June 30, 2006

Hive of Activity – RFID Developments

Hive of Activity – RFID Developments (Source: Ferret - Australia)

Everybody is talking about RFID, especially in logistics. ... “There’sa buzz around RFID - you only have to utter the acronym and everybody comes running.”. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:52 PM | Comments (0)

Evolving Price Strategies for RFID Tags

Evolving Price Strategies for RFID Tags (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

As RFID has become increasing commercialized and its application across different markets more pervasive, the price of tags has been the topic of much debate. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:51 PM | Comments (0)

Tesco RFID Trials Hit Bumps

Tesco RFID Trials Hit Bumps (Source: TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA)

... The company may have bitten off more than it could chew, said Peter Harrop, chairman of RFID research specialist IDTechEx. Limitations ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:51 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Industry Activity on the Rise

RFID Industry Activity on the Rise (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

... market research and strategy consulting firm that specializes in a number of retail automation, radio frequency identification (RFID), automatic identification ...

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IDENTEC SOLUTIONS ILR RFID Tag Family — iD Tags

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS ILR RFID Tag Family — iD Tags (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

The iD series is the next generation of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' Intelligent Long Range® (ILR®) active RFID tags. The i-D2 tag provides ...

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Emerging Economies Hold Promise for Mass RFID Tagging ...

Emerging Economies Hold Promise for Mass RFID Tagging ... (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

Palo Alto, CA — June 30, 2006 — The radio frequency identification (RFID) market has witnessed higher interest levels as compared to similar technologies ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:50 PM | Comments (0)

South Korea's RFID market to reach $500M, says report

South Korea's RFID market to reach $500M, says report (Source: EETimes.com - USA)

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's radio frequency identification (RFID market will exceed $500 million this year, a major private RFID-related organization ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:50 PM | Comments (0)

China Post Picks RFID Solution From Symbol, Concord Unity

China Post Picks RFID Solution From Symbol, Concord Unity (Source: EFYTimes - New Delhi,India)

... Symbol Technologies, Inc., an enterprise mobility company, and its premier solutions partner, Concord Unity International Ltd., to supply RFID technology to ...

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Intermec Sees Broader Take Up of RFID Technology

Intermec Sees Broader Take Up of RFID Technology (Source: Nikkei Electronics Asia - Hong Kong)

Intermec Technologies Corp, a supply chain technology vendor offering RFID-related solutions, was one high-profile exhibitor at RFID World Asia, held in ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:50 PM | Comments (0)

Broadcom launches secure RFID

Broadcom launches secure RFID (Source: Computer Business Review - UK)

Broadcom Corp has launched what it claims is the first secure silicon processor with built-in RFID technology that can be used with biometrics, such as ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:50 PM | Comments (0)

June 29, 2006

Aberdeen on Scaling RFID from Pilot to Production

Aberdeen on Scaling RFID from Pilot to Production (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

The challenges of implementing RFID are only just starting to be recognized. Companies working under customer mandates are seeing ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:04 PM | Comments (0)

Broadcom Introduces Secure RFID Chip

Broadcom Introduces Secure RFID Chip (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 29, 2006—Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom, www.broadcom.com, has released a secure chip with RFID technology that offers greater security as well as ...

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Stora Enso joins Parelec's Certified RFID Partner Program as ...

Stora Enso joins Parelec's Certified RFID Partner Program as ... (Source: Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release) - Antwerp,Belgium)

to join Parelec's Certified RFID Partner Program as a strategic partner for RFID antennae paper substrates. This exclusive program ...

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Cost major issue in Novartis RFID trial

Cost major issue in Novartis RFID trial (Source: PackWire.com - Montpellier,France)

29/06/2006 - A Dutch trial of battery-powered radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags in standard medication blister packages, sponsored by Novartis, has ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:04 PM | Comments (0)

RFID: Speaking With One Voice Can Make a Difference

RFID: Speaking With One Voice Can Make a Difference (Source: Rfid.org - Pittsburgh,PA,USA)

This group of companies -- often business competitors -- joined together to deliver a common message: that RFID is delivering benefits today and our industry ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:04 PM | Comments (0)

OMNITROL Networks Simplifies and Accelerates RFID Piloting and ...

OMNITROL Networks Simplifies and Accelerates RFID Piloting and ... (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

OMNITROL Networks Inc., an emerging leader in the RFID industry today announced its pioneering all-in-one, service-oriented edge appliance, the OMNITROL. ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:03 PM | Comments (0)

Demand drives RFID-based gaming chip expansion

Demand drives RFID-based gaming chip expansion (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

... In parallel, GPI SAS is preparing to receive several additional pieces of equipment to serve the needs of the Macau casinos that are purchasing RFID and non ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:03 PM | Comments (0)

RFID provider raises $15 million

RFID provider raises $15 million (Source: EETimes.com - USA)

LONDON — Identec Solutions AG, a supplier of tracking devices based on radio frequency identification (RFID) founded in 1997, has raised $15 million in ...

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RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... California State Assembly's Transportation Committee this week approved SB 433, a bill that would put a three-year moratorium on the use of RFID in driver's ...

Posted by Harshal at 09:03 PM | Comments (0)

June 28, 2006

Tesco takes stock after RFID trials hit problems

Tesco takes stock after RFID trials hit problems (Source: VNUNet.com - UK)

Limitations with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology have delayed a nationwide rollout at supermarket giant Tesco by several years. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:35 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News for 28 June: X-Change, AirGATE, Taiyo Kikai, WJ ...

RFID News for 28 June: X-Change, AirGATE, Taiyo Kikai, WJ ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... an order for delivery of prototype modules and the initial 2,500 scanners for intended installation in a radio frequency identification (RFID)-enabled prison ...

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RFID Systems Integrator ASURYS Shutters

RFID Systems Integrator ASURYS Shutters (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

ASURYS, the RFID division of paper and packaging giant International Paper, shuttered in recent weeks after being shopped around the industry for purchase ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:34 PM | Comments (0)

2 kbit long-range RFID chips offer high-speed data-rate capability

2 kbit long-range RFID chips offer high-speed data-rate capability (Source: Dataweek (press release) - Durban,Eastern Cape,South Africa)

STMicroelectronics, a leader in serial non-volatile memories, now has available two new 2048-bit 'long range' RFID memory products that are fully compliant ...

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RFID, LTD. Forms Alliance with epcSolutions

RFID, LTD. Forms Alliance with epcSolutions (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2006--Leading technology integrator RFID, LTD. (OTC ... SAP). This alliance establishes RFID, LTD. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:34 PM | Comments (0)

Cold Chain and Item-Level Tracking Will Drive RFID Adoption

Cold Chain and Item-Level Tracking Will Drive RFID Adoption (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

By Mark Roberti. June 29, 2006—The University of Arkansas formally opened its RFID Research Center on June 10, 2005. The center ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:34 PM | Comments (0)

AbsoluteSKY Featured in Knobias Stock Report on Retail RFID

AbsoluteSKY Featured in Knobias Stock Report on Retail RFID (Source: PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA)

... Inc. (Pink Sheets:ABSY) was highlighted in the recent front-page article "The Reality of RFID" published by Knobias, Inc. (OTCBB ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:34 PM | Comments (0)

Korean supermart buys into RFID

Korean supermart buys into RFID (Source: ZDNet Asia - Asia)

Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on radio frequency identification (RFID) to understand its customers a tad better. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:33 PM | Comments (0)

Active RFID Systems, Inc. Strengthens Offering; Exhibits at RIDEX ...

Active RFID Systems, Inc. Strengthens Offering; Exhibits at RIDEX ... (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

Active RFID Systems, Inc. (ARS), a leading provider of low-cost ... wrap, or a combination. Active RFID systems, Inc. will be showcasing ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:33 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Progress In Healthcare And Pharmaceuticals

RFID Progress In Healthcare And Pharmaceuticals (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

RFID can help with a wide variety of problems in healthcare from the fact that 10% of patients suffer an “adverse event”; 50% of patients take their ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:33 PM | Comments (0)

Examining RFID's impact on the chemical industry

Examining RFID's impact on the chemical industry (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

... CIDX), a 20-year-old trade association that serves as a chemical industry forum for emerging e-commerce technologies, has published its 'RFID Framing' white ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:33 PM | Comments (0)

June 27, 2006

Symbol Technologies (SBL) Selected by China Post to Supply RFID ...

Symbol Technologies (SBL) Selected by China Post to Supply RFID ... (Source: StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham,MI,USA)

Symbol Technologies (NYSE: SBL) has been selected by China Post to supply RFID technology to track express mail bags within the postal district of Shanghai. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:19 PM | Comments (0)

Broadcom Adds RFID, Targets Biometrics

Broadcom Adds RFID, Targets Biometrics (Source: socalTech.com - Thousand Oaks,CA,USA)

Broadcom has launched a new processor that integrates radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, targeting the biometrics industry. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:18 PM | Comments (0)

New Education Options For RFID

New Education Options For RFID (Source: Industry Week - USA)

June 27, 2006 -- RFID Tribe, an association for RFID professionals, launched a Registered Education Provider (REF) program to provide RFID education seekers ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:18 PM | Comments (0)

Broadcom Develops Processor With Integrated RFID; Privaris Is ...

Broadcom Develops Processor With Integrated RFID; Privaris Is ... (Source: Card Technology - Chicago,IL,USA)

Broadcom Corp., a US-based semiconductor company, says it has introduced a chip with integrated radio frequency identification technology. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:18 PM | Comments (0)

Canada Issues RFID Privacy Guidelines

Canada Issues RFID Privacy Guidelines (Source: Industry Week - USA)

... 2006 -- Last week Ontario 's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, released privacy guidelines for item-level consumer RFID applications and ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:18 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Enabled Manufacturing Grows Dramatically By 2008

RFID Enabled Manufacturing Grows Dramatically By 2008 (Source: Industry Week - USA)

June 27, 2006 -- More than 50% of manufacturers surveyed for the "The RFID Benchmark Series: Scaling RFID Implementations from Pilot to Production" report by ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:18 PM | Comments (0)

New Orleans Library Reopens with RFID

New Orleans Library Reopens with RFID (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... has just been completed and is expected to open to the public on July 5. When it does, all 13,000 books on its shelves will carry RFID tags, which will be used ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:17 PM | Comments (0)

June 26, 2006

RFID Tracking Firm Acquires GPS Logistics Company

RFID Tracking Firm Acquires GPS Logistics Company (Source: techrockies.com - Salt Lake City,UT,USA)

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Alanco Technologies, a provider of RFID tracking for the prison industry, said this morning that it has acquired StarTrak Systems for ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:35 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Training: The Best Hope For RFID ROI

RFID Training: The Best Hope For RFID ROI (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

RFID technology arrived on the scene with all the subtlety of a hurricane and all the stability of that tower in Pisa, Italy. Basically ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:35 PM | Comments (0)

Spray-on RFID chips and surfing for porn, the Israeli way

Spray-on RFID chips and surfing for porn, the Israeli way (Source: CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA)

reporter's notebook TEL AVIV, Israel--Why attach an RFID chip to a shirt, when you can identify the shirt through undetectable, invisible chemicals mixed into ...

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Frying Your Own RFID Tags

Frying Your Own RFID Tags (Source: RedState - Mclean,VA,USA)

RFID tags in our livestock, in our pets, in our licenses, in passports, in food, in clothing and maybe someday in you. It is getting rather excessive. ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:34 PM | Comments (0)

Chemical Industry Studies RFID's Applications

Chemical Industry Studies RFID's Applications (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... made up of more than 80 chemical producers, suppliers, marketplaces and industry consultants, has published a report detailing RFID's potential effect on the ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:34 PM | Comments (0)

UNI's letter to EU Commissioner Viviane Reding on RFID technology ...

UNI's letter to EU Commissioner Viviane Reding on RFID technology ... (Source: Union Network International - Nyon,Switzerland)

Union Network International and UNI-Europa warmly welcome the debate which you have initiated on the development of RFID technology in Europe. ...

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RFID Journal and EPCglobal Canada to Create RFID Canadian Summit

RFID Journal and EPCglobal Canada to Create RFID Canadian Summit (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 26, 2006—RFID Journal, the world's leading RFID media and events company, and EPCglobal Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS1 Canada, today announced ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:34 PM | Comments (0)

Coast Guard secures facilities with biometrics, RFID

Coast Guard secures facilities with biometrics, RFID (Source: GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA)

... Meanwhile, at the Coast Guard’s Fort Lewis, Wash., facility, RapidGate uses both biometrics and RFID to track vendors, said Steven Larson, chief executive ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:33 PM | Comments (0)

Wal-Mart Pet Food Supplier Case Study Completed by RFID, LTD.

Wal-Mart Pet Food Supplier Case Study Completed by RFID, LTD. (Source: TMCnet - USA)

DENVER --(Business Wire)-- June 26, 2006 -- RFID, LTD. (OTC: RFDL) announced today the provision of the finalized case study detailing ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:33 PM | Comments (0)

University of Alaska Anchorage Selects Alien Technology(R) RFID ...

University of Alaska Anchorage Selects Alien Technology(R) RFID ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

Alien Technology Corporation today announced that the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) has selected Alien RFID products and services to supply the Alaska ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:33 PM | Comments (0)

Active RFID advocated for IT asset management

Active RFID advocated for IT asset management (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

The RFID and Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) provider Axcess International has published a white paper detailing a number of successful implementations of ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:33 PM | Comments (0)

June 25, 2006

King's Daughters Expands Its RFID Tracking System

King's Daughters Expands Its RFID Tracking System (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 26, 2006—It's been just about a year since King's Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) in Ashland, Ky., began using six RFID-enabled storage cabinets to keep ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:19 PM | Comments (0)

Week in review

Week in review (Source: San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA)

... Westhues forged the cards using sophisticated software and low-cost, homemade equipment to show the insecurities of existing RFID technology. ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:19 PM | Comments (0)

BATA contracts Sirit for US$5.9m in RFID transponders

BATA contracts Sirit for US$5.9m in RFID transponders (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

RFID technology provider, Sirit, has secured an order valued up to US$5.9 million from the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) in California. ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:18 PM | Comments (0)

Mobilizing RFID Applications

Mobilizing RFID Applications (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... every industry are using mobile devices that can both print and capture data from such media—primarily bar-code labels, but in some cases RFID tags, as well. ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:18 PM | Comments (0)

TagSys steps up library RFID activities

TagSys steps up library RFID activities (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

TagSys has stepped up its involvement in library RFID tagging by providing the item-level infrastructure for a major deployment at the 50,000 sq.foot Shenzhen ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:18 PM | Comments (0)

Hillington to showcase Oracle RFID

Hillington to showcase Oracle RFID (Source: Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK)

Oracle plans to move its European demonstration centre for radio frequency identification tag technology (RFID) to Scotland to take advantage of wireless ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:18 PM | Comments (0)

RFID tags spy on bartenders

RFID tags spy on bartenders (Source: ZDNet - USA)

... The RFID Journal reports that the company has developed the Beverage Tracker system currently tested at a Las Vegas Hotel-Casino which uses tags to keep tabs ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:18 PM | Comments (0)

June 24, 2006

An RFID system worthy of a toast

An RFID system worthy of a toast (Source: NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA)

The spouts, which TI employees attach to every liquor bottle, contain a battery-powered 418 MHz RFID tag and a measuring device. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:59 PM | Comments (0)

June 23, 2006

Monarch® RFID Supplies Solutions

Monarch® RFID Supplies Solutions (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

... We apply that same attention to detail our RFID solutions, making sure the supplies, printers and readers all work in harmony for the most reliable RFID ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:17 PM | Comments (0)

New GRAPHIPLAST® labels withstand temperatures to 580°C

New GRAPHIPLAST® labels withstand temperatures to 580°C (Source: Verivox - Heidelberg,Germany)

... On the S+P exhibition stand (hall 2/stand 2E17), visitors will be presented with new RFID-based warehouse management systems and complete identification ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:17 PM | Comments (0)

TI picks up Sontec as OEM provider for RFID tag

TI picks up Sontec as OEM provider for RFID tag (Source: Telecoms Korea (subscription) - South Korea)

A domestic RFID provider Sontec Inc. signed up World Wide Partnership with world’s leading chip maker Texas Instruments for OEM supply of RFID tags. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:16 PM | Comments (0)

Trend to RFID to grow and grow

Trend to RFID to grow and grow (Source: supply chain review - Australia)

According to statistics from UK-company IDTechEx, 600 million RFID tags were sold in 2005 for all uses. The study, "RFID industry ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:16 PM | Comments (0)

RedPrairie Announces New Warehouse Management Capabilities

RedPrairie Announces New Warehouse Management Capabilities (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

... The capabilities are possible through a variety of technologies, including radio frequency, voice and radio frequency identification (RFID). ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:16 PM | Comments (0)

VeriChip Corporation to Present Its RFID Infant Protection ...

VeriChip Corporation to Present Its RFID Infant Protection ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

BALTIMORE --(Business Wire)-- June 23, 2006 -- VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX), will present its RFID infant protection ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:16 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Tag Balances Privacy and Retailer Interests

RFID Tag Balances Privacy and Retailer Interests (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

... retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers: how to balance consumer privacy protection with the benefits of post-purchase RFID tagging. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:16 PM | Comments (0)

Omron To Sell RFID Products Online

Omron To Sell RFID Products Online (Source: TMCnet - USA)

Omron RFID, a manufacturer of RFID products and an EPCglobal member, has announced that it will expand its marketing channels to "speed and improve customer ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:15 PM | Comments (0)

Tracking Avian Flu and Mad Cow: Is RFID Bringing Safer Food to a ...

Tracking Avian Flu and Mad Cow: Is RFID Bringing Safer Food to a ... (Source: informIT - Old Tappan,NY,USA)

With threats of Mad Cow and bird flu rattling our food chain, can Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ensure a meal without epidemiological regrets? ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:15 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Security Upgrades Needed for Entrance to California From ...

RFID Security Upgrades Needed for Entrance to California From ... (Source: Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA)

... Protection urges San Diego and Tijuana area SENTRI participants who have not yet swapped their old fast pass vehicle transponder for the new RFID decal to make ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:15 PM | Comments (0)

Today's RFID Update

Today's RFID Update (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

Editor's Note: Today's top story is the new pro-privacy RFID tag announced this week from RFIDsec. Silicon Valley-based supply chain ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:15 PM | Comments (0)

June 22, 2006

CIDX(R) Publishes White Paper on Potential Impact of RFID ...

CIDX(R) Publishes White Paper on Potential Impact of RFID ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

... trade association that serves as the chemical industry's forum for emerging eCommerce technologies, today announced the availability of the RFID Framing White ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:47 PM | Comments (0)

Media Providers Entertain RFID's Potential

Media Providers Entertain RFID's Potential (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... During the Tuesday session, RFID technology vendors OATSystems, ADT and VeriSign described different ways supply chain partners in the entertainment industry ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:47 PM | Comments (0)

Philips rolls next-gen RFID chip for libraries

Philips rolls next-gen RFID chip for libraries (Source: EETimes.com - USA)

SAN FRANCISCO — Royal Philips Electronics Wednesday (June 21) introduced a new RFID chip, geared to the library industry, offering enhanced, password ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:47 PM | Comments (0)

OMRON RFID Expands its e-commerce Channel for Tags and Readers ...

OMRON RFID Expands its e-commerce Channel for Tags and Readers ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

Omron RFID (www.omronrfid.com), a manufacturer of a wide range of RFID products and an EPCglobal member, announced today it will expand its marketing channels ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:46 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

AeroScout, a provider of Wi-Fi-based RFID asset-tracking solutions, and Mine Site Technologies (MST), a company specializing in mining-communication systems ...

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RFID, Wi-Max just the tip of seismic shift

RFID, Wi-Max just the tip of seismic shift (Source: Business Edge - Calgary,Alberta,Canada)

... Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips are essentially tiny computers that emit a radio signal, allowing them to talk over a "network" and transmit data ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:46 PM | Comments (0)

ROI in Biospecimen Tracking Thrives with RFID

ROI in Biospecimen Tracking Thrives with RFID (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

... industry study identified biospecimen tracking as the quickest growing area within the life science research and development sector for RFID adoption; that ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:46 PM | Comments (0)

US Senators Initiating RFID Caucus

US Senators Initiating RFID Caucus (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 23, 2006—Two US senators are launching a caucus to provide a forum to discuss the benefits, policy challenges and innovation solutions of RFID. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:45 PM | Comments (0)

New Ontario RFID guidelines emphasize "consumer consent"

New Ontario RFID guidelines emphasize "consumer consent" (Source: itWorldCanada.com - Canada)

Consumer consent must be obtained before personal information linked to a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is collected, used and disclosed, according ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:45 PM | Comments (0)

RFID: What's Old Is New

RFID: What's Old Is New (Source: Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA)

... "RFID is not plug and play. It ... integrator. A read zone is the area that is instrumented directly in the vicinity of a particular RFID reader. ...

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Thai RFID market to be focus of teleconference

Thai RFID market to be focus of teleconference (Source: Business Day, Thailand - Bangkok,Thailand)

... in Asia and Middle East (http://www.frost.com ) will host an analyst briefing teleconference on Thailand's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Market, on ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:45 PM | Comments (0)

June 21, 2006

Canada's New RFID Privacy Rules Could Have the Wrong Effect

Canada's New RFID Privacy Rules Could Have the Wrong Effect (Source: Extreme Tech - USA)

... products can ill afford to accommodate two different standards, and besides, neither Mexico nor the United States has any material privacy RFID rules at the ...

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

Privacy commissioner issues guidelines for RFIDs

Privacy commissioner issues guidelines for RFIDs (Source: Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada)

RFID tags are only tracking products, not people, but Ontario's Privacy Commissioner still wants to make sure they're kept under control. ...

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

WJ Introduces New MPR7050 RFID Reader Module For The Hong Kong ...

WJ Introduces New MPR7050 RFID Reader Module For The Hong Kong ... (Source: IT Backbones (press release) - Emborough,Somerset,UK)

(NASDAQ-WJCI), a leading designer and supplier of RF solutions for the wireless infrastructure and RFID reader markets, today announced the availability of the ...

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

Bank to cut queues with RFID cards

Bank to cut queues with RFID cards (Source: VNUNet.com - UK)

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has this week started testing RFID-equipped payment cards to reduce queues in shops. The bank is ...

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

Intelleflex Corporation Qualifies MTI Antennas for its Long Range ...

Intelleflex Corporation Qualifies MTI Antennas for its Long Range ... (Source: Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA)

Intelleflex Corporation, a leading developer of Long range battery assisted passive RFID technology and MTI Wireless Edge, a leading developer of flat panel ...

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

New CEO looks to take Reva global

New CEO looks to take Reva global (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... Reva's technology uses radio frequency identification (RFID) to help retailers simplify and enhance the way merchandise is tracked through the supply chain. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

BP Tests RFID Sensor Network at UK Plant

BP Tests RFID Sensor Network at UK Plant (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

By Jonathan Collins. June 21, 2006—Last week, BP began a trial of an RFID-based sensor network. The energy provider hopes the pilot ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

RFIDsec Product launch: The first privacy enabled and secure RFID ...

RFIDsec Product launch: The first privacy enabled and secure RFID ... (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

RFIDsec announced the availability of the World's first series of RFID solutions that completely block unauthorized access to a RFID tag. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Funding Tops $175m Over Last 12 Months

RFID Funding Tops $175m Over Last 12 Months (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

At the company's technology conference last week in New York, Bear Stearns released a report on the state of the RFID industry. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

How Can RFID Save Time and Money in Healthcare? BlueBean Offers ...

How Can RFID Save Time and Money in Healthcare? BlueBean Offers ... (Source: MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA)

Hospital and healthcare executives, management and information technology staff will want to be in Indianapolis on June 27, 2006 for a free 'RFID in Healthcare ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:14 PM | Comments (0)

June 20, 2006

AltiusPAR Solutions Maximize Hotels’ Investment in RFID ...

AltiusPAR Solutions Maximize Hotels’ Investment in RFID ... (Source: Hospitality Net)

... for the hospitality industry, today announced that its product offerings are optimized to help hotels manage and make sense of data from RFID technologies. ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:16 PM | Comments (0)

The wide world of sports evolves via RFID

The wide world of sports evolves via RFID (Source: CR80News - Herndon,VA,USA)

The wide world of sports is no doubt one of the sexiest applications for RFID on the horizon, and innovative companies across the globe are rushing into sports ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:16 PM | Comments (0)

Next Level of RFID Compliance: Data Synchronization

Next Level of RFID Compliance: Data Synchronization (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

On June 7th, RFID Update hosted a webinar entitled The Next Level of RFID Compliance: RFID Data Synchronization in which data synchronization was defined and ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:16 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Rules

RFID Rules (Source: CIO - Framingham,MA,USA)

Companies using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on products should always tell their customers and make sure they know whether they can deactivate ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:16 PM | Comments (0)

Canada's New RFID Privacy Rules Could Have The Wrong Effect

Canada's New RFID Privacy Rules Could Have The Wrong Effect (Source: Baseline - New York,NY,USA)

... North American products can ill-afford to accommodate two different standards and, besides, neither Mexico nor the US have any material privacy RFID rules at ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:16 PM | Comments (0)

The death knell for RFID?

The death knell for RFID? (Source: DC Velocity - North Attleboro,MA,USA)

Has RFID's time come and gone? With most technologies, something new and improved inevitably comes along to take its place, and ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:15 PM | Comments (0)

Pharma Groups Commend FDA RFID Report

Pharma Groups Commend FDA RFID Report (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... 2006—Pharmaceutical industry associations have thrown their support behind the recently released US Food and Drug Administration's report on RFID's use in ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:15 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Vendors Rally Around UHF Frequency For RFID Applications

RFID Vendors Rally Around UHF Frequency For RFID Applications (Source: Industry Week - USA)

By Joe White, vice president of product management and tag engineering for Symbol Technologies, Inc.'s RFID Division. June 20, 2006 ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:15 PM | Comments (0)

How to build a low-cost, extended-range RFID skimmer

How to build a low-cost, extended-range RFID skimmer (Source: Help Net Security - Croatia)

Radio-Frequency Identifier (RFID) technology, using the ISO-14443 standard, is becoming increasingly popular, with applications like credit-cards, national-ID ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:15 PM | Comments (0)

Ontario Privacy Commissioner issues RFID guidelines

Ontario Privacy Commissioner issues RFID guidelines (Source: Globe and Mail - Canada)

Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has announced that manufacturers of RFID technology must build privacy into their RFID designs. RFID ...

Posted by Harshal at 10:14 PM | Comments (0)

June 19, 2006

Toshiba Launches First RFID-Ready Printers

Toshiba Launches First RFID-Ready Printers (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

... TEC, a global manufacturer of retail and industrial information systems, today announced the world’s first operational Print-on-Tag RFID solution that will ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:01 PM | Comments (0)

Ontario's privacy commissioner weighs in on RFID issues

Ontario's privacy commissioner weighs in on RFID issues (Source: ITBusiness.ca - Canada)

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Monday introduced RFID guidelines to separate fact from fiction and prepare consumers for the day when they ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:01 PM | Comments (0)

RFID at the World Cup

RFID at the World Cup (Source: Line 56 News - USA)

Part of the reason is that this World Cup is a bonanza for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. There's an RFID chip ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:01 PM | Comments (0)

RFID: Its potential in Latin America

RFID: Its potential in Latin America (Source: BNamericas - Santiago,Chile)

The event organizers this year are using tickets with RFID chips embedded so they can be tracked, with technology provided by US telecoms supplier Avaya (NYSE ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:01 PM | Comments (0)

Reva Systems Appoints World Leader; Advance to global RFID market ...

Reva Systems Appoints World Leader; Advance to global RFID market ... (Source: TMCnet - USA)

--(Business Wire)-- June 19, 2006 -- Reva Systems, an emerging company delivering radio frequency identification (RFID) network infrastructure products that ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:01 PM | Comments (0)

Smart RFID couplings 'best way' to verify fluid line connections

Smart RFID couplings 'best way' to verify fluid line connections (Source: In-PharmaTechnologist.com - Montpellier,France)

... In a presentation entitled "Embedding RFID in Products and Processes," Rick Garber, a six-year veteran at Colder, praised the value of radio frequency ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:00 PM | Comments (0)

Active RFID Drills into Mining Industry

Active RFID Drills into Mining Industry (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

... Australia. The new solution combines AeroScout's WiFi-based active RFID product with MST's Integrated Communications Cap Lamp. Specifically ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:00 PM | Comments (0)

Privacy Commissioner weighs in on RFID

Privacy Commissioner weighs in on RFID (Source: Globe and Mail - Canada)

... stores. An RFID chip can be attached to just about anything. ... wrote. There are no known RFID applications at the item level in Canada. ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:00 PM | Comments (0)

Tower Semiconductor Manufactures Gen 2 RFID Tags For Alien

Tower Semiconductor Manufactures Gen 2 RFID Tags For Alien (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

... independent specialty foundry, today announced that it is the manufacturing supplier for Alien Technology's internally-designed Gen 2 RFID (Radio Frequency ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:00 PM | Comments (0)

3.2 million World Cup tickets RFID chipped

3.2 million World Cup tickets RFID chipped (Source: Silicon.com - UK)

Visitors to the 2006 World Cup may not know it but each and every ticket holder will be carrying an RFID tag. All of the 3.2 million ...

Posted by Harshal at 08:00 PM | Comments (0)

June 18, 2006

RFID Vendors Need a Privacy Strategy

RFID Vendors Need a Privacy Strategy (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 19, 2006—News reports continue to raise fears that RFID will be used to monitor consumers' personal lives. These reports ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:30 PM | Comments (0)

RFID vendors: UHF does work at item level, dammit

RFID vendors: UHF does work at item level, dammit (Source: Manufacturer.com - UK)

A veritable battalion of RFID vendors is championing ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) for item-level tagging, over high ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:30 PM | Comments (0)

EKAHAU DEBUTS THIRD-GENERATION WI-FI TAG

EKAHAU DEBUTS THIRD-GENERATION WI-FI TAG (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... According to BearingPoint Inc.'s RFID in Healthcare December 2005 survey, 42 per cent of US hospitals report that they are planning to adopt an RTLS solution ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:30 PM | Comments (0)

Xerox research aimed at low-cost RFID

Xerox research aimed at low-cost RFID (Source: Globe and Mail - Canada)

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are still too pricey to be used to track individual goods such as toothpaste tubes and soup cans at the supermarket ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:30 PM | Comments (0)

MTU Examines RFID to Keep Its Production Line Rolling

MTU Examines RFID to Keep Its Production Line Rolling (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... a standstill. "Sometimes, there is a problem with C-part availability," says Sebastian Resch, RFID project leader at MTU. "We have ...

Posted by Harshal at 06:29 PM | Comments (0)

June 17, 2006

Growing RFID Adoption Brings IT Challenges

Growing RFID Adoption Brings IT Challenges (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 16, 2006—During the next few years, RFID will transition from a technology affecting the edges of a company's operations to one that'll permeate ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:45 PM | Comments (0)

FDA ruling a boost for RFID

FDA ruling a boost for RFID (Source: TMCnet - USA)

... Last week, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft announced new initiatives to support RFID (radio frequency identification) networks. Sun ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:45 PM | Comments (0)

RFID door

RFID door (Source: MakeZine.com - USA)

Robert writes "An RFID based "key" project I built for my door. The inspiration came when I went to the seminar at the Maker Faire ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:44 PM | Comments (0)

The World Cup Meets RFID

The World Cup Meets RFID (Source: Forbes - USA)

... In addition to RFID [radio frequency identification] tagging, we are into the special lighting of the stadiums as well as high-definition television and ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:44 PM | Comments (0)

June 16, 2006

Special Report: The direction of RFID in China

Special Report: The direction of RFID in China (Source: Interfax.cn (subscription) - China)

Last week, a white paper on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was published in Beijing. The paper was drafted by ...

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

RFID Firm Bullish On Canada Cattle Policy

RFID Firm Bullish On Canada Cattle Policy (Source: Post Chronicle - USA)

MINNEAPOLIS, June 15, 2006 (UPI) -- Minnesota's Digital Angel said Thursday it expected an upsurge in its RFID tag business as Canada extends a program for ...

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

Hitachi Sees Big Future for RFID as Tag Costs Plummet

Hitachi Sees Big Future for RFID as Tag Costs Plummet (Source: E-Commerce Times - USA)

The RFID tag price may be reduced to around 4 cents apiece in the foreseeable future from the current 87 cents, according to Hitachi. ...

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

AT&T Accelerates Adoption of RFID Networks

AT&T Accelerates Adoption of RFID Networks (Source: Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland,OH,USA)

... Calif.), BEA Systems (Brussels, Belgium) and Symbol Technologies (Holtsville, NY) to design and deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) device services ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

AXCESS Active RFID Activator

AXCESS Active RFID Activator (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

The Activator is the cornerstone of the ActiveTag control point architecture. The Activator is a stand-alone transmitter that connects ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

RFID: The Future of Inventory Management

RFID: The Future of Inventory Management (Source: E-Commerce Times - USA)

Having the ability to track materials before they've even reached the manufacturer can save huge capital costs, but RFID and bar codes can also offer savings ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

EPCglobal Releases RFID Value Models for 3 Verticals

EPCglobal Releases RFID Value Models for 3 Verticals (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

... organization EPCglobal US has announced three new "value models" to help companies understand the financial impact of deploying EPC-based RFID solutions within ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)

Intermec IP4 Portable RFID Reader

Intermec IP4 Portable RFID Reader (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

Intermec’s expertise in real-world RFID implementations, combined with its knowledge about building rugged handheld devices, is reflected in the IP4 ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:14 PM | Comments (0)

June 15, 2006

RBS trials contactless RFID-style debit cards

RBS trials contactless RFID-style debit cards (Source: Silicon.com - UK)

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and MasterCard are to trial an RFID-based contactless debit card to replace cash for low-value payments. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:08 PM | Comments (0)

RFID News Roundup

RFID News Roundup (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

The RFID Research Center, a unit of the Information Technology Research Institute in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in ...

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

RFID: Not just the chip that tracks the goods that sell at Wal ...

RFID: Not just the chip that tracks the goods that sell at Wal ... (Source: Globe and Mail - Canada)

While radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has recently captured the spotlight for applications in the retail industry -- such as the inventory ...

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

Jena Hospital Gets RFID From SAP

Jena Hospital Gets RFID From SAP (Source: Wireless Healthcare - Royston,UK)

SAP has announced the implementation of a groundbreaking healthcare solution leveraging SAP software and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology at ...

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

RFID ROI — Not what it seems

RFID ROI — Not what it seems (Source: Kiosk marketplace.com (press release) - Louisville,KY,USA)

Ask someone in the street about RFID and they may say it is tagging prisoners. However, those in the industry generally talk about ...

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

More Findings on Impact of RFID

More Findings on Impact of RFID (Source: University of Arkansas Daily Headlines - Fayetteville,AR,USA)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - RFID technology has the greatest impact on a critical category of products -- those that sell between 7 and 15 units per day -- according ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:06 PM | Comments (0)

Metro's suppliers face deadline on updated RFID standard

Metro's suppliers face deadline on updated RFID standard (Source: FoodProductionDaily.com - Montpellier,France)

... 06/2006 - Germany's Metro Group, a European retail giant, has started using an updated international standard for radio frequency identification (RFID) in some ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:06 PM | Comments (0)

RFID: Time to Lead

RFID: Time to Lead (Source: Rfid.org - Pittsburgh,PA,USA)

... follow, or get out of the way.” These words, often repeated to me by my father, quite succinctly state the choice that those in the business of RFID have to ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:06 PM | Comments (0)

RFID firm bullish on Canada cattle policy

RFID firm bullish on Canada cattle policy (Source: United Press International - USA)

MINNEAPOLIS, June 15 (UPI) -- Minnesota's Digital Angel said Thursday it expected an upsurge in its RFID tag business as Canada extends a program for ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:06 PM | Comments (0)

Dr. Dale Blasi, RFID and Food Animal Identification

Dr. Dale Blasi, RFID and Food Animal Identification (Source: Rfid.org - Pittsburgh,PA,USA)

RFID Connections interviewed Dr. Dale Blasi, a state Beef Specialist at the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University (and Manager ...

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

Paxar RFID printer/encoder set for BizTalk RFID

Paxar RFID printer/encoder set for BizTalk RFID (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

As a result, its Monarch 9855 RFID printer/encoder will work with Microsoft's BizTalk RFID system. This compatibility helps ensure ...

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

June 14, 2006

Wal-Mart Canada Ready to Test Controversial RFID Tags

Wal-Mart Canada Ready to Test Controversial RFID Tags (Source: Centre Magazine - Toronto,Ontario,Canada)

Wal-Mart Canada is set to test this fall its controversial new technology that can track products from the supplier to the store, in an attempt to ensure that ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:37 PM | Comments (0)

Gemini, Wal-Mart in RFID talks

Gemini, Wal-Mart in RFID talks (Source: Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India)

If negotiations succeed, it will be a big boost to Gemini, which is setting up a new RFID plant at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. Talking ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:37 PM | Comments (0)

Sirit Partners with Microsoft on RFID

Sirit Partners with Microsoft on RFID (Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert,AZ,USA)

Toronto — June 14, 2006 — Sirit Inc., a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) technology, announced a ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:37 PM | Comments (0)

Pharmaceuticals Slowly Adopting RFID To Protect Prescription Drug ...

Pharmaceuticals Slowly Adopting RFID To Protect Prescription Drug ... (Source: InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA)

... Many of the top ten drug manufacturers either have deployed radio frequency identification (RFID) projects, or are in the process. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:37 PM | Comments (0)

Tower set to make RFID chips for Alien

Tower set to make RFID chips for Alien (Source: EETimes.com - USA)

and Alien Technology Corp., a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, are developing a General 2 RFID integrated circuit that is scheduled to ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:37 PM | Comments (0)

RuBee protocol overcomes RFID shortcomings

RuBee protocol overcomes RFID shortcomings (Source: engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA)

Just when you thought you were safe from RFID-snooping technology, a new contactless transmission system comes along that promises to make your lead-lined ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:36 PM | Comments (0)

RFID to the Rescue: Boeing Uses RFID to Reduce Costs

RFID to the Rescue: Boeing Uses RFID to Reduce Costs (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

... Boeing and its supply base have decided to use RFID as the technology to help track parts from manufacture to installation and beyond to maintenance and repair ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:36 PM | Comments (0)

RFID-Enabled Phones Assign Work to Airport Crew

RFID-Enabled Phones Assign Work to Airport Crew (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

By Jonathan Collins. June 14, 2006—At Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, a combination of mobile phone and RFID systems is helping improve airport operations. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:36 PM | Comments (0)

No RFID mandate for US drugs - yet

No RFID mandate for US drugs - yet (Source: Silicon.com - UK)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stopped short of mandating the use of RFID to trace pharmaceuticals in the supply chain - but the move could soon ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:36 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Implementation Is an Art

RFID Implementation Is an Art (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

June 14, 2006—RFID technology may be ready for deployment, but according to Neco Can, it also requires a good deal of ingenuity and support to implement. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:35 PM | Comments (0)

June 13, 2006

FDA To Require Drug Tracking Via RFID

FDA To Require Drug Tracking Via RFID (Source: CIO Today - Woodland Hills,CA,USA)

... The FDA believes that radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is the most promising way to track drugs as they move through the supply chain. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:21 PM | Comments (0)

RFID wireless tags face hurdles

RFID wireless tags face hurdles (Source: What PC? - UK)

I’m at a GoCordless.com seminar in London on RFID wireless tags, and I’m warming to the Clark-Kent-without-the-tie presenter, Neil Salton. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:21 PM | Comments (0)

Cathexis’ Bluetooth RFID Pen, IDBlue, Fully Supports Microsoft

Cathexis’ Bluetooth RFID Pen, IDBlue, Fully Supports Microsoft (Source: RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA)

Cathexis Innovations Inc. (www.cathexis.com) announced it will offer full integration of its Bluetooth RFID reader, IDBlue™, with Microsoft BizTalk RFID. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:21 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Worker Management Lands at Helsinki Airport

RFID Worker Management Lands at Helsinki Airport (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

IBM, Nokia, and Finnair have teamed up to deploy an innovative RFID-based worker efficiency system at the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:20 PM | Comments (0)

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER INTRODUCES BILL TO ENCOURAGE USE OF RFID

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER INTRODUCES BILL TO ENCOURAGE USE OF RFID (Source: Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA)

The RFID industry, not content to send out paid lobbyists to destroy every RFID labeling bill that comes along, is now apparently encouraging government ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:20 PM | Comments (0)

Hoboken RFID Eases Parking, Worries Privacy Activists

Hoboken RFID Eases Parking, Worries Privacy Activists (Source: Baseline - New York,NY,USA)

... To better get a handle on the situation, Hoboken officials installed in 2005 tiny, passive UHF [ultra high frequency] RFID chips in all newly issued parking ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:20 PM | Comments (0)

Coming Soon: China's RFID White Book

Coming Soon: China's RFID White Book (Source: Industry Week - USA)

June 13, 2006 -- Drafted by the Ministry of Information Industry and 14 other ministries, the China RFID Technology and Policy White book will be released in ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:20 PM | Comments (0)

Medical-Tube Couplings Get RFID Technology

Medical-Tube Couplings Get RFID Technology (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... Paul, Minn., manufacturer of connectors and fittings for flexible tubing, has added RFID technology to its subminiature (SMC) couplings. ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:19 PM | Comments (0)

ValueCentric's Clowers to Speak on RFID at ASAP's 2006 Midyear ...

ValueCentric's Clowers to Speak on RFID at ASAP's 2006 Midyear ... (Source: Market Wire (press release) - USA)

... performance analytics to the pharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce that Lisa Clowers, Vice President, Market Development, will speak on RFID at this ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:19 PM | Comments (0)

Another win for RFID; FDA calls for drug pedigree

Another win for RFID; FDA calls for drug pedigree (Source: DC Velocity - North Attleboro,MA,USA)

The US government has done its part to give RFID a boost this month. Two weeks ago, the Department of Defense awarded a $14 million ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:19 PM | Comments (0)

TAGSYS develops two new RFID readers

TAGSYS develops two new RFID readers (Source: In-PharmaTechnologist.com - Montpellier,France)

13/06/2006 - TAGSYS have developed two new item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) readers that it claims will improve pharmaceutical inventory ...

Posted by Harshal at 03:19 PM | Comments (0)

June 12, 2006

FDA Okays RFID

FDA Okays RFID (Source: Line 56 News - USA)

... Administration (FDA) and its Counterfeit Drug Task Force have issued recommendations for the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:52 PM | Comments (0)

World cup spurs RFID kick-off

World cup spurs RFID kick-off (Source: CIOL - Bangalore,India)

... June 9. Besides the hot favorites, the world's most popular event also features large-scale implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:51 PM | Comments (0)

Subminiature coupling incorporates RFID

Subminiature coupling incorporates RFID (Source: Manufacturing Talk - UK)

... Products, a leading provider of quick disconnect couplings, now offers a subminiature coupling incorporating radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:51 PM | Comments (0)

Wisconsin Law Bars Forced RFID Implants

Wisconsin Law Bars Forced RFID Implants (Source: Computerworld - USA)

... Computerworld) -- Wisconsin this week will become one of the first states to ban the forcible implantation of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:51 PM | Comments (0)

Hoboken RFID-enables Its Parking Permits

Hoboken RFID-enables Its Parking Permits (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... The officers are now armed with handheld RFID interrogators (readers), and are using them to scan UHF RFID tags embedded in city-issued resident parking permits ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:51 PM | Comments (0)

RFID to provide privacy protection compliance

RFID to provide privacy protection compliance (Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK)

Axcess International has announced a system for managing and securing computer assets which hold privacy data, based on its ActiveTag RFID solution, and ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:51 PM | Comments (0)

RFID tags: driving toward 5 cents

RFID tags: driving toward 5 cents (Source: IT Business Net - Newport Beach,CA,USA)

By Charles J Murray, STAFF. (EDN) _ Makers of RFID chips and so-called inlays, which include the chip, antenna, and substrate, have been trying for years to ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:50 PM | Comments (0)

What the FDA Announcement Means for RFID

What the FDA Announcement Means for RFID (Source: RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USA)

Friday's announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration caused a stir throughout the RFID industry and the business technology press generally. ...

Posted by Harshal at 07:50 PM | Comments (0)

June 11, 2006

Long-delayed FDA drug-tracking law starts in December

Long-delayed FDA drug-tracking law starts in December (Source: Houston Chronicle - United States)

... The FDA became an advocate for radio frequency identification, or RFID, after major consumer retailers such as Wal-Mart, manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:59 PM | Comments (0)

A Graphic Argument for RFID Labels

A Graphic Argument for RFID Labels (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... By allowing CPG manufacturers to mark kraft shipping cases with a single RFID label—corner-applied to two adjacent panels—retailers would have a flexible ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:59 PM | Comments (0)

RFID Brings Order to a Chaotic Office

RFID Brings Order to a Chaotic Office (Source: RFID Journal - USA)

... Faced with chaos, Hefren turned to RFID to organize FSU's immense filing system. Given this system, it's no surprise files were often lost. ...

Posted by Harshal at 05:59 PM | Comments (0)

June 10, 2006

Privacy protection paramount with RFID

Privacy protection paramount with RFID (Source: London Free Press - Canada)

... RFID has practical applications that can be of benefit to consumers, businesses and government, but also raises privacy concerns when its use enables parties ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:29 PM | Comments (0)

Smart Dust Stalked Zarqawi

Smart Dust Stalked Zarqawi (Source: Strategy Page - USA)

... This is similar to stuff like RFID, smart cards, EZ Pass and those rice grain size tracking devices you can have injected into your pets. ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:29 PM | Comments (0)

Government pushes logistics development

Government pushes logistics development (Source: People's Daily Online - Beijing,China)

... supervision and tracking of goods and services in China will be enhanced by a government push to develop Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in ...

Posted by Harshal at 04:29 PM