Nokia Uses RFID-Enabled Phones to Police Its Security Guards
The communications equipment manufacturer is using its RFID-enabled mobile phones to track guards as they patrol the company’s facilities.
Process Improvement Drives Manufacturers’ RFID Implementations
A study by ChainLink Research shows a third of all manufacturers deploying RFID in response to customer mandates, though more than 40 percent of companies say they are motivated by the opportunity to improve operations.
Keytroller Simplifies Its Keyless Ignition Switch
The company now offers a lower-cost version of its RFID-enabled ignition controllers for forklifts and other industrial vehicles.
RFID Journal Introduces Award Program
The leading source of RFID news and information will announce the first RFID Journal Award winners at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007.
What’s Holding Up Rapid Adoption of RFID?
Hint: It isn’t the price of tags, as some recent reports suggest.
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RFID News Roundup
NCR offering out-of-box mandate compliance package; Symbol launches advanced services for new technologies; WJ Communications debuts Gen 2 reader module; Semtech purchases Muehlbauer RFID production line; RFID4U rolling out new training courses.
IBM’s New RFID Software Supports EPCIS
Today IBM announced WebSphere RFID Information Center, a middleware product created to provide a building block for multiple-company RFID supply chain applications. It is built on specifications for the forthcoming EPCglobal EPC Information Services (EPCIS) standard.
IBM Launches Software for Sharing RFID Data
WebSphere RFID Information Center is designed to let users share RFID-derived data regarding the location and status of shipments in real time, and to facilitate the creation of electronic pedigrees.