At Santa Claus Office in Finland, St. Nick’s elves give EPC Gen 2 tags to visiting boys and girls, who wear them so he knows who’s naughty or nice.
Admin
Admin's Latest Posts
AT&T Steps into RFID Student-Tracking Minefield
AT&T has announced an asset tracking solution that targets the K – 12 education market. Combining RFID and GPS, it is designed to enable standard asset- and person-visibility on school premises, as well as the more novel ability to track and monitor school buses and the student passengers therein.
RFID News Roundup
CenTrak intros RFID-infrared RTLS for health care; Pliant, PowerID team to develop RFID-enabled stretch wrap; Ontario’s Brampton Library opts for RFID; Impinj adds eight vendors to its partner program.
O2 Subscribers Use Phones to Make Purchases, Access Info
As part of a six-month pilot project, Londoners are using NFC-enabled cell phones to pay for goods and services, read smart posters, download special offers and program RFID tags.
Bob Jones University Raises the Bar With RFID
The university is using a passive RFID system to monitor vehicles entering and exiting its main parking lot, and to operate an automated gate system.
Intelleflex Partners With Motorola, Secures $15.5M in Funding
The provider of battery-assisted passive UHF tags will work with Motorola Enterprise Mobility’s RFID division to launch new high-performance RFID hardware.
Industry Leaders to Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! 2008
RFID Journal’s sixth annual conference and exhibition will feature addresses by Procter & Gamble COO Bob McDonald, Sam’s Club executive VP Greg Johnston, and Motorola Enterprise Mobility CTO Ray Martino.
RFID & RTLS Sees $433M Invested Over Last 18 Months
RFID Update identified more than $433 million in private investment placed in RFID and RTLS companies over the last 18 months. This first installment of a two-part series provides a guide to 28 publicly announced deals and analyzes why the active RFID and RTLS segment attracted the most investment.
RFID Investors Pour Millions Into Segments Old and New
This article examines private equity investments made in various segments of the RFID industry over the last 18 months. It is the conclusion of a two-part series. The first part listed publicly announced financing deals and analyzed why active RFID and RTLS companies attracted the most investment during the year.
Opening Up the Network
Open-source simulation software will enable the RFID community to help develop and learn to use the Internet of Things.
RFID Helps FDA Caseworkers Track Important Paperwork
The agency’s Office of Regulatory Affairs is using EPC Gen 2 technology to store and retrieve 10,000 investigation files at its San Francisco location, and plans to install the system at 14 other district offices.
Governments and RFID Leadership
Learning from experience can only bolster RFID adoption, and right now, governments seem to be playing a positive role in the RFID industry.