September 04, 2006
RFID Roundup - Mon Sep 04/06
CMP Technology RFID Applications Event: Hospital and Healthcare
Washington,
D.C., will be hosting a CMP Technology event for RFID in hospitals and
healthcare. The event runs Sep 21-22 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City
just outside Washington. Areas of application focus include inventory
control, identification, supply chain management, and more. Event
details and registration instructions are available at RFID World. Other RFID events are listed at RFID World, including RFID Germany (October) and RFID World 2007 Dallas (March 27-29, 2007).
Fast Food, Fast Contactless Payment
It appears that more fast food businesses are accepting payments via RFID-enabled contactless
key fobs. My observation is that such key fobs first started being used
for payments at gas pumps. Later - or possibly simultaneously -
consumers could pay for items in the convenience stores you find at gas
stations. Now contactless payment has spread out
to other businesses including select Smoothie King and McDonalds
stores. Some of these businesses will also be accepting payment with
Wells Fargo contactless payment cards.
RFID Industry Acquisitions: Acuity ID and Organic ID
There have been a number of acquisitions in the RFID industry lately, with more to follow. Barcoding Inc recently purchased Acuity LLC, and forestry products giant Weyerhaeuser bought Organic ID. RFID Ltd is preparing to acquire
up to four radio frequency technology companies, none of which have
been named yet. Other companies in the industry, such as BEA, are
focusing on software acquisitions.
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