Health Industry Insights’ Eric Newmark explains in this guest contribution how a cancer research facility in France is reaping substantial return on investment through its RFID tagging of high-value biospecimens. The technology could end up saving the facility $3 million on a tag spend of just $32,000.
At Treasure Island, RFID-enabled bottle spouts track the amount of liquor bartenders pour.
The smart-card systems provider designed its new products to facilitate the development of ICAO-compliant electronic passports and related applications.
The energy company seeks to determine how the technology might help it manage its chemical inventory, increase stock visibility and reinforce safe-handling business rules.
The Canadian retailer is piloting an RFID-enabled system in its Toronto store that provides details about a garment whenever a shopper picks it up.
At the company’s technology conference last week in New York, Bear Stearns released a report on the state of the RFID industry. Included in the report was a list of private financings to occur over the last year in the RFID industry. In total, more than $175 million was invested. This article displays the list.
Kestrel Networks has developed a technology it says could be RFID’s killer app in the retail supply chain.
The company’s RFID system is designed to prevent unauthorized activation of tags attached to consumer products.
Although eager to adopt the technology, the drug industry says obstacles still hinder widespread implementation.
The document focuses on helping retailers address privacy concerns as they implement item-level RFID technology.
The study involved the hypertension medication Diovan in specially adapted RFID-enabled blister packs.
On June 7th, RFID Update hosted a webinar entitled in which data synchronization was defined and explained, and the presenters’ data synchronization offering was demonstrated live. This article recaps.