RFID: Looking Beyond the Retail Promise
Although RFID volumes in the retail and pharmaceutical markets fell short of expectations, the technology saw widespread deployment in other sectors.
Consumer Group Offers New Materials for Understanding RFID
The National Consumers League has posted information on its site to help educate consumers about RFID.
Lessons Learned During RFID Implementations
Here are some things I’ve learned the hard way during the RFID implementations I’ve worked on over the past few years.
Changes in Industrial RFID Demand Data Integration
ARC Advisory Group’s Chantal Polsonetti discusses how RFID applications in industrial environments are moving away from the custom frequencies used previously toward more standardized high frequency (13.56 MHz) technology, thus creating a need to better integrate the RFID data with the larger automation architecture.
Ekahau Tag Converges Tracking and Messaging
The company’s new Wi-Fi-compatible tag supports text communications, making it possible to not only locate personnel, assets and works-in-progress, but also send short messages.
Schiff Gives RFID a Whirl
The vitamin maker has integrated RFID into its pack-and-ship processes, enabling the company to read EPC tags as pallets revolve while being stretch-wrapped.
Washington State Representative Introduces RFID Legislation
If passed, House Bill 1031 would impose rules on how companies could deploy RFID and retain personal information gathered via the technology.
RFID News Roundup
Ingram Micro to distribute Impinj reader; BlueStar distributing Capton’s RFID bartending product; Austrian University holding NFC event; epcSolutions upgrades middleware; PayPass payments the new scoop at Braum’s; JCB and Visa to share RFID Payment spec.
Schiff Puts a New Spin on RFID Compliance
Vitamin manufacturer Schiff Nutrition International reads RFID smart labels on cases as they spin on a shrinkwrap machine, then uses the data to build EPC Gen 2 pallet labels to comply with Wal-Mart’s RFID tagging requirement. Schiff Nutrition shared its experience, including implementation cost data and ROI prospects.
At Infosys, a ‘Live Lab’ RFID App Eases Parking
At its main campus in India, the IT services company designed and deployed a vehicle access-control system using EPC Gen 2 passive tags.