Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Programming for RFID Europe 2008 announced

Thursday, July 31, 2008

The programming for the RFID Europe 2008 will offer insight into a number of big RFID projects from the industry players responsible for them, as well as some major breakthrough announcements.

Insiders will speak about the London Oyster card project, the National Health Service’s various tracking projects, major textile and apparel solutions and retail efforts including the largest RFID user in the bookstore market.

Organizers also promise announcements of breakthroughs in RTLS and UHF RFID technology. An additional RFID Europe 2008 is a two-day event starting on September 30. It will be held in Cambridge, England. [end] 

SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications.

The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT cloud based data management software also provides for semi automated inventory control, as well as improved loss prevention by triggering alarms and item identification at the store exit.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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Visa Europe is anticipating a big year for contactless and NFC payments, with issuance projected to leap from 30 million in 2011 to 50 million in 2012.

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In Europe, the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and EPASOrg has developed a new global standard to help accommodate changes in new payment technologies, according to SupermarketNews.com

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

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