RFID Solutions Online: Visonic Technologies (VT), a global leader in unified RFID/RTLS safety and security solutions, announces the immediate availability of the new Elpas2 RF Ethernet Reader. This 433MHz, RFID/RTLS reader is designed to detect and relay ‘Location' and ‘State' data from Elpas Active RFID Asset, Personnel or Infant Protection Tags to host applications over wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks to enable the real-time monitoring and tracking of assets or personnel.

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SmartBrief: CTIA SmartBrief | 06/15/2009 Alcatel-Lucent is marketing a venture to wireless carriers based on radio frequency identification -- RFID -- that turns cell phones into conduits for delivering an array of Internet-based applications and services. The equipment maker, which is dubbing its venture "Touchatag," cited such examples as enabling a user to link business cards to a company's Web site by scanning the cards and giving them an RFID tag. Telephony Online (06/12)

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ZDNet Asia: With global concerns growing over health issues such the H1N1 pandemic, bird flu and food contamination, radio frequency identification (RFID) has the potential to minimize the impact of such incidents.

Coupled with collaborative technology, RFID can help manage efficient responses such as the recall of suspected food products and notifying affected parties. For example, a calf can now be tracked from birth to the slaughterhouse as it is in Australia, where the National Livestock Identification System legislation mandated, in 2005, RFID tagging for cattle stock. There are even pilots where, combined with global positioning system (GPS) and "shock" technology, farmers can manage RFID-tagged cattle within certain geographical boundaries.

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SmartBrief: AGC SmartBrief | 06/15/2009 Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is already helping the construction industry track materials, explosives and hazardous materials, among other things. Now a new consortium aims to build support for RFID in the industry so it can be used to measure supplier reliability and simplify inspections. RFID in Construction Consortium, a nonprofit group, offers workshops to construction firms and plans to publish an RFID guide by the end of this year. RFID Journal (06/11)

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Pharmaceutical Processing: By Grant Woolf, Solution Architect Director, TAKE Supply Chain Outsourcing continues to remain a dominant force throughout the pharmaceutical industry, as more companies than ever move to the "virtual world" of contract manufacturing. By incorporating outsourcing — a cost-effective, flexible approach to resource allocation and investment — into a company's overall business strategy, pharmaceutical companies gain new opportunities to sustain long-term growth and competitive advantage. But the increasing globalization of the contract manufacturing market can lead to a rush to expand practices in low-cost countries, straining brand owners' ability to manage and control their manufacturing, packaging and supply chain operations.

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RTLS For Dummies Book Review at amazon.com: RTLS for Dummies is the most comprehensive book written for anyone who is involved in the Location system business. It also provides an excellent study for anyone entering this business or educational institutions who could use it as a textbook or a reference for all RTLS related seminars.

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LinkedIn: As Vice-President of PinPoint Sales and Marketing, you will have responsibilities in the following general areas: strategic planning and execution, direct field sales and marketing management, partnerships and strategic relationships.

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RFID Journal: When a cartridge is installed in the Freestyle dispenser, the individual servicing that dispenser holds it up to the machine, and an RFID interrogator captures the unique ID number and other data encoded to the cartridge tag. If the machine's onboard computer confirms that the cartridge's ID number is valid, it releases the door lock and illuminates an LED light at the location at which the cartridge should be installed. The employee then opens the door and removes the empty cartridge from the slot where the LED light is shining, replacing it with a new one. An RFID interrogator inside the machine captures the tag's unique ID as the new cartridge is installed; if that cartridge is being placed in the wrong slot, the machine will fail to operate.

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http://www.pcb007.com/: This year marks the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University and the birth of a new conference from IDTechEx. Based upon the need for energy harvesting for use as ambient energy to power small electronic or electrical devices, interest in this sphere is burgeoning, as the presence of some 140 delegates bore witness. Held at the new Gillespie Centre at Clare College, the four-day event, June 2-5, 2009, showed that the timing was right. The first and last days were devoted to master-classes and local company visits, with the middle two focused on the conference itself.

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PR-INSIDE.COM: AeroScout, Inc. : , the leading provider of Unified Asset Visibility solutions for the healthcare industry, today reported strong growth of its healthcare client base, revenue and solution set in the first quarter of 2009. AeroScout added more than 30 new hospital clients in Q1, and 40 existing healthcare clients made additional purchases of AeroScout solutions.

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