Moscow Selects NXP’s Mifare Plus for urban transportation ticketing system; RFID and temperature-sensing solution protects clinical research specimens at cancer research center; InfoChip unveils Bluetooth-enabled HF reader for hazardous locations; IDSecurityOnline and SimplyRfid announce partnership for asset-tracking kit; MetalCraft earns converter status from Xerafy.
The department has been using GlobeRanger’s GR-AWARE software to track weapons and electronic equipment fitted with Xerafy RFID tags.
Several of the new offerings will also be featured in the event’s Products Showcases and Coolest Demo Contest.
The Russian joint venture is winding down a pilot deployment of its item-level RFID system, including smart shelves and RFID-based self-checkout terminals.
The system tracks when and how well staff members wash their hands, using RFID readers incorporated in wristbands, as well as passive tags attached to soap dispensers, medical materials and staff ID badges.
RFID technology providers have been masterful at developing solutions to solve end users’ problems, but less effective when it comes to telling potential customers about their products.
EPCIS adaptors facilitate the exchange of information.
The clothing company plans to employ EPC tags and readers to manage shipments of high-demand items to a total of 25 stores, and to use the technology to monitor inventory at each location.
Indian sugar manufacturer tracks raw materials via RFID; Datalinx, Dunlop test RFID on tires used in motorcycle race championships; Hong Kong RFID unveils new active RFID reader; SML Group, Nordic ID partner on RFID for apparel retail and supply chain markets; Memorial Hermann Health System expands deployment of Stanley Healthcare’s infant-protection solution; Zebra Technologies delivers one millionth RTLS tag; NFC Netstore to supply tags to German transit agencies.
The school’s RFID Research Center and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies will also try to develop standardized formats for VIT data, while testing the use of visual data with radio frequency identification for inventory tracking.