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Pharma's Bitter Pill
The
pharmaceuticals industry will adopt track-and-trace
technologies—likely including RFID—to shore up its ailing
supply chain. But the cure could be hard to swallow unless business
benefits, not regulations, pave the way.
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Opinion
An RFID Policy for the New Administration
By
Mark Roberti
In preparation for the presidency, Barack
Obama gets a little advice on what the United States needs to do about
radio frequency identification.
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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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White
Paper
Unlocking Unique Capabilities of Mobile RFID
in
Your Applications
This white paper from RFID Anywhere
highlights the requirements for building mobile RFID applications, and also
outlines what to consider when designing an application and selecting an
architecture.
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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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Quote of the Week
"It's the mix of monitoring and cash incentive that
seems to work."
—Sid Bulloch,
manager of Scotland's National Entitlement Card program, describing an
RFID-enabled project that helps pregnant women quit smoking
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Boeing Tracks Assets at Kennedy Space Center
RFID Global Solution's real-time locating system allows Boeing to track its
tools as they are used on NASA spacecraft in real time, and to ensure none
are left at the launch pad.
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CHEP Tracks Auto-Part Containers in Europe
The company is using EPC Gen 2 tags to track the shipment, receipt,
inspection and repair of 150,000 returnable plastic containers.
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EPAL Moves Ahead With RFID Pallet-Tagging Pilot
The European Pallet Association is successfully using EPC Gen 2 passive
RFID tags to track 1,000 pallets in Switzerland, and plans to expand the
pilot to additional countries in 2009.
Full Story
RFID-based System Tracked Victims of Hurricanes
Gustav,
Ike
The state of Texas employed EPC Gen 2 tags, GPS and bar-coding to monitor
the process of evacuating individuals—particular the elderly, sick or
disabled—who lacked access to transportation during the storms.
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RFID News Roundup
ThingMagic intros
USB RFID reader; Idesco announces compact RFID interrogators designed for
variety of applications; Xterprise teams with Microsoft on flexible
financing options for its RFID solution; SkyRFID unveils eight UHF RFID
tags designed for metal; ClearOrbit's RFID, bar-code system certified by
SAP.
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Leading Hospitals Are Using RFID to
Achieve
Real Benefits—Learn How You Can, Too
RFID in Health Care • Jan. 22, 2009
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industry leaders in an interactive environment.
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About RFID
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New RFID Seminars to Be Offered in
Canada
RFID Journal University Seminars
Dec. 1, 2008
• Toronto Congress Centre • Toronto
Learn how to
take advantage of the cost savings and efficiencies radio frequency
identification can deliver. Attend one of these three comprehensive
seminars: RFID in Retail, Using RFID to Cut Costs, and RFID in Health Care.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn how your company can benefit from RFID
today. Learn more now!
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