Toshiba TEC’s RFID products get EPCglobal certification; TimeLox puts RFID security into Four Seasons Hotel; Florida county library system to tag 1.4 million items; RF Controls releases new smart antennas; ADT Security announces real-time inventory solutions; GuardRFID’s active RFID systems work with video; SkyBitz intros tank activity and tire-pressure sensors.
The U.S. Forest Service is deploying a climate sensor network powered by energy harvested from living trees.
The SUNY system’s University Hospital has deployed a Wi-Fi-based RFID solution to track the location of its emergency equipment, as well as the temperatures of drugs and tissue samples in 100 refrigerators, and expects an ROI within one year.
Murata announced a new RFID tag chip which it says enables simpler and lower cost tag production. The company’s new Gen2-standard MAGICSTRAP is available in sample quantities now and is scheduled for full production later this year.
U.K. home-care providers are testing an NFC system from mobile-phone service provider O2 that allows them to track and update a patient’s records using their own mobile phones and an NFC tag at a patient’s home.
Ambient ID has released a UHF Gen 2 solution that provides near-real-time visibility into the locations of vials containing human tissue or blood as they travel from hospitals to laboratories for diagnostic testing.
Australian telecommunications firm Telstra used RFID to track 12,800 mobile phones from a Sydney distribution center to six stores around the country, and estimates full deployment will lead to AU$4 million in annual savings.
Government and military spending are the driving forces in current worldwide RFID markets, according to IDTechEx. The market research and consulting firm predicts global RFID sales will grow five percent this year to $5.56 billion.
Many companies miss the opportunity to lower costs and boost sales because they confuse the expense of the data carrier with that of data acquisition.
The Portuguese maker of protective work gloves says it has streamlined operations thanks to an RFID system based on passive EPC Gen 2 tags and readers.
Nabors Canada is installing passive high-frequency tags on its oil rigs, to help it track equipment and manage inspection and certification procedures.
ESCI Supply Chain Carbon Council promotes RFID; Omni-ID, Mitsubishi Electric, IBM Japan partner on RFID asset management; Nestlé Waters North America using RFID to manage vehicles; Feig, smart-TEC codevelop RFID solution for laser scalpels; XMark announces new version of RFID-based infant-protection system.