 The RFID Journal Awards recognize companies that have distinguished themselves by their successful use of radio frequency identification (RFID) or introduction of a valuable new RFID product or services.
The finalists in each category were selected by an independent panel of judges. The winners, announced on April 14 at RFID Journal LIVE! 2011, our 9th annual conference and exhibition, are:
 Best RFID Implementation
• Gerry Weber International, for a solution that integrates RFID tags into its product-care labels so clothing items can be tracked from factories to multiple warehouses and on to 200 stores
Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product/Service
• Royal Caribbean Cruises, for a solution that allows guests to prepay for unlimited soft drinks, and to then serve themselves fountain beverages without having to wait on a service bar line
Most Innovative Use of RFID
• The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, for its use of RFID to modernize the management of nuclear materials
RFID Special Achievement Award
• Chris Diorio, Impinj's chairman, co-founder and CTO, for his leadership in the development of EPCglobal's ultrahigh-frequency Gen 2 RFID standard
Green Award
• Mission Foods, for an RFID solution enabling the elimination of disposable corrugated boxes, thereby reducing the company's solid waste stream by 98 percent
Best in Show
• Intelleflex, for its FMR-6000 and HMR-9090 multi-protocol battery-assisted tags and readers, featuring a read range of more than 300 feet
The 2011 winners
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From left to right: Chris Diorio, Impinj; Bob Midyette, Royal Caribbean Cruises; Kevin Payne, Intelleflex; Christian von Grone, GERRY WEBER International; Eduardo Valdes, Mission Foods; Dr. Yung Liu, Argonne National Laboratory; James Shuler, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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| The 2011 Judges |
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Gisele Bennett, Director, Electro-Optical Systems Lab, Georgia Tech Research Inst. |
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Antonio Rizzi
Director, RFID Lab, University of Parma |
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Pankaj Sood
Founder and Manager
McMaster RFID Applications Lab |
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Benefits of Entering:
Be recognized as an RFID leader Gain exposure for your company Promote adoption within your industry Participate in the world's largest RFID event
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