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March 9 - 15, 2008
News from March 15, 2008
News from March 14, 2008
- Phones to track your purchases, and you
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA
"Most people don't realize that there's no law against who can read the information on an RFID tag, and no limit on what can be placed on the tag," he said. ...
- RFID hack could crack open 2 billion smart cards
Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
By Sharon Gaudin March 14, 2008 (Computerworld) A student at the University of Virginia has discovered a way to break through the encryption code of RFID ...
- SmartMarkTM: Custom Engineered RFID Tags
RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
The RFID experts at William Frick & Co. realize that there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution for RFID. So, they've created the SmartMark series of durable ...
- epcSolutions Offers Sam’s Club RFID Compliance Training Webinar
openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
Great Falls, VA: epcSolutions, the leading RFID compliance solution provider to suppliers of Wal*Mart and Sam’s Club with over 150 RFID installations, ...
- CaptureTech RFID Wedge: Making RFID Easier to Install
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
The Wedge, developed by Baltimore, Md.-based Barcoding, Inc., is designed to make RFID technology "more accessible to users," according to the Journal. ...
- RFID, Alta, and change
CNET Blogs - Cupertino, CA, USA
RFID, a technology that allows identification of objects using radio waves, hasn't exactly been a failure. The Wikipedia article on RFID lists all manner of ...
- Wedge Device Aims to Ease RFID Setup
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
The device, known as the CaptureTech RFID Wedge, sits between any EPC Gen 2 RFID interrogator and any computer with a USB port. Its job is to filter RFID ...
- Report: Printed RFID Market to Reach $3.6B by 2015
Circuits Assembly - Atlanta, GA, USA
GLEN ALLEN, VA – Sales of printed RFID devices will reach $3.6 billion by 2015, a new report claims. Within two years, RFID functionality could be such that ...
- Atlas RFID Solutions Tapped by Vulcan Painters, Inc. to Implement ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Atlas RFID Solutions (www.atlasrfidsolutions.com) announced today that they have designed and implemented an inventory management system utilizing ...
- SecureRF to Present “What Do We Really Mean by Security for RFID ...
PR.com (press release) - Levittown, NY, USA
In this session, Mr. Parks will detail the spectrum of RFID security functions. RFID security can be provided along a continuum so the level of security ...
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News from March 13, 2008
- RFID improves inventory accuracy, study finds
Springdale Morning News - Springdale, AR, USA
The study's findings that RFID has a positive effect on inventory accuracy underscore the promise that the technology could streamline the supply chain. ...
- Lawmakers Debate Use Of RFID Technology
WMUR - Manchester, NH, USA
Critics say that the device -- radio frequency identification, or RFID -- violates consumer privacy. RFID tags can allow stores to easily track inventory ...
- RFID News Roundup
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
The Washington State Senate has joined the state's House of Representatives in banning the use of RFID technology as a means of collecting personal data ...
- Printed RFID Could Achieve Accepted Commercial Use by 2010, Says a ...
Earthtimes - London, UK
GLEN ALLEN, Va., March 13 -- According to a new NanoMarkets report, radio frequency identification (RFID) can achieve a functionality that would make it ...
- RFID expert McCartney fills VP slot at Naturipe
The Packer - Lenexa, KS, USA
McCartney first demonstrated the use of RFID technology to the produce industry at a 1999 Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit convention in Atlanta. ...
- Wireless success story: Land Rover complements trackside ...
Manufacturing Business Technology - Oak Brook, IL, USA
Employing the same core technology from RFID and bar-code specialist Zebra Technologies subsidiary WhereNet Corp. as the existing parts-replenishment system ...
- METRO Expands RFID to 200 More Locations
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
METRO Group , the European retail conglomerate that uses RFID extensively throughout its operations, announced it is installing RFID systems at 200 of its ...
- US: Sato forms RFID alliance with Alien Technology
just-style.com - UK
Sato America is to add RFID tags and readers from Alien Technology to its product line after the two companies formed a reseller and systems integration ...
- RFID Cards Hacked
Technology News Daily - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
It concerns the "Mifare Classic" RFID card produced by NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductors). Earlier, German researchers Karsten Nohl en Henryk Plötz ...
- Wal-Mart-Commissioned Study Shows RFID Improves Store Inventory ...
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
By Beth Bacheldor March 13, 2008—A new research study commissioned by Wal-Mart underscores RFID's positive role in improving inventory accuracy at retail ...
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News from March 12, 2008
- Tracking technology in the corridors of learning
Guardian - UK
Two hundred RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) antennas have been fitted into the ceilings, and individuals taking part in the trial wear RFID tags round ...
- RFID-Hack Hits 1 Billion Digital Access Cards Worldwide
PC World - USA
A warning is issued that some security access cards that use RFID technology are vulenarble to hack attacks. The Dutch government has issued a warning about ...
- epcSolutions to give first live demonstration of Zebra RFID Gen ...
openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
Great Falls, VA – epcSolutions will be the first to provide a live demonstration of the Zebra Gen 2 RFID card printer. “The Zebra UHF RFID card ...
- RFID tags and the intelligent buffet
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok, Thailand
Welcome to the world of radio frequency identification (RFID). Buffet restaurants are adopting RFID to turn a traditional spread into an intelligent buffet. ...
- Printable RFID Research Gets $23M Investment
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
Printed RFID, also referred to as "organic" or "plastic" RFID, is a method of producing tags by printing electronic inks that have characteristics similar ...
- RFID becoming more common in consumer applications
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA
They just like that RFID is helping them burn calories and get in shape. The calorie count is particularly popular. “That’s what all the women look at, ...
- Test Explores RFID's Ability to Fight Shoplifters
RetailWire (subscription) - Cranford, NJ, USA
By George Anderson New research from the University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center shows that radio frequency identification technology has a potential ...
- First Experts, Now Students Cracking Into RFID
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
RFID chips made by a leading vendor were reportedly hacked by University of Virginia grad students and researchers. The cracked chip, the MiFare Classic by ...
- Software links automation, RFID systems and business processes
innovations report - Bad Homburg, Germany
The latest version of the Simatic RF-Manager software for the integration of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems in business processes features a ...
- Finally Time for Tags?
Wall Street Journal - USA
Wal-Mart Stores was expected to effectively order every supplier to deploy RFID tags on goods delivered to the retail chain. ...
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News from March 11, 2008
- Secured Digital awarded contract to Install RFID-enabled warehouse ...
RF Design - New York, NY, USA
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. has announced that the company was awarded a contract to install a RFID-enabled warehouse management system for a ...
- AMR Research: RFID Adoption's Tipping Point is Here
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
AMR Research analyst John Fontanella issued a briefing this past weekend proclaiming that RFID adoption has quietly crossed a threshold that many industry ...
- Mikoh launches new RFID technology
United Press International - USA
Mikoh says that the new offering meets stringent government RFID requirements and combines the company's SecureContainer and SecureEnclosure with the ...
- Students Successfully Hack RFID Crypto
InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
RFID-chips – commonly used for wireless payments, access key cards, and even to open car doors – have been shown relatively easy to hack. ...
- Privacy commissioner looking at RFID technology
Canadian HR Reporter - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
The privacy commissioner is shining the spotlight on the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems in the workplace. ...
- Metro Expanding Use of RFID, for Both Pallets and Cases
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
By Mary Catherine O'Connor March 11, 2008—By the end of September, German retail conglomerate Metro Group will deploy RFID readers at an additional 200 of ...
- RFIDSupplyChain.com Announces Availability of BlueBean's ...
WebWire (press release) - Atlanta, GA, USA
Deploying your RFID system just got a little easier with BlueBean’s Ruggedized Single-Sided RFID Portal. The portal, made of extruded aluminum, ...
- RFID system provides cut-price security
Electronics Talk (press release) - UK
TDC's SkyeModule M4 RFID solution provides security standards and features normally found only in much higher-priced readers. Integration is simplified by ...
- Alien Technology® Announces Newly-Formed Alliance With SATO to ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
SATO America is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID ...
- University of Arkansas Study Finds RFID Can Add Value to EAS
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
By Claire Swedberg March 11, 2008—The University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center has completed a research project to test the viability of RFID as an ...
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News from March 10, 2008
- RFID silicon chip replacement set to rekindle interest
Manufacturing Computer Solutions - Dartford, England, UK
Developments aimed at replacing silicon chips in RFID tags are receiving significant attention – and could reawaken interest in a technology, which has seen ...
- RFID Helps Keep Nick on the Go
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
Each media player, of which there are currently about 1000 in use, comes with an RF Code 433 MHz active RF Code RFID tag that beacons every five seconds, ...
- China's Big RFID Market Beyond The National ID Program
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
China not only boasts the "world's largest" RFID-enabled government ID card initiative, but a wide range of other RFID projects in transportation, ...
- RFID Update: Nickelodeon Hits The Road
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
RFID is now alowing for Hertz rental car customers to get Sponge Bob, Dora the Explorer, Jimmy Neutron, and the entire Rugrats team to provide kid-friendly ...
- EarthSearch Communications International, Inc. Integrates Their ...
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham, MI, USA
AutoSearchGPS(TM) is now integrated with RFID chip technology to provide the users with more detailed information about their assets. ...
- RFID Helps Kids Take Dora the Explorer on Road Trips
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
RFID is making it easy for parents planning family trips to make room in the car for Sponge Bob, Dora the Explorer, Jimmy Neutron, and the entire Rugrats ...
- OATSystems Announces Record Q4 Results and Strong Sales of ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)--OATSystems today announced record Q4 2007 performance and enthusiastic market adoption of the company’s packaged RFID-enabled solutions. ...
- RFID Journal Announces Winners of Second Annual RFID Journal Awards
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
March 10, 2008—RFID Journal has announced the winners of its second annual RFID Journal Awards. The winners, selected by an independent panel of judges, ...
- Xterprise Announces Clarity RTI TM , an RFID-Enabled Reusable ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
"Without an RFID-enabled, high fidelity application like Clarity RTITM, keeping track and managing large volumes of RTIs across a constantly moving supply ...
- RFID Payment Cards: Hotel Guest Room Keys Now Deliver Cashless ...
RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
A simple swipe of the room key card/RFID wristband is all that is needed for guests to purchase goods throughout the property. President and CEO of cStar ...
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News from March 9, 2008
- Law Commission ponders RFID
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
The commission discusses the privacy implications of RFID technology in its recent review of privacy law. The study paper observes that while the use of ...
- GS1 UK concerned about EU's RFID privacy debate
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
With the latest EU consultation on RFID privacy concerns ( ), the RFID community is understandably voicing its concerns over some of the proposed ...
- ODIN Technologies Named 'Innovator' By RFID Switchboard
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
ODIN Technologies, a RFID engineering and integrated-services company, was named one of the 'Top 20 Innovators' in the RFID industry by RFID Switchboard. ...
- From Farm to Fork
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
Nortura, Norway's largest meat producer, is taking this concept to the next level by employing RFID to further streamline just about every aspect of the ...
- RFID Journal LIVE! Chosen as Finalist for Best Conference and ...
PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna, Bulgaria
"I'm absolutely thrilled that RFID Journal LIVE! was chosen as a finalist in the first year we entered," said Mark Roberti, founder and editor of RFID ...
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