Until recently, tool-tracking systems, such as identifying tools with human-readable markings or bar codes, relied on the diligence of the worker, so they were prone to breakdowns. Radio frequency ...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is well equipped for tracking tools on a worksite, whether that involves wrenches on a manufacturing site or generators in a large utility yard.

ItemAware is a tool and asset tracking system that uses RFID and other technologies to tag tools or other items and pair them with a beacon location (truck, shed, jobsite and more). Ring Power, a ...

Despite the hype, the truth is that RFID deployments made little headway in 2005. New standards, prohibitive costs, and the lack of upper-level business context left most companies tuned out to this ...

Earlier this month, I went to Palo Alto, Calif., to meet with scientists Cyril Brignone, Craig Sayers, and Salil Pradhan. They demonstrated for me a practical IT asset-tracking solution for ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United Rentals, Inc. (URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today introduced ProBox OnDemand, a Bluetooth-enabled automated tool tracking system.

Early generations of tracking technology, like barcodes, are cheap and widely adopted. But agencies are turning to RFID for ...

Just when it seemed as if the near-term promise of benefits for restaurateurs from radio frequency identification chips, or RFID tags, was beginning to smell like spoiling fish, Seattle-based Blue C ...

Last week, Bell Canada announced that it has designed and delivered an integrated RFID asset tracking system for Canada National Railway (CN) at its Brampton, Ontario intermodal terminal. The Bell ...

Amazon today introduced a new version of its Just Walk Out retail technology that allows customers to skip the cashier lines when they make a purchase by having their payment card automatically ...

Walmart plans to use RFID labels to provide digital use-by dates to monitor the freshness of its offerings across its meat, ...