A Japanese publisher is tagging individual books as part of an innovative effort to reduce returns and waste. To encourage better demand planning and ordering, the publisher offers retailers flexible payment terms, which are encoded in a tag applied to each book in the order.
To make a logical determination of an RFID system’s privacy and security risks, rather than one based on potentially biased perceptions of each individual part, we need to work together to view a security objective in a contextual environment.
The company says the new facility will be used to test equipment, simulate real-world environments and develop new applications.
The system, specially designed for use in explosive environments, has enabled the company to increase worker productivity by 93 percent.
More companies are seeking to use RFID tags with Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) at the item level but find the cost of the tags a barrier. RFID tags made with printed electronics—both the antenna and the circuitry in a microchip are printed—promise to be a fraction...
The current economic crisis offers companies a rare opportunity to fundamentally change their cost structure and enhance their competitiveness.
Microsoft announced general availability of BizTalk RFID Mobile software, which was released in beta form in April. The software simplifies connectivity between mobile RFID devices and back-end systems.
NP is expanding its RFID system to fitting rooms, store shelves and sales counters, to improve customers’ shopping experience and speed the payment process.
The City of London School for Girls is employing wireless sensor nodes to manage temperatures in about 130 zones set up in its building, reducing the tendency to overheat certain rooms.
At Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber’s factory, workers scan bar codes to identify items, while RFID identifies their location within the plant.
EU-Sponsored GRIFS project publishes RFID standards report; UPM Raflatac opens factory in China; Cogiscan rolls out RFID-enabled storage cart for reel feeders; Omni-ID offers on-demand option.
Thanks to active RFID tags embedded in seals, combined with motion detectors and video cameras, the Texas city can respond quickly to any threat to its water-treatment plant.