Inventory / Warehouse Management
Global Logistics Provider Deploys Battery-Assisted RFID Systems
Since the systems need to track pallets of goods containing RF-unfriendly liquids and metals, the company chose battery-assisted tags to achieve the high reads required by clients in France.SkyeTek Adds Encryption to Embedded RFID
SkyeTek, the Westminster, Colorado-based provider of embedded RFID readers, this week announced security enhancements to its product line that the company says represent a key development in the widening adoption of item-level RFID tagging.RFID Systems Integrator ASURYS Shutters
ASURYS, the RFID division of paper and packaging giant International Paper, shuttered in recent weeks after being shopped around the industry for purchase, according to sources. The company employed about 25 people which International Paper will attempt to place in other positions at the company.World’s Second Largest RFID Library to Open in China
Item-level tagging specialist TAGSYS today announced that its technology will be deployed at the Shenzhen Library in China, where it will be the second largest RFID-enabled library automation system in the world and the largest in China.RFID Tag Balances Privacy and Retailer Interests
Copenhagen-based RFIDsec this week announced a pro-privacy solution whereby retail RFID tags can be disabled upon check-out without being completely "killed", which is the traditional, irreversible way of disabling a tag. By instead switching a tag to "silent mode", it can still be used by the retailer in case the consumer returns the tagged product.Next Level of RFID Compliance: Data Synchronization
On June 7th, RFID Update hosted a webinar entitled in which data synchronization was defined and explained, and the presenters' data synchronization offering was demonstrated live. This article recaps.RFID Implementation Is an Art
The former head of RFID trials at Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch says many variables make deployment tricky.RFID to the Rescue: Boeing Uses RFID to Reduce Costs
This guest article from AMR Research's Kevin Reale looks at how Boeing's supply chain has expanded in scope and geography for the manufacture of the upcoming 787 Dreamliner and how RFID is being deployed to manage the resulting complexities.RFID Vendors Unite Behind Item-Level UHF
The ongoing debate about whether HF or UHF RFID is the superior choice for item-level tagging of pharmaceuticals will see another development tomorrow as a white paper is released that argues strongly for UHF. The document is sponsored by heavyweights ADT/Tyco Fire & Security, Alien, Impinj, Intel, Symbol, and Xterprise.