Container Centralen to Monitor Millions of Crates
The Dutch container company is using Oracle’s EPCIS-compliant system to improve supply-chain visibility in its operations.
New Axcess Chip Can Be Active or Operate as Passive Gen 2
The new Enterprise Dot active-passive technology will allow tags to switch to the appropriate protocol for communications, providing greater options for data storage and sensor input.
DFA RFID-Enables Its Cheese-Processing Plants
Dairy Farmers of America, the U.S. dairy cooperative that produces and markets Borden, Breakstone’s and other products, is running an RFID system to manage and track the tagging of cheese shipments and product promotions remotely.
Active RFID Duals WiFi for Healthcare RTLS Supremacy
ABI Research says that neither of the leading real-time location systems (RTLS) technologies — WiFi and active RFID — has a clear lead in the US healthcare sector market. According to the ABI, only 5% of healthcare facilities have deployed RTLS systems for asset tracking, so the market remains “up for grabs.”
RFID Credit Cards Get Hacked
Researchers have shown that names, credit card numbers and other data can be skimmed off a contactless card with the holder’s knowledge.
RFID Credit Cards Get Hacked
Researchers have shown that names, credit card numbers and other data can be skimmed off a contactless card with the holder’s knowledge.
RFID Fills Security Gap at Psychiatric Ward
After construction work disabled the alarm system at Australia’s Rockhampton Base Hospital, nurses began using battery-powered RFID cards to sends alerts if they need assistance.
Web Site Teaches German Consumers About RFID
Launched by Informationsforum RFID—a business group that includes DHL, Metro Group, Intermec and P&G—the RFIDABC Web site aims to educate in an entertaining manner.
Lab Focuses on Testing Tags for Health-Care Applications
Solstice Medical’s simulation of a hospital’s reprocessing unit is designed to assess the durability of tags following sterilization, or in extreme temperatures.
European 3PL Turns to RFID for Container Tracking
RTLS provider WhereNet today announced a closed-loop active RFID deployment for Austrian third-party logistics provider Jobstl. Jobstl distributes clothing and fashion merchandise for Vogele, a clothes retailer with more than 750 locations across Austria, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.