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- 03/08/10
- One of the hottest sectors for RFID technology in 2010 looks to be the tagging of IT assets at financial institutions and federal agencies, where close to a million assets could carry RFID tags by year end.
article - GUEST COLUMN - BRET KINSELLA - ODIN
- Last month the U.S. Air Force awarded ODIN a three-year contract to monitor and support its nearly 150 passive RFID readers located at seven Air Force Bases and one Naval Air Terminal.
article - 02/23/10
- Impinj hopes to similarly raise the bar in the RFID sector with today’s introduction of the Monza 4 line of premium tag chips.
article - 02/08/10
- In the wake of Sunday’s power plant explosion that killed five workers in Connecticut, legislators in that state have started to discuss new regulations overseeing power plant construction and safety.
article - 01/18/10
- The aerospace industry has long been a pioneer when it comes to RFID research. Today, a pact between Airbus, MAINtag SAS and Tego will take that innovation to a new level.
article - 01/04/10
- It looks like 2010 is shaping up as a busy year when it comes to RFID and privacy legislation. Six days into the New Year, the New Hampshire House voted 186-170 on Wednesday to limit the use of RFID technology.
article - 12/07/09
- RFID technology could get a significant boost from the billions of dollars doled out in this year's stimulus package.
article - 11/16/09
- Is Apple ready to embed RFID technology into the next version of the iPhone?
article - 11/02/09
- As RFID becomes more ubiquitous, the supply chain gets closer and closer to total end-to-end visibility, a nirvana for retailers.
article - 11/02/09
- There is a lot of excitement around the use of RFID-based electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology, especially following the guidelines published last week by GS1 EPCglobal.
article - 10/09/09
- Healthcare facilities continue to turn to RFID technology to increase efficiencies and improve patient care. But as the technology is rolled out aggressively at more and more hospitals, questions persist concerning the impact RFID might have on medical devices like pacemakers.
article - 9/25/09
- When the Disney Family Cancer Center opens in California this February, doctors hope that patients benefit from the extremely high level of care that is typical of the Disney name. And since the hospital is a short distance from Disney studios, it makes sense that the Center will focus on the body, mind and spirit of its patients.
article - 8/31/09
- Just how ubiquitous is RFID becoming? Consider that the technology now helps to manage the cradle-to-grave distribution process for Coca-Cola.
article - 8/13/09
- Smart grid technology is taking the nation by storm. President Obama's stimulus package (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) includes about $4.4 billion intended to jump start investment in the smart grid sector.
article - 7/24/09
- The annual July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular requires a significant outlay for security in order to pull off the event each year. This year, RFID technology played major role in assuring that the extravaganza went off without a hitch.
article - 2/9/09
- Omni-ID pulls in $15M in VC funding; Targets new markets, Asian growth
article - 1/19/09
- Retailers count on UWB RFID
to track employees, customers
article - 1/5/09
- Banking industry expects to receive
pre-tagged IT assets by this spring
article - 12/01/08
- Companies turn to RFID to
prosper during economic slump
article - 11/17/08
- Money continues to flow into RFID; ThingMagic latest to benefit
article - 11/03/08
- RFID needs to fade away
article - 10/20/08
- NASA expands RFID roll out at Kennedy Space Center
article - 09/30/08
- New markets embrace RFID
article - 09/15/08
- Walgreens unveils RFID
at its DC in Anderson, S.C.
article - 09/02/08
- RFID use exploding at HP
article - 08/18/08
- M&A activity may increase following OAT, Impinj deals
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