Avery Dennison Smartrac offers compact NFC inlays for retail packaging; NXP adds secure IC to its MIFARE product line; Identiv launches secure authentication platform for NFC tags; Device Authority, Avnet partner for IoT security management; KORE, Kigen, Energy Web team up for smart-grid applications; Pharrowtech, Blu Wireless unveils new chip, phased-array antenna module.
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New Education for Suppliers Facing Retail RFID Tagging Mandates
RFID Journal has added a new track, “Complying with Retailer RFID Mandates,” to the LIVE! 2022 conference program.
Hospitals Adopting HF RFID for Patient and Staff Identification
ELATEC’s technology is being used to identify healthcare workers when they sanitize equipment with ultraviolet systems, and to link patients and employees with medications administered at bedsides, as well as with records.
Neiman Marcus Improves Customer Experience via AI, Machine Learning
The company’s ongoing efforts are aimed at creating an “integrated luxury” ecosystem that combines the latest technology with human expertise.
Snow Enthusiasts Customize Slope Visits via RFID
Camelback Resort is providing guests with RFID-enabled cards they can use and reuse to access prepaid activities, or to rent equipment like skis, snowboards, poles or helmets.
Big Ideas in IoT Security, Mobile and Cellular
The Internet of Things will see significant progress in 2022, but if the industry is not careful, the safety and security of businesses and customers could be compromised.
Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tags
The retailer has instructed suppliers of apparel, shoes, baby gear and accessories, as well as some household products, to apply UHF RFID tags to the products it sells.
RFID Journal LIVE! 2022 to Feature RFID Professional Institute Certification, Fast-Track Training Course
RFID Journal’s 20th annual conference and exhibition will offer attendees the chance to become Institute-certified, and will provide training in deployment and applications development from RFID4U.
RFID News Roundup
GS1 US offers Subway restaurant case study backed by Avery Dennison; Impinj joins DoseID Consortium, expands RFID healthcare focus; Semtech, ICTnexus bring LoRaWAN connectivity to Cook Islands; Inpixon publishes RFID vendor survey; Memfault updates IoT device observability platform; Orca Systems intros integrated SoC for direct-to-satellite IoT connectivity.
Totvs Bets on RFID to Boost Business in 2022
The company’s director, Angela Gheller, spoke exclusively to IoP Journal about supply chain strategies, the use of smart packaging and sustainability, including how PPE manufacturer Leal has used its technology.
Orange Manages Data-Center Assets via RFID
After piloting technology from UBI Solutions at a single site in Val de Reuil, France, the telecom company is now expanding the deployment to track servers and IT equipment at another location.
RFID Journal LIVE! 2022 to Host IEEE RFID
The co-located technical conference will feature research papers from universities around the world.











