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Wal-Mart’s RFID Refresh
PC World reports on comments made by Ron Moser, RFID strategy leader at Wal-Mart, at the Taiwan International RFID Applications Show last week in Taipei. This article has highlghts of Moser’s comments.
Startup Says It Has Cost-Effective Means to RFID-Enable Packaging
Hide-Pack’s system embeds an RFID inlay into the joint of a box during manufacturing, protecting the tag and eliminating the need for an externally applied RFID label.
RFID Gains Traction at John Deere
The heavy-machinery manufacturer is using EPC Gen 2 tags to aid quality control, monitor work-in-process and streamline production.
RFID Provides ETAs to N.Y. Drivers
The state’s transportation department is piloting a system that uses EZPass active tags to calculate travel times displayed on overhead signs along Long Island’s Northern Parkway.
RFID News Roundup
Confidex announces another metal-mount tag; Syscan to acquire Alternatives Technologies Pharma; William Frick & Co. introduces tags for pipes; ID&Traceback interrogator approved for European sheep and goats; research study says passive RFID may make inroads in e-seal market.
RFID Solution Announced for California e-Pedigree Reqs
HP, Nosco, SupplyScape, and Systech jointly announced a collaborative solution for meeting pharmaceutical product serialization and electronic pedigree requirements that go into effect in California in 2009. The solution supports RFID and 2D bar code technologies, as well as EPCglobal RFID and electronic pedigree standards.
Research: RFID in China Growing 23% Quarterly
Chinese research firm Analysys International just released findings on the RFID market in China, which appears to be growing at an enviable rate. According to Analysys, the market grew 23.4 percent in just the second quarter alone, when it reached RMB 1.076 billion, or roughly US$143 million.
Active RFID Seals Not a Sure Thing, Despite Standard
Research firm ABI Research issued a brief this week with an update to its ongoing coverage of the market from RFID shipping container security. The firm believes that despite the recent ratification of a standard for active RFID-based container security, the market for such technology is not guaranteed to take off.
HP, Nosco, SupplyScape, Systech Intl. Team Up on E-Pedigree Solution
The companies are offering an integrated solution of software, hardware, RFID tags and 2-D bar-coded labels and services designed to help fight drug counterfeiting and create electronic pedigrees.
Health Facility Uses RTLS to Provide ‘Concierge’ Care
In Houston, a freestanding provider of emergency and diagnostic services leverages a real-time location system to offer a higher level of personalized health care.
Carolinas HealthCare Launches Huge RTLS System
Carolinas HealthCare System is applying WiFi tags to more than 5,000 assets in what technology provider Ekahau calls one of the largest healthcare implementations of RTLS technology in the US. It is installing RTLS systems at multiple facilities to help centrally track assets as they are shared across 15 hospitals.