Security in the Cloud
Here’s how to protect RFID applications from hackers.
Rebecca Minkoff Store Uses RFID to Provide an Immersive Experience
The fashion apparel company’s new store features RFID-enabled touchscreen mirrors in dressing rooms to identify which items a shopper has, as well as provide the option of requesting additional garments, accessories or different sizes, which the sales staff can then deliver to that fitting room.
Senet Partners With IBM, Semtech, Others to Broaden M2M Reach
Armed with a new name and updated technology, Senet hopes to bring its low-power, long-range machine-to-machine services to a wide range of industries.
RFID News Roundup
Keonn announces new reader antenna, tag-encoding stations ••• Adobe adds beacon support to Adobe Marketing Cloud, unveils consumer survey on beacons ••• MTI Wireless launches new RFID antenna line for toll road applications ••• DuPont Microcircuit Materials introduces pure copper conductive ink ••• Confidex expands line of printable, flexible on-metal adhesive labels, intros new hard tag ••• Haldor adds analysis and reporting module to its RFID-enabled surgical solution.
IoT News Roundup
Forrester survey finds firms focused on IoT to boost customer service; Songdo “smart city” to host SparkLab IoT accelerator program; ETSI announces spec for embedded M2M modules.
Impinj Announces Commercial Availability of Its xArray UHF Reader
The device, now being offered by multiple solution providers, is designed to provide always-on inventory monitoring and real-time location data about tagged items, without the high cost of an active RFID system.
ZigBee Alliance Announces Six-in-One Standard Designed for All Users
The organization says the new standard allows a range of applications and was enabled by hardware advances.
Shimane University Hospital Tags Surgical Tools, Cuts Costs
An RFID-enabled surgical instrument tracking system from KRD Corp. allows the hospital, as well as Wakayama Medical Center, to boost efficiency and eliminate errors.
German Beverage Wholesaler Raises Efficiency With RFID
A. Kempf Getränkegrosshandel is using the technology to identify each pallet of product that forklift drivers deliver to its warehouse’s automated conveying system.
Free the People
Workers want to be more efficient, so project managers should show them how RFID can help them break the shackles of the old way of doing things.