Nine new RFID research projects are being launched as a result of discussions at the second Academic Convocation, held in conjunction with RFID Journal LIVE! 2006.
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New Temperature-Sensing Tag for Food Shipments
A U.K. startup has developed a new active RFID tag to monitor the internal temperature of trucks and truck trailers used for food distribution and storage.
Law Firm Launches RFID Blog
The site is aimed at providing policy makers, technologists and end users with information and commentary on RFID and legal issues.
Cyclone RFID-Enables Drug Pedigree Software
The company’s Healthcare Compliance Suite can now accept RFID tag data to help drug makers and distributors establish a product’s authenticity.
RTLS Market to Grow 30 Percent Annually
Frost & Sullivan estimates the worldwide RTLS market will jump to $1.26 billion in yearly sales by 2011.
Bailian Group Expands RFID Pilot
China’s largest retail chain is tracking goods within its distribution center, along with shipments from some of its suppliers.
Cardinal Health’s RFID Adoption Expands
Cardinal Health, the $75 billion medical distributor and supplier, yesterday announced that it is moving into the next phase of its end-to-end RFID pilot. It will now begin tagging pharmaceuticals at the item, case, and pallet levels.
GAO Issues Drug Report, Senator Sponsors Bill
A Government Accountability Office report urges FDA reforms; Senator Vitter introduces the Reducing Fraudulent and Imitation Drugs Act.
APM Terminals Readies its RFID System
Having completed tests of its RFID-based real-time location system at one of its largest port sites, the shipping terminal operator expects it to become fully operational in July.
Virgin Atlantic Finds Value in RFID
The airline says it learned valuable lessons from its part-tagging pilot project and intends to expand the system to other airports.
New RFID Standard Groups at EPCglobal
Standards body EPCglobal has announced the formation of two new working groups: the HF Air Interface Working Group and the UHF Air Interface Working Group. The former will focus on creating a Gen2 standard of HF, and the latter will work to extend the existing Gen2 capabilities to better support item-level tagging.
Consumer Reports Looks at RFID
The consumer watchdog magazine examines the privacy and security concerns linked to the use of RFID in consumer products.