This article highlights RFID news and developments from this past week, which include several stories about innovation in healthcare identification and electronic medical records (EMR).
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Construction Group Seeks to Build Support for RFID
The RFID in Construction Consortium, formed by RFID and construction industry members, hopes to foster technology’s adoption, primarily by acting as a source of information.
RFID News Roundup
Fosstrak releases open-source LLRP software; Invengo kicks off June promotions on inlays, labels, smart cards, readers; Savi unveils new RTLS solution; Sirit, Eriginate partner on UHF livestock tracking solution; WinWare adds new RFID-enabled drawers to CribMaster system; Hong Kong International Airport expands RFID implementation; smart card association forms in Middle East.
RFID Adopters Seek “Competitive Differentiation”
A University of Wollongong survey examines the differences between companies that have deployed the technology, and those that have not.
SaaS Suits Fluensee for RFID Solution Sales
Offering customers the option of using software as a service (SaaS) is helping Fluensee get new business. The RFID solutions provider focused on specific types of asset tracking expects sales to triple this year and is even winning business in distressed industries.
RFID to Revolutionize Coca-Cola’s Dispensers
The Freestyle system uses passive RFID tags, enabling a single beverage dispenser to provide consumers with more than 100 drink options, as well as track how well each sells.
American Apparel’s Zander Livingston to Keynote at RFID in Fashion 2009
Livingston, the retailer’s head of RFID, will explain how his company increased sales by 15 percent, at RFID Journal’s fourth annual event, to be held Aug. 12-13.
RFID Helps Satisfy OSHA Rules for Industrial Respirators
Colden Corp. has begun using passive high-frequency tags to track the inspection and maintenance of the respirators used by factory workers.
Dairy Queen Pilots RFID-Based Mobile Marketing Platform
Dairy Queen is testing a new customer loyalty and discount system that uses an RFID tag to authenticate customers that have received coupons via text message on their mobile phones.
How RFID Can Help Manufacturers Thrive in Recessionary Times
With every economic crisis comes opportunity. A well-scrutinized RFID project has the potential to yield a strong return on investment.
UAE Universities Adopt RFID to Thwart Diploma Forgery
Schools in the United Arab Emirates are placing RFID tags on the academic certificates they issue, to ensure the documents’ validity and speed the registration process.
Wireless Sensors Monitor Mobile Machines
Wireless sensors can help companies monitor mobile equipment and environments too large to be outfitted with wired sensors.