VeriChip now has more than 600 hospitals participating in its VeriMed Patient Identification System Network, the company announced at the tenth annual Emergency Department Practice Management Association conference last week. The VeriMed Patient Identification System, consists of a hand-held RFID scanner, an implantable RFID microchip, and a secure patient database, is being used to help […]

“In addition to the Department of Energy’s policies regarding required document control of pertinent training and medical records, such records are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, which makes said files perfect candidates for 3M RFID File Tracking,” states Betty Chavez, President of RFID, LTD. Ms. Chavez made those remarks in response to her […]

Interior doors are the heart and soul of Vicaima. The European company is, in addition to desinging them, is playing with RFID from Creativesystems in order to better manage production and logistics. All Vicaima products will now contain a tag or RFID label that is printed and codified at the production line, allowing for “a […]

Keeping raw seafood fresh is no easy feat. So it isn’t so surprising that is Blue C Sushi implemented RFID tools from Intermec (and Microsoft BizTalk’s business process RFID technology) to track the flow of food and automatically calculate customers’ bills. AT Blue C Sushi restaurants, customers select plates of sushi from a rotating conveyor […]

We’re hearing rumblings that RFID is being used in this capacity. According to a news report that went out this morning, UK-based Edexcel examination board has announced that the company will be adding electronic RFID tags to its GCSE (high school equivalency) and A-level (pre-university) exam papers. More to come soon …   

Tyco Electronics and KeyTone Technologies this morning announced a “strategic alliance” aimed at providing comprehensive solutions to companies who need to meet the Department of Defense’s mandate on the use of RFID electronic product codes (ePC) on all products. Tyco Electronics is known for its RFID labels, high-memory tags, readers, and antennas. KeyTone Technologies makesenterprise-level […]

… and this new new 13.56MHz chip “incorporates MIKOH’s proprietary tracking technologies, which allows a Smart&Secure RFID tag to remain functional after tampering occurs.” It will be developed by TWINLINX, a French manufacturer founded by executives within the RFID industry. MIKOH’s agreement with TWINLINX will result in a lower-cost chip that will be physically smaller […]

Cardinal Health is working furiously to meet California’s upcoming pharmaceutical electronic pedigree (e-pedigree) requirement, and is trying to have RFID technology up and running in its Sacramento, Calif., distribution center by summer’s end. According to a story published in this week’s RFID Journal, the implementation will support both HF (13.56 MHz) and UHF (915 MHz) […]

RFID tags made a substantial difference in performance during a pilot project in Kansas, embarked upon to determine the feasibility of using RFID technology in multi-deck commercial trailers to monitor movement of cattle and swine. Under this system, animals were identified not only individually but also as a full or mixed load lot.   

UHF tag chip and reader supplier Impinj, Inc. recently announced an agreement with Yeon Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of the YFY Group providing value-added RFID services, to resell Impinj’s high-performance, Speedway UHF Gen 2 RFID reader in Taiwan. The member of Impinj’s value-added reseller (VAR) program, Yeon Technologies deploys RFID products that incorporate the […]