RFID Enabled Military Supply Process

Military sensors add intelligence to equipment and RFID technology enables efficient and effective supply processes. ...

... "The troops love it. When they need to find out where some vital bit of supplies are (a spare part, new equipment, whatever), they just get on the Internet and check the status of the item. " ...

Via Strategy Page: Smart Supplies

Xerox Printable RFID Silver Bullet

Xerox develops a new silver ink that the company will commercialize for low-cost manufacturing of printable electronics. ...

... "Printable electronics offers manufacturers a very low-cost way to add intelligence or computing power to a wide range of surfaces such as plastic or fabric. This development will aid the commercialization of new applications such as smart pill boxes that track how much medication a patient has taken or display screens that roll up to fit into a briefcase. " ...

Via Xerox: Replace Silicon Circuits with Low-Cost, Durable Plastic

Walgreen RFID Program

Walgreens sees positive results from its implementation of RFID-enabled GOLIATH marketing intelligence system last year. The Walgreen initiative has measured a substantial increase in the average execution of tracked promotional displays across its drugstore value chain. ...

... "The two companies are now moving forward with an upgrade to GOLIATH'S system, which uses patented RFID-based technology to determine the location and execution of in-store promotional displays. The upgraded system extends accurate monitoring and locating capabilities to include EPC tags placed on the displays and represents a significant leap forward in RFID technology. GOLIATH, the industry leader in in-store merchandising marketing intelligence, uses proprietary reporting capabilities to provide retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies with the information they need to maximize sales from promotional display campaigns. The GOLIATH product directly measures daily store execution of promotional display campaigns as well as consumer response and performance metrics. Combining daily point of sale information with display location, timing and execution data, the Goliath product identifies a range of sales lifts within and across campaigns. " ...

Via Goliath Systems: Significant Increase In Execution Of In-Store Displays

Jungheinrich RFID Forklift Stacker

Intelligent forklift uses RFID technology integrated with warehouse management software to direct its movements. ...

... "The most important innovation: The RFID floor control module introduced during the first stage is now expanded by RFID warehouse navigation. The stacker is now communicating independently with the warehouse administration system. " ...

Via Jungheinrich AG: High rack stacker

Walmart RFID Beyond Tracking

RFID tags get more sophisticated with sensing capabilities and on-chip intelligence, as industry moves beyond Walmart compliance. ...

... "WalMart’s top 100 suppliers must use RFID on the palette level, and they are getting more and more down to the clamshell level, he said. Saxer said his RFID tags have a temperature sensor in them that measures the temperature throughout the food chain ... " ...

Via The Packer: Beyond traceability

RFID Real-Time Supply Chain Edge Solutions

Omnitrol Networks will enter into collaborative relationship with BT Global Services to create real-time supply chain solutions using RFID technology. ...

... "The collaboration will enable BT Supply Chain Solutions to deliver enhanced and highly scalable real-time supply-chain, asset and operational visibility solutions utilizing next-generation Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), wireless and sensor technologies based on the Omnitrol Networks platform. The OMNITROL platform integrates a powerful Edge Application and Service Creation Engine, EASE, for delivering integrated real-time asset and work-in-process visibility solutions at a very competitive total cost of ownership. " ...

Via Omnitrol: Real-Time Edge Intelligence

Infiniti RFID Access Key System

The 2009 Infiniti FX50S is reviewed and it is available with an RFID-enabled smart key system. ...

... "FX features Nissan / Infiniti's Intelligent Key system, which lets you lock and unlock the doors without removing the key from your pocket, simply press a tiny button on the door handle while in range with the RFID smart key. " ...

Via CNET: 2009 Infiniti SUV

2009 Infiniti FX Specifications: "Infiniti Intelligent Key with Illuminated Push Button Ignition ... "

ThingMagic RFID Strategic Investment for Intelligence

ThingMagic secures strategic investment from In-Q-Tel to develop innovative solutions in intelligence applications. ...

... "Through this strategic partnership, ThingMagic will expand the development of its RFID reader and sensor technology to facilitate the integration of RFID and sensors into a wider range of applications. In-Q-Tel conducted a thorough evaluation before selecting ThingMagic's technology and based its investments on a three-pronged evaluation process. This includes rigorous vetting for technical excellence, examination of the financial and venture value of the investment, and the quality of the match between the commercial solution and the broadly described problem set of the U.S. Intelligence Community. " ...

Via ThingMagic: Strategic Investment

RFID Violet Mirror

Violet creates integration between the virtual world and the physical world through connected objects using technologies, such as RFID. Violet will launch a new product, called Mirror (Mir:ror) ...

... "Nabaztag is the first of a new species. Miniaturization, the reduced cost of electronic components, and the availability of communication technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and RFID mean that, now, any object can be made communicant. In the coming years, computers, phones and game consoles will no longer be the only devices in our environment deemed worthy to be intelligent and connected. " ...

Via Violet: Violet's Dream

RFID Contrast Delivery Shares Data

Covidien RFID-enabled syringe improves patient safety and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...

... "Covidien's contrast delivery system combines its unit-dose Ultraject prefilled contrast media syringes with its Optivantage DH power injectors to provide the only RFID-enabled contrast delivery solution available in North America. RFID is an automatic identification technology that captures, stores and transmits data between the Ultraject syringe and the Optivantage DH power injector using devices called RFID transponders, or tags.

With RFID technology, the system creates an intelligent interface between the contrast media syringe and the power injector that enables radiology technologists to better ensure that each patient receives the prescribed drug and drug dose during a procedure. " ...

Via Covidien: Contrast Delivery System with RFID Approved by FDA

Sticky RFID

RFID project explores the concept of sticky notes that are smart. ...

... "The project explores how the use of RFID, Artificial Intelligence and ink recognition technologies can make it possible to create intelligent sticky notes that can be searched, can send reminders and messages, and more broadly, can help us to seamlessly connect our physical and digital worlds. " ...

Via Pranav Mistry, MIT Media Lab: Quickies. intelligent sticky notes

RFID Dogbone Tags Mobile Phones

UPM RFID tags are used to better manage the mobile phone customer experience. ...

... "UPM Raflatac's DogBone tags are attached to mobile phone packages, while accessories are tagged with UPM Raflatac's ShortDipole and Belt products. In addition to global functionality, these UHF tags provide security features (EAS) for anti-theft purposes. FCC has introduced intelligent shelves with RFID reader antennas that monitor the stock and provide automatic notification if stock levels fall below specified volumes. This results in fewer out-of-stock situations and increased sales, as RFID tagged items are easily located in the store or backroom.

FCC's customers benefit from the RFID technology with enhanced customer service and reduced checkout times: the entire contents of a shopping basket can be scanned in one go at the point of sale. RFID also opens new opportunities for special promotions and cross-sales, as FCC has RFID enabled loyalty cards in use. " ...

Via UPM Raflatac: UHF tags to Future Communications Company retail store in Kuwait

Global RFID Interoperability Standards

GS1, ETSI and CEN have joined forces to create the Global RFID Interoperability Forum for Standards (GRIFS) project. The project is supported by funding from the European Union to collaborate on the standards that drive global interoperability of RFID technology. ...

... "The project is funded by the European Commission's Framework Programme 7 for Information and Communication Technologies, in which the European Union has recognised the importance of inter-enterprise interoperability as we move towards ambient intelligence environments where most devices are connected to seamless, ubiquitous networks. GRIFS will work to characterise the variety of standards activities taking place globally: (1) To create a number of liaison activities to disseminate information about the importance of global standards; (2) To align RFID standards development globally; (3) To put in place the Global RFID Interoperability forum for Standards (GRIFS) comprising global stakeholders; (3) To ensure continuing close collaboration between standards activities. " ...

Via GRIFS: Launch of a Global RFID Interoperability Forum for Standards

RFID Healthcare Report Sees Growth

Business intelligence firm issues report on the growth of RFID (Radio Frequency Identifications) technology in the healthcare industry. ...

... "RFID Opportunities in Healthcare in the U.S. forecasts an explosive growth over the next five years, reaching more than $3 billion in five years. The report shows that the U.S. healthcare industry are realizing the benefits of RFID, including the better data capacity, better efficiency in terms of offering read-write ability and greater flexibility of design. RFID technologies in general will see growth as awareness of its benefits increases and as common standards and regulations for the adoption of RFID arise. The report concludes that the need for enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness is the main factor fueling the adoption of RFID by the healthcare industry. " ...

Via Report Buyer: Healthcare RFID Technologies