Suneil Mandava is the President and CEO of Mobile Aspects, Inc. How will RFID overcome the barriers that have prevented the adoption of barcodes and electronic medical records? RFID solutions have the capability to dramatically increase the quality of care in hospitals. RFID eliminates the need for manual compliance, such as scanning bar codes, pushing […]

The FDA report on counterfeit drugs has only been out for seven months and already at least one group has stepped forward to show that a “track and trace” method of tracking drugs is feasible. On Sept. 28, a group managed by Accenture released its first report on utilizing EPC and RFID technologies across the […]

“Speaking today at a conference, top DOD officials said they would like to eventually use RFID systems to not only manage the department’s supply chain but also gather precise information about the deterioration of parts such as Humvee tires in sustained combat operations.” And later, “FDA officials called on pharmaceutical manufacturers in February to apply […]

“Pickberry Vineyards, a 30-acre, family-run business in the Sonoma Valley in northern California, is not the usual sort of customer for what multinational technology consulting firm Accenture has to offer. Pickberry was more than happy, though, to serve as a guinea pig for the innovative wireless viticulture system that Accenture associate partner Bill Westerman was […]

Cathexis Innovations Inc. and Baracoda Wireless Technology have joined forces to introduce the world’s first Bluetooth enabled RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) handheld reader. IDBlue is a powerful tool with versatility that allows you to do many things not previously possible with other RFID readers. IDBlue harnesses RFID technology of through automatically identifying a unique asset […]

“Before the end of the year, the two companies will deploy ViVOtech’s contactless payment system in a few undisclosed new markets in the U.S., as well as jointly promote the potential of contactless payments using NFC-enabled mobile phones in those markets. The partners said they also plan to team up with wireless phone vendors, wireless […]

“The loss of surgical instruments has been a major problem for most healthcare facilities for many years. There have been a number of reasons for the high rate of loss ranging from lost or misplaced instruments to outright theft. Until the advent of readily accessible computer systems, there has not been an effective way to […]

As you may know there are a number of weblog format RFID websites, RFID News amongst them. Some are targeted: RFID Concerns and Tag Blockers both focus on overcoming the social problems to be caused by RFID. The related sites share categories such as “Opposition,” “First Page” and “Advertisement,” and both apparently walk a tightrope […]

RFID News is reprinting the CASPIAN weekly newsletter as it is not regularly available on the web and may be of interest to readers. The newsletter does not represent the views of RFID News editorial staff. CASPIAN NEWSLETTER, 09/06/04: Major US Retailers going to RFID Consumer privacy and RFID newsletter Edited by Katherine Albrecht (filling […]

Intermec Technologies Corporation of Everett, Washington is a part of UNOVA, a $1.1 billion industrial and data services company. Founded in 1966, the company invented the first hand-held order-entry terminal in 1969, and two years later the first portable bar code scanner. Over the next few years the company rolled out the first commercially available […]