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.

With HP’s RFID system, companies will be able to fill in those blanks, Brignone says. HP hasn’t yet put a price on its RFID system for data center asset tracking. It created prototypes, but ...

Blue C Sushi's RFID tracking system features Kikata's Ebisu Live Inventory Management software, developed using Microsoft's BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk RFID.

United Rentals has introduced ProBox OnDemand, a Bluetooth-enabled automated tool tracking system. ProBox OnDemand tracks tools in real time to reduce worksite tool loss.

Lowe's is combining RFID and blockchain technologies to ensure stolen products are rendered inoperable. The move comes as theft has ballooned into a nearly $100 billion problem for the retail industry ...

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 ...

Microsoft has also held talks with India’s postal service about using the RFID system, although those discussions were very preliminary, a representative at Microsoft India said.