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by Guy J Kewney | posted on 16 June 2008

Can/US Enviro-Energy, reports "Using RFID.com" is a logistics and engineering firm based in Montréal, with facilities in Champlain, NY. It "is using RFID technology to manage the mandatory recycling process of stationary batteries as well as uninterruptible power supply (UPS) equipment and direct current power systems for telecom applications and utilities' organisations."

- Using RFID

RFID is a major part of a deal Reliance Retail is about to sign "to strengthen its office products and services offering," reports India Times. The retail major will soon enter into a 51:49 JV with the US-based $6.3-billion Avery Dennison Corp.

"Avery Dennison, globally, has a large presence in pressure-sensitive labelling materials, retail tag, ticketing, branding systems and office products. Its products are sold under two brands—Fasson and Avery. The company has a strong presence in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution. Analysts feel the JV might also help Reliance Retail’s in-house requirements in retail solutions such as RFID implementation."

- Economic Times

According to RFID Journal, Northrup Grumman (recently the subject of a story about a new secret bomber using RFID) has been developing this technology in several defence projects.

The publication's Mark Roberti has announced that he is about to launch an expanded, searchable, online Buyer's Guide to RFID Resources to help companies find the vendors that can provide the hardware, software and services they require. This is normally a print-only publication, now going purely online.

-RFID Journal - subscription only

Real-time location system (RTLS) vendor RadarFind "is extending its system's sensor capabilities to enable customers to track temperatures. The Microchip sensor offers high accuracy, a wide temperature-measurement range and low power consumption—features well suited for numerous automatic temperature-sensing applications within hospitals, reports RFID Journal.

- RFID Journal - web site

Innovision R&T will probably astonish students of memory, by announcing a "next generation NFC/RFID tag platform with up to 2Kbytes memory." Previous memory capacity of their wireless technology had 96 bytes! The new product will appear soon, with sampling available 2H/2008

- Innovision PR announcement

Sirius Cybernetics, the company from the future which will give the universe office furniture with Genuine People Personalities, came a step closer with Jelte van Geest's "Take A Seat" robotic chair. Particularly fun, is the way you can get a herd of these seats to set themselves up for a seminar.

- video at Momeld

Finally, it may have taken them two months to decide whether it worked, but Terrapinn Pte Ltd, organiser of the "Cards Asia" exhibition and conference "is pleased to declare the 13th annual Cards Asia 2008 event a success." Ended on 11 April 2008, the event surpassed expectations and boasted more than 5,600 attendees at the three-day event held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, says MoreRFID

- More RFID story