2008 RFID Excellence in Business Awards Announced
The 2008 RFID Excellence in Business Awards were presented at the RFID World conference on Monday night.
Evigia Launches 433 MHz Active RFID Product Line
The company’s new EV3 product line includes seven transponders and three interrogators—all compliant with the ISO 18000-7 standard.
RFID Benchmark Tests Prove Positive for IT Asset Tracking
A new benchmark test report says passive UHF RFID tags and readers can perform very effectively to track IT assets in data centers and other environments. The tests also found major performance discrepancies among tags and readers, so good performance and system success cannot be taken for granted.
Déjà Vu All Over Again
As they did with Wal-Mart, many suppliers are assuming Sam’s Club will back off its EPC tagging requirements.
The Reality Search Engine
While Google is great at finding written or recorded information, it can’t deliver when it comes to real-time, real-life events. RFID could change that.
Indian Mine Monitors Workers and Toxic Gases
PervCom’s active 2.4 GHz RFID tags, attached to cap lamps, track miners’ locations and contain sensors for measuring temperature, humidity and air quality.
EPCIS Technology Improves Visibility for North Sea Oil Service and Supply Companies
An EPCIS-compliant system from Spartan Solutions Services is enabling Swire Oilfield Services and Aker Solutions to share data regarding the whereabouts of their equipment and containers.
PUF Technology Catches Clones
Startup company Verayo is marketing a passive 13.56 MHz RFID chip that prevents cloning by enabling users to verify its authenticity before selling a product to which it’s attached.
RFID News Roundup
New alliance to serve as resource on RFID privacy, security; IDTronic intros active RFID system with controllers, antennas and tags; Confidex debuts new on-metal RFID tag for IT asset tracking; Precision Dynamics Corp. and FreedomPay partner on cashless RFID; Schober USA offers new RFID tag inserter; Sokymat Automotive adds new LF transponder to product lineup.
O2 Customers See Value in RFID-enabled Phones
The majority of participants in a six-month trial, recently undertaken by the British cellular service provider, say they appreciated the unique applications made possible by the handset’s NFC technology.