For more than 30 years, AIM Global has served as the worldwide authority on automatic identification and data collection technologies (AIDC) and networking in a mobile environment. As the global trade association for these technologies, AIM represents more than 900 members in 43 countries.

AIM's members are the leading developers, manufacturers and solutions providers of bar code, 2D, RFID, speech, magnetic stripe, mobile computing, wireless LAN (WLAN), OCR, and contact memory technologies, systems and services. These technologies allow companies to quickly and accurately capture, manage, and integrate data into their enterprise systems.

Recognizing the critical role automatic identification and mobility products can play in helping to secure the healthcare supply chain and enhance patient safety, AIM Global has developed the healthcare vertical industry focus to help healthcare professionals keep current on the latest developments. The healthcare portal brings together relevant information that the healthcare system can use to achieve its mission. AIM’s Healthcare Action Group provides guidance to the association and the industry about issues affecting patient care and safety, hospital asset tracking, and increased efficiency and security in the pharmaceutical supply chain, to name a few.

AIM Global has an active educational focus, providing accurate and unbiased information on AIM technologies, standards, and applications. AIM provides educational and standards development advice to a wide constituency — from government agencies to industry associations. AIM Global actively supports the development of AIDC standards through its own Technical Symbology Committee, Global Standards Advisory Group, and RFID Experts Group (REG), as well as participation at the industry, national and international (ISO) levels.

AIM also partners with leading seminar providers to ensure quality educational events for specific audiences. For more information on associated AIM programs, please visit www.aimglobal.org/calendar.

As part of its educational outreach, AIM Global publishes "RFID Connections," the industry's oldest and most respected e-newsletter on RFID. With an audience of 8000+, this newsletter covers RFID issues and analysis. "AIM Connections," an electronic newsletter focused on automatic identification and mobility concerns, is published monthly and has a readership of 5000. For a free subscription to these newsletters, please visit http://subscriptions.aimglobal.org.

For more information on AIM Global, its projects and its members, please visit www.aimglobal.org or www.rfid.org.