The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has announced that it will upgrade its 21 country quality efficiency program with new RFID tags provided by Alien. The program involves placement of UHF RFID tags within thousands of test-delivery envelopes which are subsequently circulated throughout various post offices in the 21 participating countries, ranging from Mexico to Malaysia. […]

After a brief stall the Land Transportation Office in the Philippines has begun implementation of its RFID vehicle tagging policy. Following a couple weeks of intense public debate, the LTO finally put its foot down yesterday and announced that the forum to be held October 16, originally intended as an open discussion where citizens could […]

Disney’s 340-strong chain of stores will undergo a huge renovation project designed to make shopping at the ailing chain more akin to a jaunt through Disneyland, according to the Motley Fool. Test stores opening next year will feature RFID tagged merchandise that interact with each other when brought into close proximity. For example, if you […]

The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in Alabama has announced plans to outfit its main library and Madison branch with an RFID system developed by library systems provider Bibliotheca, also based in Huntsville. The system will include book labels, Biblio Staff Stations, BiblioGate VI security gates and Orion self-check stations to manage the library’s 2.5 million […]

iDTRONIC has introduced its new UHF RFID Desktop Reader from its EVO series for multi-tag transponder reading and writing with a USB interface. The UHF USB Desktop Reader supports ISO18000-6 B/C tags including Class1 Gen2, and accommodates a frequency range of 840—960MHz, making it usable in Europe, US and Japan. The Desktop Reader is integrable […]

British airport operator BAA Limited (BAA) has announced plans to implement an RFID-enabled electronic marking system by 3M to identify and map each of its 12 underground utilities at Heathrow Airport in London. The system will use 3M ID Extended Range Ball Markers, each one containing an RFID chip that will supply information about the […]

55 food service manufacturers, distributors and operators have launched the Food Service GS1 US Standards Initiative, adopting a common time line for voluntary implementation of GS1 Global standards for item tracking across their supply chains. GS1 US, a non-profit organization that sets standards in supply management, hopes that by getting the major players in the […]

Zebra Technologies, which specializes in printing and automatic identification solutions, today announced the availability of an RFID Firmware Update for its RZ400/RZ600 printers. The update offers users several new applications, including the ability to print item-level RFID labels, package validation, document tracking and product authentication. According to Zebra, the updated printer is best suited for […]

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has recently implemented an RFID system for tracking its IT assets using Confidex’s Steelwave Micro RFID tags, inLogic’s RFTrack.NET asset tracking software and Motorola hand held RFID readers. State regulations require NYSERDA to physically take stock of their IT equipment at least once a year. […]

Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Jones Apparel Group will be the headliners at this months “Item-Level RFID: The Road to ROI” held at the University of Arkansas. The three major retailers will provide new store-level test results on the commercial viability of item-level RFID tagging. The event, which will take place October 27-28, is the third in […]