RFID solutions provider Savi Technology yesterday announced that its contract with the US Department of Defense has been doubled from $207.9 million to $424.5 million. The increased commitment is largely a result of the war in Iraq, according to what the Army said in a statement.
One of the technology’s key retailer adopters cautions that until a single data standard emerges, RFID deployment will remain limited.
Academics from around the world will share their latest research at the second RFID Academic Convocation, colocated at RFID Journal LIVE!
For RFID to take off across many industries, companies and governments will need to step up and fund applied research.
This is the fourth and final article in a series from Dennis Báthory-Kitsz, who predicts that this year will be the one RFID vanishes. This article considers pricing, transport, consolidation, niche applications, and the welcome end of hype.
The most strategic benefits for radio frequency identification in health care aren’t necessarily found in applications with the most apparent return on investment.
At an FDA-organized meeting, drugmakers, pharma distributors and technology providers discussed the challenges ahead in using RFID to make the drug supply chain safer.
Hitachi shrinks smallest RFID chip; Gen 2 goes mobile; Moteiv launches wireless sensor platform; Intermec, Cascade building RFID into forklift trucks; combined offerings from RedTail and Franwell; FEIG selling UHF antennas, offering firmware; MasterCard launches PayPass in Malaysia.
Ekahau, the real-time location system (RTLS) provider, this week announced that its solution has been deployed by a tunnel work site in León, Spain. RFID Update spoke with Tuomo Rutanen, Ekahau’s vice president of business development, about the deployment.
Swiss watch and jewelry maker de Grisogono is using TAGSYS 13.56 MHz tags and interrogators in an RFID tracking and inventory system aimed at increasing accuracy and reducing theft.
Research firm IDTechEx has released a report on the active RFID market and its growth prospects over the next decade. The market will grow from $550 million in 2006 to $6.78 billion in 2016, according to . This article lists the other key findings.
The Spanish Armed Forces is deploying Savi Technology’s Consignment Management Solution, which includes an active RFID network that can interoperate with similar networks deployed by Savi for NATO countries and other allies.