Elektrobit Debuts RFID Products
The Finnish wireless-technology company has introduced a system designed to facilitate large-scale UHF EPC Gen 2 RFID deployment in Europe.
Metro and Savi Launch Container-Tracking RFID Pilot
German retailing giant and RFID early adopter METRO Group today announced a pilot with Savi Networks that will see real-time RFID-based tracking of containers originating in Asia and bound for METRO’s European distribution centers.
Austrian University Begins NFC Trial
At the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, about 100 students and employees are using Samsung cell phones and near-field communication RFID technology to access secure areas, purchase food and download information.
Users Tell RFID Vendors: “Show Us the References”
RFID Update research highlights what influences prospective RFID end users and shapes their attitudes toward vendors. The results show nothing is more influential than reference accounts — which are often scarce.
Software Needs to Get Smarter
For RFID systems truly to deliver on their promise, software will not just need to be able to filter data, but to use it in entirely new ways, as well.e
Introducing Tagman
This year’s symbol for RFID Journal LIVE! reflects the growing strength of RFID systems and their ability to solve real-world business problems.
Software Needs to Get Smarter
For RFID systems truly to deliver on their promise, software will not just need to be able to filter data, but to use it in entirely new ways, as well.e
Italian RFID Lab Launches Warehouse Project
Headed by the University of Parma’s RFID Lab, the project has the support of 20 major manufacturers and retailers of fast-moving consumer goods.
Razor to Tag Its Scooters
Starting in December, the company will begin affixing EPC Gen 2 RFID tags to one model of its electric scooters bound for Wal-Mart.
Toronto-Area Hospital Kicks Off Asset-Tracking Pilot
At Hamilton Health Sciences’s acute-care center at McMaster University, the nursing ward is using active RFID tags to track IV pumps and other high-value mobile equipment.