The three finalists, selected by an independent panel of judges, for the 2014 Award for best used RFID technology to enhance an existing product or service were invited to do a presentation on their deployment. The 2014 finalists were:
- Bombardier Transportation, for its PlatformSafe RFID solution that alerts personnel working near a railroad’s platforms to oncoming trains
- City of Dayton, Ohio, for its use of RFID to identify which utility companies dug up and replaced asphalt in the city’s streets
- Hy-Vee, for its RFID sensors that monitors all temperature-sensitive goods, enabling the retailer to deliver the highest-quality products to its customers