What’s in Store for 2011
This year will be marked by continued adoption of RFID in retail apparel, health care, manufacturing and other sectors.
Cleor Strikes Gold With RFID Solution
The custom system enables the French jewelry retailer to read RFID tags on each item of jewelry at its distribution center, as well as in stores, reducing manual labor and improving shipment accuracy.
U.K. Software Startup Aims to Simplify RFID Deployments
RedBite, a company founded by members of the Auto-ID Lab at Cambridge, is offering a track-and-trace platform designed to be highly configurable and easy to deploy.
How to Choose the Right RFID System: A Step-by-Step Guide
Save hundreds of hours of research time with this new guide, which explains the strengths and weaknesses of the different types of RFID technology and how to determine which one will meet your needs.
A Visit From (RFID-Savvy) Saint Nick
Motorola RFID’s John Rommel has penned a poem for everyone in the RFID industry.
Boeing, Fujitsu to Offer Airlines a Holistic RFID Solution
The system will include all hardware, middleware, software and integration required by airlines or other customers to track aircraft components in five unique use cases.
French Blood Institution Seeks Governmental Guidance
Following RFID pilots led by the organization that manages France’s blood-donor centers, the French Agency for the Safety of Health Products is considering the creation of a protocol for the use of radio frequency identification on blood products in that country.
Mars, Rewe, Deutsche Post and Lufthansa Cargo Work on SmaRTI
The German project’s participants, which also include the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics and CHEP Deutschland, are designing smart reusable transport items that can guide themselves through the supply chain.
A Good RFID Education Can Boost Adoption and Payback
End users will find that a well-executed e-learning program can make the difference between an RFID project that thrives, and one that fails.
RFID News Roundup
AeroScout announces Wi-Fi RFID tag that withstands surgical-equipment sterilization processes; CSL unveils ultra-thin RFID antenna development kit for shelving applications; Ascendent ID announces RFID-based automated load-tracking solution; Trimble embedded RFID readers power Gerry Weber’s inventory-management system; Orange plans European-wide launch of NFC-enabled SIM cards, handsets.