RFID Journal, the trade publication that doubles as an events producer, just aded Airbus to the keynote roster for its upcoming conference. “We are very excited to have Carlo Nizam presenting at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe,” said Mark Roberti, founder and editor of RFID Journal. “Airbus is taking a holistic approach to RFID that goes […]

What’s hot in the Asian Pacific? In the region where the livestock population is highest globally, Frost & Sullivan says the RFID animal tagging market is growing. “Concerns over animal health, potential bio-terrorism, food safety, international trade, and improving supply chain management have made animal and meat traceability essential,” notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst […]

Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff did not discuss RFID during his speech at the National Emergency Management Association conference, Wired News reports. However, on Monday he reportedly told a packed room of public safety experts that the United States should create a controversial passport-like form of identification for land border crossings. Intended primarily for Americans […]

Yet again we thoguht we heard it all when the news broke that a new RFID-guided video system is helping equestrians (see below). Typically, horse trainers and riders use mirrors situated around an arena to visually check the performance of their horses and themselves during practices. Trainers and riders often bring a friend to the […]

Cathexis Innovations Inc., a Canadian RFID provider, is generating buzz for its new mobile Bluetooth-enabled RFID reader. The pen-sized reader increases mobility and use for close-proximity RFID applications, Healthcare IT reports. IDBlue reportedly can read RFID tags without ever being linked to a computing device. Bluetooth technology helps to track and identify specific items, such […]

The four, primary established RFID applications (access control, animal ID, automobile immobilization, and electronic toll collection) are the biggest sources of revenue. But according to new market data released by ABI Research, important changes in the revenue mix for RFID applications will be well underway by 2012. As research director Michael Liard puts it, “these […]

Legislators in California have shown their support of RFID. But apparently, their support stops short of implants. California’s senate passed a bill last week that would protect people from having RFID tags forcibly implanted beneath their skin, Wired blogger Kim Zetter reported this morning. If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs it, California state will become the […]

More than 90 Alzheimer’s patients received the VeriMed RFID implantable microchip last week as part of parent company VeriChip Corp.’s special community project, the company announced this morning. Launched last week, Delray Beach, Fla., VeriChip’s Alzheimer’s Community Care project is a voluntary, two-year, 200-patient experiment that will evaluate the effectiveness of managing these patients, among […]

Lots of news on the healthcare-RFID front this morning … First, UPM Raflatac, a manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays, is supplying UHF EPC Generation 2 tags to Spain-based healthcare distributor MBA Grupo. Through its network, MBA distributes medical products related to orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and anaesthesia. The RFID project is led by […]

Pittsburgh company Mobile Aspects will provide an RFID-enabled inventory management system for DMC Harper University Hospital. Thsi system will store, track, and manage the utilization of high cost devices and supplies supporting cardiology services. RFID Healthcare: DMC Harper University Hospital To Install RFID Technology From Mobile Aspects 8/29/2007 Mobile Aspects announced recently that the DMC […]