Checkpoint RFID Metro Pilot Implementation Solves Technical Challenges

Checkpoint Systems is involved in pilot of UHF RFID technology at METRO Group's Distribution Centres near Hamm, Germany, under supervision of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) task group 34 (TG34). The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) plays a major role in the global standardization of Information and Communication Technologies. This pilot has been created to improve the read performance of RFID tags in a high-density UHF reading environment and validate the performance of portal dock door solutions. The successful pilot solves UHF RFID challenges and supports Metro's plan to implement RFID more broadly in 2007. The Metro RFID implementation is aimed at enhancing customer service and increasing the efficiency of its supply chain. METRO Group is an international retailing company with 2005 sales of EUR55.7 billion. The company has a headcount of about 250,000 employees and operates more than 2,200 outlets in 30 countries. ...

... "Utilizing equipment from numerous RFID suppliers in Europe and North America, Checkpoint served as a hardware integrator for the trials. In this capacity, Checkpoint helped with the design work for the hardware solution and procurement, configuration and installation of the 36 RFID-enabled dock door portals which were used to validate successful simultaneous operation of multiple dock doors using a 4-channel synchronized approach under the ETSI 302 208 standard. Pallets containing 62 individually tagged cases largely containing RFID unfriendly materials (such as cans, liquids and metal lined items) were simultaneously transported at warehouse speeds through 36 adjacent loading dock doors. Some 4.5 million individual reads were recorded over the course of the trials. Complying with the ETSI listen before talk (LBT) requirements, the tests achieved a 98.5%+ read rate simultaneously from multiple pallets as they were wheeled through the dock doors. " ...

Via Checkpoint Systems: Checkpoint Systems Partners with Metro Group to Successfully Deploy UHF RFID Dock Door Solution: 98.5%+ Read Rate Represents Milestone in European RFID Deployment ...

RFID Asset Management Course

Course on RFID technology for asset management to be offered in the first quarter of 2007 at Univ of Kansas. Registration. ...

... "RFID for Intelligent Asset Management: Wednesday-Friday, February 28-March 2, 2007, Hampton Inn and Suites Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Mo. This intensive three-day course will focus on radio frequency identification closed-loop applications for managing assets and controlling processes. Participants will learn to apply RFID to drive more flexible, lean manufacturing operations and to manage their assets more efficiently. Professionals from a wide variety of businesses-from heavy industry to healthcare-will benefit from attending this seminar. " ...

Via University of Kansas Continuing Education: RFID for Intelligent Asset Management Course

RFID eLearning

RFID elearning course ...

... "Abhisam Software is pleased to launch the online version of its e-learning program on RFID. Now learners can enroll in this online course for a nominal fee of $99 US and access the full course for a week. " ...

Via Abhisam Software: Link

RFID Medical Record Army System ...

3M will implement RFID-enabled medical record system for the US Army that support their operational efficiency objectives and increase the quality of services through reduced errors. ...

... "3M has been awarded a $3.76 million contract to develop and install a system that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track medical files at the U.S. Army's massive Fort Hood Installation in Texas. The system is expected to make a positive impact on operational efficiencies in health care delivery, the troop deployment process and the management of medical data collection. The active medical records of more than 150,000 servicemen and women and their dependents are housed at five sites at Fort Hood, and as many as 70,000 files may be in use at the base's six clinics during the course of a month.



The RFID system is intended to substantially reduce errors and inefficiencies associated with manual tracking, retrieval, filing and file merging methods. The tracking of Army medical records through RFID technology is an innovation led by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), a unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). Fort Hood, situated about 60 miles north of Austin, the state capital, is the nation's largest active duty domestic military installation, occupying some 340 square miles. The Army becomes the third federal entity to employ RFID systems from 3M, following similar decisions recently by the Tax Division of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Tax Court. Unlike the other applications, however, the system in development for the Army requires higher-performance capability and a greater degree of continuous and automatic tracking of the files. " ...

Via 3M: United States Army Awards Contract to 3M for Pilot RFID Program To Track and Manage Medical Records at Fort Hood ...

RFID Certification Prep Training in June ...

Lowry offers RFID training in preparation for CompTIA RFID certification. Course is coming up in June. ...

... "A System's Approach to RFID Implementation will be offered at Lowry's state-of-the-art RFID Center June 13-15th and August 8-10th. OTA Training, the developer of the comprehensive RFID training curriculum, is based in Dallas, Texas. Both 3-day training sessions have an optional RFID+ Certification Module. The Certification Module includes additional hours of training and a full day dedicated to review of all exam topics. Those who register for the add-on module have an opportunity to become RFID certified, by taking the CompTIA RFID+ exam at the conclusion of the class. CompTIA certification is the industry recognized standard for foundation-level information technology (IT) skills. " ...

RFID Certification Prep Training in June: Via Lowry computer Products: LOWRY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING RFID CERTIFICATION TRAINING CLASS DATES: Industry-Recognized Classes Prepare Attendees For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Certification ...

RFID Project Implementation Course Upcoming ...

... "EuroTag RFID Training Workshop: 5th/6th April 2006: Project Implementation Technical Skills Course: EuroTag is pleased to announce the introduction of a two-day RFID Workshop, to be held in Cambridge, England on 5/6 April 2006. The course objective is to provide participants with an understanding of the technical skills needed to implement RFID projects successfully. " ...

RFID Project Implementation Course Upcoming: EuroTag RFID Training Workshop: Project Implementation Technical Skills Course ...

Walmart RFID Compliance Using SAP Netweaver Platform ...

Walmart RFID Compliance Using SAP Netweaver Platform: Via SAP: SAP RFID Rollout Signals Major Savings for Midsize Flag-Maker: Annin & Co. Gears up for Wal-Mart Requirement Within Three Months and Sets Cost-Cutting Course to Master Retail Market Challenges ...

SAP Netweaver Platform enables Walmart RFID Compliance for flag manufacturer ...

... "SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Annin & Co., the world's oldest and largest flag manufacturer, has implemented the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology within the SAP NetWeaver platform to meet WalMart's RFID requirement for key vendors. Annin, a midsize enterprise that manufactures more than 10,000 different flags and flag accessories, implemented the pilot project within three months, which will allow the company to achieve Wal-Mart compliance by January 2006. Annin also anticipates that its investment in RFID technology from SAP will bring significant cost savings. The announcement was made at the EPCglobal U.S. Conference 2005, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 13 - 15. " ...

Annin & Co is the world’s oldest and largest flag manufacturer. Starting from a sail loft in downtown New York City making signal flags for sailing ships in the 1820’s, Annin incorporated in 1847 and has since grown to four manufacturing locations. Annin now has worldwide distribution. As the official flag manufacturer to the United Nations, Annin’s international flags are the standards for exactness, followed by the rest of the world.

Scansource Enhances RFIDEdge Program ...

Scansource Enhances RFIDEdge Program: SCANSOURCE® RFID EDGE™ PROGRAM GOES FULL THROTTLE: Program includes comprehensive training, strategic partnerships, support ...

ScanSource make enhancements to their RFIDEdge program to support the RFID solution lifecycle and the ecosystem of RFID intellectual capital needed to enable success ...

... "ScanSource, Inc., (Nasdaq: SCSC), a leading international value-added distributor of specialty technology products, has announced major additions and enhancements to its RFID Edge program designed to help solution providers be successful in selling, installing and supporting RFID solutions. In addition to the RFID Edge website, an online RFID educational resource introduced in October 2004 and located at www.scansource.com/rfidedge, the program now includes a hands-on RFID qualification course, an RFID laboratory and demonstration center, the RFID Solution Partner Program, RFID Professional Services, an RFID Solutions Engineering Team, and a dedicated RFID Help Desk. As a result, solution providers can now receive assistance in every phase of the RFID process, from the beginning stages of learning about RFID all the way through actual RFID system installations and post-sale support. " ...

ScanSource, Inc. is a leading international distributor of specialty technology products, including automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) products through its ScanSource sales unit; Avaya communications products through its Catalyst Telecom sales unit; communications products from Intel and NEC through its Paracon sales unit; and electronic security products through its ScanSource Security Distribution unit. The Company serves the North America marketplace and has an international segment, which sells AIDC and POS products in Latin America and Europe. Founded in 1992, the Company markets products from more than 100 technology manufacturers to over 16,000 value-added technology resellers and is committed to empowering them with tools and services designed to help them grow.

UPS RFID Strategy ...

UPS RFID Strategy: UPS Pressroom: Fact Sheet

... "UPS shipping tools like WorldShip Domestic and ConnectShip are RFID-enabled. Essentially, this means that a user can print a thermal shipping label with an embedded RFID tag (compliant with major retailer and Department of Defense initiatives) using either of these products - provided of course they have installed and configured an RFID printer, etc. " ...

UPS will continue to assist customers in the evaluation and application of RFID technology in their supply chains. The company will also continue its leadership role in working toward global standards for RFID technology.

RFID Digital Healthcare Transformation

RFID Digital Healthcare Transformation: McKesson Executive Retreat to Highlight Role of IT in Healthcare Transformation: Nation’s top healthcare leaders will share best practices and explore key issues ...

McKesson's retreat will explore the digital healthcare transformation, enabled by RFID technology, among others ...

... "Building Digital Healthcare Communities – IT leaders will discuss how healthcare organizations will soon be able to triage patients before they enter the emergency room by blending traditional communication networks with WiMax and RFID technologies to link to local emergency, fire, police and other municipal services. " ...

McKesson Corporation is a Fortune 15 healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 170-year history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare, and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients.

RFID Eduction Program Established ...

RFID Eduction Program Established: DeVry University Launches Corporate Education Program for Emerging Radio Frequency Identification Market: Curriculum Development Agreement with RFID Technical Institute Establishes DeVry's Center for Corporate Education as Leader in RFID Education for Industry and Government ...

DeVry establishes RFID Education Program with the first offering of an RFID foundation course ...

... "DeVry University, one of North America's leading career-oriented institutions for business, technology and management education, today announced an agreement between its Center for Corporate Education and RFID Technical Institute, Inc. (RTI), a global education services company based in Cambridge, Mass., to offer corporate education and training in the emerging field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). DeVry's Center for Corporate Education will begin offering both day and evening courses at its Arlington, Va., and North Brunswick, N.J., campuses in July, state approval pending. The first to be offered is a 30-hour foundation course that focuses on providing business and technology professionals the basic understanding of RFID. " ...

The RFID Technical Institute, Inc. (RTI) is an international global educational services company. The company designs, develops and delivers university-level education programs, seminars and workshops, for both the private and government sectors. Staffed by experienced practitioners, educators and thought leaders in supply chain management, wireless and RFID technologies, the company's products and services address both the business and technology aspects of auto-identification systems, RFID solutions and supply chain performance improvement. Its curriculum and seminar offerings are developed in close association with end-users and standards organizations, so that students develop the relevant knowledge and skills they require in the workplace. The company's educational products and services are delivered directly to corporations and government agencies or through accredited universities, trade associations and other learning institutions.

As a service of DeVry University, the Center for Corporate Education draws on faculty, staff, curriculum and facility resources of the university to create dynamic educational programs for client companies in such areas as project management, electronics, business management, information systems management and network and communications. DeVry University, one of the largest regionally accredited, degree-granting higher education systems in North America, provides high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs in technology, business and management. Approximately 53,000 students are enrolled at its 75 locations that are in 21 states and Canada, as well as through DeVry University Online. The Center for Corporate Education and DeVry University, a division of DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV), are based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

RFID DOD Supply Chain ...

Army Logistician (RFID Vision in the DOD Supply Chain) ...

Alan F. Estevez writes ... The Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration believes that the real value of RFID lies not in what it can do today but in what it will do in the future. ...

... "Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an enabling technology that allows military logisticians to synthesize and integrate end-to-end information about assets. The Department of Defense (DOD) is a globally sophisticated user of active RFID, with more than a decade of experience in this technology and the most extensive RFID network in the world. Now, DOD is attempting to standardize the use of active RFID and is moving ahead with the application of passive RFID technologies. (Active RFID uses a battery within the tag to power the tag and its RF communications circuitry. Passive RFID relies on radio frequency energy transferred from the reader to the tag to power the tag.) " ...

Alan F. Estevez is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration within the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.

RFID Consumer Protection Concepts ...

PETITION -- HOUSE

An Act RELATIVE TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, Massachusetts ...

... "A commercial entity that uses an RFID system in their normal course of commerce that includes readers placed in the customer shopping area, shall display a sign placed in a conspicuous location printed in a conspicuous type size, in contrast with the background against which it appears. The sign shall be readable by a consumer before the consumer comes in contact with the RFID system. The sign shall state that: (1) the store uses radio frequency identification technology; (2) the radio frequency identification tag contains information about the product that can be accessed by a reader both before and after the purchase; and (3) a description of the purpose of the readers. (b) Any product that utilizes an RFID tag shall contain a logo or identifier on the product or packaging, and a label placed in a conspicuous location and printed in a conspicuous type size, in contrast with the background against which it appears. The label shall state that: (1) the product contains a radio frequency identification tag; and (2) the radio frequency identification tag contains information about the product that can be accessed by a reader both before and after the purchase." ...

RFID Animal Identification ...

Transcript of Technical Briefing and Webcast on BSE with Government Officials

... "We have species-specific groups that will be making recommendations on appropriate means of identification of animals based on the species and marketing patterns of those animals. So, for example, with cattle for the most part and animals moved individually, and as we are looking at appropriate means for individual animal ID, largely based on radio frequency ID (RFID) chip. For other species of animals, such as poultry and swine that largely move in groups or lots, there could be potentially a lot ID as opposed to individual animal ID. Conceptually, ID would be put on the animals at the time that they leave the premises of birth, and would follow those animals through slaughter, with a means of tracking them electronically as they go through concentration points such as feed lots, livestock markets, and of course to slaughter. " ...

OAT RFID ROI Acceleration ...

OAT Announces RFID Pathway to ROI for Consumer Products Companies ...

OATSystems delivers RFID ROI return-on-investment acceleration tools that move beyond compliance ...

Comply for ROI is the First ROI-based Approach for RFID Compliance. ePOD is the First RFID-centric Application to Deliver ROI ...

... "OATSystems®, Inc., the recognized RFID framework leader, today announced a clearly defined RFID pathway to ROI for the consumer products industry. Based on work with industry pioneers, OAT has developed Comply for ROI and ROI for CP, a two-phase pathway with solutions built on the company’s flagship OAT Foundation Suite and designed to accelerate the path to ROI for all consumer products companies. Addressing the need for a clear course for their company to go from compliance to ROI, OAT has fundamentally changed the approach from cost-based compliance to ROI-based solutions. Instead of focusing exclusively on the lowest possible cost of a compliance solution, OAT analyzes a company’s specific products and business operations to design a phased adoption that accelerates payback from their RFID investment." ...

OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID framework leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage from radio-frequency identification (RFID). As pioneers in the development of RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standard in RFID for over half a decade and is responsible for industry firsts that include the largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID solutions. OAT’s multinational client base, which includes companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Gillette, consists of over 50 customers in retail, CPG, consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, OAT has offices in Chicago, London and Bangalore and is on the Web at www.oatsystems.com.

RFID Training and Certification By OTA ...

OTA Training - Your Global Source for RFID Training

... Highly experienced and RFID savvy OTA trainers will teach these courses alongside IP trainers, who have real-world experience with RFID design and implementation. OTA has proprietary and proven RFID courseware that goes beyond the basics offered by other boot-camp lecture courses with its comprehensive, hands-on, vendor-neutral and cross-functional curriculum. The target audience for these courses will be large supply chain customers, including customers of International Paper. OTA Training, LLC offers RFID extensive training and certification that covers RFID systems from a high-level executive perspective, to a detailed systems approach for implementing RFID. The three-day systems approach course is a series of sessions that allow students to put the courseware into practice at IPSP's Customer Solution Center. ...

RFID Course Curriculum Expands ...

RFID Course Curriculum Expands: eSmart Source Training Division RFID4U Dramatically Expands RFID ...

RFID4U increases the depth of its RFID curriculum, with additions to accelerate quick learning events and enable live virtual learning events ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... training division of eSmart Source) announces several new course curricula to meet the training needs in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology at ...

... RFID4U (training division of eSmart Source) announces several new course curricula to meet the training needs in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology at all levels. Course offerings now include: One day RFID Made Easy, two days RFID workshop and three days RFID implementation training. These courses are offered onsite as well as in company’s training facility. In addition company also announced twelve online courses which are available with live instructors via web and offers significant saving in resource travel cost. Company has plans to introduce more courses next quarter. ...

For over six years, eSmart Source has been an IT partner committed to helping companies capitalize on the strengths of IT to achieve value-driven business results. eSmart offers a multi-tier suite of solutions and services designed to address end-to-end RFID system needs of companies including assessment, evaluation, integration and training. eSmart focuses on providing leading edge technology and is partnered with best of breed RFID tags, readers, middleware and printer suppliers in addition to providing a suite of software applications for RFID-enabled infrastructure.

RFID Company CEO Success ...

RFID Company CEO Success: Symbol Technologies President and CEO William Nuti Named to Fast ...

Symbol's CEO is recognized for reinventing his company in the RFID market ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Nuti also led the Company's strategic acquisition of Matrics, Inc. -- an integral part of Symbol's move to lead the emerging RFID market. ...

... Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), today announced that William Nuti, president and chief executive officer, has been named one of Fast Company magazine's 2005 "Fast 50" winners. Nuti was recognized in the "Reinvention" category for charting a new course for Symbol through innovation. ...

Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and world-class services programs under the Symbol Enterprise Mobility Services brand. Symbol enterprise mobility products and solutions are proven to increase workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the world's leading companies.

RFID Industry Certification Training ...

RFID Industry Certification Training: OTA Training, LLC Joins With CompTIA to Design and Develop RFID ...

Industry certification in RFID technology is developing through the CompTIA organization ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... OTA Training, LLC (OTA) the leading provider of vendor-neutral Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Training and ...

... OTA Training, LLC (OTA) the leading provider of vendor-neutral Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Training and Certification, is pleased to announce that it is working with the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), an international IT trade association based in suburban Chicago that supports IT technology professionals worldwide, to define and develop an RFID industry certification program. OTA will contribute its proprietary RFID courseware to assist CompTIA in creating a vendor-neutral RFID certification. Students who have completed OTA’s training will have the option of taking the CompTIA certification exam at the end of the OTA training and certification course or will receive a voucher to take the exam at a later time. ...

OTA Training offers RFID training and certification that covers RFID systems from a high-level, executive perspective to a detailed, systems approach for implementing RFID. The three-day systems approach is a series of ‘hands-on’ sessions that allow students to put into practice the information presented, in a working RFID test facility, simulating real-world conditions. Both OTA’s single-day Manager’s Perspective course and the three-day Systems Approach to RFID Implementation courseware increase an RFID team's ability to navigate through the complexity of RFID technology. OTA provides state-of-the art training materials, facilities, tools, continuing education and support that lead to success outside of the classroom. OTA Training, LLC is based in Dallas, Texas, and offers RFID training courses around the globe. Any course can be customized to fit a company's requirements and can be conducted at the company location.

RFID One-Day Training Event in March ...

RFID One-Day Training: eSmart Source Announces RFID Made Easy Training in Phoenix Arizona

RFID Made Easy Training Event is coming up soon ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... eSmart Source, a leading RFID solutions and training provider announced today that the firm will conduct one of their popular RFID Made Easy training events in ...

... eSmart Source, a leading RFID solutions and training provider announced today that the firm will conduct one of their popular RFID Made Easy training events in Phoenix, Arizona. RFID Made Easy is a class room style one-day course that familiarizes participants with the hardware, middleware, software and other key elements necessary for successful RFID deployment. This day-long event will be conducted on Wednesday March 23rd at the Fiesta Inn Resort in Tempe, Arizona. ...

For over five years, eSmart Source has been an IT partner committed to helping companies capitalize on the strengths of IT to achieve value-driven business results. eSmart offers a multi-tier suite of solutions and services designed to address end-to-end RFID system needs of companies including assessment, evaluation, integration and training. eSmart focuses on providing leading edge technology and is partnered with best of breed RFID tags, readers, middleware and printer suppliers in addition to providing a suite of software applications for RFID-enabled infrastructure.