The Globe and Mail—Misinforming Readers Once Again
A new article continues the newspaper’s standing practice of misinforming the public regarding RFID.
Phone-Tracking Pilot Down Under Points to Big Benefits
Australian telecommunications firm Telstra used RFID to track 12,800 mobile phones from a Sydney distribution center to six stores around the country, and estimates full deployment will lead to AU$4 million in annual savings.
New System Tracks Specimens From Hospitals to Labs
Ambient ID has released a UHF Gen 2 solution that provides near-real-time visibility into the locations of vials containing human tissue or blood as they travel from hospitals to laboratories for diagnostic testing.
Bar-Code Technology Is Not Cheaper Than RFID
Many companies miss the opportunity to lower costs and boost sales because they confuse the expense of the data carrier with that of data acquisition.
Public Sector Spending Driving RFID Markets
Government and military spending are the driving forces in current worldwide RFID markets, according to IDTechEx. The market research and consulting firm predicts global RFID sales will grow five percent this year to $5.56 billion.
How Many Tags Do Retailers Use?
What volume of RFID tags do Wal-Mart and other retail organizations utilize on a consistent basis, in order to track all of their items? ——— Wal-Mart does not purchase any tags. Rather, its suppliers purchase the tags and then place them on cases of goods. Wal-Mart...Can RFID Be Harmful to the Human Body?
Is it possible for a company’s employees or customers to be physically harmed by the energy emitted by an RFID interrogator? —Name withheld ——— There has not been a great deal of research conducted in this area, but there has been some. Daniel W. Engels,...
Marigold Industrial Gets a Better Grip on Glove Production, Inventory
The Portuguese maker of protective work gloves says it has streamlined operations thanks to an RFID system based on passive EPC Gen 2 tags and readers.
RFID News Roundup
ESCI Supply Chain Carbon Council promotes RFID; Omni-ID, Mitsubishi Electric, IBM Japan partner on RFID asset management; Nestlé Waters North America using RFID to manage vehicles; Feig, smart-TEC codevelop RFID solution for laser scalpels; XMark announces new version of RFID-based infant-protection system.