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.
This article highlights RFID news and developments from this past week. International activity plus product and service developments in the healthcare industry account for much of the week’s activity, which also saw the release of several reports on market developments.
Active RFID tags and sensors, in tandem with video cameras, watch over the king’s golden sandals and other Egyptian antiquities on display at museums.
Al Ghanim Automotive is using Zebra’s RFID technology to improve customer service, document the repair process and save time.
Reva introduced the first virtual machine option for processing RFID data. The new TAP-VM can run virtually on a PC, laptop, server or any other hardware that supports the VMware VMServer 2 environment. It processes data from RFID readers and interface with enterprise systems.
We need to get beyond thinking of RFID as simply passive UHF systems.
Color Point is employing EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags to track the metal carts it uses to deliver plants to Lowe’s, Sam’s Club and other retailers, as well as to speed up the truck-loading process.
The company’s new RFID-enabled temperature sensors are designed to help retailers track the operation of refrigerators, freezers and hot-food display cases in their stores.
The fourth annual event will feature a keynote address by Keith Sheardown, Bombardier Transportation’s general manager for technology solutions, and new tracks focused on traceability and health-care solutions.