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McCarran Airport RFID System Takes Off
Three airlines are tagging luggage to track it through the Las Vegas airport’s baggage security and handling system.
Spychips Book Fails to Make Its Case
The anti-RFID book by the leaders of CASPIAN doesn’t provide any compelling evidence that the technology is a threat to privacy.
GSS Gets Tagging Down to a Science
A major government supplier of scientific lab equipment examines the unique challenges of tagging the goods it distributes, and says it’s ready to meet upcoming RFID mandates and its customer needs.
Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for October
Baird has released its October report. The nineteen-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
Finnish Co. Makes Reusable Gen 2 Tags
Wisteq says it designed its new tags for asset-tracking in applications where they are mounted on metal or used in high-metal environments.
Gen2 – The True Status and Path Forward
In this guest article, Mike Guillory discusses the progress of Gen2 technology through the International Standards Organization (ISO).
French NFC Payment Trial Kicks Off
In the city of Caen, retailers are testing a payments system using mobile phones equipped with near field communication RFID tags.
RFID News Roundup
ThingMagic receives $5 million, closes first funding round; report says retailer RFID spending passed $400 million; Intermec operating new service center in Shanghai; CompTIA announces RFID+ certification beta exam.
Reva Releases Reader Management Device
Reva Systems this week unveiled its first product, the Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP). Designed to assuage the persistent complexity and high cost of today’s deployments, the TAP is a rack-mountable device that allows the management of RFID readers across a facility.
Symbol Announces Validation Programs
The RFID and handheld electronic equipment manufacturer will test its partner companies’ software and hardware to ensure their products work together.
Look to Asset Management for ROI
In this guest article from AMR Research, analyst Dennis Gaughan argues that, in the race to find ROI from cross-supply chain activity, companies deploying RFID may be ignoring the better, more immediate source of ROI: internal asset management.