Wal-Mart Using RFID to Monitor Vehicles at Its DCs
The system is helping the retailer increase productivity at a dozen of its distribution centers, through improved utilization of the vehicles and their drivers.
RFID Yields Quick ROI for Orthopedic Products Maker
DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson that manufacturers replacement joints and other orthopedic products, reported positive ROI within months of using RFID to track the individual items packed within its surgical kits. Kits are now processed in less than a minute, compared to the 10 to 30 minutes it took with bar coding.
End Users Want to See RFID Solutions
We asked registered attendees of RFID Journal LIVE! 2008 what would most likely get them to visit one vendor’s booth over another’s. Their responses indicate they are looking for RFID technology they can deploy—now.
Gartner Pegs Global RFID Market at $1.2B in 2008
Gartner today announced new data on the RFID market, the first time the research firm has done so in over two years. Worldwide RFID revenues will reach $1.2 billion in 2008, up 31 percent from last year’s $917.3 million. This article highlights other key findings.
EC Publishes RFID Privacy Policy Draft
EPCglobal calls for clarification on proposed European Commission rules for the retail sector.
RFID Helps Reward Consumers for Recycling
Kraft Foods joins RecycleBank in its use of RFID to track and reward consumers for recycling.
University Launches RFID People Tracking Experiment
Volunteers at the University of Washington are using RFID to track themselves and their personal belongings within a computer science research building. Location data is used to help people find each other, locate lost items, and track how time is spent.
IEEE RFID 2008
The professional association for the advancement of technology has selected 44 papers to present at its RFID technical conference, co-located with RFID Journal LIVE! 2008.
ZigBeef Offers Ranchers a Long-Distance Cattle Head Count
The long-range RFID system promises to provide ranchers, their commercial interests and rodeos an easier method for tracking their animals, through ZigBee technology.
STMicroelectronics Announces Single-Chip NFC System
STMicroelectronics introduced a system-on-chip for near field communications (NFC). The new product combines standardized NFC reading capability, controller functions, software, and memory into a single chip for integration with electronic devices. It is scheduled to go into production in Q4 2008.