By Jerry Banks and David Hanny, co-authors of RFID Applied RFID implementations are becoming very numerous as they offer an expected benefit over the present way of doing things. Used in the proper situation, RFID can provide a better way of doing business or enable a much more convenient procedure for the consumer or user […]

Wescorp Energy, a developer of oil industry-related technology, has determined that the current generation of RFID chips can spend four months at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and remain both readable and retrievable. This insight enables Wescorp to offer their Intelligent Field Resource Management (IFRM) Solution, a RFID-driven tracking and locating system for […]

South Korea’s two largest retailers, Emart and Hanaro Mart, plan to introduce RFID tracking into their inventory systems. The companies each have reached agreements with several of their major suppliers to begin labeling boxes and pallets with RFID tags before shipping to their warehouses. Emart’s initial focus will be on small digital devices such as […]

NCR Corporation has integrated its NCR TransitionWorks for RFID and Mobility software with the Oracle E-Business Suite. The combination will enable real-time monitoring of inventory for supply chain and manufacturing processes, and help to automate and streamline those processes. Oracle’s customers will be able to easily augment current implementations of the Oracle E-Business Suite with […]

Cleveland-based SPEDE Technologies has launched a new wireless system which interfaces RFID devices to overhead cranes, enabling enhanced automation and inventory control in large warehouse situations. The SPEDE RFID Crane Locator System uses an RFID reader mounted on the crane hook to scan RFID tags on items as they are hoisted, and two RF laser […]

SecureRF has announced Jeffrey Zhu as its new chief technology officer and vice president of engineering, a position that places him in charge of developing new products based on the company’s patent-pending security method, the Algebraic Eraser. Zhu has a long resume of achievements in the RFID world, including 13 patents related to RFID technology […]

Bartonics India Ltd. is planning an expansion into the European smart card market. Since the country has primarily been involved in Asian projects, to get a foothold in the continent, the company hopes to acquire an established player in Europe sometime in 2008. “We won’t enter without acquiring an established company, which has reputed clients,” […]