If medical equipment manufacturers integrate dual-interface RFID chips into the devices they make, hospitals could use the technology to communicate with those devices, access maintenance records and alerts, and upgrade software.
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TrakLok Offers Hybrid System for Tracking Containers
A new device can communicate its location and status via Wi-Fi, satellite and cellular communications, and can secure a cargo container’s door so that it unlocks only where and when authorized to do so.
RFID News Roundup
Tagsys intros UHF tags for textile tracking; Xterprise announces new version of automated RFID app for retail suppliers; EECC delivers updated study on UHF tag performance; Sycuan Casino puts RFID into garment inventory tracking; Meshed Systems, Impinj ink distribution deal.
The RFID Industry Recovers
After a dramatic setback due to the financial crisis in 2008, the technology is showing signs of growth once again.
2011 RFID Journal Award Winner: Best New RFID Product—Reducing Food Spoilage and Waste
Intelleflex’s battery-assisted passive sensor tags and readers make tracking perishable goods easier and more cost-effective.
2011 RFID Journal Award Winner: Best RFID Implementation—Gerry Weber’s Pain-Free RFID Revolution
The clothing designer and retailer tracks garments from manufacturing sites to warehouses and retail stores, to improve inventory management and deter theft.
Designer Tags for RTIs
RFID providers have developed tags that make it easier and more cost-effective to track and manage returnable transport items.
Securing Small Shipments
An RFID e-seal designed for ammunition, file or medical boxes can monitor for tampering.
2011 RFID Journal Awards: Excellence in RFID
Presenting this year’s winners.
The Wisdom of the Earth
China’s leader really gets RFID.
A Challenge for Our Award Judges
The deployments presented at this year’s RFID Journal Awards touch deep into companies’ operations and deliver significant financial or safety benefits.
2011 RFID Journal Award Winner: Special Achievement—Setting the RFID Standard
Chris Diorio brought together people and technologies to create the global ultrahigh-frequency specification.