RFID Journal reveals Annual Awards finalists

19 Mar '13

4 min read

In addition, three individuals were nominated for the RFID Special Achievement Award, for their pioneering contributions to the RFID industry:

-Joseph Andraski , the founder and former CEO of the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association, for his leadership in encouraging the adoption of item-level RFID in the retail apparel value chain

-Kevin Ashton, the co-founder and former executive director of the Auto-ID Center, for his leadership of the organization that developed the first Electronic Product Code (EPC) technology

-William Coop, the program manager of Boeing RFID Integrated Solutions, for his pioneering work in the use of RFID within the aviation industry

Finally, nine technology providers were nominated for the Best in Show Award, which will be given to the best new product being exhibited at this year's LIVE! Event.

The finalists are:

-BayNexus, for its BN-HH-G02 handheld reader

-Hanmi IT, for its self-propelled RFID reading system

-Hong Kong RFID, for its Tempcorder Series of active RFID temperature sensors

-IER, for its Expedited Self Payment (ESP) system for retail

-Impinj, for two separate products that will be released at the event: Indy RS500 and Speedway xArray

-Omni-ID, for its IQ 400 and 600 ultra-thin on-metal/on-liquid labels

-Tertium Technology, for its BlueBerry HF/UHF readers

-Voyantic Ltd., for its HF Tagformance testing equipment

-Zebra Technologies, for its seamless chip-based serialization system for RFID label printers

These awards are given in recognition of excellence within the RFID industry. "Each year, we see a growing number of impressive implementations and exciting new products," Roberti stated. "I'm pleased that we are able to shine a light on some of the great things being achieved in the industry, and show how companies can use the technology to improve the way they do business."

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