RFID Data Center Application Improves Asset Inventory Process

Computer assets tagged with RFID are easier to identify and track. The information technology industry is beginning to embrace the technology for the data center applications. ...

... "Financial institutions using RFID are seeing on average a 90% decrease in the amount of time it takes to inventory their IT assets, says John Fricke, chief of staff at the New York-based Financial Services Technology ... " ...

Via Computerworld: RFID in the data center

Wells Fargo embraces the use the RFID technology in the data center.

IT Hardware RFID Asset Tracking Standard

The financial services industry, through the Financial Services Technology Consortium, looks to RFID technology in asset tracking role. The group is working on numbering and tagging standards that can be adopted by information technology hardware vendors. ...

... "FSTC's desire to provide guidance to members adopting radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to drive efficiency, accuracy, and security. The member banks are looking for a numbering strategy, and a performance baseline. The goal is to create an incentive for hardware vendors such as Dell, HP, and others to pre-tag and pre-number assets prior to shipping. " ...

Via Financial Services Technology Consortium: IT Data Center Asset Tracking

RFID Casino Door Locks Collect Data

Casino CIO uses RFID and other information technologies to improve the customer experience through business intelligence. ...

... "RFID: Peck said that door locks and keys are already in place and they will be enabled with RFID to collect data. What's odd about Peck's comment is that MGM Mirage has acquired RFID powered doors and keys before the walls are even up on CityCenter. " ...

Via ZDNet: MGM Mirage's IT green field