Germany-based Metro Group, one of the major retailers of the world with nearly 250,000 employees and more than 2,200 outlets in 30 countries has announced yet another major RFID project collaborating with Savi Technologies.
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$750m is the amount that global airline industry spends every year. You would be surprised to know that the amount is spent as compensation for baggage theft and mishandling at airports.
The main reason of baggage theft can be attributed to outdated...
No more security lapses in the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center located in Indianapolis. The inmates from here are now under full scanner. Any effort to breach the security will be dealt with swiftly. This is possible due to the introduction of...
Recognizing potentialities of RFID technology, US Nissan has been deploying WhereNet active RFID and real-time locating system (RTLS) technology at its 4-million-square-foot assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi.
It would strength inbound supply...
UK Visa has decided to launch contactless ‘wave and pay’ debit cards that would replace low-value cash transactions by end of 2007.
The introduction of RFID enables Contactless debit cards would speed up the monetary transactions. For instance, if a...
Do not wait for the waiter to order your favorite dish. Simply press the item listed in the menu. Within a few minutes, you would find your favorite dish at the table. This is possible due to the introduction of RFID technology.
The SK (South Korea)...
Hong Kong Disneyland, the fifth Disneyland in the world has introduced an RFID-enabled fingerprint scanning technology, which would protect its customers’ fingerprint data and privacy in a simple process.
The biometric ticket system, which carries...
Even though, the debate regarding the loopholes of RFID continues to haunt the European countries, the future of this latest technology is very bright in the continent. The business enterprises and retailers still consider RFID as the most effective...
Thailand is emerging as the one of the potential markets for RFID technology in Asia since it is the manufacturing base for many industries.
The country is implementing this technology in number of fields such as supply chain management,...
Two leading chipmakers Sony and NXP Semiconductors have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to form a joint venture for the development of an Integrated Circuit(IC) for the RFID-based Near Filed Communication (NFC).
The MoU brings NXP’s...
It’s victory of Impinj and also victory of RFID technology as the company proved that RFID tags are perfect for item-level tagging in the pharmaceutical sector.
The packager Owens-Illinois (O-I) and Impinj claimed RFID tagging on an item-level for...
With a view to bring faster modes of transportation by controlling the severe traffic and improving parking conditions, the Korean government has started up an RFID-based rationing program which limits when owners can drive their vehicles.
Two...
It seems that RFID passports have not come up to the standards. Few months back, the researchers hacked American RFID passports. Now, Britain is also facing same kind of problem with its RFID-enabled passports.
As known earlier, the UK government has...
Look at the above picture. You would find an RFID tag embedded at the bottom of the bottle. Reason: It would not affect readability of the tag.
In many cases, the placement of a tag determines its efficiency. So far as individual item level tagging...
Just think of a cell phone, which can be used as a car key, concert ticket and credit card. The consumers all over the world are very soon going to see such type of cell phones.
According to this source, the GSM Association (Global System for Mobile...
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