Item-Level RFID Gears Up
Many companies are tracking individual items, rather than pallets or cases, because that’s where they see the biggest return on investment.
RFID Tour Guides
Hundreds of tags are helping hikers at Italy’s Mont Avic Regional Park learn more about nature.
Avast!
SeaAway, an RFID startup, has developed a “prior-to-port” security system to prevent potential disaster before it reaches the shores.
The Buck Starts With CEOs
If RFID doesn’t become a greater priority at the highest level, companies will never get the benefits that are possible.
Dayton, Ohio Investing $1.4M to Support RFID Firms
The city of Dayton, Ohio, is investing $1.4 million in the new Dayton RFID Incubator Corp. (DRIC), an economic development project for RFID-related businesses. Dayton was central to many important early developments in bar coding and is home to many leading bar code and RFID organizations.
We Built This City on RFID
A high-tech cluster can spur economic growth. So how do you create one for RFID?
Tagging Smallish Objects
By integrating an RFID antenna in the silicon chip, we can create tiny tags.
RxTrakker Puts Patient Data in ID Bracelet
The system uses encryption and compression to store a patient’s medical data on a wristband’s embedded RFID tag, providing health-care workers with fast access to vital information.
Rochester Institute of Technology Researchers Work on Sensor Network
The goal of the multiyear project is to develop a secure RFID-based system that would enable care providers to remotely monitor patients’ cardiac health and medicine consumption.
Business As Unusual
The federal government is using RFID in ways that will impact your business.