Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club are likely to push RFID adoption this year, but expect them to take a collaborative approach.
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The Hunt for Killer Germs
A Canadian startup is developing a real-time locating system to track and contain hospital infections.
RFID: A Beacon of Light in the Banking System
Although RFID won’t fix the mortgage problem, banks are investing in the technology to improve other business practices—a move they believe will pay off in dollars and sense.
Brother, Can You Spare a Tag?
A recession is the right time for RFID innovation.
Managed RFID Services
A promising new business model for supply-chain deployments is emerging in Europe.
Companies Re-evaluate RFID Deployments
End users will invest strategically in the technology in 2009, in an effort to cut costs and gain a competitive edge.
RFID Journal’s Web Site Gets New Look, Features
The updated site features a wider format, as well as additional customization and tools for readers and advertisers.
Texas Instruments Reorganizes RFID Business
One of the leading names in the RFID industry isn’t pulling out of the business, though it is making some changes that it claims will not impact customers.
TI: RFID Customers Should Expect ‘Business as Usual’
The head of Texas Instruments’ RFID operations is leaving the company as part of the 3,400 job cuts announced this week. TI said it will continue to support its RFID customers, product lines and distribution channels.
RFID News Roundup
EU completes large-scale pilot of RFID in pharmaceutical supply chain; Moscow Metro opts for 100 percent contactless automatic fare system; R&D in wireless sensor networks to top $1 billion in 2012; Siemens adds ISO standard support to Simatic RFID readers; In Motion Technology, AeroScout partner on mobile asset tracking; Ekahau joins HP ProCurve Alliance.
New York May Regulate Retail RFID Use
Draft legislation would require businesses in New York state to inform consumers if RFID-tagged merchandise is present and to deactivate tags at the point of sale. Businesses would also be banned from requiring RFID tags to accept returned merchandise, and from sharing data collected by RFID.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Uses RFID to Take Patient Temperatures
One of Singapore’s busiest health-care facilities finds that the system improves patient care, reduces labor costs and provides better clinical data.