The $42 Billion Problem
Shrinkage continues to plague retailers. RFID is no silver bullet, but it can be part of the solution.
WhereNet, Identec Solutions Offer GPS Tracking
GPS, both companies say, will enable end users to track assets even when the installed RFID technology is insufficient to provide the desired level of visibility.
Gruninger Uses RFID Sprinter to Meet Metro’s Mandate
The German sausage maker is deploying a packaged solution put together by a 10-company consortium of vendors, and expects an ROI within two years.
Moving Toward the Talking Tag
When combined with a voice-directed work system, an RFID implementation can yield an immediate ROI.
RFID Education for Consumers
The National Consumers League has created a brochure and a special section on its Web site to help consumers understand radio frequency identification.
Converter Licenses Innovative RFID Antenna Technology
Label converter Nashua signed an exclusive license to use patented, non-traditional RFID antennas from Fractal Antenna Systems. Fractal designs feature repeating geometric patterns to produce compact antennas that reportedly have more range and precision than traditional designs. Nashua intends to include Fractal’s antennas in Gen2 tags.
Atlanta Mercedes Dealership to Adopt RFID at New Location
The real-time location system is designed to reduce labor, help sales and service departments quickly locate specific vehicles and track how many times a particular vehicle has been test-driven.
RFID News Roundup
Impinj’s item-tagging evaluation kit; Nashua to make tags with fractal antennas; Magellan announces new Euro reseller, U.S. manufacturer; European project organizes RFID guideline workshop; DOD continues Unisys contract for tracking program.
DoD Awards Unisys Multimillion Dollar RFID Contract
Technology services and solutions giant Unisys today announced it has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Department of Defense to continue working on RFID-enabled visibility across the military’s supply chain. The contract represents an extension to the RFID work Unisys has done for the DoD for 13 years.
Auto-ID Lab Releases Accada RFID Prototyping Platform
A free, open-source reader protocol, ALE middleware, tag data translation engine and EPCIS implementation will let end users, systems integrators and researchers explore the benefits of the EPCglobal Network.