMCS Group’s radio frequency identification solution to track each truck’s pickup routes, ensure accounts are paid before trash bins are dumped, and know when a bin may contain the wrong sorts of items.