W.Va. Coal Mine Tests to Locate Workers During Emergencies
The company is using active 2.4 GHz RFID tags to pinpoint miners working in a 3.5-mile series of tunnels.
RFID News Roundup
Headwater announces Watchdog asset tracker; Web conferences on open-source RFID; Wi-Fi-based RFID expected to grow 100 percent annually; Swedish armed forces to deploy Savi’s Consignment Management Solution; PDC settles IP suit against Proximities; Inova Technology acquires RFID company RightTag; SkyeTek expands European distribution network.
Optimism in the Age of Realism
Vendors report that orders are picking up and end users are more focused on how RFID can solve their business problems, according to Baird’s Reik Reed.
Optimism in the Age of Realism
Vendors report that orders are picking up and end users are more focused on how RFID can solve their business problems, according to Baird’s Reik Reed.
New RTLS Tag Supports Both ISO and WiFi Standards
WhereNet announced an active RTLS tag that supports ISO 24730 and WiFi technology. The company says its new WhereTag IV is the first dual-mode RTLS tag, which will enable customers to create RTLS systems that integrate multiple technologies to provide the best performance in different environments.
RFID Payment Platforms Gaining Momentum
At last week’s CardTech 2007 payments industry conference, Visa, MasterCard and American Express provided updates on their RFID-enabled payments rollouts.
In an Academic Study, RFID Fractal Antenna Wins Out
Researchers at Finland’s Tampere University of Technology found that a fractal UHF RFID handheld reader antenna performed better than four traditional antenna designs.
Viagra RFID: One Year Later
It’s been more than 14 months since Pfizer went live with its pilot to tag all of Viagra trade items with RFID technology for the U.S. market. This article is a contribution from Pfizer itself discussing findings and data revealed by more than one year of piloting RFID at the item-, case-, and pallet-level.
Metro Group Expands RFID Pilot in Asia
The retailer’s new Tag It Easy program with Checkpoint Systems will enable 30 Chinese suppliers to tag goods bound for Metro stores in Germany.
University of Arkansas Kicks Off Apparel and Footwear RFID Study
The project, which is being conducted by the university, consumer goods associations and a major retailer, will explore how tagging individual goods with RFID can improve retail processes.