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Editor's Note
RFID Brand and Product Awareness Remains Low
By Mark Roberti
A survey of RFID Journal's readership found that Zebra Technologies, Impinj and Avery Dennison are the top three brands in the RFID industry, but awareness of what the leading companies sell remains low, particularly among end users.
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From Cars to Data Centers:
Driving the Internet of Things with NVMe
By Ulrich Hansen
The incredibly fast bandwidth advantages and high queue depths of Non-Volatile Memory Express SSDs enable faster and more efficient big data analysis.
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Premium Content
Superdry Rolls Out RFID Across Some U.K.,
UAll U.S. Stores
Following a three-month pilot of RFID technology for inventory management at five of its stores, the British fashion brand found that revenue was up due to improved inventory accuracy and product availability for customers.
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Health-Care RTLS ROI Calculator
An RFID-based real-time location system can help hospitals and clinics increase asset-utilization rates, reduce lost and stolen equipment, and decrease the amount of time employees spend looking for equipment. This report explains the assumptions behind RFID Journal's Health-Care RTLS ROI Calculator.
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RFID JOURNAL VIDEO LIBRARY
TransLink Leverages RFID for Universal Access
for Customers Who Have Limited Use of Their Hands
 
The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority has launched a tap-less access system for those with mobility issues at 23 of the 56 Greater Vancouver area SkyTrain and SeaBus transit stations. The system employs RFID to prompt gates to open for those carrying badges so they don't need to use their hands. Thie video explains how TransLink leveraged the RFID-enabled system and how it is providing automated access to disabled passengers.
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Speaker: Nadia Krys P.Eng., P.E., PMP, Senior Project Manager, Engineering & Project Services, TransLink, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority
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Top News
NXP, Other Companies Preparing for Influx
of RFID Baggage Technology Requests
The International Air Transport Association has recommended that all airline passenger bags be tagged with RFID by 2020; RFID companies expect the technology's resulting growth to reflect the retail industry's adoption.
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Fresh Food Provider Sees Large Savings
With RFID
Reynolds built its own UHF RFID-based system to track its approximately 60,000 reusable crates as they are packed, then shipped to and returned from customers; the company is now examining other ways in which the technology could help track product shipments or forklift transit efficiency at its distribution center.
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Wedding Retailer Commits to RFID
WED2B has boosted sales by 20 percent with higher inventory accuracy at its stores, thanks to an RFID-based system from Retail Asset Solutions that ensures wedding gowns and other garments and accessories are on hand for shoppers.
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Skiers Gain Art-Decorated RFID for Lift
Access at Granite Peak
The system, provided by SKIDATA, will allow season- and day-pass owners to access the resort and lifts hands-free using an RFID card, and to utilize the same pass (which features artwork from a different local artist each year) to collect loyalty points and engage with the resort later in the season.
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RFID Brings Flexibility to Race-Timing Company
Entry App, a U.K.-based timing service for triathlons and other races, has deployed a system leveraging Portable Technology Solutions' ClearStream middleware to capture automated data regarding the movements of race participants until they cross the finish line.
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NFC, Biometrics Bring Security to Crypto
Payment Card
Cryptocurrency startup Unikeys is employing Near Field Communication and biometric technologies in its payment card, so that users can safely make payments with tokens from services such as Bitcoin without exposing passwords or other data to the Internet.
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RFID Ensures Equipment Is on Hand for
Poker Tournaments
Alpha Logistics Europe is leveraging a UHF RFID system from Real Asset Management to gain visibility into each piece of equipment that goes to poker tournament sites, and to ensure that they are then returned when the event ends.
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IoT Company Brings Analytics to Customers' Data
Orbcomm's analytics service is intended to enable logistics companies, fleet managers and original equipment manufacturers to understand the intelligence behind real-time data capture so they can boost efficiency, reduce costs and improve product quality.
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