Facebook RFID Presence Check

Facebook spices up their f8 Conference with location awareness. ...

... "have given all attendees a small RFID tag attached to their conference badge. This tag is a part of something called Facebook Presence which allows you to check-in ... " ...

Via TechCrunch: Facebook Presence Location

GPS RFID Reader

Airbus Ubisense RFID Manufacturing Initiative

Ubisense is selected as strategic real-time location partner for Airbus. The company's location solutions will enable Airbus with a real-time visibility of business operations by tracking components and assemblies. http://bit.ly/dc5c2q

OilGas RFID Inventory Control

Saipem will implement Omni-ID RFID tags to track its high-value metal assets in oil and gas exploration. ...

... "Saipem required a solution that could automate location tracking for its investment in large industrial equipment such as cranes and drilling rigs; ensure safety for Company personnel; and perform successfully in an environment surrounded by steel and saltwater. ATEX-compliant Omni-ID Max passive UHF RFID tags provide a solution for Saipem which meets all of these needs. With Omni-ID Max tags, Saipem can accurately track the location of valuable assets, saving time and money and also improving control of certificates for better insurance reporting purposes. " ...

Via Omni-ID: Saipem RFID Asset Tracking

Nortel Hospital RFID Mapping

Nortel integrates a number of products and services at making hospital more efficient and effective through the use of technologies, such as RFID. Patient safety and asset utilization are some of the benefits targeted. ...

... "Nortel's system uses RFID so that nurses can type into a computer what they need, and a virtual map shows where that equipment is located. " ...

Via Dallas Morning News: Improved medical care

Marine Terminal RFID Tracking

Ports and marine terminals are using technology to drive efficiency in their operations. RFID is used to track assets and improve inventory flow. ...

... "Terminals are also deploying RFID technology to zero in on the location of equipment and containers. " ...

Via Journal of Commerce: Marine terminals

NASA RFID Deployment Continues at Space Center

RFID Global Solution will deliver the second phase expansion of a real-time, RFID-enabled location system at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center through a contract with Boeing. ...

... "This expansion follows a successful deployment of the initial real-time RFID location tracking solution earlier this year. This second phase extends the real-time tracking to more items as well as transitions to RFID Global Solution’s new Visi-Trac Asset Tracking software. " ...

Via RFID Global Solution: BOEING NASA RFID DEPLOYMENT

Additional NASA reference on RFID ...

Motorola RFID RTLS Solution

Motorola launches its real-time location solution enabling the Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture. The RFID-enabled solution creates a Real-time Location System (RTLS) that supports location awareness. Moto is promoting standards-based application programming interfaces for this solution to enable third party business capabilities. ...

... "Powered by the embedded RTLS engine, the Motorola Wi-NG architecture enables accurate location determination and presence detection capabilities for Wi-Fi-based devices, Wi-Fi-based active RFID tags and passive RFID tags. The solution can be deployed by small, medium and large organizations using Motorola’s full RF Switch portfolio in both indoor and outdoor environments. Motorola’s location solution is both RF- and tag-agnostic, and includes built-in location determination algorithms that can integrate data from third-party location engines. An industry-standard application level events (ALE) interface allows developers to create location-based business applications using location data. Capable of processing many location technologies simultaneously and delivering the data with a single XML-based interface, Motorola’s RTLS offers customers the most comprehensive and flexible location solution on the market. " ...

Via Motorola: Comprehensive Location Solution

RFID Paper Rolls

Sonoco and IPICO introduce RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology into the paper supply chain. ...

... "Using IPICO's dual frequency technology, the new fiber cores allow customers to automatically identify, track, and locate paper rolls at any point in the supply chain. IPICO and Sonoco have developed a unique process by which RFID technology is embedded in fiber-based cores. Sonoco is using this process to produce its new Intellicore engineered carriers which are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of paper manufactures, said John Colyer, Sonoco vice president, Industrial Products - North America. This technology can be read through any size of paper roll, which allows for easy management throughout the product's life cycle. " ...

Via Sonoco: Embedded Identification Technology

RFID Healthcare Installation in Israel

Wavetrend Technologies implements an active RFID project for the new Ashdod Medical Center in Israel, that creates the largest active RFID installation in the Middle East. ...

... "In the interest of achieving the best possible monitoring of equipment, personnel and high-risk patients, Ashdod Medical Center required full RFID coverage for all six operational floors of its facility. To meet this objective, Ardan will install a vast infrastructure of active RFID supplied by Wavetrend. Readers will be strategically positioned throughout the hospital, and an extensive array of tags designed to track multiple assets will be deployed. The real-time tracking capabilities that the system offers will allow the hospital to locate critical equipment and personnel in the event of an emergency, and also monitor the whereabouts of high-risk patients in real time so that medical staff can react to an alert immediately. " ...

Via Wavetrend: Largest Healthcare RFID Installation in Israel

RFID Vehicle Logistics

Assistor will use RFID technology to leverage real-time data to manage large vehicle warehouses and locate vehicles. UHF RFID tags are integrated into the process for vehicle logistics. ...

... "UPM Raflatac is supplying UHF EPC Gen2 tags to car logistics company Assistor for use in a new real-time vehicle logistics management solution. The RFID technology contributes to the efficient handling of vehicles in demanding environments, namely large harbours and warehouses. The complete solution has been developed by Digia. The system utilizes cost-effective, passive RFID technology to identify vehicles quickly and reliably. When unloaded from ships, vehicles are equipped with UPM Raflatac's UHF Gen2 DogBone RFID tags. An exact warehouse location is assigned to each vehicle so that they are easily located with a hand-held RFID reader. A total of 250 readers are used by the system. Each RFID tag carries information about all actions related to the vehicle during storage and production. " ...

Via UPM Raflatac: Europe's largest UHF RFID deployments at vehicle logistics company Assistor

Savi RFID Pilot Tracks Automotive Assets in the Supply Chain

Land Rover and Savi will pilot an active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution that will achieve synchronized auto parts deliveries from multiple suppliers in Land Rover's supply chain to the company's assembly plant in West Midlands (U.K.). ...

... "Savi is supplying RFID hardware and software to enhance visibility, inventory management, and asset utilization, and to reduce losses, assembly plant disruptions, and time spent locating assembly parts. Phase 2 of this pilot enables 18 suppliers and Land Rover to better locate, track, and deliver stillages (specialized steel conveyances) that carry bumpers, front grills, suspension parts, moon roofs, and vehicle bodies, among other parts. Real-time information on RFID-tagged assets is shared among the partners and is automatically transmitted to cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and web-based tracking software. " ...

Via Savi Technology: RFID PILOT TO TRACK AUTO PARTS BETWEEN SUPPLIERS AND ASSEMBLY PLANT

West Midlands Automotive Cluster

RFID Motes Enable Location Awareness

Steven Lanzisera, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, provides insights on RFID-enabled location awareness in this video. ...

RFID Microchips for Military Personnel

RFID for military application as shown on CNN feature. ...

RFID Asset Track Lifecycle Management

Hexaware Tech and Fluensee partner to deliver RFID solutions through a Center of Excellence. Hexaware will leverage Fluensee technology to track its IT assets. ...

... "Fluensee AssetTrack is a proven, cost effective RFID-enabled software solution that allows companies to significantly improve asset visibility, security and utilization. AssetTrack can be integrated with existing operational systems to provide more timely, accurate and comprehensive information on the state, condition and location of assets and their utilization within the business. AssetTrack can be implemented on a stand-alone basis or easily interfaced to existing systems as required. AssetTrack identifies deviations from expected asset location or condition, triggers exception-based alerts or specific warning notifications, provides full asset life-cycle management, improves asset utilization and delivers the security and control over enterprise assets that customers demand. " ...

Via Hexaware: Hexaware Selects Fluensee as Partner for RFID-Enabled Asset Tracking Solutions ...

RFID Context Aware Location Services

Sybase enhances its RFID Anywhere solution to support advanced services that enable context-aware locating capabilities. Location information is given a business context in applications that support asset management, access control, resource management in industries, such as logistics, healthcare, and other supply chain environments. Location information will integrate sensor technology data associated with assets. Assets will be identified and associated with fixed locations and temporal information to provide location and timing insights. Conditions can be monitored and alerts will be provided based on events. ...

... "RFID Anywhere 3.0 breaks new ground with the delivery of a context-aware Location Information System. Using RFID Anywhere, businesses can not only track assets from a range of data collection points [such as passive RFID, active RFID, real-time location systems (RTLS), barcode, global positioning systems (GPS) and environmental sensors], but can dramatically enhance the value of this data by associating environmental inputs (e.g., temperature) along with the location data. In addition, the RFID Anywhere 3.0 Location Information System exposes its complete feature set via a rich service oriented architecture (SOA) web services layer allowing organizations to easily transform static business information into business-aware intelligence. " ...

Via Sybase: Sybase iAnywhere Pioneers Context-Aware Location Information System with RFID Anywhere 3.0 ...

RFID Anywhere simplifies the development, deployment, configuration and management tasks for highly distributed, multi-site, intelligent sensor networks, and abstracts the interaction with the physical network of devices. With support for over forty devices, this powerful infrastructure enables the creation of intelligent sensor networks out-of-the-box. By using RFID Anywhere, sensors are able to work together as an intelligent network by combining, organizing and coordinating these technologies through a common management structure, advanced feature set and event-driven development framework.