Checkpoint Joins University of Arkansas RFID Research Center

12/26/2007

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a supplier of technology solutions for retail security, has been invited to become a Strategic Partner of the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas. The RFID Research Center is part of the Information Technology Research Institute in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University. The Center, which opened in 2005, is a vendor-neutral, third-party testing and research facility focused on the use of RFID and other wireless and sensor technologies in the supply chain. As a sponsor of the RFID Research Center's laboratory, Checkpoint will provide both financial support and equipment that can be used in the Center's research and use case validation projects. Checkpoint plans to participate in the RFID Research Center's ongoing item-level RFID research. Checkpoint recently announced Evolve, its dual frequency UHF-EAS label and product roadmap to RFID, as well as partnerships with several leading European retailers. Working directly with the University's RFID center provides a way to help retailers validate RFID from a practical implementation standpoint, from vendor source tagging to product end-of-life.