Last week one of the major RFID industry events of the year was held in Orlando, Florida. From Monday April 30th to Wednesday May 2nd, RFID end users, vendors, and analysts gathered at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 for education, networking, and product demonstrations. By most accounts, the event was a successful one.
The large turnout of end users at RFID Journal’s fifth annual conference and exhibition shows that interest in and adoption of radio frequency identification technology remain strong.
Able to simultaneously print and encode a plastic RFID-enabled identification card, the devices are slated for a border-crossing pilot but could also be used at ski slopes, large events and similar venues.
The Kennedy Group, a provider of RFID, label, packaging, and promotional response products, has acquired the RFID assets of transaction giant NCR’s Systemedia Division. The acquisition includes all customers, contracts, intellectual property, and equipment. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The pharmaceutical distributor says its DC in Sacramento, Calif., will support both HF and UHF passive RFID tags by summer’s end.
SITA is the first taker of Afilias’ offer, and two of its member airports are set to test the service this summer as part of a baggage-handling trial.
Paxar Corporation is showcasing the magicmirror at this week’s Material World show. The RFID reader-equipped smart mirror displays rich, user-centric information when a tagged piece of apparel is brought within range. Paxar aims for the magicmirror to enhance customer service and drive demand for item-level tagging.
The German car parts manufacturer says the RFID application could save it at least a million euros annually.
The hygiene products maker is already utilizing the system at 500 stores, and plans to add 3,500 stores by the end of the year.
At this year’s conference, Microsoft announced the general availability of the beta version of BizTalk RFID, while technology vendors talked about moving their products—and customer deployments—from pilot to production.
Pres. Bush signs agreement with EU to foster RFID; Transpond Global announces $499 Gen 2 reader; FLIER designs RFID systems; Acsis releases serialized data management application; Psion Teklogix preloads Ekahau, RF Code location software; Tyco releases rugged antenna for box crusher.
This week’s RFID Journal LIVE! 2007 saw a flurry of announcements from a slew of RFID vendors and stakeholders. This article is the first of a convenient, two-part rundown of selected announcements. Also be sure to watch for tomorrow’s .