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Nov. 11, 2008 | featured news
Wood Companies Look to RFID to Raise Yield, Reduce Carbon Footprint
Air Force Base Deploys Wi-Fi/GPS RFID System Across 2,500 Acres
To Satisfy RFID Mandates, Normerica Uses Boxes With Embedded Tags
Xstrata Mines RFID's Benefits
TagMaster's New Tag Is Programmable Via a Cable Connection

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EPC Connection 2008 Report
At October's EPC Connection event, held in Chicago, 350 industry professionals attended presentations from organizations currently deploying EPC RFID technologies successfully. They also received updates from EPCglobal North America and viewed technology demonstrations. View the presentations from the conference.
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Opinion
When the Going Gets Tough... | By Mark Roberti
...the tough become smarter and leaner, by investing in a corporate infrastructure that can deliver lasting benefits.
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Expert View
Increasing Read Ranges | By Hao Min
An EPC-compliant Gen 2 active tag is on the horizon.
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RFID Journal Podcast
Video Podcast: An Update on the Buzz at
RFID Journal LIVE! 2008

This year's event saw a new level of energy that the RFID industry has not witnessed in the past 18 months. In this two-minute video, RFID Journal editor Mark Roberti reports on the state of the industry from the exhibit hall floor.
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Beyond Supply Chain Visibility:
Where Else Does RFID Make Business Sense?

Companies seeking to increase competitive agility and maximize ROI for RFID investments are looking to leverage those investments beyond traditional supply chain applications. In addition, while new technologies and integrations are making traditional "track-and-trace" and "slap-and-ship" applications more powerful and capable, RFID deployments are moving far beyond these arenas. How best to determine where RFID makes sense for your business, and to maximize its benefits? Take this Aberdeen survey and find out! Each respondent will receive a complimentary copy of the report containing the study's results (a $399 value). Individual responses will be kept strictly confidential, and data will only be used in aggregate. To take the 10-minute survey today, visit www.aberdeen.com/survey/rfidbeyond-rfidj!
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Wood Companies Look to RFID to Raise Yield,
Reduce Carbon Footprint

Twenty-nine European partners are developing an RFID-based application and supply-chain analysis system that may be used to increase sawmill efficiency and raw materials usage, improve logistic operations and minimize environmental impacts.
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Air Force Base Deploys Wi-Fi/GPS RFID System
Across 2,500 Acres

Davis-Monthan Air Force base will use AeroScout's new Unified Asset Visibility solution to track equipment anywhere on its vast compound.
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To Satisfy RFID Mandates, Normerica Uses Boxes
With Embedded Tags

The boxes have EPC Gen 2 tags imbedded in their seams to simplify the process the company employs to ship cat litter to Wal-Mart Canada.
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Xstrata Mines RFID's Benefits
To help it track personnel and improve safety and productivity, the company's coal division has rolled out a Wi-Fi-based active RFID system.
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TagMaster's New Tag Is Programmable Via a
Cable Connection

Developed specifically for use by the railway industry, the CableTag can be wired to an external system so its memory can be dynamically updated with new data.
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