U.S. Air Force to Launch RFID Pilot
Shipments will be tracked from four locations in the United States to two air bases in Germany using UHF EPC tags.
RFID News Roundup
TI releases multifrequency, multiprotocol reader kit; Sensormatic demos at Columbian tech center; ASK makes new OS for smart cards; paper-thin tag for government IDs; more venture funds for custom battery maker.
Alien Scores Big Win
Apparel-maker VF, whose brands include Nautica and The North Face, has signed a three-year deal with leading RFID manufacturer Alien Technology.
VF Contracts for Millions of Tags
The clothing company that produces Lee, Wrangler, The North Face and other well-known brands signed a three-year deal to buy RFID tags and readers from Alien Technology.
DOD Sees Early Benefits From RFID
Using passive UHF tags on cartons and pallets at one freight consolidation facility has improved the accuracy of data and shipments.
Gartner: RFID Adoption to be Gradual but Transformative
According to research firm Gartner, RFID’s adoption will be evolutionary but its effects revolutionary.
VF Contracts for Millions of Tags
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Wal-Mart’s RFID Plans Continue Full Steam Ahead
Wal-Mart will roll out RFID at a Plano, Texas Sam’s Club, the company’s bulk retailing chain.
HP Kicks Off U.S. RFID Demo Center
Hewlett-Packard debuted its U.S. RFID Demo Center, where the company has set up prototype applications that combine RFID sensing and location and temperature sensing to create multimodal sensor networks.
Zebra Licenses ThingMagic Reader
Slated for release this year, Zebra Technologies’ new line of RFID printers-encoders will feature ThingMagic’s latest embedded RFID reader, the Mercury4e.