The boxes have EPC Gen 2 tags imbedded in their seams to simplify the process the company employs to ship cat litter to Wal-Mart Canada.
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Bank of America Deploys RFID in Data Centers
The financial institution is using EPC Gen 2 tags to inventory its computer servers and other IT assets, and to record whenever any are removed from and returned to a data center, so that all equipment can be accounted for.
Kit Lets Consumers Personalize Things with RFID
Mir:ror is a kit with a USB RFID read/write device, customizable tags and PC software that consumers can use to create personalized RFID tags for their things. The creators are focused on developing technologies that foster digital-personal connections.
RFID News Roundup
Intermec intros new rigid asset tag; NXP rolls out new Mifare chip; retailer New York & Co. now accepting MasterCard PayPass; KSW Microtec announces eGo multifunctional contactless transponder; Mobile Aspects develops RFID-enabled cabinet for endoscopes.
Airbus’ Carlo Nizam to Deliver Opening Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! Middle East 2009
Additional speakers have also been announced for this first annual event, to be held Jan. 5-7, in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai.
UCSD Medical Center Expands Its RFID Deployment
The teaching hospital estimates the technology has saved it $70,000 annually by merely enabling it to locate its IV pumps more quickly.
RFID Journal LIVE! Canada Rescheduled to 2009
EPCglobal Canada and RFID Journal have announced that the next RFID Journal LIVE! Canada event will be held in 2009.
At Mayo Clinic, RFID Slashes Error Rate
A study showed that after the organization’s endoscopy unit began using passive 13.56 MHz tags to identify specimen bottles, the rate of labeling errors dropped by 94 percent.
New RFID Handheld Provides Range, Price Breakthroughs
Convergence Systems Limited (CSL) introduced a $2,500 handheld RFID reader with 25-foot read range for UHF tags. The price and range each represent significant improvements over other handheld UHF readers. The company thinks the product’s price and performance could drive increased RFID adoption.
HP Optimizes RFID System at Printer Plant
Hewlett-Packard has removed more than 30 RFID readers and middleware to make its RFID system less intrusive and easier to deploy at other sites.
RFID “Smart Boxes” Help Manufacturer Meet Mandate
Pet product manufacturer Normerica has deployed RFID-embedded “smart boxes” and a mobile reader solution to meet Wal-Mart Canada’s RFID requirements.
RFID Patent Pool Approved by US Government
The US Department of Justice last week issued a letter to the RFID Consortium, indicating its approval for the organization’s intent to manage an industry patent pool that it hopes will facilitate licensing of intellectual property related to Gen2 RFID. The approval process clears the way for the Consortium to “open for business.”