This article highlights RFID news and developments from this past week. International activity plus product and service developments in the healthcare industry account for much of the week’s activity, which also saw the release of several reports on market developments.
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RFID Protects Tut’s Treasures
Active RFID tags and sensors, in tandem with video cameras, watch over the king’s golden sandals and other Egyptian antiquities on display at museums.
Kuwaiti Car Dealership Streamlines Repair Service
Al Ghanim Automotive is using Zebra’s RFID technology to improve customer service, document the repair process and save time.
Reva Virtualizes RFID Data Processing Appliance
Reva introduced the first virtual machine option for processing RFID data. The new TAP-VM can run virtually on a PC, laptop, server or any other hardware that supports the VMware VMServer 2 environment. It processes data from RFID readers and interface with enterprise systems.
Plant Nursery Raises Efficiency With RFID
Color Point is employing EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags to track the metal carts it uses to deliver plants to Lowe’s, Sam’s Club and other retailers, as well as to speed up the truck-loading process.
Altierre Sees Opportunity for Temperature Tags
The company’s new RFID-enabled temperature sensors are designed to help retailers track the operation of refrigerators, freezers and hot-food display cases in their stores.
Keynote Speaker, New Content Announced for RFID Journal LIVE! Canada
The fourth annual event will feature a keynote address by Keith Sheardown, Bombardier Transportation’s general manager for technology solutions, and new tracks focused on traceability and health-care solutions.
That ‘Internet of Things’ Thing
In the real world, things matter more than ideas.
RFID in the Middle East
The region is beginning to embrace RFID as a means of improving efficiencies in many industries—but more education is needed.
Highlights from Baird’s RFID Monthly for June
Baird has published the June edition of . The 16-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
That ‘Internet of Things’ Thing
In the real world, things matter more than ideas.
Cimko Cement Plant Loads Up on RFID
The Turkish facility has deployed passive EPC Gen tags and readers to automate the filling of trucks, thus lowering costs and improving the facility’s capacity by up to 20 percent.






