February 25 - March 3, 2007

News from March 3, 2007

• Sports Video Group Deploys OATSystems Solution for Super Bowl RFID ...
  dBusinessNews New York (press release) - New York, NY, USA
  Porter added, "SVG's membership has urged us to explore the usage of RFID auto identification technology to track the rental equipment that is delivered on ...
• Black Hat RFID controversy has bloggers up in arms
  SearchSecurity.com - Needham, MA, USA
  This week in Security Blog Log: Infosec pros slam HID Corp., the firm that tried to quash a Black Hat presentation on flaws in its RFID technology, ...
• RFID Enhances Supply Chain Management for Automotive Parts at ...
  Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
  Starting in March 2007, Glovis will begin receiving RFID-tagged boxes of automotive parts from more than 200 suppliers to Hyundai/Kia Motors. ...
• Activists Claim Success: No RFID Chips Required in Driver's ...
  Government Technology - Folsom, CA, USA
  No state currently uses RFID, an automatic identification method that relies on storing and remotely retrieving data using radio waves. ...
• RFID: Checking The Pulse By Marc R. Doyon, Quatred
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  That used to happen all the time when I spoke about my work with RFID. However, within the past year, I’ve noticed a change. ...
• RFID Embedded Shoes Stop the Thieves
  Gizmodo.com - Budapest, Hungary
  Rather than installing more cameras, or using those ink-exploding things, Reno will be embedding RFID tags in all of their shoes. The RFID tags will be able ...

News from March 2, 2007

• Blackhat Blackballed: RFID vs Researchers
  Zone-H - Tallinn, Estonia
  In a move similar to the Lynn vs Cisco scandal of 2005, security firm IOActive is being blocked to give their presentation on RFID security at the upcoming ...
• Shipments of Sony's Felica RFID chip hit 200 million
  Reseller News - New Zealand
  Shipments of smart cards and cell phones containing Sony Felica RFID chip have hit 200 million, the company said. In the last five years the chip has become ...
• Develop Without Hardware Using RFID Anywhere Data Simulation
  IT Reseller Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  As with any application or system, testing is a necessary stage in the development of an RFID project. Unfortunately, physical RFID hardware is not only ...
• Anticipating ROI, Rewe Expands Its RFID Deployment
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  March 1, 2007—German retailer Rewe has moved out of a major testing phase and into day-to-day operations with RFID-tagged pallets at its distribution center ...
• RFID News: Does RFID Have Issues
  Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
  From some viewpoints, it's been pretty much all good on the radio frequency identification (RFID) front as retailers such as Metro in Germany and Wal-Mart ...
• EC Spectrum Decision Expected to Boost UWB RFID Adoption
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  The EC decision designates the frequency bands of 3.4 to 4.8 GHz and 6 to 8.5 GHz for use by UWB RFID tags and interrogators, as well as for other ...
• RFID restriction laws considered in Washington state
  Kiosk marketplace.com (press release) - Louisville, KY, USA
  InformationWeek: Washington state lawmakers are considering restrictions on RFID technology. State Rep. Jeff Morris has introduced an Electronic Bill of ...
• Coalition for Luggage Security comments on RFID
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Technology such as RFID is attempting to solve the problems inherent in the current bar-code-based systems. However, the replacement of one faulty system ...

News from March 1, 2007

• Lawmakers working to ban hacked RFID door cards
  InfoWorld - San Francisco, CA, USA
  There's already an RFID security brouhaha brewing in Washington, and if some people have their way, it won't be the last legal fight waged in the nation's ...
• Wal-Mart Sticking to Its RFID Guns
  TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
  They say that RFID was never about just cutting costs but about boosting revenue by making sure that store shelves stay fully stocked. ...
• Vitamin maker adopts RFID to improve operations
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  The US-based vitamins and nutritional supplement maker Schiff Nutrition has teamed up with IBM and OATSystems to implement an RFID pilot project to better ...
• RFID wanted in stores & at home - if it works
  Thewisemarketer.com (subscription) - UK
  Canadian internet users say they are ready to embrace RFID technology, not only in their grocery stores but also in their homes, with their main fears ...
• Fourth-Busiest Port in the Country Embraces RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Miller notes that one major shipper using the port had expressed an interest in employing Savi RFID tags to track its shipments throughout the South ...
• RFID inside
  IEEE Spectrum - New York, NY, USA
  With the proliferation of radio-frequency identification technology and the recent, but increasing, use of implantable RFID chips in humans, we may already ...
• Wayport to Distribute PanGo's RFID Asset Tracking Solution for ...
  Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release) - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  Medical RFID deployments are becoming a top priority in many hospitals worldwide. From biomedical equipment to key personnel, quickly locating and ...

News from February 28, 2007

• Security researcher gagged by RFID maker
  IT Week - London, UK
  Security consultancy firm IOActive has cancelled a planned RFID hacking demonstration at the Black Hat security show in Washington this week after pressure ...
• West Jefferson Medical Center Deploys Wi-Fi-based RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  28, 2007—Amid the reconstruction of New Orleans, one of the city's hospitals is installing an RFID-based real-time locating system (RTLS) to help it track, ...
• Kodak's RFID Moment
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  28, 2007—RFID tags might someday be affixed to pills and then used to monitor the medicine once it is swallowed, according to a patent filed earlier this ...
• Legal threats scuttle RFID flaw demo
  SecurityFocus - Cupertino, CA, USA
  A security researcher scheduled to present information on issues with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology at the Black Hat Federal conference ...
• Ingram Micro poised to launch own RFID team
  Computing - London, UK
  Distribution giant Ingram Micro is on the verge of abandoning its search for a UK acquisition target in the Radio Frequency ID (RFID) space and is leaning ... See all stories on this topic
• The Death of the 'Six Months Rule' for Retail RFID Strategy
  CR80News - Herndon, VA, USA
  Since 2004, Wal-Mart’s commitment to the technology has certainly been a driving force for the entire RFID market. And the well-reported work of the ...
• South by Southwest (SXSW) Festivals Use Precision Dynamics' Smart ...
  SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
  SXSW implemented PDC RFID solutions for the fourth consecutive year to automate admissions, prevent counterfeits, and improve attendees' overall experience. ...
• RFID Delivery Van: SAVR Develops RFID-Enabled Smart Delivery Van
  Retail Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  SAVR Communications has developed an RFID-enabled smart delivery van for a leading shipping and logistics provider. This proof-of-concept vehicle, ... See all stories on this topic
• Battle brewing over RFID chip-hacking demo
  InfoWorld - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Paget's talk will address widespread security issues with the implementation of RFID in proximity cards that are sold by HID and other companies and that ...
• Cogiscan Developing RFID Labels to Automate Electronics Manufacturing
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  27, 2007—Cogiscan, a maker of material-tracking systems for manufacturing, is partnering with several companies on an RFID project to help spur the use of ...
• Consumers to embrace RFID, if it works properly
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Canadian Internet users are ready to embrace RFID technology, not only in their grocery stores but also in their homes, with their main fear having changed ... See all stories on this topic
• Manufacturers Worldwide See Growing Value in RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  26, 2007--Manufacturers worldwide are increasing their spending on RFID at a slow but steady pace, according to a survey conducted by Manufacturing Insights ...
• IntelliDOT(TM) Corporation Announces RFID Capabilities at HIMSS 07
  Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle, NY, USA
  The coexistence of barcode and RFID capabilities at the point of care is noteworthy for its ability to increase nurse efficiency and streamline patient ...
• RFID experimentation kit
  Coolest Gadgets - Newburry, Berkshire, UK
  If you look around, we’ve written a few posts on various RFID gadgets, but I have to say, this next one is my favorite. And no, the RFID experimentation kit ...
• Hitachi Unveils RFID Tag Smaller Than Speck of Dust
  FOX News - USA
  Hitachi Ltd. (HIT), a Japanese electronics maker, recently showed off radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips that are just 0.002 inches by 0.002 ...
• AeroScout Launches T3 Series Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Tag
  DirectionsMag.com (press release) - Glencoe, IL, USA
  AeroScout develops complete Active RFID solutions for a range of industries, and has successfully provided high-value installations with thousands of tags ...
• Huhtamaki installs RFID for inventory tracking
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  An RFID-ready system using automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) software from NCR, although not currently RFID-enabled, is now helping global ...
• RFID Talk Ripped From Black Hat Schedule
  CRN - Manhasset, NY, USA
  based maker of RFID proximity card and next-generation contactless smart card systems. The paper outlined security weaknesses in proximity badge systems. ...

News from February 27, 2007

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News from February 26, 2007

• Zebra acquire RFID asset tracking solutions company
  Australasian Transport News (subscription) - Australia
  Zebra Technologies Corporation have completed the acquisition of WhereNet Corp, a leading global provider of active radio frequency identification (RFID) ...
• Ingram Micro USA to sell Speedway RFID readers
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  The US-based UHF Gen 2 RFID chip and reader provider Impinj has announced an agreement with technology distributor Ingram Micro to distribute its Speedway ...
• Understanding the Wal-Mart Reality
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  26, 2007—As I was researching my article on Wal-Mart last week (see Wal-Mart, Suppliers Affirm RFID Benefits), I learned two things in particular that I ...
• RFID: Looking Beyond the Retail Promise
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  26, 2007—The year 2006 witnessed mixed reactions within the RFID industry. The initial optimism generated by retail-driven mandates failed to translate into ...
• RFID and the Arts
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Pondering its options, the museum decided that RFID technology, which helps eliminate the need for costly and intrusive wiring, should play a key role in ...
• Radio revolution
  Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
  TO most people, RFID (radio frequency identification) sounds like just one more bit of technical jargon – for now, that is. ...

News from February 25, 2007

• Hitachi Creates Paper-Thin RFID Tags
  TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
  Though the accomplishment is a "sign of innovation in the market," according to Michael Liard, research director of RFID at ABI Research, "we are still ...
• Belgium : EU RFID FORUM 2007
  Fibre2fashion.com - India
  The academic stream is part of a series of meetings of the "RFID Academic Convocation", driven by the Auto-ID Labs that are being organised around the world ...
• RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION RFID TAGS IMPLANTATION VERICHIP ...
  Newswise (press release) - USA
  The technology of radio frequency identification, or RFID, caught his eye, and it wasn't long before he found himself sitting in a doctor's office, ...