Event Spotlights the Business Benefits of RFID
Last week’s RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition revealed that more end users understand RFID’s value and are moving forward with larger-scale projects.
Intermec Releases Software That Targets Tags of Interest
The ARX reader system includes motion detection that pinpoints tags based on their movement. The company also plans to release a new higher-memory tag and a lower-cost reader.
MTI Creates EPC Gen 2 USB Reader for Retailer Applications
Microelectronics Technology Inc. says retailers can use its device to do such things as activate the electronic products they sell, as well as access product information from the Internet.
RFID News Roundup
Motorola unveils bar-code-RFID point-of-sale reader; Metalcraft announces universal RFID tags; Airbus extends RFID service contract with OATSystems; Impinj and Digilogics partner on RFID solutions for Mexico; Ubisense RTLS to manage buses, trams in Berlin; UPM Raflatac rolls out DogBone with Impinj Monza 4QT chip.
Savi, ODIN Offer New Active/Passive Integrated Software Suite
Dugway Proving Ground is the first to use ODIN’s passive RFID software with Savi’s SmartChain suite to manage active and passive data on a single platform.
DOD Redoubles Its Efforts to Lower Costs Via RFID
Paul Peters, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for supply chain integration, says his department is launching a second phase of RFID deployment, focused on reducing inventory and increasing efficiency.
Can RFID Tags Be Embedded in Paper?
How can radio frequency identification be utilized for the purpose of document verification? —Name withheld ——— Hitachi’s µ-chip (mu-chip) is designed to be small enough that it could be embedded in paper at the point of manufacture (see Hitachi Unveils Smallest...
Evigia Announces Mobile All-in-One RFID Reader
The company, which provides RFID hardware to the U.S. Department of Defense and its vendors, has added its active 433 MHz reader module and software to Motorola’s MC9090-G handheld interrogator, to create its new EV3-HHI-PAB device.
Positek RFID Offering UHF System for Tracking Linens, Textiles
The provider of RFID-based garment-tracking systems for the hospitality and garment-rental industries is launching a solution that utilizes EPC Gen 2 tags from Fujitsu Frontech North America.
Ekahau Uses Cell Phones to Extend RTLS Beyond the Building
Two companies are testing the application, which turns handsets into Wi-Fi RFID access points, thereby enabling Wi-Fi tags to be read in remote locations.