Label Systems

Tracking devices were once solely the stuff of superheroes and foreboding sci-fi satire featuring a shadowy, technologically advanced Big Brother. Over the last two years though, RFID technologies have been utilized all over the globe, from China’s national ID card program to Germany’s World Cup tickets. In the United States, the State Department’s 2006 passports began including RFID chips. Also in 2006, the New York City subway system tested the RFID-enabled Mastercard PayPass at a portion of its turnstiles, and markets such as Philadelphia, Dallas, and Orlando, Fla., underwent PayPass trials, as well. It’s hard to deny that the future of RFID technology

Standard Register, Dayton, Ohio, has announced a four-step renewal plan which includes restructuring, reorganization, performance improvement and growth initiatives. The restructuring, which began with the closing of the Dayton plant, will affect approximately 2,400 employees and will reduce production capacity by approximately 30 percent. Reorganization will create four strategic business units to create dedicated and accountable management. The units include Document Management, Fulfillment Services, Labels and Label Systems, and SmartWorks.com. Performance improvement will be a series of initiatives to intensify account management, reduce costs, reduce working capital and redefine incentive plans. During 2001 growth initiatives will target distribution labels, document consulting, fulfillment services and e-procurement as high-growth