RFID Sees Gains in Health Care
A growing number of hospitals are leveraging their existing Wi-Fi networks to track valuable assets and locate personnel with active RFID tags.
Confidex Launches Reusable Gen 2 Tag
The Finnish RFID startup’s first product is an EPC Gen 2-compliant tag designed to track reusable assets such as trays and dollies.
DoD Doubles Active RFID Spend to $425M
RFID solutions provider Savi Technology yesterday announced that its contract with the US Department of Defense has been doubled from $207.9 million to $424.5 million. The increased commitment is largely a result of the war in Iraq, according to what the Army said in a statement.
Lantech to Sell RFID Stretch-Wrappers
The material-handling equipment maker is working with RFID interrogator manufacturers to integrate readers into its Q-300 stretch-wrapper.
2006: The Year RFID Vanished, Part 4
This is the fourth and final article in a series from Dennis Báthory-Kitsz, who predicts that this year will be the one RFID vanishes. This article considers pricing, transport, consolidation, niche applications, and the welcome end of hype.
Where is RFID’s ROI in Health Care?
The most strategic benefits for radio frequency identification in health care aren’t necessarily found in applications with the most apparent return on investment.
Metro Calls for Action on RFID Standards
One of the technology’s key retailer adopters cautions that until a single data standard emerges, RFID deployment will remain limited.
RFID Journal To Host Academic Event
Academics from around the world will share their latest research at the second RFID Academic Convocation, colocated at RFID Journal LIVE!
Research Is Critical For RFID Adoption
For RFID to take off across many industries, companies and governments will need to step up and fund applied research.
RTLS Protects Mine and Tunnel Workers
Ekahau, the real-time location system (RTLS) provider, this week announced that its solution has been deployed by a tunnel work site in León, Spain. RFID Update spoke with Tuomo Rutanen, Ekahau’s vice president of business development, about the deployment.