Event organizers are set to trial a social-networking solution first tested by the UK & Ireland SAP User Group, and provided by Excelerated Apps, allowing LinkedIn members to share their "Likes" at breakout sessions and other presentations.

In addition, Paul Steinberg, Motorola Solutions' chief technology officer, will deliver a keynote address at RFID Journal's 10th annual conference and exhibition, to be held on Apr. 3-5, in Orlando, Fla.

The 10th annual conference and exhibition's preconferences and workshops will focus on RFID's use in various industries, including energy, IT health care, retail and apparel.

Sacred Heart Medical Center at River Bend is using a real-time location system from Versus Technology to track the PAR levels of assets, enabling the facility to ensure that equipment is always on hand where needed.

The solution, provided by Asset Vue, using hardware made by RCD Technology and Element ID, enables Comcast's staff to conduct audits using RFID readers in mere hours rather than days, and to view the locations of servers on its database.

AeroScout, McRoberts Security Technologies announce Wi-Fi-based infant-security solution; Holland 1916 intros Pipe Tracker tag for oil and gas operations; Murata, Beta Layout collaborate on kit for incorporating RFID chips on printed-circuit boards; SkyRFID releases RFID-based weapons-management solution; rfXcel unveils portal for tracing and authenticating pharmaceuticals; Canadian inland port readies new RFID cargo-security system; BeanAir intros integrated wireless sensor for light, temperat

The organization is using EPC RFID tags to reduce the time required to load cargo, from an average of 3.5 days down to 3 hours, and has also increased productivity by 600 percent.

The RFID chipmaker is launching Monza Self-Serialization, its chip-based EPC serialization method designed to make it easy for a supplier to encode tags with unique ID numbers, and to ensure that it never duplicates Electronic Product Codes.

A U.S. aircraft parts manufacturer has adopted a solution from Xerafy and OATSystems to track composite materials and molds exposed to extreme temperatures during storage and production.

Qingyuan Forestry is piloting a fire-detection solution that includes ZigBee-based wireless sensors.

The project is using radio frequency identification and GPS technologies to track the temperature and location of produce as it is shipped from Taiwan and California to Armstrong Produce, a food company in Honolulu.

Researchers at North Dakota State University develop antenna-less on-metal RFID tag; HID Global introduces IronTag UHF transponder for tracking metal assets; Atlantic City, Michigan resorts add UHF RFID uniform-tracking systems; University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust implements AeroScout RTLS; Savi teams with SGS on tracking services, intros new software; Unique Micro Designs offers sample quantities of RFID tags.

The company's MicroVert secure device for dispensing high-value supplies, pharmaceuticals or blood now comes equipped with RFID, to automatically identify what is removed and returned, and to manage inventory.

After several years of trialing item-level EPC Gen 2 passive tags and readers at select locations, the clothing company is now installing the technology at all of its retail operations worldwide.

The Singapore-based container company is using EPC tags and readers to track the locations and conditions of its reusable steel IBCs at its depots, and at its customers' facilities, across the globe.

An interactive exhibition in Turin uses HF passive tags and readers to enable users to select topics that interest them, and to then access additional information at home.

WaterWheel, the rock band's charitable arm, is using Truecount's RFID EPC UHF solution to make inventory counts efficient and accurate for merchandise it gives away to donors as thank-you gifts.

Texas Instruments debuts half-duplex 134.2 kHz mini-transponders; Visonic Technologies intros hybrid tag for RTLS and access control; Nintendo to add NFC to Wii U controller; Blue Bite deploys national NFC-enabled marketing campaign for HotelTonight; Mexico's federal tolling authority installs RFID; Blue Spark Technologies opens new production facility for printed batteries.

Corporate Art Force, which provides art procurement and installation services to U.S. and Canadian companies, is using EPC UHF tags and readers to track paintings and sculptures that its clients display at their worksites.

At their jointly operated DataCenter 2020, the companies have installed passive EPC UHF tags on servers, as well as readers on racks and doorways.