RFID Takes Root in Bangladesh
Early adopters include Apollo Hospitals Dhaka and the Bangladesh Army.
World’s Largest Item-Level RFID Application Launches
Portuguese book retailer Byblos Amoreiras is operating what it believes is the world’s largest single item-level retail application. Byblos has applied Gen2 tags to 150,000 items and can track them to more than 2,000 locations within its 35,000-square-foot Lisbon-based store.
Europe’s RFID Privacy Policy Might Be a Mistake
A draft document suggests retailers should remove or deactivate tags at the point of sale, but this might be the wrong approach—or, rather, the right approach at the wrong time.
Europe’s RFID Privacy Policy Might Be a Mistake
A draft document suggests retailers should remove or deactivate tags at the point of sale, but this might be the wrong approach—or, rather, the right approach at the wrong time.
British Steel Company Monitors Tool-Related Vibration
The Reactec system allows Severfield-Rowen to measure the level of hand-arm vibration to which each of its 600 employees is exposed every day.
Intermec Unveils Tag Reader-Writer; Celerant RFID-enables Its Retailer Software
At the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show, Intermec debuts a new EPC Gen 2 tag interrogator, while Celerant Technology adds RFID to its retail management system.
Boeing Approves Intelleflex Chip, Weighs Higher-Memory Fujitsu Tag
With the silicon needed for a 64-kilobit parts tag finally ready, the company is getting closer to achieving its vision for a parts-tagged plane.
Is There Anything New in RFID?
Innovation is alive and well in the RFID industry, with new applications and deployments, and improvements in the technology.
Cashless in Europe
Will London’s consumers and businesses embrace RFID payment systems? European contactless providers want to know.
Sam’s Club Wants Item-Level RFID Tagging by 2010
More details have emerged about the RFID requirements letter Sam’s Club sent to its suppliers on January 7, 2008. The warehouse-format retail chain wants all merchandise to carry RFID tags at the sellable unit (item) level by the end of October 2010 and on all cases a year earlier.