3M join forces in electronic vehicle registration; Convergint Technologies, Guard RFID Solutions partner on active RFID; BA Systems intros interrogator that reads UHF, HF tags and bar codes; SATO Integrates Intelleflex’s BAP RFID into its tracking software; Australia and New Zealand CIOs rank RFID as a top technology.
The Manchester City Football Club is issuing season tickets containing 13.56 MHz RFID tags, enabling them to unlock the stadium’s turnstiles, and to function as contactless PayPass payment cards.
A Chicago-area institution implemented an RFID-based system allowing only authorized pupils to leave the campus during lunch, or to enter the student lounge.
Washington State is close to passing a law that would prohibit people from reading RFID tags in items you own without your knowledge.
By 2010 manufacturers will be able to produce reliable printed RFID tags in quantities sufficient for commercial tracking and product authentication applications, according to a new report from NanoMarkets. The research firm predicts printed RFID sales will grow from $21.8 million in 2008 to $3.6 billion in 2015.
Using EPC RFID to track its leftover supplies, Vulcan saves thousands of dollars each month.
The NOX system includes RFID readers embedded in walls, surveillance cameras and—in some cases—luminescent dust to track the movement of personnel and assets.
BRIDGE Project software demonstrates EPC RFID use in European supply chain; Identec Solutions, InSync Software partner to provide Web-based asset-management applications; Ekahau announces Web-based interface for real-time asset tracking; Caen RFID adds UHF reading capabilities to t+t netcom handheld devices; Sirit reports 2007 financial results; UPM Raflatac reaches 100 million RFID inlay milestone for mass-transit ticketing.
Thousands of active RFID tags with temperature sensors are embedded in the concrete of the new Freedom Tower, which is being built in New York City on the site of the original Twin Towers. Construction workers monitor the concrete curing process using handheld readers to get tag temperature data.
An article on the use of RFID in cell phones is riddled with errors. Here are the facts.