Intermec last week announced the deployment of its products as part of the major RFID deployment ramp-up by German retailer METRO Group. Investment advisory firm Raymond James has published a report on these developments and how they might affect the company in the near and medium term.
The two companies have started with internal tests involving Wells Fargo employees, but plan to involve consumers in the fourth quarter.
Time and secrecy about success stories are among the greatest hurdles that must be overcome in the adoption of radio frequency identification.
RFID solutions provider ODIN technologies this week released a benchmark of RFID readers designed for deployments in Europe. The benchmark features seven RFID readers compliant with ETSI regulations, each of which was subjected to six scientific tests and three common deployment use cases.
The systems integrator tested seven ETSI-compliant RFID interrogators in both lab and real-world tests.
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Megatrux, a California-based 3PL, implemented an RFID structure in one warehouse to provide Wal-Mart compliance tagging services for a customer. Megatrux hopes to expand the project to include additional services and applications.
The management of trailer yards appears to be emerging as an attractive niche for RFID and RTLS. Two startups this week, one with $4.5 million in funding, announced RFID-based yard management solutions. Both are hoping that yard managers will adopt RFID-enabled visibility as a solution to their problems.
Approved by the FDA, ClearCount’s redesigned SmartSponge System is currently being tested in several U.S. hospital operating rooms.
Reva Systems announced today that its Tag Acquisition Processor technology (TAP) has been selected by METRO Group as part of the giant German retailer’s recent decision to go from pilot to production with its RFID deployment.
Cellular South is conducting a two-city trial in which customers can buy goods using RFID-enabled, biometric Kyocera phones.
The retailer is installing Reva’s reader networking platform at 200 distribution centers and retail locations.