P&G Finds RFID ‘Sweet Spot’
Procter & Gamble’s Dick Cantwell reports that RFID’s most profitable application for CPG makers is with promotional campaigns and product launches.
ADT to Resell Impinj Gen 2 Reader
RFID systems provider ADT will sell and support the Speedway reader as part of its RFID products and services offering.
Domino Acquires U.S. Systems Integrator
The U.K.-based identification systems developer is expanding its U.S. presence by buying Enterprise Information Systems.
RSI ID Prices Gen 2 Labels at 9.9 cents
The company’s new EPC RFID labels are aimed at pharmaceuticals and other small-item applications.
Top Announcements from RFID Journal LIVE!
Yesterday one of the industry’s leading events, RFID Journal LIVE!, opened its doors at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. A number of RFID vendor companies have already made announcements, the top three of which are discussed in this article.
Tagsys Debuts HF/UHF Reader for Retailers
The company is demonstrating a dual-frequency reader designed to be integrated into point-of-sale terminals for reading tags attached to consumer items.
Sirit Announces Infinity Interrogator
Having recently acquired SAMSys, Sirit is rolling out the first product in a new interrogator platform SAMSys completed earlier this year.
Wisconsin Bill to Ban Coerced Chip Implants
The state’s legislative branch passed a bill banning anyone from implanting RFID microchips into people without their consent.
Policy Group Spearheads RFID Best Practices
The Center for Democracy and Technology announced guidelines for the responsible use of the technology and the data collection it enables.
Altria, FedEx Stress Collaboration, Standards
Altria’s Jim Noble said the company has its eyes on item-level tagging. He and FedEx’s Kevin Humphries stressed the need for technology standards to enable widely deployed RFID applications.