O2 Subscribers Use Phones to Make Purchases, Access Info
As part of a six-month pilot project, Londoners are using NFC-enabled cell phones to pay for goods and services, read smart posters, download special offers and program RFID tags.
Bob Jones University Raises the Bar With RFID
The university is using a passive RFID system to monitor vehicles entering and exiting its main parking lot, and to operate an automated gate system.
Intelleflex Partners With Motorola, Secures $15.5M in Funding
The provider of battery-assisted passive UHF tags will work with Motorola Enterprise Mobility’s RFID division to launch new high-performance RFID hardware.
Industry Leaders to Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! 2008
RFID Journal’s sixth annual conference and exhibition will feature addresses by Procter & Gamble COO Bob McDonald, Sam’s Club executive VP Greg Johnston, and Motorola Enterprise Mobility CTO Ray Martino.
RFID Helps FDA Caseworkers Track Important Paperwork
The agency’s Office of Regulatory Affairs is using EPC Gen 2 technology to store and retrieve 10,000 investigation files at its San Francisco location, and plans to install the system at 14 other district offices.
Christiana Uses RTLS to Get Patients to Bed
The health-care provider is employing a hybrid infrared-RFID system to track patients’ locations and status, and to streamline the process of assigning each a bed.
Tergooi Hospital Uses RFID to Boost Efficiency
The Dutch health-care provider is employing Wi-Fi-based active tags to track the locations of infusion pumps, and eventually EKG machines, in its surgery recovery and orthopedics wards.
RFID & RTLS Sees $433M Invested Over Last 18 Months
RFID Update identified more than $433 million in private investment placed in RFID and RTLS companies over the last 18 months. This first installment of a two-part series provides a guide to 28 publicly announced deals and analyzes why the active RFID and RTLS segment attracted the most investment.
RFID Investors Pour Millions Into Segments Old and New
This article examines private equity investments made in various segments of the RFID industry over the last 18 months. It is the conclusion of a two-part series. The first part listed publicly announced financing deals and analyzed why active RFID and RTLS companies attracted the most investment during the year.
Governments and RFID Leadership
Learning from experience can only bolster RFID adoption, and right now, governments seem to be playing a positive role in the RFID industry.