The tags enable consumers to use the phones to gain quick access to ring tones, traffic reports and other services.
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University of Michigan Health System Tags Surgical Tissue
The hospital is using passive high-frequency RFID tags to secure and manage up to 190 different tissue products, including bone fragments and skin for grafting.
Reva Systems Gets $5M Funding, New CEO
Reva Systems today announced a $5 million round of funding and a new CEO. The funding was provided by original investors in the firm. The new CEO, Bruce Berger, comes to the company from optical fiber solutions provider Verrillon, Inc., where he was president and CEO. Berger takes over from co-founder Ashley Stephenson, who will continue in his role as executive chairman.
RFID Baby Born from Checkpoint-OATSystems Marriage
Checkpoint Systems introduced a comprehensive offering of RFID hardware, software and services so retailers can track goods from manufacturing through the store. The new Merchandise Visibility Solution is the first offering that integrates software functionality from OATSystems, which Checkpoint acquired last year.
Saluting the RFID Pioneers in the DOD
A lot of companies in all industries could learn from the U.S. Department of Defense, which is using RFID to transform its complex supply chain.
RFID Consortium Readies to Launch First Licenses
Four years in the making, the consortium recently appointed a new administrator and, within the next two months, expects to offer licenses for its pool of patents related to passive UHF RFID.
Leading RFID Technology Companies to Present at RFID Journal LIVE! 2009
RFID Journal has announced that the top RFID technology and service providers will speak at its seventh annual conference and exhibition, to be held on Apr. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla.
RFID News Roundup
SkyeTek launches EPC Gen 2 desktop USB reader; Blaze Mobile, MasterCard offer NFC payment sticker for mobile devices; PowerID announces new BAP RFID labels; Inside Contactless, First Data team up on contactless payment stickers; Austriamicrosystems, IE Technology intro new fixed UHF reader; ARINC/Impeva tracking solution passes test for tracking of ordnance, explosives.
RFID Weekly News Roundup April 9, 2009
This article highlights RFID news and developments from the past week. RFID advances in the security, automotive, airline, retail, healthcare and livestock industries all made headlines this week.
Tracking System Is a Lifesaver in World’s Toughest Race
Mushers and their dogs in this year’s Iditarod race were tracked via satellite-based transponders and sensors, and the near-real-time data helped rescue racers who got into trouble.
Tracient Moves Forward with Vision of RFID Convergence
RFID Update’s series of profiles of innovative RFID companies continues with this look at Tracient Technologies, which is positioning itself for applications where mobile computers and multiple RFID technologies converge.
Georgia Tech Researchers Create an RFID-Sensor Medical Patch
The patch’s active UHF tag contains a thin-film battery as well as circuitry printed on an organic substrate, so that it can be worn as a small bandage or sewn into a hospital gown.