STMicroelectronics has released a hardware developer kit (HDK) that will help integrators and other solution providers build ISO 18000-7-compliant active RFID tags and readers for a variety of niche applications.
Companies are now using the technology to better manage their relationships with customers, and to enhance the value of their products.
RFID Journal’s seventh annual conference and exhibition is being widely hailed as a huge success, despite taking place during the most difficult economic conditions in a generation.
The results, based on a project carried out in three of the retailer’s stores, involved more than 1,000 pairs of men’s jeans labeled with EPC Gen 2 RFID tags.
By eliminating the need to use EPC Gen 2 inlays that have been converted to labels, the new devices could potentially save companies 5 cents per tag.
RFID label converter Nashua is being acquired by graphics communications company Cenveo in a deal expected to close this summer. Nashua is not releasing details about how the acquisition will impact its RFID business, which provides smart labels to Printronix and other customers.
Supply chain partners and customs authorities used EPCIS database software to gain information regarding containers loaded with Canon printer cartridges, and secured with 433 MHz active RFID seals.
RFID analysts expect healthy market growth; PINC Solutions unveils cold chain tracking solution; Rush Tracking Systems adds optical positioning to RFID forklift; Ekahau, NavSync team up on Wi-Fi and GPS tracking solution; CenTrak intros thin hybrid active RFID/infrared tag for RTLS; Mojix unveils RTLS that leverages its passive RFID technology.