I've been working on a guide to help Sam's Club suppliers meet the wholesaler's requirement for placing RFID tags carrying Electronic Product Codes on sellable units. As I've spoken to business executives, systems integrators and others with experience in tagging...
That is the question on the minds of companies as they consider the benefits and challenges of deploying Electronic Product Code technology.
The U.S. military has awarded a contract for the development of an RFID-based sensor that could detect deadly waterborne pathogens.
Mifare hacking will not halt contactess ticketing for transportation systems.
An EPC-compliant Gen 2 active tag is on the horizon.
The law makes it illegal to surreptitiously reading RFID tags embedded in identity documents.
Reports of a gun that can shoot RFID tags into people are not what they seem.
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is using AeroScout active tags in VenueSoft handheld units to alert the necessary responders to an emergency throughout the stadium.
Across industries—from automotive and aerospace production to oil and gas exploration and even the leasing of tools to customers—it’s critical to have the right tool in the right place at the right time. Manufacturers that can’t identify and locate tools efficiently often experience delays in production or, worse, total work stoppages.
Finding contaminants in foods, chemicals or drugs during manufacture isn't easy. Most often, samples are taken randomly from batches and checked using strip tests—a manual process that can't provide continual surveillance. Now, a Texas startup hopes to change that...
Freikers—short for "frequent bikers"—may soon be pedaling around your neighborhood. The Freikometer system—which includes RFID labels affixed to bike helmets, readers placed in schoolyards and a kid-friendly Web site—is encouraging children to get fit and save the...
The pharmaceuticals industry will adopt track-and-trace technologies—likely including RFID—to shore up its ailing supply chain. But the cure could be hard to swallow unless business benefits, not regulations, pave the way.