A growing number of hospitals and surgical suppliers are employing passive RFID tags to help them monitor the inventory and usage of implantable surgical devices, as well as to manage billing.
Designed to prevent surgical errors, the system now includes a larger wireless handheld device allowing health-care workers to exchange information in real time at the point of care.
Road crews are piloting an application using battery-assisted UHF tags to track asphalt from the time it leaves the plant to when it arrives at a work site.
Folio magazine has chosen RFID Journal LIVE! as one of three finalists for the Best Conference and Exhibition category in its third annual FAME Awards.
Widespread RFID use could prevent 40,000 to 45,000 blood donations in the US from being wasted every year and save more than $9 million, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin RFID lab. Three blood centers are spearheading research into how RFID can improve blood handling processes.
The electronic products manufacturer is using OATSystems software and its existing Wi-Fi access points to track truck trailers with active tags at its distribution center.
A PICS RFID system enables U.S. Army National Guard divisions to locate laptop computers and other electronics as they are moved in and out of their Washington, D.C., headquarters.
RFID Journal just celebrated its sixth anniversary, and my faith in the capitalist system continues to be rewarded.
Venture Development Corporation has released a report on the emerging market for near field communication, or NFC. The research firm has also published a research note that highlights a few of the key findings, recapped in this article.
This article provides a listing of packaged solutions and services offered specifically to help suppliers to Sam’s Club meet RFID shipment tagging requirements that the warehouse-club retailer announced in January, 2008.