According to a new report being offered by market research firm RNCOS, the European share of the global RFID market will reach 40% in the next eight years. The report, “European RFID Industry Outlook 2007-2010,” predicts heavy growth in the retail sector’s use of the technology. The report points to signs that major retailers such […]

When one thinks of industries where precise inventory tracking is an absolute must, high-end fashion for children is perhaps the first one that comes to mind. So it will come as no surprise that Boboli, one of Spain’s premier fashion houses for children, is piloting an RFID deployment program to track and manage items from […]

RFID Global has launched its Jewelry 1 system, designed to provide item level jewelery inventory tracking. The system features an RFID jewelry tag catalog system, rapid inventory traking and the ability to issue quotes and invoices. The Jewelry 1 system is particularly targeted at salespeople on the road, with a portable design and a weight […]

By Jerry Banks, Co-author of RFID Applied The issues of privacy and security, although interrelated, are different. With respect to RFID, we define these issues as follows: Privacy: the ability of the RFID system to keep the meaning of the information transmitted between the tag and the reader secure from non-intended recipients. Security: the ability […]

U.K.-based supply chain provider Intellident has introduced a new “smart shelf” system designed to detect the precise location of RFID-tagged items. The modular smartBlade system can be affixed to existing shelving to create automatic item-level tracking capabilities. Originally designed to track books in libraries, Intellident has added additional features, such as flashing LED displays to […]

iDTRONIC has introduced a new multi-tag UHF RFID reader, the UHF Long Range Reader SDK. It is designed to offer a range of configurations enabling a variety of applications, from baggage handling and item-level inventory management to large scale warehouse logistics. iDTronic’s new reader allows reading distances of up to 10 meters and is capable […]

The Enterprise Mobility subsidiary of Motorola announced its new Motorola XR450, an industrial-class fixed RFID reader featuring both bi- and mono-static antenna ports on one platform. The two-in-one reader is capable of both item-level tracking and more demanding supply chain applications, decreasing deployment complexities. The XR450 is Motorola’s latest version of its XR family of […]

Avery Dennison RFID has launched four new RFID inlays, each designed with a specific industry application in mind. The new UHF inlays are EPC Class 1 Gen 2 and ISO-180006-C-compliant and are manufactured using the company’s proprietary high speed strap attach technology. The new designs include: The AD-224, with extra memory to allow storage of […]

American Apparel’s business model is usually innovative, from its fair-labor factories in Los Angeles to the organic cotton tube socks it offers the hipster masses. Now the clothing retailer is applying that cutting-edge attitude to its inventory system, as one of the first retailers to roll out RFID tracking at the item-level. With a system […]

Sunnyvale, Calif., company Mu-Gahat officially launched today by announcing its “revolutionary custom RFID inlay design service, low-volume production minimums, and stock inlay line.” “Label converters, integrators, design engineers, and frustrated end-users have needed a solution for rapid prototyping and low-medium volume RFID production for quite some time,” said Baxter Watkins, CEO. “Our research showed that […]