Fearmongering Is Alive and Well

An Associated Press article presents a grossly inaccurate view of radio frequency identification in an effort to scare uninformed readers.

AeroScout Unveils New Asset-Tracking Platform

Through partnerships with Time Domain and Reva Systems, the company’s Wi-Fi-based RTLS system now supports ultra-wideband, for more precise location information, as well as passive UHF RFID tags.

IDTechEx Releases RFID Market Predictions for 2008

Research firm IDTechEx of Cambridge this week released the 2008 update to its annual ten-year forecast on the RFID market. The company has published some of its key predictions for 2008, highlighted in this article.

At Manor, RFID Keeps Food From Spoiling

At Manor, RFID Keeps Food From Spoiling

The Swiss company is using active tags with built-in sensors to measure and log the temperatures of freezers and refrigerators. Later this year, it hopes to expand the application to track perishable foods as they move through the supply chain.