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KidGopher Uses RFID to Make Sure Only Authorized Adults Pick Up Students
A school district in South Carolina is installing the system to expedite the dismissal process, and to prevent the releasing of children to unauthorized individuals.
In Fort Saskatchewan, RFID Goes Out on a Limb
The Canadian city is using passive EPC tags to track the maintenance of its trees, playground equipment, garbage cans and parks.
RFID News Roundup
Kazakhstani government adopts RFID for conferences; Omnitrol Networks, Trident RFID to provide meat-tracking solution to Firstlight Foods; IC-Tag Solutions supplies RFID tags to race-timing solutions provider, motorcycle-parts retailer; RFID Sensor Systems intros high-memory EPC Gen 2 metal-mount tag; Laird Technologies signs Chinese distribution agreement with Milli-Tech.
GDF Suez Tries RFID Underground
The multinational energy firm is testing a system that employs passive RFID tags to enable the detection of subterranean polyethylene utility pipes.
RFID Sensors Track Sleep Patterns
With iMPak Health’s SleepTrak system, consumers can don an RFID tag on their arm at bedtime, and built-in motion sensors will then track the quality of their sleep.
American Apparel Adding 50 More Stores in Aggressive RFID Rollout
The retailer states that RFID has helped it reduce shrinkage, improve stock levels and decrease employee turnover, and that RFID-enabled stores are outperforming those not using the technology.
Corralling Stray Reads
Filters on fixed and handheld readers ensure data accuracy, providing retailers with real-time inventory visibility.
Tift Regional Medical Center Tracks Crash Carts, and More
Wi-Fi RFID tags enable the Georgia hospital to identify the locations of carts, assets and important paperwork, and to record the temperatures of refrigeration units.
New Solutions on Display at RFID Journal LIVE! 2011
The pace of RFID innovation is accelerating. Technology providers are offering complete solutions that make it easier for companies to track and manage equipment, products, vehicles and other mobile assets.
Health-Care RTLS ROI Calculator
RFID Journal and McMaster University’s RFID Applications Lab have created an interactive tool based on the results of real-world RFID deployments, enabling health-care providers to estimate the benefits they can achieve from tracking mobile medical equipment using real-time location systems based on radio frequency identification technologies.
Impinj Files for Initial Public Offering
The chip manufacturer filed an IPO this week, seeking up to $100 million to pay for debts and fund further research.