By mid-March, the Miami hospital will have deployed 12,000 tags to track a variety of medical equipment, with plans to add another 8,000 in a second phase of implementation.
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Bosch Earns Fast ROI From RFID
The company is using RFID-tagged kanban cards to replenish parts for production lines that make diesel fuel injectors.
New Legislation Could Criminalize RFID Security Testing
Nevada legislators are considering Senate Bill 125 (SB 125), which would make unauthorized collection of personal information by RFID a felony. Critics say wording of the bill would criminalize legitimate forms of testing and research.
U.S. Army Achieves Real-Time Visibility of Supply Trucks Traveling in the Middle East
A solution leveraging devices that act like RFID tags and communicate via satellite and cellular communications is helping ensure troops in Iraq receive their necessary supplies.
Hybrid Tag Includes Active RFID, GPS, Satellite and Sensors
A new tag from Numerex and Savi Technology can intelligently determine whether to communicate via an active RFID network or satellite communications, thereby promising more thorough, end-to-end visibility in a global supply chain.
Tikitag Becomes Touchatag, Adds Business Apps
The renamed system has created applications allowing consumers and business people to quickly access information on their NFC-enabled phones.
Lemon Grower Tracks Worker Productivity
A new RFID system enables Argenti Lemon to track the quantity of lemons its employees pick, as well as the fruit’s location as it is processed and shipped.
Memorable Development: Tego Releases 32K RFID Tags
Tego has released passive UHF tags with up to 32 kilobytes of user memory. The startup says the tags can last 20 years and are compatible with EPCglobal Gen2 and ISO 18000-6C standards, so no propriety equipment is needed to read and encode them.
RFID Journal Founder to Share Marketing Insights
Mark Roberti will reveal new industry data and RFID marketing insights in a webinar explaining how to market RFID products and services during an economic downturn.
How to Realize the Full Potential of EPCIS
EPC Information Service applications are powerful tools for maximizing the value of an EPC RFID deployment, and the EPCIS Validation Portal service can help expedite the deployment and implementation of EPCIS.
At Familia Sancela, RFID Reduces Shrinkage
The South American manufacturer of disposable diapers and other personal hygiene products uses RFID to track goods from factory to distribution center.
RFID News Roundup
Confidex unveils RFID tag that meets financial consortium’s specs; two groups promise to align efforts on NFC deployments; Netsize, Airtag offer mobile marketing solution with NFC capability; Academia RFID Centre for Excellence partners with France’s Traç@bilitic; MicroGen gets funding for MEMS-based energy harvester.