A new study from KLAS Research shows that about one-third of tech-savvy health-care organizations currently use real-time location systems, but that more than half are completely unfamiliar with RTLS solutions.
The goal of instituting RFID security measures should be to find a balance between an investment in security and the resulting business benefits.
Baird has published the February edition of . The company is now publishing content on a rolling basis to the website , so you can check there for updates over the course of the month. Today’s article offers highlights.
A 22 percent drop in peanut butter sales, caused by an outbreak of salmonella, reveals just how exposed companies are to risks, and how quickly consumers can lose faith in the supply chain’s ability to provide safe food products.
News that Procter & Gamble has ceased tagging promotional displays for Wal-Mart could slow the adoption of Electronic Product Code standards.
The company has informed its contract manufacturers to stop tagging displays bound for Wal-Mart immediately.
Data culled from ABI Research’s annual RFID study indicates the majority of companies currently using RFID technology expect a return on their investments within 18 months or less.
While still small compared with other parts of the world, the region’s RFID market is expected to grow to $69 million in 2012—nearly quadruple what it was in 2007.
SmarTrac begins volume production of RFID inlays in the United States.; Omni-ID secures $15 million in funding; RuBee becomes IEEE international RFID standard; Ubisense, S3-ID partner on RTLS for oil and gas industry; Feig Electronics delivers RFID-enabled parking system; Thailand bank, merchants to trial contactless payments with mobile phones.
Omni-ID, a one-year-old startup, received $15 million in Series C venture funding. The company said strong demand from the data center market for its tags that perform well on metal led it to seek additional funding so it could expand production and marketing.