System for Pharmacies Shows Promise
During a three-month trial involving 44 U.K. pharmacies, Aegate’s RFID and bar code tagging system helped reduce dispensing errors and intercept counterfeit drugs.
RFID Could Enhance Pharmaceutical Marketing
Tagging product samples will increase control, boost marketing efficiency and reduce drugmakers’ liabilities.
The Importance of Networking
Meeting other business executives grappling with RFID issues can be insightful.
NEC to Open RFID Center in Singapore
The multinational provider of broadband and mobile networking solutions is creating a facility that will offer a range of RFID services to southeast Asian companies.
First Group of DOD RFID Contracts Awarded
Alien Technologies, Avery Dennison, Intermec, CDO, and Lowry have been awarded the first group of the DOD’s five-group 2005 RFID contracts.
Zebra: 2004 Was Year of Testing, 2005 Will Be Year of Deployment
Zebra’s senior manager for RFID systems predicts that “2004 was primarily the year of pilot testing RFID technology. 2005 is the year of deployment.”
RFID World Report: White-Hot RFID Attracts Vaporware
Research firm Incucomm of Dallas, Texas, has released a 9-page recap of the RFID World conference held earlier this month.
Symbol Sues Intermec in IP Dispute
Two major RFID companies battle over the licensing of intellectual property related to EPC-compliant technology.
Intermec Files New EPC Royalty Claims
EPCglobal says it has received two new royalty claims from Intermec Technologies, this time linked to a proposed Application-Level Events specification.
RFID News Roundup
Tiny tags from TagStar; SST and Dexit to combine loyalty cards with contactless payment systems; Paxar opens test lab to more customers; MPI offers labeling system; Zebra names Peak Technologies ‘XML Printer Specialist.’