RFID-enabled Phones Take the Bus in Oulu
The Finnish city’s bus operator, Koskilinjat, and transportation applications provider Buscom are testing a system that lets passengers use mobile phones as transit cards.
RFID News Roundup
TI buys Chipcon for $200 million; Cognio releases RFID spectrum analysis tool; Oakton College building RFID lab, curriculum; Stratum and Meridian collaborate; BlueStar distributing Gen 2-compliant hardware.
Analyst: Establish a Data Acquisition Platform
Bob Parker, analyst with research firm Manufacturing Insights, argues in this guest contribution that enterprises should adopt data acquisition platforms that go beyond just RFID to include all the technological resources at their disposal: bar codes, sensors, wireless networking, and web services, to name a few.
NCR to Begin Tagging Its Hardware
The firm will use its own RFID products and services to track and maintain service histories on the equipment it sells.
RFID Takes a Swing at Ticket Fraud
By embedding RFID tags into tickets for the Tennis Masters Cup 2005, organizers were able to curtail counterfeiting, increase revenues and speed patrons’ entry into the stadium.
The RFID Market’s Holiday Wish List
In this guest article from AMR Research, analyst Dennis Gaughan shares a holiday wish list for RFID in 2006. He offers four key elements that would make next year a successful one for the technology.
CompTIA to Close RFID Beta Exam
Those interested in being among the first to be certified as RFID experts have until Dec. 31 to take the test.
TNT Steps Up China-Germany RFID Trial
The Dutch logistics and shipping company is expanding an RFID trial that tags and tracks laptops from a manufacturing plant in China to a distribution center in Germany.
Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for December
Baird has released its December report. The twelve-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
Kroger Turning to RFID to Stay Fresh
The grocer has enlisted the help of RFID middleware provider OATSystems to help it deploy an RFID tracking system for its case-ready meat products.