A company called Awarea, using RFID technology from AXCESS International, is furthering the roll-out of its Omni system next week in Seattle’s downtown.
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Intel, OATSystems Form Retail Initiative
The two companies are offering a software and integration package to retailers seeking to deploy RFID.
Interview: OAT and Intel Team to Target Retailers
RFID software provider OATSystems and chip manufacturing giant Intel today announced the Retail RFID Leadership Initiative, a collaboration aimed at helping retailers deploy RFID across their supply chains.
Alien Buys Airport Systems Integrator
RFID tag and reader maker Alien Technology has acquired Quatrotec, a provider of systems and integration services to the air transportation industry.
Chase Offers Contactless Cards in a Blink
The global financial services firm will issue MasterCard and Visa credit cards embedded with RFID tags to enable a contactless payment service called blink.
Report: Smart Cards Lead RFID Tag Consumption
New conclusions from research firm IDTechEx suggest that the market for RFID may currently be very different than what is assumed by many in the industry: tagging of cases and pallets for supply chain visibility remains a surprisingly small contributor to the overall consumption of RFID tags.
FDA Cites Progress for Drug Security
The U.S. agency says the pharmaceutical industry has made strides toward establishing an RFID-based system for protecting the nation’s drug supply.
Lab Test Exposes EPC Tag Performance
A new report by the RFID Alliance Lab shows that there are significant differences in how tags of the same make and model perform.
Pacific Cycle Integrates RFID Data
The nation’s largest bicycle manufacturer is moving its RFID deployment from the slap-and-ship stage to one that links RFID with its enterprise applications.
Ballantine Produce Co. Deploys RFID
To gain a competitive advantage, one of the largest U.S. fruit suppliers has begun tagging nectarines it ships to Wal-Mart.
Shopping Cart Tracking Study Highlights RFID Potential
New research from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania uses data collected from a grocery store where shopping carts were equipped with RFID tags and tracked throughout the store’s aisles. Called “An Exploratory Look at Supermarket Shopping Paths,” the paper offers enlightening conclusions about shopping patterns, some of which fly in the face of conventional wisdom.
The Price of EPC Gen 2
The protocol has great features, but will it delay widespread adoption of RFID?