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The RFID 24-7 blog offers news and views on RFID, RTLS and sensor technology, and how it might impact you.
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IT asset tracking set to explode as more sectors seek RFID solutions
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. Almost half a million IT assets were tagged last year.
So it?s a good bet that the total number [...]
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University of Wisconsin targets RFID to track rifles and handguns
The University of Wisconsin is relying on RFID technology to track the AR15 rifles and Glock handguns carried by its police force. The solution, which went live on Monday, relies on passive RFID tags applied to each weapon, and is mainly a compliance-driven solution.
The University of Wisconsin is no stranger to RFID technology. The campus [...]
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Item-level provider TAGSYS raises $12M in venture funding
The investment community continues to channel cash into the RFID sector. The latest beneficiary, item-level RFID infrastructure provider TAGSYS, has pulled in $12 million from five investors. The announcement follows those from Alien Technology, which raised $10.9 million, and RTLS provider Awarepoint, which raised $10 million.
TAGSYS marketing director Maria Kaganov says the new [...]
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FloraHolland orders 250K passive tags from Omni-ID
Omni-ID has won an order for about 250,000 RFID tags from FloraHolland, a horticulture and flower industry auctioneer. The firm will use the tags to tag and track trolleys that transport flowers and plants throughout the supply chain. Omni-ID partner Mieloo & Alexander, business integrators specializing in RFID-enabled process improvement, co-developed the complete UHF RFID solution [...]
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Senate leaders urged to consider tracking technology in food safety reform
The chief executive officer at iGPS is urging the U.S. Senate to mandate the latest tracking technology in legislation pending to overhaul the nation’s food safety law.
Bob Moore, chairman & CEO of iGPS, says that cost-effective technology that allows products to be traced through the U.S. supply chain might have helped contain the spread of [...]
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