At the RFID World conference today in Dallas, Texas, five organizations and individuals were announced as winners of the first annual RFID Excellence in Business Awards. This article lists the winners, as well as key trends that emerged from the 96 entrants.
A special license could smooth traffic between the United States and Canada, but the use of RFID is not guaranteed.
The merger enhances Avery Dennison’s position as one of the leading providers of RFID products.
Iris Diagnostics plans to use RFID to authenticate the reagent used in its urinalysis machines so it can prevent the use of counterfeit reagents.
Smart RFID-enabled display cases can help retailers boost store security, track inventory and improve merchandising, says vendor.
Late last week $5.5 billion labeling giant Avery Dennison announced a definitive agreement to acquire Paxar, a provider of identification solutions to the worldwide retail and apparel industry. Both companies are active in the retail and manufacturing market for RFID. The purchase price is approximately $1.34 billion.
The chip follows many of the specifications used in EPCglobal’s candidate HF tag standard.
Motivated by a shared vision of providing complete asset tracking solutions that can support a variety of RFID, RTLS, and other wireless technologies, InnerWireless and PanGo Networks merged in a deal that was announced this week.
A new preprogrammed RFID card gives tourists faster access to transportation around the city, as well as to museums and other attractions.
House bill 1031, the Electronic Bill of Rights, will not be considered in 2007.