This article is a roundup of RFID-related news from the weeks of December 22 and December 29, 2008, when RFID Update did not publish in observance of the holidays.
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Japanese Publisher Sees RFID as a Cure for Overstocks
Shogakukan is applying EPC Gen 2 RFID tags to its home medical dictionaries to reduce overordering by book retailers, and to expedite returns.
Records-Management Company Deploys RFID at the Item Level
Sure-Reach has attached EPC Gen 2 tags to 1.1 million documents, making the Malaysian firm more efficient and better able to locate and inventory its clients’ records.
ARINC, Impeva Unveil Real-Time Supply Chain Tracking Solution
Designed to provide in-transit visibility of assets and goods, and currently being tested by the U.S. Army, the solution leverages a variety of RFID technologies including mesh networking and wireless sensors.
PC Guardian Debuts RFID Suite for IT Asset Tracking
The six applications are designed to help companies track, monitor, manage and secure their servers and other IT equipment and parts.
Indian Jeweler Seeks 100 Percent Security From RFID
Hoping to eliminate all shrinkage, Jewelex India is testing a system that uses active tags to track high-value items in real time, while utilizing less expensive passive tags for lower-cost jewelry.
Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage
Glass container maker Ardagh Glass, as well as Coca-Cola, Coors and other beverage companies, are using facsimile bottles with built-in active RFID tags and sensors to identify sites on assembly lines that subject the glass to damaging pressure or collisions.
RFID News Roundup
EPCglobal certifies SAP repository as EPCIS compliant; Ambient Systems unveils active RFID system for real-time monitoring; RF Technologies announces financing plan for customers; M/A-COM Technology Solutions intros RFID portals that detect tag direction; Lyngsoe Systems achieves EPCglobal software certification mark; Wavetrend teams with fleet management service provider; MysticMD wins research grant for RFID antenna.
RFID Ensures Worker Safety at Nuclear Plant Archive
The archive, a storage site for blueprints of nuclear plants, uses active UWB tags to ensure workers are evacuated should a fire-protection system become activated, filling its chambers with nitrogen.
Avis Budget Group Plans to Put Interoperable Toll Transponders on the Road
The car and truck rental agency would be the first to install TransCore’s eZGo Anywhere transponders, which are interoperable with most toll-collection systems.
Researchers Propose Recorder Tag for Extending RFID Apps
The EPC Gen 2 tag could be integrated into electronic devices that could then use their screens to display warranties, maintenance histories, temperature logs and other data stored in the RFID chip.
A Year of Ups and Downs
The economic tumult dominated the news in 2008, but there were still many positive developments in the RFID industry.