RFID ISO Revision

The enabling ISO standard for item level RFID, International Standard 18000-1, has been revised and updated. ...

... "ISO/IEC 18000-1:2008, Information technology – Radio frequency identification for item management – Reference architecture and definition of parameters to be standardized, defines the generic architecture concepts in which item identification may be commonly required within the logistics and supply chain and defines the parameters that need to be determined in any standardized air interface definition in the subsequent parts of ISO/IEC 18000. All parts of ISO/IEC 18000 provide the specific values for definition of the air interface parameters for a particular frequency/type of air interface from which compliance (or non-compliance) with Part 1 of ISO/IEC 18000 can be established. " ...

Via ISO: Standard provides common international framework for RFID frequencies

Metro RFID Traceability Manages Product Replenishment

METRO Group will implement IBM software to capture and manage inventory and expiration dates for meat sold in its retail Future Store. ...

... "The IBM software automates the process of identifying items nearing their expiration dates and alerts staff when the store is low on a particular meat item. In the past, these tasks have been performed manually by employees, who visually scanned shelves for items about to expire, and surveyed the freezer frequently to determine which meats needed to be restocked. Using IBM's RFID technology, METRO Group can improve customer satisfaction and boost sales by ensuring that its freezer is stocked with the meats shoppers are looking for. " ...

Via IBM: METRO Group Selects IBM Traceability Solution to Manage Products Better

Handheld RFID Reader Europe

Motorola introduces new RFID product enhancements expands geographic availability to meet the business needs of customers globally. ...

... "Rugged, lightweight and ergonomically well-balanced, the new European R1 version of Motorola's high-performance RFID handheld reader is compliant with current ETSI 302 208 standards required for operation in countries in the European Union. The new R1 version offers integrated RFID reading/writing and barcode scanning and is able to seamlessly switch to multiple channels and transmit 100 percent of the time. The long read ranges produced by the linear antennae make the reader ideal for a variety of retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics applications including shipping and receiving, work-in-process, item-level in-store inventory management and asset, baggage and cargo tracking. " ...

Via Motorola: RFID reader performance enhancements

Monza3 RFID Improves Performance

Impinj's new Monza 3 RFID tag ups the game in radio frequency identification performance. RFID write sensitivity and interference performance is improved. ...

... "Up to 40% improvement in tag read sensitivity: increases readability of tags on previously difficult to tag items and materials such as metals, liquids and products within densely packed cases and pallets
significantly expands tag placement options ... " ...

Via Impinj: Newest UHF Gen 2 Chip Offering Improves Data Accuracy and Enables New Applications

Library RFID Best Practices in United States

NISO recommends best practices for the application of RFID technology in libraries, such as installing RFID tags early in a book's lifecycle using the tag from publisher and printer to distributor, library, and secondary markets. ...

... "The charge of this working group was limited to item identification - that is, the implementation of RFID for books and other materials - and specifically excludes its use with regard to the identification of people. Thus, this report does not touch on the subject of smart cards and other uses of RFID for the identification of individual persons. " ...

Via NISO: RFID in United States Libraries (PDF)