German scientists have moved one step closer to the reality of plastic RFID tags which would be far cheaper to produce than even the most ambitious hopes for silicon-based tag prices.
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RFID Shows Gains Over EAS
Systems developer IconNicholson says RFID is already a better security option than existing electronic article surveillance systems.
IBSS launches Healthcare Tracking
The software company is offering hospitals a system to track assets, patients and personnel using active and passive RFID tags.
So. Cal. Terminals Turn to RFID for Trucks
Twelve marine terminal operators are deploying an RFID system from WhereNet to identify the thousands of drayage trucks servicing the terminals each day.
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison, Printronix publish encoding specs; Lowry, OTA offering RFID training and certification; IBSS launches RFID tracking software, names Identec reseller; Axalto upgrading Taiwanese terminals for RFID payments; ASK offers two new HF interrogators.
Metro CIO: RFID to Make Thousands of Jobs Superfluous
The CIO of German retailer Metro Group acknowledged in an interview that the deployment of RFID across Metro’s enterprise “will render thousands of jobs superfluous.”
RFID Passport Program Continues Apace
The U.S. Government Printing Office today awarded four companies roughly $100,000- contracts to develop RFID passport solutions.
Report: RFID Tag Market to Explode
A bullish forecast for the RFID market from market research firm In-Stat predicted it increasing from $300 million in 2004 to almost $3 billion in 2009.
GE Uses RFID to Secure Cargo
General Electric’s Security division is developing a new RFID-based system that can be built into a new generation of shipping containers.
Successful RFID System Deployed in Philadelphia Hospital
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has completed an initiative to RFID tag equipment and devices throughout the building.
U.S. Army Tests WhereNet System
The Army is testing WhereNet’s real-time location system in a Pennsylvania communication equipment depot for a possible permanent deployment.
Sokymat: Putting Its Know-how to Work
The Swiss company, one of the largest tag producers in the world, provides RFID solutions for three target markets: logistics, access control and animal identification.