Thailand’s Hom Mali project is testing the use of RFID applications in its rice production supply chain. The Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) has created a prototype system which tracks the flow of rice in the Roi-Kaen Sarn cluster area of the country. The system tracks the flow of rice from the Khon Kaen Bank […]

A new cooperative agreement between the GSM Association (GSMA), which brings together the world’s major mobile operators, and the European Payment Council (EPC), which the EU banking sector, could speed the adoption of mobile phone payments, or near field communication, across Europe and the world. Under the GSMA-EPC plan, payments would be carried out through […]

The French Art Network, a New Orleans-based art gallery with locations in several states, has begun using RFID technology to keep track of its collection, both on the gallery wall and in transit. The asset management solution places a programmed RFID tag on each piece of art identifying the artwork and its location. Every 10 […]

Two recent studies illustrate the tremendous potential growth analysts are predicting for the RFID industry in the next few years. First, IDTechEx has offered a new look at the entire industry, and the consulting company predicts that global demand for RFID will reach $5.3 billion this year and climb to $27 billion in 2018. The […]

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 […]

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new service which enables clients to track their critical data center assets. The HP Factory Express RFID Service automates and tracks device movement, eliminating the need for employees to manually track inventory. The HP tagging process scans factory-built HP components such as servers, storage devices and rack enclosures before they are […]

Impinj Inc., a UHF gen 2 RFID vendor, has announced an implementation in food freshness and customer safety with the METRO Group. At the launch of their Future Store, METRO Group began using RFID in the butchery to guarantee freshness, increase customer safety and manage inventory. METRO Group adds an Impinj Monza powered tag to […]

As mobile phone manufacturers look to the emerging markets of nations like China and India to boost sales, they are discovering a tech-savvy consumer base that demands both advanced features in their phones and an affordable price. For makers targeting Asian consumers, low-priced NFC-enabled phones are a must, as experts predict Asia will be the […]

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) has announced that Dole Fresh Vegetables has successfully completed its test of iGPS plastic RFID-enabled pallets. The company plans to expand use of the pallets throughout its supply chain. The produce company has developed a system that links product UPC codes to the codes embedded in the pallets, and has […]

TOSHIBA TEC Europe has released new UHF RFID modules for its Auto ID label printers. The modules operate under EPC Gen 2 UHF technology standards and can easily be fitted in all TOSHIBA TEC RFID ready printers. Among the changes introduced in this new generation of printer modules are Gray Area Detection, SPRiNT Gen 2 […]