Schenker Pilots RFID to Secure Cargo Shipments
The company intends to create a modular system allowing customers to choose the security level most appropriate to their needs.
AIAG Plans to Issue RFID Guidelines for Containers in Early 2007
After the Automotive Industry Action Group publishes its guidelines, it hopes to begin a container-tracking RFID pilot with an automotive supplier.
Germany’s BKA Uses RFID to Test Criminal-ID Software
The project’s purpose is to determine if facial-recognition software can be used to pick out known criminals from a crowd moving through a train station.
EPCglobal Launches Major RFID Pilot in Asia
EPCglobal today announced the launch of a pilot to assess RFID usage on containers and cartons being shipped by sea between Japan and Hong Kong. It is the first of a two-phase initiative that will drive progress on EPCIS, continued standardization, and the use of RFID for automated customs clearance.
Europe Gets Serious About EPC
Europe has been ambivalent about UHF technology and EPC in particular, but attendees at last week’s RFID Journal LIVE! Europe focused on the potential benefits of using RFID in supply-chain and logistics operations.
Optimizing a Wireless LAN for Location
By tuning or enhancing their existing wireless networks, hospitals and other facilities can implement an RFID-based system to locate RFID-tagged assets, thereby extending the value of their investment.
BRIDGE Project Members Press Ahead
ETH Zurich says expectations are high that the organization will develop the EPCglobal infrastructure needed to enable new business models.
Bremen Researchers Developing Intelligent Containers
With autonomous control, various elements of the logistics system would be able to collect information, then make decisions based on that information, without the need for central oversight.
RFID Journal News Roundup
Researchers identify Gen 2 reader metrics; Sirit announces AVI contract with automotive firm; RSI ID licenses Symbol tag antennas; WJ Communications shrinks reader components into chipset; Stratum Global inks reselling deal with Lowry; OTI filling order for 10,000 readers for vending machines.
CHEP Begins RFID Deployment for Its Container Fleet
Systems integrator Infosys has deployed an RFID solution based on software from SAP for CHEP, a leading provider of pallet and container pooling services. The deployment will allow CHEP to offer track-and-trace asset visibility solutions to its customers.