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New Positions for Old Friends
Welcome Letter from the Director of RFID World
One embodiment of the technology would be for dynamically updating contents of a container to a "parent" tag on the exterior of the container. This would allow a completely accurate inventory of the contents by simply interrogating the tag on the outside of the container. As items are added or removed, the SMART container dynamically updates the parent tag, so that anytime the parent tag is interrogated, all contents are accurately accounted for without requiring human intervention. "The SMART container patent is another example of ODIN technologies solving real-world RFID challenges through innovation," comments Patrick J. Sweeney II, President and CEO of ODIN technologies and the inventor of the SMART container. "Our extensive work in the military, aerospace, and healthcare industries revealed a common challenge. People would put contents into a box, update the contents to an exterior tag, but never update the inventory when items were removed. This leads to inventory inaccuracy and added effort." Mr. Sweeney adds: "The SMART container solution improves the efficiency and accuracy of inventory tracking. Anytime something is taken out or put inside a SMART container enabled box, the RFID capabilities dynamically update the tag which records its contents. This can be invaluable in military theaters, hospital operating rooms, port security, and for companies tracking parcel shipments at multiple drop-off locations." ODIN technologies will consider licensing the patent to other providers in the RFID space, and is currently working directly with clients to leverage this unique technology to drive value in their operations. AeroScout Receives Exclusive AHA Endorsement
In response to hospital interests, AHA Solutions, Inc. identified tracking systems as an integral element of a new platform of products and services geared to improve operational efficiencies related to patient flow and patient centered care. AeroScout (www.aeroscout.com) was chosen for endorsement by AHA Solutions after an extensive review and market analysis of the vendors and technologies for RFID and location tracking. "AeroScout's use of the WiFi standard for asset and patient tracking provides tremendous benefits to hospitals, especially those who need a scalable solution to cover large numbers of equipment and people," says Andy Schoneich, Assistant Vice President, AHA Solutions, Inc. "AeroScout has demonstrated that its solutions can help improve patient care, decrease waste, increase efficiency, and bring financial savings to hospitals." The AeroScout system uses WiFi networks to deliver accurate, reliable, and real-time information about the location and status of any patient, staff member, or mobile items such as medication pumps, wheelchairs, or defibrillators. This information can be used to quickly find a needed person or item, create asset utilization reports, trigger automated alerts, or interface with a wide variety of health care IT systems - all providing valuable information for optimizing hospital operations. The use of Wi-Fi based Active RFID, pioneered by AeroScout, allows hospitals to easily and quickly install a real-time location solution (RTLS). "We are extremely pleased to be exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association as the recommended WiFi solution for deploying asset and patient tracking across health care enterprises," says Yuval Bar-Gil, CEO and Co-founder of AeroScout. "The market has already embraced the tremendous value that WiFi based asset and patient tracking solutions can provide, and we look forward to working with AHA Solutions to continue this success within the healthcare community."
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Gregg A. Holst has been appointed Omron Electronics LLC's Chief Operating Officer and President. He assumed the position immediately, filling a 10-month-long vacancy created by the death of the previous COO and President. As COO, Holst will direct the marketing, sales, and service operations of Omron Electronics LLC in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada. Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Vice President of Revere Electric Supply Company in Chicago since 1993. "Among Holst's first tasks is increasing Omron's market penetration to expand growth in both products and services," says Omron's Americas Chief Executive Officer Tatsunosuke Goto.
Bill Allen, former Group Diretor, RFID Technology, CMP Media, has accepted a position with Sirit Inc., serving as the Director of Marketing for RF Solutions. "I am excited about this opportunity," says Allen. "I am also happy to be reunited with Tony Sabetti, my former boss at Texas Instruments for seven years."
RFID Product News, published by independently owned Lyons Media, Inc., of Malvern, PA, announces the appointment of Eric Van Osten to Editor-in-Chief. Van Osten had previously served as Managing Editor of RFID Product News and Associate Editor of its sister publication, Package Design Magazine. "Eric has done an excellent job at serving the editorial needs of our readers and has provided strong leadership in the development of RFID Product News" notes Chris Lyons, President of Lyons Media, Inc. Van Osten graduated from Temple University's journalism program in 2001 and worked as a writer, editor, and graphic designer at other publications before joining Lyons Media.
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AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA), announces an exclusive endorsement of AeroScout, Inc.'s WiFi based active RFID tracking system, which helps hospitals track and manage the location, movement, and status of patients, caregivers, and vital hospital equipment, allowing hospitals to improve patient care and patient experience as well as reduce costs.
