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DynaLogger Provides UHF RFID Temperature and Moisture Tracking

February 13, 2017

Dynamox, a technology company in Florianopolis, Brazil, is marketing a new ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID-enabled data logger that serves as a low-cost option for tracking goods in a cold supply chain using RFID sensors.

Digitizing the supply chain: Why Pfizer is investing in IoT, drones and personalized medicine

February 10, 2017

Internet of Business spent five minutes with Mirko Senatore, director of the Network Solutions & Excellence Team EMEA (part of the Global Supply Chain organization) at Pfizer, to discuss digitizing the supply chain with IoT.

How Smaller Companies Can Conquer Big Data

February 10, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Big data is threatening to swamp small companies.

Blockchain will fundamentally transform exchange business – Funderbeam CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp

February 8, 2017

Hackers and Rivals in an IoT World

February 8, 2017

Industryweek

Many of the organizations that stand to benefit from IoT technology face something of a Catch-22: They can exert great caution in deploying connected technology, thereby minimizing their chances security breaches, but also slowing them down, putting them at a competitive disadvantage. On the other hand, companies that are cavalier in how they deploy IoT technologies increase their risk of getting hacked.

Food Company Pilots UHF RFID to Enhance Pig Life History

February 8, 2017

RFID Journal

Radio frequency identification provides an opportunity for the food industry to better monitor the health of animals and the storage of meat before it is provided to consumers, says German food industry company Tönnies Livestock. The company's business group has developed an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) system for tracking pigs using a passive RFID-enabled ear tag and readers, as well as its own software to manage the collected data.

More Manufacturers Are Investing in Augmented Reality

February 6, 2017

Industryweek

Way back in December 1890, decades before it landed its first defense contracts, Newport News Shipbuilding delivered its maiden hull, a 90-foot tugboat affectionately named for the young daughter of a former Navy Secretary. Dorothy was delivered at a loss, well over budget. Big data might have helped to curb the overrun. Augmented reality might have helped, too.

Bosch, Cisco, BNY Mellon, Others Launch New Blockchain Consortium

February 6, 2017

The New York Times

Cisco Systems Inc, Bosch Ltd and several other companies, have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve "internet of things" applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology.

Thomas Pink Piloting IoT System With RFID to Manage Inventory, Traffic

February 3, 2017

RFID Journal

U.K.-based luxury clothing and shirt retailer Thomas Pink launched an Internet of Things pilot at its Wall Street store in New York City this month that features ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology to track the movement of merchandise in real time throughout the business, and RetailNext camera-based technology.