Tracking Goods and Sensors
A new air interface protocol that connects RFID sensors with the EPCglobal network will play a pivotal role in realizing the Internet of Things.
NEC RTLS-enables Its DECT Handsets
The company’s Unified Solutions division is installing Ekahau software into its DECT phones, so that companies, schools and hospitals can locate their handsets in real time.
Don’t Make the Same Mistakes Twice
Companies could avoid past technology infrastructure blunders that cost them millions of dollars, if they would just take a holistic approach to RFID adoption.
Can RFID Be Used to Track Visitors?
Do you know of any businesses that provide visitor-management solutions based on radio frequency identification, to track people moving within various floors of a building in real time? —Jignesh, India ——— Jignesh, A wide variety of companies offer technologies that...
Electronic Underpants Help Caregivers Cope With Incontinence
Simavita says its system, which uses a wireless moisture sensor embedded in an absorbent pad, is improving care and lowering costs in 20 nursing homes across Australia.
Could RFID Facilitate Hospital Record-Keeping?
How might radio frequency identification technology be used in a medical center that is switching to electronic records? —Name withheld ——— Good question. I have not heard of any hospital that has fully integrated RFID with its electronic medical records system, but I...RFID News Roundup
Barbecue team uses wireless sensors to monitor meat; Smartrac introduces tiny glass-enclosed RFID tag; Jamison intros space-saving UHF RFID reader strip; Mission Hospital installs RTLS for tracking medical equipment; GAO RFID adds water-resistant LF reader and UHF tag to portfolio.
Registration Opens for Two RFID in Health Care Events
RFID Journal has announced that registration is now open for its one-day events in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, focused on helping health-care providers learn how the technology can help improve patient safety, hospital operations and supply chain efficiencies.
Lufthansa Expands RFID Use
The airline’s various divisions are using Mojix RFID hardware to track aircraft-part maintenance and hazardous cargo, while testing the use of handheld readers and its own tags to track safety devices on planes.
Malaysian Oil Rig Deploys RFID for Man-Down Monitoring
Axcess International developed the system, which features personnel badges containing active RFID tags and motion sensors to detect if a worker stops moving.