Customer compliance requirements will not be the leading driver for RFID projects in 2009, according to a new survey by ABI Research that also found end users are planning to up their RFID spending an average of 28 percent. ABI found adoption support for a broad range of applications.
Baird has released its September report. The 21-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
In the short term, companies could use a transponder ID written to every microchip to ensure the authenticity of an EPC tag.
It’s unlikely the current turmoil on Wall Street will have a huge impact on the RFID industry, but it could hurt some startups.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. is using passive RFID tags to automate its bottling and distribution process, and to prevent the illegal diversion of its products.
RFID-enabled driver’s licenses saw a major adoption milestone Tuesday as the state of New York began issuing the so-called enhanced driver’s licenses, or EDLs. The wireless identification documents are designed to be used in lieu of a passport at land and sea crossings with Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and Caribbean islands.
GuardRFID and AppLocation intro RTLS for supply chains; Confidex unveils new EPC Gen 2 label; New York offers RFID-enabled driver’s licenses; big jump for RFID patent applications in Korea; ODIN tests passive RFID tags for asset tracking.
tikitag is a new venture that will promote connecting consumers to web-based information, and is using near field communications (NFC) RFID technology to do it. The Alcatel-Lucent venture will soon release development kits and launch its service to support consumer and enterprise applications for NFC cell phones and other devices.
Military warehouses at Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay are using EPC Gen 2 RFID to track inbound and outbound supplies and equipment.
The mobile device encodes EPC Gen 2 tags and supports both thermal transfer and direct thermal printing technologies.
Walgreens is using RFID at its most advanced distribution center to make sure orders sent to stores are complete and loaded in the right truck in the right sequence. The largest drug store chain in the US is currently outfitting a second DC with the system, which will go online next year.
The group has created the facility in Second Life, a 3-D online world. The goal is to provide a way for health-care organizations to test RFID implementations prior to physical deployment.