RFID access control system manufacturer epcSolutions today announced new additions to its “Any Asset, One Network™” application – suiteFixedAssetManager. The latest features include the capability for maintaining fixed asset inventories, integrated barcode asset tag printing/encoding, generating reports and has easy to use wizard based software. FixedAssetManager is “easily integrated with existing asset management systems such […]

South Korean automaker Hyundai/Kia Motors Group announced plans to implement RFID technology to improve the visibility of its automotive parts supply chain this week. In the first phase of the project, approximately 130,000 UPM Raflatac UHF RFID tags will be applied to parts boxes and packaging cases from five major suppliers for exportation to Hyundai/Kia […]

Great Falls, Va.-based epcSolutions, Inc., announced the release of version 3.5 of its RFID software, RFIDTagManagerTM. The 3.5 release now provides complete DoD mandate compliance, with the added benefit of UID. With the 3.5 release, it is possible to submit a combined RFID/UID WAWF remittance and material handling document, as well as a hard copy […]

After a few years’ worth of successful pilot testing, Purdue is ready to tag – for real – and track bottles of the controlled painkiller OxyContin, RFID Journal reports. The company plans plans to migrate from the Symbol EPC Class 0 passive UHF inlays it currently uses to EPC Gen 2 passive UHF inlays containing […]

The Heart Center at Columbus Children’s Hospital will implement a RFID-enabled inventory management system to store, track, and manage the utilization of high cost devices and supplies supporting congenital heart care. Developed by Mobile Aspects, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the system, called iRISupply™, uses an RFID tracking architecture to automate charge capture, inventory management, device […]

Purdue Pharma plans to integrate Impinj’s high-speed, RFID-enabled pharmaceutical packaging line. The production-level deployment of Impinj’s GrandPrix UHF RFID suite – which includes Speedway readers and tags powered by Monza chips – is scheduled for the second quarter of 2007. Purdue Pharma Selects Impinj Gen 2 RFID Item-Level Tagging Technology for First-of-Its-Kind High-Speed Packaging Line […]

Xterprise, which develops and manages the complete lifecycle of RFID-enabled supply chain operations for iGPS – from source tagging to network wide inventory management – placed one of the biggest orders yet for 4.5 million RFID tags. The company iGPS manages a large North American pool of RFID-enabled reusable plastic shipping pallets. Alien, Avery Dennison, […]

Stratum Global, Intermec, and other vendors are going full speed ahead in helping to establish the RFID program at Oakton Community College. Based in Des Plaines, Ill., Oakton’s RFID program provides hands-on experience in a simulated industrial warehouse environment to prepare students for opportunities in the workplace. Among the goods delivered: Intermec provided its IF5 […]

ACI has introduced a new version of its Smart Chip Manager that enhances support for in-branch issuance. It also includes new card inventory management support to give issuers control over distributed cards. OMAHA, Neb.–ACI Worldwide, a leading international provider of enterprise payments solutions, announced the general availability of Release 4.9 of its smart card management […]

Blue Vector Systems, which manufactures sensor-networking appliances, says its entry into new markets with new technologies (like RFID) helped spur growth in 2006. During the year, Blue Vector deployed “cost-effective RFID tracking solutions to industry leaders such as McKesson and Rite Aid.” Timing couldn’t have been better, as the pharmaceutical industry was an especially strong […]