RFID News Roundup
Avery provides RFID-training scholarships; Weber offering corner-wrap smart labeler; RFID-optical hybrid card; American RFID Solutions installs Faraday cage; Applied Logistics and RCD raise funding.
IP in RFID Back at Issue as Alien Sues Intermec
Today Alien Technology filed suit against Intermec in the state of North Dakota. Alien asserts that its products do not infringe on certain RFID intellectual property of Intermec’s, intellectual property for which Intermec has been attempting to collect royalties from vendors industry-wide.
Tucson Schools Considering RFID BusPass
The school district plans to test an RFID-based system that would let administrators and parents know when and where kids get on and off school buses.
Wi-Fi RFID System for Long-Term Care
A solution from eHealth promises to help nursing homes protect patients by continually monitoring their locations.
RFID Platform Plays Marco Polo to Find Assets
RF Technologies has released a new platform whereby tags emit an audible signal so that needed mobile assets can be found.
RFID Is In Fashion
Apparel and footwear retailers are finding that tagging goods—that is, individual garments and shoes—is well worth the investment.
RFID Goes to School
Over the past 18 months, many universities have jumped on the RFID bandwagon and opened RFID labs.
The End of HF for Items?
Wal-Mart has come out in favor of using UHF RFID tags instead of HF to track unique items, but it’s not clear whether other end users will go along.
All About Asia
In 1984, fresh out of college, I moved to Hong Kong to report on business in the Asia-Pacific region. China was dirt poor, and with the exception of Japan the region was just starting to prosper. When I moved back to the United States in 1992, the situation was far...
Achieving Perfect Readability
By developing new chip and antenna technologies, we can improve the read rate of item-level tags.