New Zealand Kiwifruit Processor Finds ROI
EastPack has already shipped 2 million additional trays this year through increased efficiency in tracking and tracing pallets of the fruit.
VeriChip to Place Implantable Division on Block
Once the RFID systems provider completes the recently announced sale of its Xmark subsidiary, it plans to sell the rest of its assets.
VeriChip Sells an RFID Business, More Change May Come
VeriChip, maker of controversial human-implantable RFID tags by the same name, sold a subsidiary that provides patient protection solutions and said the entire company could be available for sale. It also announced former chairman and CEO Scott Silverman will no longer serve as an officer of the company.
RFID Helps Dallas Morning News Distribute Correct Fliers
The newspaper employs EPC Gen 2 tags to track the delivery of carts loaded with Sunday supplements, and to make sure they go to the appropriate distribution center.
To Teach Bartenders How to Make Cocktails, Just Add RFID
Some bars and restaurants are utilizing an RFID-enabled system to train bartenders how to pour the right amount of liquor, and to measure their progress.
Good Strategy for a Bad Economy
Former GE CEO Jack Welch says a bad economic climate is the best time to invest in new technologies.
New Testbed Promises to Hasten RFID Tag Development
The system, created by Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, emulates and measures the performance of multiple passive RFID tags and prototypes.
RFID World Sees Return of Its Founder
TechInsights, the integrated media company that hosts the annual RFID World, announced that it has hired Timothy Downs as an adviser for this year’s event in September. Downs was founder of the show, and his participation could represent an injection of the vision that originally made RFID World one the industry’s leading events.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center Expands Pediatric Tracking
The hospital has upgraded its 10-year-old system for tracking young patients, and also plans to begin tagging assets.
RFID News Roundup
FTC to hold public forum on RFID-enabled payment devices; Fujitsu launches UHF garment tags for North American, European and Chinese markets; Weber Marking Systems’ new RFID label printer-applicator; GHX Mobile Solutions updates RFID-enabled inventory tool; RFID verifies collectibles for Texas Sports Hall of Fame; Motorola, Y3 Technologies to develop RFID solutions for YCH Group.