March 4 - 10, 2007

News from March 10, 2007

• Apple Patent Uses RFID for Home Networking
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Unwired View has uncovered a patent filed by Apple for a system which uses RFID to simplify the process of setting up and configuring a wireless home ...
• RFID Solutions For Field Service
  openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
  While many of these service organizations are now using mobile devices for dispatch and collecting some service information, RFID technology offers a ...
• Apple applies for RFID networking configuration patent
  Ars Technica - Boston, MA, USA
  In addition to the lanyard electronics application published this week, the USPTO has also published an Apple patent application for RFID networking ...
• Schwarzenegger urged to repeal RFID bill
  TUV Product Service - Fareham, Hampshire, UK
  The use of radio frequency identification (RFID) in the US has hit the headlines as California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is urged to veto a bill ...
• Bassett Industrial sees benefits with RFID solution
  Reliable Plant Magazine - Tulsa, OK, USA
  Bassett went ahead with the installation of the CribMaster AccuPort, WinWare's RFID portal system. The Accu-Port offered a regulated solution for their tool ...
• ProAction HR and Academia RFID Supplying the Demand
  Newswire Today (press release) - London, UK
  ProAction HR has moved to power Academia RFID’s recruitment and placement services by offering a global network of skilled RFID, IT and Engineering ...
• Intel Launches UHF RFID Reader Radio Chip
  Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  Santa Clara, CA — March 9, 2007 — Intel Corporation his week introduced a radio frequency identification (RFID) radio chip intended to beef up the ...
• Imation RFID System Tracks Storage Media
  CRM Buyer - USA
  Imation has announced a new RFID-based tracking technology to keep tabs on removable data storage media. DataGuard rf is a first-of-its-kind storage ...
• RFID Expert metraTec Presents Multiplexer Product Family with up ...
  openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
  With seven different product versions, metraTec has the world’s largest product spectrum for RFID multiplexers. The devices are meant to enable users to ...

News from March 9, 2007

• Imation Announces RFID Solution for Tracking Data Tapes
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  With DataGuard rf, these managers would use either handheld or fixed-position RFID interrogators to read the volser encoded to an RFID inlay, complaint with ...
• Apple may turn to RFID tags for easy Wi-Fi setup
  Apple Insider - Pennsylvania, AL, USA
  Apple Inc. may turn to RFID tags to simplify Wi-Fi networking of its next-generation Mac and consumer electronics devices, a recent patent filing has ...
• CAEN RFID Releases Its First UHF Reader Based On Intel UHF RFID ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Intel Corporation and CAEN RFID, leading provider of electronic instrumentation for radio frequency identification, announce a further step ahead of a ...
• RFID Printer: Printronix Introduces SL4M UHF RFID Printer Encoder ...
  Retail Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  It is interoperable with Printronix’s MP2 family of high-performance SL5000r RFID printers and SLPA8000r RFID printer applicators. ...
• Another strike for RFID security
  InfoWorld - San Francisco, CA, USA
  There's been quite a bit of controversy brewing over the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies of late, with security researchers ...
• RFID supply chain revolution
  FoodProductionDaily-USA - Montpellier, France
  RFID has long been touted as the future of logistics for all companies by allowing retailers and suppliers to track and trace goods throughout the supply ...
• RFID Aids Records Management
  IDM.net.au - Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia
  March 9, 2007: 2007 looks to be the year of RFID, with yet another vendor coming announcing a tracking system, this time for records management. ...
• DoD Compliance: RFID, UID, And Wide Area Workflow
  GovCon (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA
  RFID (radio frequency identification) is a technology that is being applied to the DoD supply chain for a simple reason: no human intervention is needed to ...
• At RFID Connect: Worker Shortage Could Hinder RFID Adoption
  TMCnet - USA
  At the recent Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Connect Asia 2007 conference in Singapore, the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) ...

News from March 8, 2007

• Intel set to ship compact RFID reader chip
  Computerworld Malaysia - Malaysia
  Intel has unveiled a low-cost, compressed chip that the company says can cut the costs of buying and using radio frequency identification (RFID) readers. ...
• State of Washington state Considering Restrictions on RFID Technology
  Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
  A Washington state lawmaker has introduced an “Electronic Bill of Rights” that would put significant restrictions on the use of RFID in an effort to protect ...
• DHS Nixes RFID Use for Border Program
  TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
  The RFID-tagged documents were to be scanned as the visitors passed through a border crossing, and their exit from the
• Label printer supports wide RFID range
  FoodProductionDaily-USA - Montpellier, France
  3/6/2007 - A new label printer supports the widest range of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in the industry, claims its manufacturer. ...
• Wal*Mart Data Synchronization and RFID requirements met by ...
  openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
  Great Falls, VA – epcSolutions, Inc. the worlds most installed Wal*Mart RFID solutions provider announces a new product to offer data synchronization ...
• What the experts say about RFID
  Computing - London, UK
  RFID is the beginning of a new digital revolution, where the whole physical environment will be one big internet. Many physical objects will be tagged with ...
• Focus on: radio frequency identification (RFID) technology
  OutSourcing-Pharma.com - Montpellier, France
  07/03/2007 - In-PharmaTechnologist takes an indepth look at the new radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that will soon revolutionise ...
• DHL Demos RFID-Enabled Delivery Van
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  March 6, 2007—Global courier DHL has unveiled a prototype of an RFID-enabled van using software and hardware provided by SAVR Communications. ...
• RFID FAILS TO DELIVER, SAYS SARA LEE'S CIO
  SearchCIO.com - USA
  CIO George Chappelle said he believes radio frequency identification (RFID) supply chain technology isn't mature enough to deliver benefits to consumer ...
• RFID Traveling Blues
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  Last week, as I sat on the tarmac at Washington’s Reagan National airport, following the AIM Showcase and the first event supporting the RFID Caucus in ...

News from March 7, 2007

• Universal Guardian's Department of Defense Approved TAGeasy RFID ...
  ClickPress (press release) - UK
  Simply sign-up for a secure on-line account, enter the shipping details, and TAGeasy(tm) programs and prints the supplier's customized RFID labels at our ...
• Intel set to ship compact RFID reader chip
  Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
  The chipmaker said the new Intel R1000 transceiver consolidates about 90% of the components in a typical RFID reader onto a single small chip, Intel said. ...
• Cybercrime Conference Highlights RFID Security
  PC World - USA
  IOActive, a small security consulting company, brought out some big guns to help defend itself against an RFID giant at the conference on Wednesday. ...
• Imation Introduces RFID-Based Removable Data Storage Tracking System
  SDA Asia Magazine - Singapore
  Imation's DataGuard rf tracking system utilizes RFID- enabled labels affixed to each tape cartridge allowing administrators to 'check in' and 'check out' ...
• RFID Reader Testing: ADT Establishes Europe’s First Permanent RFID ...
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  A dense reader environment is one where multiple RFID readers are located in close proximity to each other, for example in an RFID enabled warehouse or ...
• Intelleflex and Mitsubishi Electric Partner around Extended Memory ...
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelleflex Corporation, the Intelligent RFID Platform Company, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced that they will enter ...
• Intel set to ship compact RFID reader chip
  Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
  The chip maker said the new Intel R1000 transceiver consolidates about 90% of the components in a typical RFID reader onto a single small chip. ...
• Cancelled hacking demo raises RFID red flag
  Washington Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  At the event, consulting firm IOActive Inc. of Seattle said it cancelled its prescheduled demonstration of how to hack an RFID chip due to complaints from ...
• UK passport RFID cracked
  PC Advisor - London, UK
  The attack, which uses a common RFID (radio frequency identification) reader and customised code, siphoned data off an RFID chip from a passport in a sealed ...

News from March 6, 2007

• New RFID technology could end lost data tapes
  Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
  Imation said it will begin shipping its tape RFID tape tracking technology in April. The technology embeds RFID chips in standard tape cartridge labels, ...
• FDA to Reveal RFID Test Results at Fifth RFID Academic Convocation
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  March 5, 2007—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reveal the methods and results of tests it has performed to determine the effects of RFID ...
• RFID: Beyond Wal-Mart and the DoD, Part 1
  TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
  Some forward-looking companies are voluntarily expanding their use of RFID because they want to realize the benefits it can offer -- in the supply chain and ...
• Sports Video Group Deploys OATSystems Solution for Super Bowl RFID ...
  The Open Press (press release) - 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 ...
• RFID Skills Hot Topic At Asia Conference
  IndustryWeek - USA
  March 6, 2007 -- The need for workers with validated skills in radio frequency identification (RFID) and the impact a worker shortage could have on adoption ...
• Starport Systems Delivers Industry's First Single-Chip Gen2 UHF ...
  SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
  Sampling today, the SP7001 offers the smallest, lowest power and most cost-effective solution for Gen2 UHF RFID readers. The small footprint, low power and ...
• RFID: A Bad Rap
  Dark Reading - New York, NY, USA
  MARCH 5, 2007 | As the RFID technology market moves beyond early adopters, vendors and integrators are fielding customer questions about the security of ...
• CompTIA to Address RFID Skills Issues at RFID Connect Asia 2007
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Michael Mudd, director of public policy, Asia-Pacific, for CompTIA, who will chair the two-day event, also will speak on “Addressing the Gap in RFID Work ...
• RFID Now Tracks The Data
  IndustryWeek - USA
  based Imation Corp., the system uses RFID-enabled labels affixed to each tape cartridge. The cartridge is actually "checked in" and checked out" through ...
• Dow Corning Adds RFID to Production
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  March 5, 2007—Dow Corning, a joint venture between Corning Inc. and The Dow Chemical Co., is testing RFID in its Auburn, Mich., manufacturing plant to ...
• Dow Corning Testing RFID Tag To Monitor Work-in-Process
  IndustryWeek - USA
  The pilot will involve a collection of Symbol Technologies' DC600 Portal Systems, XR440 fixed RFID readers and MC9090 handheld readers deployed to cover ...
• Hyundai RFID-enabling Its Supply Chain
  RFID Journal - Melville,NY,USA March 5, 2007—Hyundai Motor Co. is joining a growing list of automakers leveraging RFID to track auto parts as they traverse the supply chain. ...
• InkSure Technologies Provides Update on RFID Activities in Letter ...
  SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ, USA
  The purpose of this letter is to bring you up-to-date regarding your Company's activities involving the development of "chipless" RFID (Radio Frequency ...
• Avnet Technology Solutions Develops Complete RFID Solution in ...
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  "The Avnet Enterprise Mobility team is helping its partners develop new revenue generating opportunities with this complete RFID solution, said Michael ...
• ACLU, Outrage Fill in the Silence at Black Hat RFID Session
  PC Magazine - USA
  He stopped when he got to the point in his slideshow that had originally listed specs of "a particular RFID tag implementation." ...
• RFID designer gets $21 million in venture funding
  CNET News.com - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Four years after realigning itself as a designer of RFID systems for wireless Internet networks, AeroScout has received a $21 million third round of venture ...

News from March 5, 2007

No news available.

News from March 4, 2007

• Internal RFID tagging for all RENO GmbH shoes
  engadget - Santa Monica, CA, USA
  Whenever a notable article about RFID pops into our feed reader, a battle commences with our inner geek in one corner, and our inner luddite on the other ...
• RFID: The Big Picture, Michael J. Liard, ABI
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  RFID Connections: Intro: Mike, you recently participated in an AIM RFID Webinar for media in which you talked about the future for RFID and some of the ...
• CUB Label Applicators with RFID
  DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
  Panther Industries, an engineering-based manufacturer of automated labeling equipment, offers its CUB Label Applicators with RFID. The CUB Label Applicator ...
• Agilent introduces software for troubleshooting RFID Systems
  Automation.com (press release) - Eden Prairie, MN, USA
  The Agilent 89601A Option BHC RFID modulation analysis provides an advanced tool set for unfolding the intricate physical layer structure of the popular ...
• AeroScout Detects $21M for RFID
  Red Herring - CA, USA
  The market for RFID tags is split into active tags—those that broadcast information wirelessly like AeroScout does—and passive tags, those that only ...
• Tiny chip with great potential
  Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
  As Jamaluddin Abu Hassan, chief operating officer of Senstech Sdn Bhd puts it, “Everybody is talking about its applications and what RFID can do for ...
• Dutch bookseller Selexyz's plan to track every title via RFID ...
  CNNMoney.com - USA
  Selexyz, the Netherlands's largest book chain, has been testing an RFID inventory-management system at an outlet in the town of Almere. ...