The city’s bicycle-sharing program, Denver B-cycle, employs passive tags to automate the dispensing and usage of 500 bikes available at dozens of sites, as well as analyze routes taken by the participants.
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Can RFID Deliver a Competitive Advantage?
Maybe it can—but what’s more important is that the technology can be used to reinforce an existing competitive advantage.
RFID News Roundup
Ubisense launches intrinsically safe location-tracking tags; TrigPoint provides RFID-based safety solution for drilling contractor; HID Global intros passive tag for waste management; Toledo Ticket, TransCore launch RFID-based hangtags for parking, access control; VizBee announces availability of RTLS platform; Humber River Hospital selects Versus RTLS to improve patient flow.
RFID Journal Announces Speakers for Health-Care Event
Leading hospital executives will present case studies at RFID in Health Care West.
U.S. Customs’ Bonded Warehouse Deploys Virtual Perimeter
The facility, located at JFK Airport, is using active RFID tags and readers from Axcess International to track individuals as they move between public storage and a secured area.
Zimmer Ohio to Use RFID to Manage Orthopedic Products
The distributor of replacement joints is automating its order-fulfillment and inventory-tracking processes, and expects to recoup its investment within a year.
RFID Helps Foresters Grow Koa Trees
Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods uses EPC Gen 2 tags to identify each tree it raises and then harvests for its investors.
Hamburg’s Rail Operator Continues to Roll Out RFID
Hochbahn, which serves half a million commuters a day, is installing TagMaster RFID interrogators at rail ties along its new U4 line.
Moore Has Spoken—Were RFID Vendors Listening?
In a free RFID Journal webinar, bestselling author Geoffrey Moore, the world’s leading expert on understanding disruptive technologies, laid out a strategy for success in the RFID industry. The question is: How many vendors were listening?
Automotive Project Shows a Single RFID Tag Can Carry Data Encoded by Multiple Users
Based on the results of tests involving General Motors and Grupo Antolin, the Automotive Industry Action Group says its members are moving closer to implementing RFID to track reusable containers.
RFID News Roundup
ARC Advisory Group finds more companies plan on RFID to manage assets; Atmel rolls out ZigBee-based suite for smart energy, building and home automation; Oklahoma state representative continues push to ban RFID-enabled driver’s licenses; local Swedish government to use RFID-enabled access system; SyChip intros low-power wireless sensor node; Ekahau unveils upgraded version of Wi-Fi RTLS planning tool.
Delphi Uses RFID to Link Phones and Cars
The company is marketing a key fob containing a passive NFC tag that will allow drivers to use their cell phone to view their vehicle’s status and change its settings.