At 26 airports throughout the country, the airline’s frequent flyers will use the permanent, reusable boarding passes to check themselves in, enter passenger lounges or board a flight.
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RFID News Roundup
Digital frame uses NFC to receive photos from mobile devices; U.S. customs agency completes RFID implementations at Washington and Arizona border crossings; Infineon adds PJM Light RFID chip to its product portfolio; Army hospital gets RTLS to track assets; Awarepoint raises $13.3 million in VC funding; Indian RFID vendor intros active UHF RFID tag.
Missouri S&T Scientists Develop Software for Improving Read Rate
The group says its software works with any reader, automatically adjusting the device’s power to prevent tag signal collisions, even when numerous tags are close together.
Cisco Testing, Deploying RFID on Multiple Fronts
The networking and communications equipment company has been exploring how RFID can help it to improve supply chain management, asset tracking and usage, and reverse logistics.
German Research Institute Tests RFID in Construction
The Fraunhofer Institute for Circuits and Systems is extensively testing RFID in casings, facades and insulation, among other uses, to learn how the technology can improve pre- and post-construction.
GSM Association Calls for NFC-Enabled Cell Phones
The mobile service provider association has called for Near Field Communications functionality to be built into commercially available mobile handsets in mid-2009, but the plan is unlikely to become a reality unless service providers begin placing orders.
Events Production Company Uses RFID to Keep Organized
Based in Germany, Joke Event employs EPC Gen 2 tags to track chairs, sound equipment, lights and thousands of other items it rents to customers for parties, corporate gatherings, shows and trade fairs.
Pharma Ponders a Track-and-Trace System
At last week’s RFID Track and Trace Health Care Summit, there was a great deal of focus on what state governments and the FDA will require the pharmaceutical industry to do, and less emphasis on the business value of RFID.
RFID Is the Key to Electric Vehicle Recharging Stations
In California, Coulomb Technologies is installing its Smartlet charging stations, accessible by means of a customer card containing a high-frequency passive tag.
Italian Alpine Resort Takes Near Field Communications for Ride
Tourists will be loaned NFC-enabled phones to download information and special offers and make reservations, or receive NFC-enabled contactless smart cards encoded with promotional coupons.
Think NFC is Just Ticketing and Payments? Think Again.
The NFC Forum held a webinar that described how near field communication (NFC) technology could be used outside of its core ticketing and contactless payment markets. NFC-enabled cell phones and other devices could be used to securely store and exchange records, provide access control to facilities, create smart appliances and more.
CASAGRAS Says the Internet of Things Should Be More Than RFID
An interim report argues that the network linking the virtual and the physical worlds should make use of all automatic identification and data capture technologies, as well as other sensor and communication technologies.