SML, Microsoft collaborate to provide item-level retail RFID solutions; BSN intros RFID-based anticounterfeiting system, implements PragmatIC flexible ICs; CoreRFID provides Serco with access cards for railway service; Onset releases BLE temperature loggers; Advantech selects BehrTech wireless connectivity software for its IoT sensor platform; NFC Forum certifies Infineon’s NFC Type 4B tags; The Foschini Group deploys RFID solution from RIoT Insight.
As the event opened this week in Chicago, RFID Journal editor Mark Roberti spoke about the growth of radio frequency identification as a business tool.
At RetailX, consultants and experts from such organizations as GS1 US and Auburn University discussed how the use of radio frequency identification favors business.
Stora Enso’s Intelligent Cabinet features an RFID reader and an antenna to capture the unique ID numbers of tagged goods, enabling un-manned sales for food, beverages or other consumer goods by retailers in such places as office buildings, malls and schools.
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The two manufacturers have partnered to create the iRox-T RFID reading unit, which can be built directly into turnstile and access-control systems to make them seamless and less complex to install.
At a recent AIPIA event, Smithers Pira addressed how inventory control, validity, authenticity, security and the consumer experience will all be impacted by technologies such as RFID; other companies presented their latest innovations.
Companies are leveraging the cards employees are already carrying to control access to the information, systems, materials and devices their staff uses at work.
There will be some great case studies by retailers and brand owners that are already achieving significant benefits with radio frequency identification.
Apple’s latest operating system will provide greater Near Field Communication functionality for developers; the firm is also promoting multiple products of its own using the technology, prompting NFC companies to prepare for market growth.