RFID Kidnap Protection

RFID technology implanted into humans and linked to satellite systems can be used to track and prevent kidnapping. ...

... "Most people get the chips injected into their arms between the skin and muscle where they cannot be seen. Customers who fear they are being kidnapped press a panic button on an external device to alert Xega which then calls the police. " ...

Via Yahoo: Satellites track kidnap victims

RFID Vision

Look back at vision for RFID technology and see how far we have come. ...

... "Today systems based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology are helping to move Weiser's vision closer to reality. These systems consist of tags (small silicon chips that contain identifying data and sometimes other information) and of readers that automatically receive and decode that data. " ...

Via Scientific American: RFID is Key to Automating Everything

RFID Performance at Cold Temperatures

Demonstration of RFID performance as low temperature. ...

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

RFID Smart SIM Card Technology Enables Convergence Lifestyle

Touch SIM service is offered using TrueMoney RFID technology to provide customers access to convenient touch services that support their specific lifestyles and communities. ...

... "Supporting RFID technology, Touch SIM is a world-first offering that best suits all convergence lifestyles with just a touch. Its highlights include convenience, speed and security with smart features that match a range of modern lifestyles. Personal data and expense information can be recorded and stored on the Touch SIM. True also introduced leading new allies including Major Cineplex Group, The Esplanade, Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl, McDonald's and CP Fresh Mart which will offer more alternatives for new generation consumers in terms of supporting services for RFID technology. The first RFID offering, exclusively designed for fans of the top reality show True Academy Fantasia Season 5 (AF5), will allow voting for contestants simply through touch via the Touch SIM, making it more easy and convenient. " ...

Via True Corporation: Touch SIM innovation on TrueMove mobile phones with just a touch using RFID technology

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

Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID)

Federal government opens request for proposal for passive RFID solutions. ...

... "The Government requires commercially available state-of-the-art Passive RFID EPC Class 1, Gen 2, communications hardware, software, documentation, training, warranty service, and maintenance to provide a common, integrated structure for logistics tracking, locating, and monitoring of assets for users. In addition, the Government requires technical engineering services, including turnkey solutions integrating existing AIT and Active RFID with Passive technology to ensure the users have the capabilities to integrate technologies to accomplish a transparent solution. Passive RFID EPC, Class 1, Gen 2, technology will provide standardization and interoperability amongst Government users of Passive RFID EPC technology. " ...

Via Federal Business Opportunities: 70--Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID)

RFID Green Applications for Monitoring Beijing Olympics

AIM Global sees application of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in enabling green capabilities as a growth market segment. ...

... "Vehicle emissions monitoring using RFID is being implemented at this summer's Olympics in Beijing to help supervise air quality. Emissions testing is required for all vehicles travelling in and out of Beijing. An RFID tag is embedded in a decal which is placed on the windshield if the vehicle passes the emissions test. A handheld reader is used to check vehicles on the road. This application will continue even after the 2008 Summer Olympics to help reduce pollution in the city. " ...

Via AIM Global: Increased Acceptance, Utilization Of RFID Technologies in Green Applications

RFID Baggage Handling Savings Potential Significant

Baggage handling report confirms opportunity size and positions RFID technology as a means of reaping cost savings benefits. ...

... "According to this year's Baggage Report published today at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Amsterdam, the air transport industry lost $3.8 billion in 2007 because of growing pressures on baggage management linked to passenger volumes, tight aircraft turnaround times, and heightened security measures. Figures from WorldTracer, SITA's fully-automated system for tracing lost and mishandled passenger baggage used by 400 airlines and ground handling companies, show that 42.4 million bags were mishandled or delayed in 2007. The air transport industry handles around 2.25 billion pieces of checked baggage every year. In 2007, the single largest cause of baggage delay was in transfer baggage mishandling, 49%, but this number has been falling steadily since 2005 when it was at 61%. This was followed by ticketing error/ passenger bag switch/ security/ other, 14%; failure to load, 16%; space-weight restriction, 5%; loading/offloading error, 5%; tagging errors, 3%; and arrival station mishandling, 8%. " ...

Via SITA: RFID used for Bag-Handling Crisis

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

Ladybag RFID Technology

Students have fun with RFID technology application. ...

... "It's a smart bag that uses RFID technology to ensure that you leave the house with those three staples you need in the modern world: mobile, keys, and wallet ... " ...

Via Gizmodo Australia: Ladybag Idea Uses RFID

RFID Womens Workout

RFID technology is integrated into workout routine and tracks a participant's exercise regimen. ...

... "At each station, a woman flashes an RFID-tagged wristband over a scanner on the machine. The machine reads the woman's workout program and gives the exerciser real-time feedback ... " ...

Via Dallas Morning News: RFID consumer applications

Checkpoint RFID Powers Metro Markets

Metro will use Checkpoint Systems RFID technology in the next phase of its rollout. ...

... "Checkpoint will equip another 200 Real hypermarkets across Germany with its RFID portals. " ...

Via RF Design: METRO Group RFID

RFID Trailer Tracking Simulation

Trailer tracking using RFID technology is simulated in this video. ...

RFID Privacy Amex Style

Amex RFID technology is not without privacy concerns for its cardmembers. Read on. ...

... "Amex has given up on smart card tech and has instead led us down the primrose path with their ExpressPay RFID based technology. " ...

Via Geeks in Paradise: RFID Payment

Taiwan RFID Library Implementation

Taipei Public Library System implements RFID technology in its branches. ...











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RFID Pharmaceutical Tracking Monitors Location and Status

University of Michigan Health System implements RFID technology to enable tracking of pharmaceutical drug supply for location, status, and replenishment. The system will be enable via an on-site wireless network. ...

... "The Department of Pharmacy Services selected InnerWireless PanGo to help manage the supply and location of pharmacy boxes, which are often stored on highly mobile crash carts. Federal guidelines – from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) – also require that these boxes contain an adequate supply of medications that are not expired. The PanGo platform gives the pharmacy department the capability to monitor the location, as well as replenish supplies and replace soon-to-expire medications in each box more quickly.

PanGo is the first location management platform to aggregate location data from a variety of RTLS and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sources and integrate it into the enterprise in a standards-based way, delivering a cost-optimized, scalable solution. Additionally, PanGo is the only asset-tracking application that provides a seamless, Web-based view of thousands of assets, regardless of the RTLS or RFID technology used to track them. Through this combination of features, PanGo offers a solution specifically designed to give users real-time visibility, alerts and analysis about the location and status of key assets. " ...

Via InnerWireless: University of Michigan Health System Selects Asset Tracking Solution

University of Michigan Facts: "The University of Michigan Health System includes three hospitals, approximately 30 health centers and 120 outpatient clinics, the U-M Medical School and its Faculty Group Practice and the Michigan Health Corp."

2008 Patient Safety Goals

InnerWireless Products: In-Building Wireless: "PanGo Vision is a web-based enterprise asset tracking solution specifically designed to give business users real-time visibility, real-time alerts, and real-time analysis about the location and status of key assets. "

Library RFID Reading Demonstration

Video of library checkout process using RFID technology ...

RFID Disaster Response Enabler

RFID seen as an enabler to a better disaster response. ...

... "Dr. Nabarro said that the use of RFID technology made a lot of sense when the point was to transport large amounts of goods, in the aftermath of a natural disaster, civil war or disease outbreak, to affected areas. " ...

Via heise: RFID Tech for emergency efforts

Intel RFID Technology

Fools take on Intel and RFID technology in the blood supply chain. ...

... "RFID technology could also reduce waiting time, errors, and blood-type mismatches by strengthening quality control and logistics systems. " ...

Via The Motley Fool: Intel Has RFID Technology in Its Blood

RFID Fast Moving Consumer Goods

TOSHIBA TEC is working to demonstrate fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in an integrated Supply Chain Management system, called the RFID EXPRESS POS Project. ...

... "The TOSHIBA TEC set up consisted of a barcode printer at the manufacturing side to print RFID tags and the innovative RFID-driven Express POS terminal in the retail shop. The combination of barcode and RFID technologies allows a gradual integration of RFID into the retail organisation while at the same time protecting their ICT investment. " ...

Via TOSHIBA TEC: TOSHIBA TEC tests Supply Chain Management program for item-level RFID consumer goods

WalMart RFID Program Proposes Acceleration

WalMart provides update on its RFID program and seeks to influence the market on adoption. ...

... "WalMart has implemented RFID in 1,000 of its 6,500 stores and clubs, covering 200,000 items, manufactured by about 600 participating suppliers, said Myron Burke, strategy manager of WalMart's store innovations and operations group in a keynote speech at the event." ...

Via CNN: WalMart RFID

Implanted RFID Not Without Risks Per AMA

American Medical Association issues report on implantable RFID technology. ...

... "RFID technology has the potential to improve patient care as well as patient safety. However, the safety and efficacy of human-implantable RFID devices has yet to be established. Therefore, the medical community should support further investigations to obtain the data necessary to make informed medical decisions regarding the use of these devices. The medical community should also be sensitive to potential social consequences of RFID devices, such as non-medical applications in law enforcement. " ...

Via AMA: REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ON ETHICAL AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS (Doc)

BestBuy RFID Enables Customer Experience

Best Buy sees RFID technology as an enabler of business benefits in customer-facing business processes. ...

... "For instance, the company has already initiated pilot projects that use RFID technology to help customers more easily find items they are looking for in the stores. " ...

Via PC World: Best Buy RFID

RFID Steel Slab Identification

ThyssenKrupp Steel uses RFID Anywhere for slab identification. Accenture felt that RFID Anywhere is appropriate for ThyssenKrupp Steel's application, which requires a range of mobile and fixed RFID devices and printers to be deployed globally and integrated into corporate systems. ...

... "The software infrastructure will be used in ThyssenKrupp Steel's new steel mill in the Bay of Sepetiba, Brazil, as well as at the European sea harbor and local harbor in Duisburg, Germany, to automatically identify steel slabs and to speed up the unloading process. Working with consultants from Accenture, ThyssenKrupp Steel recently completed successful pilot trials with 1,000 slabs sent from Brazil and marked with RFID tags. Custom-made software applications based on RFID Anywhere were used to tag the slabs in Brazil and identify them at various points throughout their journey. At the harbor in Duisburg, slabs hanging on a crane were identified in a fully automated fashion while being unloaded. The Brazilian steel mill is currently under construction and is scheduled to start production of five million metric tons of steel per year in 2009. Overall, a total of 250,000 slabs will be transported every year, 100,000 of which will be processed at ThyssenKrupp Steel's German plants -- a highly complex logistics process for which ThyssenKrupp Steel will rely on Sybase iAnywhere RFID technology. " ...

Via Sybase iAnywhere: ThyssenKrupp Steel Selects Sybase iAnywhere RFID Technology For Multi-Site Slab Identification