Alien Gets $38 Million in Funding
The company will use the money to create tags and readers for worldwide use and to expand its production capacity.
Whirlpool RFID Enables Production
Stationary readers from Lab ID track containers carrying parts from a components warehouse to the factory, improving efficiency.
RFID Speeds Sorting of Packages
Siemens Dematic and Matrics say a test of an RFID-enabled conveyor system sorted cartons with 100 percent accuracy.
Power Paper Raises $15 million
The Israeli company plans to use the money to continue developing thin-film batteries for active tags.
The Money Trail
Reports about embedding RFID tags in money are premature. But even when the technology is available, it’s unlikely to be used to track purchases.
RFID Solution Secures Passports
Three French companies are offering “Intelligent Film for Identification,” which could make forging passports much more difficult.
SAMSys: A Reader for Every Need
SAMSys Technologies sells readers that cover the common RFID frequencies and protocols and fit specific applications, such as conveyor systems. Now it’s educating the market about how they should be used.
EPC and the Need for Good Data
Initiatives to improve companies’ ability to share clean data will affect the pace of EPC adoption. By Marshall Kay
Taiwan Uses RFID to Combat SARS
Officials stand ready to deploy RFID at all hospitals to control any major recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Giant Eagle to Trial RFID WMS
One of the largest U.S. grocery chains has chosen new supply chain software with an eye to adopting RFID.