RegardingID Archive | RFID Helps the Disorganized

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

What’s the value proposition of RFID?

CNN and other media outlets are jumping all over that question.

“Reducing loss, reducing time-wasting manual intervention, reducing the time it takes to get from information request to information delivery and resolution, the ability to find and fill process flow gaps with idle equipment, parts and people, and, ultimately, the ability of an organization to structure its pricing … ” says Russ Klein, Research Director for the Emerging Technology practice at Aberdeen.

The research firm’s latests study, underwritten by Acsis, Domino Integrated Systems Group, Reva Systems, and TrenStar, shows readers best practices of RFID applications for management of work-in-process. The $399 report may be downloaded for a limited time here.

NXP shows off RFID- and NFC-enabled smart washing machine

NXP Semiconductor demonstrated an RFID- and NFC-enabled smart washing machine at the Embedded World exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany.

The washing machine can detect what is placed in the laundry and reads information about the fabric type and color from RFID-tagged buttons. This also helps to avoid mixing white and dark laundry, and optimizes the washing program based on characteristics it reads from both the clothing and the detergent itself.

eScholar helps states ID and track students across state lines

Looking to eliminate inflated drop-out rates, a White Plains, N.Y. company has rolled out a product that enables state education departments to track and identify students who travel among participating states in order to determine whether a student has dropped out of school or not.

Magicard rolls out upgraded Enduro+ printer

UK printer manufacturer Magicard has upgraded one of its ID card printers, now called Enduro+. The redesign includes fraud proof ID card printing technology which helps to reduce costs and make card printing quicker and more secure.

TeleSign and Intel partner for authentication products

Internet fraud prevention and authentication provider TeleSign has teamed up with Intel Corp. for a secure two-factor authentication product targeted to consumers and enterprises.

The collaboration pairs Intel Identity Protection Technology (Intel IPT) with TeleSign Two-Factor Authentication so that it can be offered beyond Intel Ultrabook devices and the third generation of Intel Core vPro-powered laptops.

GPI showcases new products at G2E Asia Trade Show

Gaming Partners International Corporation announced that it will introduce several new products at the upcoming Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia exhibition in Macau, China.

GPI will release new currency security features that can be added to any of the company’s chip brands, highlighting several enhancements to its Bourgogne-et-Grasset (B&G) currency and RFID product portfolios.

MIT researchers develop sensor to monitor freshness levels in produce

A group of graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working to develop a new type of sensor using RFID technology to monitor freshness levels in fruits and vegetables, according to scdigest.com.

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