Finalists Announced For The 2006 RFID Breakthrough Awards

Published 24th October 2006

The finalists for the 2006 RFID Breakthrough Awards have today been announced across seven categories.

The 2006 RFID Breakthrough Awards, which will be presented at a prestigious gala dinner at The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London on November 8th, exist to celebrate the achievements and reward the successes of those using RFID technology across the world.

The finalists and their nominators, in brackets, in each category are as follows:

Best RFID Pilot Award:

CaptureTech Corporation (UPM Raflatac)
Purdue Pharma LP (SAP)
Christian Salvesen (Secureseal Systems Ltd)
TNT Logistics & KPN Dutch Telecom (Symbol Technologies)
Harrier Integrated Project Team DLO, MOD (Wavetrend)
Novartis (Cypak)

RFID Business Case Award:

IATA (Alien Technology)
TJS dmcc (Assa Abloy Identification Technologies)
Mattel Inc (Innovision Research & Technology PLC)


RFID Implementation Award:

Marks & Spencer (BT Auto ID Services)
Selexyz (Progress Software Corporation)
Biomet Europe BV (SAP)
Transys Oyster Card Project (Transys)
Northern Foods PLC (Siemens PLC)
Northport Oy (Nokia Corporation & IBM)


RFID Integration Award:

Holmgrens Bil (Aeroscout)
St. Clair Hospital (Socket Communications Inc)
NGF Europe Ltd
University Hospital Jena (SAP)
Schuitema / Capgemini (Oracle Corporation)
Northern Foods PLC (IBM)


RFID Business Impact Award:

Worldwide Fruit
Boekhandels Groep Nederland (CaptureTech Corporation)
University of Nottingham (David Wilson Homes)


RFID ROI Award:

Mitsukoshi Department Stores (Cisco Systems)
NYK Logistics (WhereNet Corporation)
Ambroise- Paré Clinic (Medi-Trace & Spacecode)


RFID Library Award (sponsored by Libraries and Archives Journal):

University of Huddersfield
Essex County Council (Intellident Ltd)
Haringey Libraries

David Lyon, EPCglobal Business Manager, GS1 UK and member of the awards judging panel, admitted that choosing the finalists and eventual winners was not an easy job, “We had a really tough time with this year’s awards, the standard and range of nominations was astounding” he said, adding that “the awards are a great way of showcasing the impact that RFID is having across so many industry sectors”.

The RFID Breakthrough Awards gala dinner evening acts as the annual gathering of the RFID community. The evening will see the a total of eight awards presented to winners, including the RFID Visionary Award, an award for the person that has led the way in RFID, providing thought-leadership for the RFID world as a whole.

The RFID Breakthough Awards gala dinner will take place on the evening before the RFID Networking Forum, Europe’s premier meeting place for those interested and involved in RFID technology, which will take place on November 9th at the Olympia 2 Conference Centre in London.

More information on the 2006 RFID Breakthrough Awards and the RFID Networking Forum can be found at www.rfidawards.com and www.rfidforum.com