RFID at the Car Wash
An RFID-based payment system is helping streamline the car-wash process, and increase customer loyalty.
RFID Helps Gem Dealers Track the Diamonds They Buy, Cut and Sell
Two jewelry wholesaler/retailers are using a passive HF system enabling them to read hundreds of tags attached to stacked envelopes in seconds.
US Gov Hints at Major Passenger Tracking System
The US Transportation Security Administration has issued a public request for information to learn about methods and technologies that could be used to build a comprehensive airline passenger- and luggage-tracking system based on RFID, biometrics, smart cards, and other technologies.
McAfee Recycles Old Privacy Fears
A new report raises the specter of RFID being used to infringe on consumer privacy, but the information presented is wrong.
McAfee Report Hypes RFID Threat
Claims contained in a new security report are bogus.
Siemens Launches RFID Pilot to Track Surgical Sponges, Procedures
The company’s IT Solutions and Services division is working with Munich’s Isar River University Hospital.
RFID-Based Asset Tracking in Manufacturing
ARC Advisory Group’s Chantal Polsonetti gives a number of examples of the well-documented benefits manufacturers are realizing from RFID-based asset tracking solutions. She also highlights important caveats and considerations manufacturers must weigh before moving forward with deployment.
And the Winner Is…
Choosing from among the RFID Journal Awards submissions proved harder than expected.
WWF Using Simple RFID System in Complex Project
The World Wildlife Fund is employing passive RFID tags to monitor the white-lipped peccary as part of a biodiversity study in the Amazon.
Pharma RFID Adoption Still Slow
A survey by Health Industry Insights shows few drug makers and distributors are implementing the technology, or even evaluating it.