February 28, 2006

Finland's Stora Enso and Orion test RFID authentication of drugs

Finland's Stora Enso and Orion test RFID authentication of drugs (Source: Newsroom Finland - Helsinki,Finland)

Finnish pharmaceuticals group Orion has begun shipping the first packages armed with Stora Enso's radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to six pharmacies ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

Sun updates RFID middleware stack

Sun updates RFID middleware stack (Source: Computer Business Review - UK)

By Rhonda Ascierto. Sun Microsystems Inc today will announce the second update to its RFID middleware stack since it first launched more than two years ago. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

How Big a Slice of RFID Data?

How Big a Slice of RFID Data? (Source: InternetNews.com - USA)

Database software maker Sybase is upgrading its RFID (define) Enterprise suite with improved features that slice and dice decision-making content and push it ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

Kimberly-Clark Getting RFID Gen 2 Ready

Kimberly-Clark Getting RFID Gen 2 Ready (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

Feb. 28, 2006--Consumer packaged goods (CPG) maker and early RFID adopter Kimberly-Clark has chosen which EPC Gen 2 RFID smart labels it will use on shipments ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

IBM launches Dublin RFID centre

IBM launches Dublin RFID centre (Source: ElectricNews.net - Dublin,Ireland)

... will be the base for IBM's worldwide asset-tracking Centre of Excellence, staffed with a 25-person-strong Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology team ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

RFID talent pool still shallow

RFID talent pool still shallow (Source: DC Velocity - North Attleboro,MA,USA)

RFID may be getting more attention in the classrooms at major universities, but an insufficiently skilled workforce still threatens to slow deployment of the ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

Sun improves RFID software

Sun improves RFID software (Source: Computerworld Australia - Australia)

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday introduced a new version of its RFID (radio frequency identification) software. Sun Java System RFID ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

UK may try RFID to stop medical gear theft

UK may try RFID to stop medical gear theft (Source: CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA)

The UK's National Health Service is exploring the use of RFID tagging to stop the theft of medical equipment. In the last 12 months ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

UK military to trial enhanced RFID tracking tags

UK military to trial enhanced RFID tracking tags (Source: ZDNet - USA)

These "active" RFID tags will contain a small battery capable of emitting signals that increase the range from which they can be read and the amount of data ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:23 PM | Comments (0)

February 27, 2006

Sybase launches larger-scale version of RFID stack

Sybase launches larger-scale version of RFID stack (Source: Computer Business Review - UK)

By Rhonda Ascierto. Sybase Inc today will launch a new version of its RFID Enterprise software stack that is geared toward large-scale RFID deployments. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:49 PM | Comments (0)

Sybase upgrades RFID software

Sybase upgrades RFID software (Source: Infoworld - Netherlands)

Sybase Inc. on Monday introduced software aimed at helping enterprises analyze and integrate data collected using RFID (radio frequency identification). ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:49 PM | Comments (0)

MARKEM Showcases High-Speed RFID Encoder/Applicator for Production ...

MARKEM Showcases High-Speed RFID Encoder/Applicator for Production ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

27, 2006 -- MARKEM Corporation, now providing solutions for RFID tagging on the production line, is exhibiting the 800 Series high-speed RFID encoder ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:49 PM | Comments (0)

JVC Disc Completes Successful Implementation of HighJump ...

JVC Disc Completes Successful Implementation of HighJump ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... Co. has completed a successful implementation of its HighJump Compliance Advantage radio frequency identification (RFID) solution. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:48 PM | Comments (0)

Consumable Authentication Enabled by SkyeTek's RFID Reader ...

Consumable Authentication Enabled by SkyeTek's RFID Reader ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... Consumables that interface with the product are tagged by their manufacturer with a passive RFID tag which is read and authenticated by a reader embedded in ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:48 PM | Comments (0)

(BW) RFID World 2006 Exhibitor News Distributed by Business Wire ...

(BW) RFID World 2006 Exhibitor News Distributed by Business Wire ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

... 27, 2006--As the official news release distribution service for RFID World 2006, Business Wire will be posting exhibitor news releases on its dedicated news ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:48 PM | Comments (0)

(PRN) Sybase iAnywhere Delivers RFID University Webcasts

(PRN) Sybase iAnywhere Delivers RFID University Webcasts (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

DALLAS, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RFID WORLD -- iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), today unveiled RFID ...

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(PRN) Printronix Strengthens RFID Leadership Position with ...

(PRN) Printronix Strengthens RFID Leadership Position with ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

DALLAS, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RFID World Booth 606 -- Printronix Inc. (Nasdaq: PTNX), the leading integrated supply-chain ...

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(PRN) Sirit Launches Innovative Line of Plug-n-Play RFID Reader ...

(PRN) Sirit Launches Innovative Line of Plug-n-Play RFID Reader ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

RFID WORLD 2006, DALLAS, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:47 PM | Comments (0)

Survey: Skill shortage slowing RFID adoption

Survey: Skill shortage slowing RFID adoption (Source: EE Times Online - USA)

... there's an insufficient skilled workforce to design and deploy radio frequency identification technology strategies, and 80 percent believe RFID adoption rates ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:47 PM | Comments (0)

February 26, 2006

Are Item-Level Tags Up to the Job?

Are Item-Level Tags Up to the Job? (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... One such company in the Kansas City area asked the RFID Alliance Lab, a not-for-profit facility, to test the tagging of cell phones. ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:18 PM | Comments (0)

Warehouse study paves way for RFID trial

Warehouse study paves way for RFID trial (Source: Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand)

The Warehouse expects to pilot RFID technology in a number of its stores this year after a study carried out with the assistance of IBM indicated the much ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:18 PM | Comments (0)

German Clinic Uses RFID to Track Blood

German Clinic Uses RFID to Track Blood (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... extended to blood bank supplies for about 1,000 patients, and works together with another SBS-implemented system to identify patients via RFID-based wristbands ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:18 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Security: A Reality Check

RFID Security: A Reality Check (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... to the EE Times, Shamir told the audience that "a cell phone has all the ingredients you need to conduct an attack and compromise all the RFID tags in the ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:17 PM | Comments (0)

February 25, 2006

Seeburger upgrades Inventory Monitor to aid supply chain ...

Seeburger upgrades Inventory Monitor to aid supply chain ... (Source: Computer Business Review - UK)

... levels at supplier and 3PL logistic warehouses, support for dynamic minimum/maximum levels, supplier scorecarding, and optional integration with RFID middleware ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:07 PM | Comments (0)

Privacy more than skin deep

Privacy more than skin deep (Source: Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA)

... And millions of RFID chips already are in use in the United States to track everything from pets to livestock to research animals to packages shipped by truck. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:07 PM | Comments (0)

Saarbruecken Clinic continues RFID blood bank project

Saarbruecken Clinic continues RFID blood bank project (Source: TMCnet - USA)

(DMEurope Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)DMEUROPE-24 February 2006-Saarbruecken Clinic continues RFID blood bank project (C)2006 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:07 PM | Comments (0)

ways of working and thinking. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID ...

ways of working and thinking. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID ... (Source: InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA)

Plenty of excitement surrounds the advent of RFID, whereby items are tagged and wirelessly tracked throughout the supply chain. It's no mere hype. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:07 PM | Comments (0)

Department of Homeland Security looking to develop super-RFID tags ...

Department of Homeland Security looking to develop super-RFID tags ... (Source: engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA)

An rather alarmist new book on RFID tagging has recently hit store shelves (you can pretty much guess the authors' position on tagging from the title of the ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:06 PM | Comments (0)

February 24, 2006

ReaderWare RFID Technology Helps Ensure Patient Safety Tiomed Srl ...

ReaderWare RFID Technology Helps Ensure Patient Safety Tiomed Srl ... (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

Tiomed Srl, manufacturer of the Bedside Automatic System for Identification and Communication (BASIC), is using RFID reader technology from SkyeTek's ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:05 PM | Comments (0)

Solanco Young Farmers Discuss RFID

Solanco Young Farmers Discuss RFID (Source: SolancoNews.com - Quarryville,PA,USA)

QUARRYVILLE -- The Solanco Young Farmers will meet on Tuesday, February 28, at 7:30, pm to discuss RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification). ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:05 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Support For Dutch Nurses

RFID Support For Dutch Nurses (Source: Wireless Healthcare - Royston,UK)

Allévo Home Care Institute's 700 employees are using the RFID technology to improve the delivery of service to its patients across the Netherlands. ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:04 PM | Comments (0)

Long-range RFID tag seen at any orientation

Long-range RFID tag seen at any orientation (Source: Manufacturing Talk - UK)

Long-range (100m) RFID tag not only has a read/write capability of 8KB, but it has the world's first 360 deg visibility of wireless LED - regardless of tag ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:04 PM | Comments (0)

Philips demos plastic RFID chip

Philips demos plastic RFID chip (Source: MRT (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA)

... electronics directly onto a plastic substrate along with an antenna eliminates the costly assembly steps associated with conventional silicon-chip RFID tags. ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:04 PM | Comments (0)

RFID chosen as a main topic of upcoming CeBIT 2006

RFID chosen as a main topic of upcoming CeBIT 2006 (Source: SocialBC (press release) - Saarbrücken,Saarland,Germany)

The upcoming computer trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, will for the first time feature an "Auto ID/RFID" exhibition section. ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:04 PM | Comments (0)

DoD Plans To Deploy RFID In Operations With 24 Nations

DoD Plans To Deploy RFID In Operations With 24 Nations (Source: InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA)

The Department of Defense said Thursday it intends to move forward on plans to use active radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to support ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:04 PM | Comments (0)

Smart-tek Communications Inc. Completes RFID Tracking Alert and ...

Smart-tek Communications Inc. Completes RFID Tracking Alert and ... (Source: PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA)

... announced today the completion of its RFID tracking and containment system for its parent company, Smart-tek Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:STTK). ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:03 PM | Comments (0)

HP Readying For Second-Gen RFID

HP Readying For Second-Gen RFID (Source: InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA)

Hewlett-Packard uses RFID to identify and track pallets and boxes of various products shipped to some retail distribution centers, and will first switch its ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:03 PM | Comments (0)

(BW) GlobeRanger iMotion Edgeware Platform Achieves SymbolPLUS ...

(BW) GlobeRanger iMotion Edgeware Platform Achieves SymbolPLUS ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

... 24, 2006--GlobeRanger, a leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions, today announced that its iMotion(TM) Edgeware(TM) platform ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:03 PM | Comments (0)

February 23, 2006

RFID Keyboard, safe - RFIDToys...

RFID Keyboard, safe - RFIDToys... (Source: MakeZine.com - USA)

MAKE pal Amal Graafstra's book RFID toys is shipping! The book covers how to build RFID enabled projects and solutions and touches ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:41 PM | Comments (0)

HP Readying For Gen 2 RFID Switch

HP Readying For Gen 2 RFID Switch (Source: TechWeb - USA)

Hewlett-Packard & Co in April will transition to the next generation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology known as electronic product code (EPC ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:41 PM | Comments (0)

Additional RFID Tag Production Capacity Added

Additional RFID Tag Production Capacity Added (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

Marnlen RFiD announced today that its new high-speed RFID label converting equipment is now in production. This state-of-the-art ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:41 PM | Comments (0)

NCR Announces RFID Software Suite

NCR Announces RFID Software Suite (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... 23, 2006--Borrowing the name of its TransitionWorks RFID demonstration centers in Atlanta, NCR is unveiling the TransitionWorks Software Suite, a collection ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:41 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and HID, maker of RFID-enabled smart cards for identification and access control, say they are collaborating on ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:41 PM | Comments (0)

Tagsys: The RFID Medium is the Message

Tagsys: The RFID Medium is the Message (Source: InternetNews.com - USA)

Tagsys introduced The-Package-Is-The-Tag, a system that incorporates an RFID "kernel" into the packaging itself. "We believe this ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:40 PM | Comments (0)

Retailer's RFID trial extended

Retailer's RFID trial extended (Source: VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands)

Marks & Spencer is extending its trial of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on individual products. The high-street ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:40 PM | Comments (0)

Asda confirms plans for trials of RFID

Asda confirms plans for trials of RFID (Source: VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands)

Asda has confirmed plans to begin testing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology later this year. The UK supermarket chain ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:40 PM | Comments (0)

Roex/Pro-X Select ODIN Technologies for RFID Deployment; Roex Inc. ...

Roex/Pro-X Select ODIN Technologies for RFID Deployment; Roex Inc. ... (Source: Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA)

and Pro-X Pharmaceuticals today announced that they have engaged ODIN technologies to deploy RFID to enable greater supply chain efficiency and quality control ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:40 PM | Comments (0)

(BW) MTI to Show New Wide Band RFID Reader Antenna Range at RFID ...

(BW) MTI to Show New Wide Band RFID Reader Antenna Range at RFID ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

By Business Editors. -- MTI Wireless Edge Will Showcase Their New, High Quality, Cost Effective, Wide Band Antenna for RFID Readers Covering the 856-956MHz Band ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:40 PM | Comments (0)

February 22, 2006

RFID: A Voice From Beijing

RFID: A Voice From Beijing (Source: Line 56 News - USA)

We just received an interesting e-mail from James Hatcher, Managing Director of Seeburger (which, among other specialties, delivers RFID middleware) Asia ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

HID and MIT to Address RFID Privacy Issues, Establish Online ...

HID and MIT to Address RFID Privacy Issues, Establish Online ... (Source: Security Sales & Integration - Torrance,CA,USA)

... and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have joined forces to provide a public forum for the discussion of RFID and public policy and to explore ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Seen as Promising, But No "Silver Bullet" for Pharma Industry

RFID Seen as Promising, But No "Silver Bullet" for Pharma Industry (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

... frequency identification technologies are continuing apace in the pharmaceutical industry, but many challenges remain to widespread adoption, and RFID will not ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

RFID, LTD. Expands, Turns to Monster.com for New Employees

RFID, LTD. Expands, Turns to Monster.com for New Employees (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2006--RFID, LTD. (OTC:RFDL) has begun a key employee recruitment campaign with Monster.com, the ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

NCR's Systemedia Division Receives Gen 2 RFID Converting ...

NCR's Systemedia Division Receives Gen 2 RFID Converting ... (Source: WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA)

... a manufacturer of world-class printer consumables, received qualification as a Generation 2 (Gen 2) radio frequency identification (RFID) label converter under ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

Homeland Security Looking at RFID Technology to Track Individuals

Homeland Security Looking at RFID Technology to Track Individuals (Source: Consumer Affairs - USA)

Privacy advocates Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre report that DHS hopes to use "Radio Frequency IDentification" (RFID), a controversial technology that ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

Siemens to extend hospital RFID trial

Siemens to extend hospital RFID trial (Source: UK Comment Wire - UK)

... During the trial, the company fitted all patients with a bracelet containing an RFID chip, which allowed doctors and nursing staff to identify them and access ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

RFID tweaked for item-level tracking

RFID tweaked for item-level tracking (Source: CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA)

Radio frequency ID specialist Impinj has come up with a way to make it easier for manufacturers and stores to put RFID tags on shirts, CDs and other consumer ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

(BW) Wise Media Technology Announces Breakthrough RFID System

(BW) Wise Media Technology Announces Breakthrough RFID System (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

... This new breakthrough RFID system dramatically advances the usage of RFID applications. While wireless RFID tags are becoming ubiquitous ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

(BW) GlobeRanger's iMotion Enables Gen 2 RFID with Partners and ...

(BW) GlobeRanger's iMotion Enables Gen 2 RFID with Partners and ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

... 22, 2006--GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions, will be exhibiting its latest iMotion(TM) Edgeware(TM ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:11 PM | Comments (0)

February 21, 2006

Moving RFID from PowerPoint to reality

Moving RFID from PowerPoint to reality (Source: MMH.com (subscription) - Newton,MA,USA)

That's how much money some experts believe needs to be invested in research over the next five years to move RFID from PowerPoint to reality. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:26 PM | Comments (0)

Impinj Extends GrandPrix Gen 2 RFID Solution to Item-Level Tagging

Impinj Extends GrandPrix Gen 2 RFID Solution to Item-Level Tagging (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its high performance RFID products, announced the ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

Survey finding: RFID set to have impact

Survey finding: RFID set to have impact (Source: MMH.com (subscription) - Newton,MA,USA)

RFID is here to stay. That's the top ... That said, RFID has some important hurdles to cross before it is widely adopted. "Over half of ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

Fast-track Training for CompTIA RFID+ Certification at RFID World ...

Fast-track Training for CompTIA RFID+ Certification at RFID World ... (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

... developed by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) for radio frequency identification technologies, at the upcoming RFID World 2006 ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

RFID: The Flea and Human Implantation In 2006.

RFID: The Flea and Human Implantation In 2006. (Source: NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA)

More stories are published about how RFID Chips are making a market penetration in all areas, including human implantation, something the industry promised ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

Manufacturing Driving RFID In China

Manufacturing Driving RFID In China (Source: Industry Week - USA)

21, 2006 -- China's RFID market maintained a growth of 8.62% in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to a study by Beijing-based Analysys International, an ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

Germany : In RFID, lies the future!

Germany : In RFID, lies the future! (Source: Fibre2fashion.com - India)

Having wide spread applications; from retailers' shelves to monitoring and tracking of material movements, RFID is indeed creating the GenNext revolution ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

RFID tags embedded in Daytona 500 tires

RFID tags embedded in Daytona 500 tires (Source: Mobilemag.com - USA)

Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 during the weekend, and RFID tags were right there with him. In what some would see as a stunning ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

Impinj Adds Item-Level RFID Offerings

Impinj Adds Item-Level RFID Offerings (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... 21, 2006--Seattle-based RFID systems manufacturer Impinj says it is expanding its GrandPrix products, which comply with EPCglobal's ultrahigh-frequency (UHF ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)

Hospital aims to cut operating errors with RFID tags

Hospital aims to cut operating errors with RFID tags (Source: Silicon.com - UK)

A Birmingham hospital is planning to tag patients with RFID chips to improve safety and ensure the correct operations are carried out on the right patients. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:23 PM | Comments (0)

February 20, 2006

Sokymat Launches Anti-counterfeiting RFID Label Designed for ...

Sokymat Launches Anti-counterfeiting RFID Label Designed for ... (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

Sokymat SA, the world's leading supplier of RFID transponders, has developed a 13.56 MHz RFID label specially designed as an anti-counterfeiting tool for ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

Siemens launches RFID system for assembly lines

Siemens launches RFID system for assembly lines (Source: Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands)

Siemens has launched an RFID system, the Simatic RF 300 for use at assembly lines, production lines and conveyor systems. Technically ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

IDC's Simplitrak RFID Technology is Providing Manufacturers with ...

IDC's Simplitrak RFID Technology is Providing Manufacturers with ... (Source: Process & Control Today - UK)

RFID technology is providing businesses with a powerful tool in their efforts to combat counterfeiting. This is timely as the problem ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

State of Chinese RFID

State of Chinese RFID (Source: Line 56 News - USA)

The radio frequency identification (RFID) market in China was 1.6 billion RMB Yuan in 2005, according to new analysis from Research and Markets. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

Healthcare RFID to track blood

Healthcare RFID to track blood (Source: Silicon.com - UK)

The Klinikum Saarbruecken in Germany, which launched a landmark RFID pilot last year to identify patients, is now adding the track-and-trace chips to its blood ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:13 PM | Comments (0)

UPS evaluating rfid for shipping operations

UPS evaluating rfid for shipping operations (Source: Moneyweb - Johannesburg,South Africa)

... Moneyweb journalists. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an integral piece of many industrial applications today. Despite ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

Saarbruecken Clinic adds stocks of stored blood to its RFID pilot ...

Saarbruecken Clinic adds stocks of stored blood to its RFID pilot ... (Source: WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA)

Munich, Feb 20, 2006, Now that blood bank supplies at Saarbruecken Clinic are equipped with RFID chips, patients can in the future be even more confident that ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

DIY RFID?

DIY RFID? (Source: supply chain review - Australia)

An RFID solutions business is offering a do-it-yourself solution for the home handyman (or woman) -- and anyone who needs a smaller-scale RFID portal solution ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and HID collaborate to ...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and HID collaborate to ... (Source: Contactless News - Aldie,VA,USA)

Smart card solutions provider HID has partnered with tech-savvy MIT in Cambridge to facilitate a "dialogue" on RFID security, ID, and privacy issues while ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:12 PM | Comments (0)

Optio Healthcare introduces new RFID solutions

Optio Healthcare introduces new RFID solutions (Source: In-PharmaTechnologist.com - Montpellier,France)

20/02/2006 - Optio Healthcare introduces a new RFID and labelling solution, which allows healthcare facilities to generate thermal, barcode and RFID labels ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:11 PM | Comments (0)

February 19, 2006

In electronic ID tag game, when will you be it?

In electronic ID tag game, when will you be it? (Source: Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA)

... CityWatcher said it was testing radio frequency identification technology -- RFID -- as a way to control access to a room that holds clients' security footage. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:30 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Tags Track Placebos to Pallets in FOSE's RFID Pavilion

RFID Tags Track Placebos to Pallets in FOSE's RFID Pavilion (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

... pallet, case, and commodity, excluding bulk commodities, munitions and explosives, must have a passive Radio Frequency Identification Device or RFID tag. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:30 PM | Comments (0)

P&G RFID Head to Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE!

P&G RFID Head to Keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

This year, RFID Journal LIVE! ... "He completes what is an unprecedented lineup of leading end users who can discuss how RFID is delivering benefits today.". ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:30 PM | Comments (0)

RFID myths debunked

RFID myths debunked (Source: Ferret - Australia)

WITH mass speculation and widespread news swirling around the evolution of RFID standards, it is little wonder that the topic has received a sensationalist ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:30 PM | Comments (0)

A Clarion Call for One RFID Standard

A Clarion Call for One RFID Standard (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... It is a single opportunity, and we should not miss it." (See Metro Calls for Action on RFID Standards.). ... During his presentation at RFID Journal LIVE! ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:30 PM | Comments (0)

February 18, 2006

Loftware Brings Emerging RFID Technology To Pease International

Loftware Brings Emerging RFID Technology To Pease International (Source: PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA)

... leading industry's standards, Loftware offers industry-first innovations in legacy barcode applications as well as next-generation RFID implementations as ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:38 PM | Comments (0)

Deutsche Post leads new logistics venture

Deutsche Post leads new logistics venture (Source: Computer Business Review - UK)

... In initial projects, industry-specific RFID applications will be tested in the supply chains of the partner companies and brought to market. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:37 PM | Comments (7)

an international day against video surveillance

an international day against video surveillance (Source: Infoshop News - USA)

... Government agencies and private security firms also use wiretaps, bugs, GPS transponders, RFID chips, computers dedicated to data gathering, retention and ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:37 PM | Comments (4)

Advanced ID Collaborates On NASCAR RFID Tires

Advanced ID Collaborates On NASCAR RFID Tires (Source: TMCnet - USA)

Advanced ID Corporation, an RFID vendor, has announced that it has been collaborating with Goodyear Vehicle Systems to develop and manufacture the RFID tags ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:37 PM | Comments (0)

BlueBean's DIY RFID: Don't Try This At Home, Kids

BlueBean's DIY RFID: Don't Try This At Home, Kids (Source: TMCnet - USA)

BlueBean, LLC, is now offering what the company describes as "complete RFID development lab kits for anyone who needs a smaller-scale RFID portal product.". ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:37 PM | Comments (0)

February 17, 2006

Hitachi claims smallest RFID chip

Hitachi claims smallest RFID chip (Source: MRT (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA)

Hitachi recently announced the development of a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that the company said is the thinnest and smallest such chip in the ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:44 PM | Comments (0)

RFID shopping bots...

RFID shopping bots... (Source: MakeZine.com - USA)

This robot from NTT Communications in Japan uses RFID tags embedded in the floor to figure out where it is, information about the stores and will carry your ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:44 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Times Publishes RFID Primer for Beginners

RFID Times Publishes RFID Primer for Beginners (Source: I-Newswire.com (press release) - USA)

(I-Newswire) - While companies are scrambling to become RFID compliant, many individuals are still asking themselves, "What is RFID in the first place?" In ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:43 PM | Comments (0)

Testing Time For RFID

Testing Time For RFID (Source: CXOToday.com - Mumbai,India)

Though RFID has been around for several decades, like most new technologies in the market, it has its share of good and bad news. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:43 PM | Comments (0)

RFID may help weed out fakes

RFID may help weed out fakes (Source: Bangkok Post - Thailand)

The Excise Department is preparing to introduce microchips with radio frequency identification (RFID) to replace excise stamps on cigarettes and liquor ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:43 PM | Comments (0)

Philips Produces RFID Tags Using Plastic Electronics

Philips Produces RFID Tags Using Plastic Electronics (Source: Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland,OH,USA)

Scientists at Philips Research (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) created a fully functional 13.56-MHz, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag based entirely on ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:43 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

Omron RFID has announced the release of a new passive EPC Gen 2 RFID tag designed to deliver high performance no matter if it is encoded and read in the United ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:42 PM | Comments (0)

From RSA 2006: Use caution with RFID tags

From RSA 2006: Use caution with RFID tags (Source: SC Magazine - London,UK)

The opportunities afforded by the use of RFID tags are multiplying quickly, but experts are still advising organizations to be mindful of the security and ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:42 PM | Comments (0)

Europe firm, TCS to establish RFID units

Europe firm, TCS to establish RFID units (Source: Andhra Cafe - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India)

The Europe-based Tagsys along with Tata Consultancy Services plans to establish the RFID unit in the country. The companies plans ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:42 PM | Comments (0)

Understanding RFID

Understanding RFID (Source: Line 56 News - USA)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:42 PM | Comments (0)

February 16, 2006

Zebra Announces Widely Available RFID Printer/Encoders, In 39

Zebra Announces Widely Available RFID Printer/Encoders, In 39 (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

Zebra Technologies, the provider of on-demand global printing solutions, announced that its UHF RFID printer/encoders are now available for sale in 39 ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:44 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News with Lantech, Zebra Tech and Two Canadians

RFID News with Lantech, Zebra Tech and Two Canadians (Source: TMCnet - USA)

Other than oases of sanity like Michelle Malkin and Little Green Footballs, there's Six Meat Buffet, which has the top RFID story of the day. It seems on St. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:44 PM | Comments (0)

ITU Eyes Role in RFID Standards

ITU Eyes Role in RFID Standards (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... 16, 2006--More than 100 representatives from professional standards bodies, telecommunications companies, the RFID industry and academia attended a recent ...

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RFID Sees Gains in Health Care

RFID Sees Gains in Health Care (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... At this week's Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference and exhibition in San Diego, Wi-Fi RFID systems providers and hospital ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:44 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Again, Are These Two Are Nuts,

RFID Again, Are These Two Are Nuts, (Source: RedState - Mclean,VA,USA)

do they have any idea what they are getting into? I have said it before and I'll say it again, this is dangerous technology that is being developed. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:44 PM | Comments (0)

RFID tags attackable by your cellphone

RFID tags attackable by your cellphone (Source: engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA)

... with an antenna and digital oscilloscope he was able to quickly familiarize himself with even the bit-for-bit transactions made between readers and RFID tags. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:44 PM | Comments (0)

RFID In Healthcare Workshops

RFID In Healthcare Workshops (Source: Wireless Healthcare - Royston,UK)

A workshop on Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) was hosted by ITU on the14and 15 February 2006, to spotlight the emergence of a so-called "Internet of ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)

Omron touts global RFID tag

Omron touts global RFID tag (Source: Computer Business Review - UK)

By Staff Writer. Omron RFID this week announced a second-generation RFID tag that can be read in all UHF RFID frequency spectrums around the globe. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)

FDA will press RFID adoption for drug integrity

FDA will press RFID adoption for drug integrity (Source: Manufacturer.com - UK)

Lutter is Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning of FDA, and will be the keynote speaker on day two of the 4th Annual RFID World, on March 1, 2006 at ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)

Tagsys, TCS to set up RFID units in Chennai and Hyderabad

Tagsys, TCS to set up RFID units in Chennai and Hyderabad (Source: Business Standard - India)

... very soon. Tagsys designs, manufactures and integrates end-to-end Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure. The negotaitions ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)

February 15, 2006

Sirit Introduces New HF RFID Reader Module

Sirit Introduces New HF RFID Reader Module (Source: Yahoo! News (press release) - USA)

TORONTO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI - News), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, is pleased to ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)

Zebra Touts Wide Availability of RFID Printer/Encoders

Zebra Touts Wide Availability of RFID Printer/Encoders (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

Vernon Hills, IL -- February 15, 2006 -- UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) printer/encoders from auto-ID solutions provider Zebra Technologies are ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)

Cellphones can crack RFID tags

Cellphones can crack RFID tags (Source: SecurityFocus - Cupertino,CA,USA)

... Adi Shamir, professor of computer science at the Weizmann Institute, has explained how a cellphone could be used to attack and compromised all RFID tags in a ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)

Department Of Defense Ups RFID Contract

Department Of Defense Ups RFID Contract (Source: TechWeb - USA)

on Monday said the US Department of Defense (DoD) has increased its radio frequency identification (RFID) II contract from $207.9 million to $424.5 million and ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)

The Business Case for RFID

The Business Case for RFID (Source: CIO Today - Woodland Hills,CA,USA)

Then, in June 2003, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked its 100 top suppliers to affix RFID tags to pallets and cases. Others soon followed ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:34 PM | Comments (0)

Thailand : RFID benefits for apparel industry

Thailand : RFID benefits for apparel industry (Source: Fibre2fashion.com - India)

The progress in implementing new technology of Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) especially in apparel industry is being studied by various sources ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:34 PM | Comments (0)

Crytographer: mobile phone could crack RFID codes

Crytographer: mobile phone could crack RFID codes (Source: Mobilemag.com - USA)

In the wake of an embarrassing two-hour dismantling of an RFID passport, a crytographer known for his success in the field has suggested that mobile phones ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:34 PM | Comments (0)

February 14, 2006

What's the Real Size of the RFID Market?

What's the Real Size of the RFID Market? (Source: Supply Chain Digest - Dayton,OH,USA)

The News: Most public companies with significant RFID-related business have not yet seen much uptick in volumes, according to SEC filings, earnings call and ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:15 PM | Comments (0)

3 Volunteers to embed RFID chips under skin

3 Volunteers to embed RFID chips under skin (Source: Mobilemag.com - USA)

In the first instance of its kind, three Americans have volunteered to test RFID chips by having them inserted under their skin. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:15 PM | Comments (0)

RFID to help women pick makeup

RFID to help women pick makeup (Source: engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA)

Customers visiting Japanese drugstore chain Seijo will soon be able to try on makeup without having to actually put it on, thanks to a new RFID-enabled makeup ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:15 PM | Comments (0)

Click Commerce Reveals RFID Competency Center

Click Commerce Reveals RFID Competency Center (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

... Inc., an on-demand supply chain management solutions provider, today announced the opening of its radio frequency identification (RFID) Competency Center. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

Americans starting to implant RFID chips in humans

Americans starting to implant RFID chips in humans (Source: TMCnet - USA)

(Chicago Tribune (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) CHICAGO _ Say you have a high-security workplace and worry about the wrong people getting in. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

OMRON Introduces the EPC Gen 2 "Wave" Tag for RFID Applications in ...

OMRON Introduces the EPC Gen 2 "Wave" Tag for RFID Applications in ... (Source: Japan Corporate News (press release) - Tokyo,Japan)

Tokyo, Japan, Feb 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON RFID today announced the introduction of the V750 Series Gen 2 (C1G2) "Wave" tag, designed to deliver high ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

Magnadata acquires RFID security labelling company Norprint ...

Magnadata acquires RFID security labelling company Norprint ... (Source: Security Park - Winkfield,UK)

Magnetic and smartcard manufacturer Magnadata has acquired the trade, assets and RFID security labelling products of Norprint Labelling Systems. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

Army Doubles RFID Commitment

Army Doubles RFID Commitment (Source: TMCnet - USA)

The US Department of Defense has increased its RFID II contract value with Savi Technology from $207.9 million to $424.5 million and extended the ordering ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Labels to Account for More Than 85% of Smart Labels Demand in ...

RFID Labels to Account for More Than 85% of Smart Labels Demand in ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

14, 2006 -- The US smart label industry, which includes electronic article surveillance (EAS), radio frequency identification (RFID) and interactive packaging ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:14 PM | Comments (0)

February 13, 2006

RFID enabled inventory tracking hits forklifts

RFID enabled inventory tracking hits forklifts (Source: supply chain review - Australia)

In the emerging world of RFID-enabled inventory tracking, the forklift can become a powerful supply chain information tool. Intermec ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:14 PM | Comments (0)

RFID available anywhere: iAnywhere

RFID available anywhere: iAnywhere (Source: supply chain review - Australia)

iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase -- a global enterprise software company -- has announced the release of RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition. ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:14 PM | Comments (0)

Active RFID - Innovation and Very Rapid Growth

Active RFID - Innovation and Very Rapid Growth (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

Radio frequency identification where there is a power source in the tag is called active RFID. It was something of a backwater, with ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:14 PM | Comments (0)

The Demand for RFID and EMV Technology Applications is Set to ...

The Demand for RFID and EMV Technology Applications is Set to ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

... Key highlight of the study is the rising demand for RFID and EMV technology application by c-store owners shaping the recent retailing business is being ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:13 PM | Comments (0)

RFID-enabled make-up simulator developed

RFID-enabled make-up simulator developed (Source: Computer Partner - Netherlands)

RFID (radio frequency identification) and computer technology could soon make it easier for women in Japan to visualize what different shades of make-up look ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:13 PM | Comments (0)

Click Commerce Unveils RFID Competency Center; Center to Showcase ...

Click Commerce Unveils RFID Competency Center; Center to Showcase ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... CKCM), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, announces the opening of its radio frequency identification (RFID) Competency Center. ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:13 PM | Comments (0)

Pentagon nearly doubles RFID budget

Pentagon nearly doubles RFID budget (Source: United Press International - USA)

... Freedom.". Radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology consists of tags that emit and recieve tiny radio signals. Attached ...

Posted by Harshal at 02:13 PM | Comments (0)

February 12, 2006

RFID Injection Required for Datacenter Access

RFID Injection Required for Datacenter Access (Source: Slashdot - USA)

user24 writes "Security focus reports that RFID injections are now required for access to the datacenter of a Cinncinati company. ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:40 PM | Comments (0)

US group implants electronic tags in workers

US group implants electronic tags in workers (Source: Financial Times - London,England,UK)

... Embedding slivers of silicon in workers is likely to add to the controversy over RFID technology, widely seen as one of the next big growth industries. ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:40 PM | Comments (0)

WJ launches Gen 2 firmware for RFID reader modules

WJ launches Gen 2 firmware for RFID reader modules (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

WJ Communications Inc. has announced the availability of a firmware upgrade to support the EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 standard ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:40 PM | Comments (0)

Intelligent RFID device

Intelligent RFID device (Source: Ferret - Australia)

The new product provides RFID hardware manufacturers with embeddable software components to build ‘smart' readers that include essential security features ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:40 PM | Comments (0)

Chipless RFID - The end game

Chipless RFID - The end game (Source: IDTechEx - Cambridge,UK)

RFID is a powerful enabling technology with ever widening application. However, potentially the largest applications of RFID such ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:39 PM | Comments (0)

Where is RFID's ROI in Health Care?

Where is RFID's ROI in Health Care? (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... Within the broad context of IT innovation, RFID is just one area that shows promise for the future. According to BearingPoint's ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:39 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Journal To Host Academic Event

RFID Journal To Host Academic Event (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

Feb. 13, 2006--RFID Journal announced today that the second RFID Academic Convocation will be held in conjunction with RFID Journal LIVE! ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:39 PM | Comments (0)

February 11, 2006

Impinj and Convergence Systems Announce OEM Licensing Agreement ...

Impinj and Convergence Systems Announce OEM Licensing Agreement ... (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

... whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: semiconductor intellectual property and high performance RFID products, and ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:58 PM | Comments (0)

New plastic RFID tags ‘cost effective'

New plastic RFID tags ‘cost effective' (Source: Trade Arabia - Manama,Bahrain)

Scientists at Eindhoven, Netherlands-based Philips Research have created a 13.56MHz RFID tag based entirely on plastic electronics that will be a less ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:57 PM | Comments (0)

Gadgets Philips Develops Printable RFID

Gadgets Philips Develops Printable RFID (Source: DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USA)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been in the news a lot over the past several months. As technological breakthroughs continue ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:57 PM | Comments (0)

FDA to Update Its RFID Vision

FDA to Update Its RFID Vision (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... 10, 2006--Two years ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endorsed the use of RFID technology, along with other technologies, to help track and trace ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:56 PM | Comments (0)

February 10, 2006

Lantech develops RFID stretch wrapper

Lantech develops RFID stretch wrapper (Source: Louisville Business First - Louisville,KY,USA)

Lantech Inc., which manufactures stretch-wrapping, shrink packageing and palletizing systems has developed an RFID tag-reading capability for stretch wrappers. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:18 PM | Comments (0)

SAF with Savi Tech To Deploy RFID Network

SAF with Savi Tech To Deploy RFID Network (Source: Wireless Insight Asia (press release) - Singapore,Singapore)

... Armed Forces (SAF) has contracted with Savi Technology to deploy Savi's Consignment Management Solution (CMS), which includes an active RFID network that ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:18 PM | Comments (0)

New RFID integrated electronic door locks for Intelligent Building ...

New RFID integrated electronic door locks for Intelligent Building ... (Source: Security Park - Winkfield,UK)

Regional leader in the area of smart card market and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, Soha Sun will be using Servocell's Active Latch ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:18 PM | Comments (0)

RFID, LTD. President Debates SPYCHIPS Authors

RFID, LTD. President Debates SPYCHIPS Authors (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2006--The February issue of RFID Product News magazine has the long-anticipated commentary of RFID, LTD. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)

Millions Required for RFID R&D to Create "Internet of Things"

Millions Required for RFID R&D to Create "Internet of Things" (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

Cambridge, MA -- February 10, 2006 -- Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies will require millions of dollars in research funding over the next ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)

PAXAR Monarch RFID Services

PAXAR Monarch RFID Services (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

Paxar offers several Monarch brand RFID services, most of which are free of charge to its printer, label and tag customers. Paxar ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)

Letter: Plastic RFID in the spotlight

Letter: Plastic RFID in the spotlight (Source: EE Times Online - USA)

Making designs: US chip designers are still the best in the world. But state-of-the-art design in India is approaching the quality ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)

Company requires RFID injection

Company requires RFID injection (Source: SecurityFocus - Cupertino,CA,USA)

Two employees have been injected with RFID chips this week as part of a new requirement to access their company's datacenter. Cincinnati ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)

Letter: Plastic RFID in the spotlight

Letter: Plastic RFID in the spotlight (Source: CommsDesign - USA)

While we at Philips may have to agree to differ with PolyIC over which of us was first to achieve a fully functioning 13.56-MHz RFID tag in plastic (see Feb. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)

RFID production to increase 25-fold by 2010

RFID production to increase 25-fold by 2010 (Source: LabTechnologist.com - Montpellier,France)

10/02/2006 - According to a new report RFID production is to increase 25-fold in four years, buoyed on by the scramble by pharmaceutical manufacturers to ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:16 PM | Comments (0)

February 09, 2006

Intermec and Cascade Collaborate to Create RFID Forklift of the ...

Intermec and Cascade Collaborate to Create RFID Forklift of the ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

... have developed a forklift system that incorporates RFID technology into the forklift's infrastructure, replacing today's cumbersome and inefficient bolt-on ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:27 PM | Comments (1)

Millions Required For RFID Research

Millions Required For RFID Research (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

At last week's RFID Academic Convocation at MIT, leading end users and representatives from academia identified research projects across several industries ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:27 PM | Comments (0)

Hitachi Develops 0.15 x 0.15mm, 7.5µm-Thick RFID IC Chip

Hitachi Develops 0.15 x 0.15mm, 7.5µm-Thick RFID IC Chip (Source: Nikkei Electronics Asia - Hong Kong)

February 9, 2006 -- Hitachi Ltd has developed and verified operation of a 0.15 x 0.15mm, 7.5µm-thick contactless IC chip, claimed to be the smallest and ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:26 PM | Comments (0)

NCR tests own RFID platform

NCR tests own RFID platform (Source: Computerworld Australia - Australia)

NCR will launch programs designed to process the enormous amounts of data associated with radio frequency identification (RFID). ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:26 PM | Comments (0)

SmartCode Corp. unleashes low cost RFID to the $1.32 trillion ...

SmartCode Corp. unleashes low cost RFID to the $1.32 trillion ... (Source: Contactless News - Aldie,VA,USA)

An RFID company has jumped into the contactless payments arena with release of its own contactless payment solution it dubs SmartPay which is designed for ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:26 PM | Comments (0)

RFID - a look under the cover

RFID - a look under the cover (Source: Ferret - Australia)

oding and labelling specialist Matthews Intelligent Identification helped peel another layer of complexity from RFID, with a workshop at AUSPACK 2005 featuring ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:26 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News For 9 February

RFID News For 9 February (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... and tracking products, has announced that QI product engineers are now developing hardware and software components that support RFID-enabled contactless ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:26 PM | Comments (0)

Procter & Gamble on RFID -- Three Categories of Products, Three ...

Procter & Gamble on RFID -- Three Categories of Products, Three ... (Source: Supply Chain Digest - Dayton,OH,USA)

The Story: At the opening of Alien Technology's RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, OH, Feb. 7, Procter & Gamble's Jamshed Dubash ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:25 PM | Comments (0)

Spanish Military Rolls Out RFID

Spanish Military Rolls Out RFID (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... 9, 2006--Over the next six months, the Spanish Armed Forces (SAF) will be installing an infrastructure of RFID interrogators at select Spanish military and ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:25 PM | Comments (0)

February 08, 2006

NCR tests own RFID platform

NCR tests own RFID platform (Source: Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand)

NCR will launch help build programs designed to process the enormous amounts of data associated with radio frequency identification (RFID). ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)

Hitachi develops 'smallest' RFID chip

Hitachi develops 'smallest' RFID chip (Source: Digital Media Europe - Europe)

Hitachi has announced that it has developed and tested what it claims to be the smallest and thinnest RFID IC chip to date. The ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)

RFID to curb street crime in China

RFID to curb street crime in China (Source: iT News - Australia)

China has found a new use for RFID. Officials there plan to use it to stop the theft of manholes. The country's state-run media ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)

Certification Training Offered at RFID Journal LIVE!

Certification Training Offered at RFID Journal LIVE! (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

Feb. 8, 2006--RFID Journal announced today that it has partnered with RFID4U to offer CompTIA RFID+ certification training during RFID Journal LIVE!. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News Roundup for 8 February

RFID News Roundup for 8 February (Source: TMCnet - USA)

Unlike conventional silicon-chip-based RFID tags, plastic electronics RFID chips can be "printed directly onto a plastic substrate along with an antenna ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)

Tagsys Entrusted With RFID for Luxury Vendor

Tagsys Entrusted With RFID for Luxury Vendor (Source: TMCnet - USA)

RFID vendor Tagsys announced today that Geneva-based watchmaking and jewelry company de Grisogono has adopted the company's RFID track and trace solution for ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)

Defining RFID: A review of RFID Forecasts

Defining RFID: A review of RFID Forecasts (Source: IDTechEx - Cambridge,UK)

Several analysts, including IDTechEx, have recently released market research reports covering growth in the RFID industry. To sum ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)

Legal fears hold back RFID adoption

Legal fears hold back RFID adoption (Source: VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands)

Uncertainty over pending legislation means that just 10 medications will be tagged using RFID technology on a large scale in the US during 2006, analysts ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:41 PM | Comments (0)

(BW) QI Systems Inc. Developing Products for RFID-Enabled Smart ...

(BW) QI Systems Inc. Developing Products for RFID-Enabled Smart ... (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

... and tracking solutions, today announced that QI product engineers are now developing hardware and software components that support RFID-enabled contactless ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:41 PM | Comments (0)

Rolls-Royce looks to extend role of RFID

Rolls-Royce looks to extend role of RFID (Source: VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands)

Rolls-Royce is using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track parts used to manufacture military aircraft. The ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:41 PM | Comments (0)

February 07, 2006

PMA to address industry's RFID opportunities and challenges at ...

PMA to address industry's RFID opportunities and c