ODIN unveils new IT asset-management software for RFID; European consumer goods companies test RFID to improve stock turnover; CAEN RFID releases new RFID temperature logger; American University in Dubai adopts RFID to secure diplomas; Qatar’s new Doha airport to feature Crisplant bar-code/RFID baggage system; Axcess International releases new software for its Dot Wireless Credential.
The 2,200-bed facility expects to improve patient safety by using AeroScout Wi-Fi-based tags to determine when pharmaceutical refrigerators are left open too long, or are operating improperly.
The shipping company is managing its fleet with new solar-powered units containing door and cargo sensors, to detect if a theft occurs en route.
The company has relaunched RFID Connect, its free community Web site for end users, potential end users, consultants, academics and vendors interested in radio frequency identification.
The solution includes 13.56 MHz passive RFID tags, handheld and pad readers, and a hosted software application in which asset data can be stored online.
Qew Orchards, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest apricot producer, is using EPC Gen 2 RFID to track increases in efficiency, as well as properly compensate its fruit pickers.
Major companies are adopting radio frequency identification companywide, and are making the technology part of the way they do business.
The Kaiser Permanente facility is tracking assets for preventative maintenance or clinicians’ use, as well as for monitoring temperatures of cooling and warming devices.
Horizon Utilities is using a low-frequency RFID system to monitor and authorize usage at its two Ontario fueling stations.