Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

Implementing RFID to Automate Inventory Tracking in the OR and Reduce Staff Burden In recent years, the pharmacy team at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center identified a recurring challenge ...

Later this month, 3M plans to release its Asset and Inventory Tracking System, with a hosted software application that will allow organizations such as IT departments and construction equipment ...

Supermarkets and your refrigerator tend to have the same issue in common: "Best If Used By" labels. If you don't get around to selling or consuming that yogurt or luncheon meat by a certain date, it's ...

How long did the founders of La Tavola Fine Linen Rental wait to start using sophisticated radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking of their inventory? Answer: They didn't wait; they started ...

E-commerce is squeezing conventional retailers hard. But their struggle is a business opportunity for Zebra Technologies. One of the few ways that brick-and-mortar merchants like Macy's or Sears think ...

Daimler Trucks North America is enhancing inventory visibility and cutting costs by using a closed-loop RFID (radio frequency identification) solution to track parts in its manufacturing plant. To ...

Tracking stock in modern distribution warehouses is a huge challenge for even the best-run businesses. Lost items reportedly cost American retailers over $45 billion annually, so tech that makes ...

Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Glendale, Ariz., home to the Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing, has recently implemented a successful RFID inventory tracking system in its 25,000 square foot storage ...

Basiq Dental, a dental wholesale supplier known for its competitive pricing and high delivery reliability, has partnered with SQUARE Concepts to improve inventory management at dental practices ...

SAN DIEGO--Oracle plans to release a new version of its business applications package this year that will add specialized features for companies in certain industries, including support for ...

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday plans to launch a software package aimed at the RFID market. The software, which is built on Sun's Java programming architecture and Jini networking technology, attempts to ...