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Glasgow NHS keeps tabs on equipment with RFID

News The wireless network was installed in May 2007 by Carillion IT Services and tagging started roll out in September last year and is ongoing. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has implemented a wireless networking project in the Royal Alexandra Hospital...

Tags: wifi, rfid, nhs

[28 Apr 2008]

RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions

News It said RFID bag tagging could make the industry a saving of $700m a year. However, a spokesman for British Airways, the major stakeholder in T5, cast doubt on the efficacy of RFID tagging as a solution to baggage handling problems at the present...

Tags: rfid, ba, t5

[18 Apr 2008]

'CopNav' to track Met's police officers

News Every police officer in London is to be tracked using a new electronic tagging system that will be able to pinpoint their location out on the beat to within a few feet. Security A to Z From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's...

Tags: tag, london, police

[11 Apr 2008]

Jaeger invests in data mining to cut stock loss

News As a result, further investment in EAS tagging, where tags set off an alarm if they pass through scanners at the door, will now be diverted to other technologies, such as CCTV. Classic fashion retailer Jaeger is about to start a data-mining project...

Tags: jaeger, data mining, cctv, retailer

[06 Feb 2008]

Debenhams almost doubles Xmas online sales

News In October last year, the retailer said its online platform and RFID tagging in the supply chain helped boost its performance. Department-store chain Debenhams said its online business grew by 85 per cent in terms of sales and 57 per cent in terms...

Tags: debenhams, online, christmas, terms

[16 Jan 2008]

Sheep ID tags to combat disease outbreaks

News Electronic tagging of sheep will be mandatory for UK farmers from 31 December 2009 as part of a European Union ruling to help combat disease outbreaks such as foot and mouth. But electronic tagging is a controversial issue for farmers owing to the...

Tags: track and trace, farmers, tagging, commission

[19 Dec 2007]

Microsoft brings RFID to Biztalk

News The server software, which embraces service-orientated architecture and business process management, now includes RFID interoperability code to help companies use the tagging technology. Microsoft has launched its BizTalk Server 2006 R2 with a...

Tags: biztalk, microsoft, rfid

[11 Sep 2007]

Hospitals need RFID injection

News RFID tagging has recently been piloted in a UK hospital, with hospitals in Germany and New York already tagging their patients in the hope of reducing the number of clinical errors. RFID technology has significant benefits for the tracking of...

Tags: tracking, hospital, rfid

[24 Aug 2007]

Web 2.0 security warning for business

News Some marketers have attempted to harness social-networking sites such as YouTube for their campaigns, while many corporates are keen to use wikis, RSS and content tagging because of clear user benefits.

Tags: web 2.0, leak

[27 Mar 2007]

CIOs steer clear of web 2.0 upstarts

News The IT research company surveyed 119 CIOs at companies with more than 500 employees and found a strong appetite for web 2.0 technologies, including software for blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, social networking and content tagging.

Tags: forrester, web 2.0, bea, oracle

[23 Mar 2007]

RFID trials urge shoppers to kiss and make-up

News An RFID trial in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza shopping district is pushing the boundaries of item-level tagging by using the track and trace tech to give new insights into consumers' shopping behaviour. As well as exploring how individual users respond...

Tags: make up, shiseido, ginza, rfid

[29 Jan 2007]

Yahoo! remodelling itself on its users

News network to participate.through tagging, reviewing, posting photos/video, etc", wrote Semel. Yahoo! users are likely to see less entertainment programming and more consumer-created content as part of a broad reorganisation that funnels more than a...

Tags: yahoo

[07 Dec 2006]

Top 10: The best, worst... and craziest uses of RFID

News In an effort to trim clinical errors, hospitals in New York and Germany have been tagging their patients. The same clinic which tags its patients is also tagging blood. It's also now at the forefront of item-level tagging, having chipped some of...

Tags: rfid

[30 Nov 2006]

RFID heralds the 'internet of things'

News Current rollouts of RFID tagging will be dwarfed by the future development of sensor networks, according to Robin Mannings, BT futurologist and research foresight manager. But there is still a way to go before even RFID tagging hits the mainstream...

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[20 Nov 2006]

Marks & Spencer extends RFID tagging nationwide

News Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to extend the item-level radio frequency ID (RFID) tagging of clothing items following successful trials in 42 stores. A spokeswoman for M&S told silicon.com that item-level RFID tagging of certain ranges of clothing will...

Tags: marks & spencer, rfid

[14 Nov 2006]

RFID privacy law on the cards?

News The RFID industry has argued that self-regulation will prevent radio-tagging being abused. Many individuals and organisations are concerned about the privacy implications of RFID tags, according to the European Commission.

Tags: reding, rfid

[18 Oct 2006]

"How Orwellian can you get?" - RFID for air travellers

News But a smooth rollout is unlikely, judging by the overwhelmingly negative reaction of silicon.com readers - many of whom cast doubt on the effectiveness of the tagging technology as a security measure.

Tags: optag, airport, rfid

[17 Oct 2006]

Bookshop tags texts with RFID

News According to BGN's CIO Jan Vink, despite the relative immaturity of item-level tagging, the company saw the benefits immediately and the board did not shy away from approving the project. He said the company does not balk at the cost of RFID chips...

Tags: bgn, book search, book, rfid

[11 Oct 2006]

Wal-Mart demands double RFID chips with groceries

News Wal-Mart is also doubling the number of suppliers that will use RFID, with its next 300 largest suppliers committed to having tagging systems live by the start of next year. RFID pioneer and corporate monolith Wal-Mart is speeding on with its...

Tags: rfid, wal-mart

[13 Sep 2006]

US Army to RFID tag medical documents

News M will also develop the software for the tagging project and train military staff in how to use the system. 3M has won a $3.7m, three-year contract with the US Army to RFID tag medical documents. The company will design and build a system to chip...

Tags: 3m, rfid

[27 Jul 2006]

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