The Great RFID Debate: HF or UHF?
With interest in item-level tagging on the rise, end users are trying to figure out whether to use high-frequency or ultrahigh frequency tags on individual products. Millions of dollars ride on the outcome.
Standards Are the Key to RFID’s Value
EPCglobal will soon publish a standard for the EPC Information Services, which might not sound sexy, but it is the key to leveraging RFID in the open supply chain.
Securing the RFID Revolution
Until encryption methods are employed to protect tag data, RFID will continue to face challenges in the marketplace.
RFID Goes to the Poconos
This week saw an announcement from Precision Dynamics Corporation that its Smart Band solution has been implemented at the Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, a popular tourist region in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania.
GlaxoSmithKline Tests RFID on HIV Drug
In a pilot project involving the HIV medication Trizivir, the company is testing its ability to commission and later read RFID tags, which could be used to verify the drug’s authenticity.
Raflatac Promotes Phase-Jitter for Pharma
The Finnish RFID inlay and label maker unveils a new line of HF tags using chips produced according to Magellan’s patented phase-jitter modulation design.
RFID News Roundup
Logis-Tech to test NATO UID specs; study looks at RFID’s growing use by auto industry; Exxon Mobil Speedpass enrollment gets speedier; Domino, Systech partner on print-encode system; Brite iD’s e-passport technology gets certified.
GlaxoSmithKline Tags HIV Drug
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline yesterday announced that it has begun an RFID pilot for the HIV drug Trizivir. The news represents the most significant pharma-tagging announcement since Pfizer announced in January that it had begun tracking and tracing Viagra.
CompTIA to Launch Certification Exam
The Computing Technology Industry Association will officially debut the CompTIA RFID+ exam on Mar. 28.
Vue RFID Platform Chosen by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble yesterday announced that it will use the TrueVUE RFID platform from item-level tagging solution provider Vue Technology in its RFID innovation center. RFID Update spoke with Tim von Kaenel, Vue’s senior vice president of product management, about the announcement and what his company’s technology brings to P&G.