March 16 - 22, 2008

News from March 22, 2008

• AmCham takes tour of Pacific RFID Performance Center
  China Post - Taipei, Taiwan
  The Pacific RFID Performance Center -- operated by Yeon Technologies Co. Ltd. -- consists of a multi-functional static test lab and an EPCglobal-accredited ...
• Aflex Hose Introduces Flowtag RFID — An Integrated
  Pharmaceutical Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Aflex Hose Ltd recently launched Flowtag, an RFID system tailor made to suit the exacting demands of the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Chemical and Food ...
• SmartMark^TM: Pipeline RFID Tags
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Designed by the harsh environment experts at William Frick & Co. SmartMark^TM Pipetags streamline installations and inspections of oil, gas & water pipelines. ...
• Metalcraft announces long-read RFID Hard Tag
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Metalcraft announced pricing and availability of their RFID Hard Tag designed to deliver longer read range at lower cost for asset tracking applications ...
• SOA and RFID priorities for technology management
  Cripps Sears - London, UK
  Melissa Martin of IDC was surprised these results, particularly by the prominence of RFID. She told ZDNet: "I thought RFID was an odd one to be there, ...
• Freedom Shopping Announces OEM Offering for Retail RFID Checkout ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Freedom Shopping, Inc, the leading consumer RFID solution provider, announced the availability of the retail industry's first OEM (Original Equipment ...
• ChronoTrack Systems and Impinj Bring RFID Technology to LA Marathon
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Recently formed ChronoTrack Systems, Inc., announced that the company's road race timing system, based on Impinj UHF Gen 2 RFID technology, ...

News from March 21, 2008

• EarthSearch Communications International, Inc. Integrates Their ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  EarthSearch Communications International, Inc. announced the launch of their existing fleet tracking solution now integrated with RFID technology. ...
• Toronto, ON – GAO RFID Inc. announces a new UHF 865 MHz. Gen 2 AD ...
  MediaSyndicate (press release) - USA
  “The Gen 2 AD 811 RFID passive barcode tag is designed to deliver high performance reading for “deep case” items and item level tagging applications. ...
• GEN 2 Harsh Environment RFID Tag Released by GAO RFID
  MediaSyndicate (press release) - USA
  Toronto, ON – GAO RFID Inc. announces its UHF 865MHz. Gen 2 Harsh Environment/Metal/Liquid RFID Tag. The tag supports EPC Class 1 Gen 2 Protocols operating ...
• Companies, Agencies Use Clandestine RFID Systems to Catch Thieves
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Claire Swedberg March 20, 2008—A handful of government agencies and private companies such as electronics suppliers are employing a clandestine RFID ...
• RFID tech turned into spy chips for clandestine surveillance
  Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
  What the insider doesn't know is that his shoes picked up hundreds of tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that had been scattered across the ...
• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Downloadable for free on the BRIDGE Project's Web site, the portable demo is intended to show how the EPC RFID network works in the European supply chain. ...
• RFID tunes in to help orchid exports bloom
  Nation Multimedia - Bangkok, Thailand
  Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is now being used by the Thai orchid-export industry to improve its supply-chain management system. ...
• Don't Be A Victim Of RFID Credit Card Number Theft!
  Creditor Web - Broken Arrow, OK, USA
  Boing Boing TV recently demonstrated how easy it is to buy an $8 device off eBay that will decrypt credit card numbers off of RFID credit cards — which are ...
• RFID Puts New World Trade Center on Solid Foundation
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  RFID is literally helping set the foundation for the 1776-foot Freedom Tower that is being constructed where the World Trade Center's original Twin Towers ...
• Aflex Hose Introduces Flowtag RFID - An Integrated Information and ...
  Newswire Today (press release) - London, UK
  NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 03/20/2008 - Aflex Hose Ltd today launch Flowtag, an RFID system tailor made to ...

News from March 20, 2008

• Test Explores RFID's Ability to Fight Shoplifters
  Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
  BrainTrust Panel Discussion Question: Do you see a significant opportunity for RFID technology to help curtail shoplifting in retail stores? ...
• Convergint Technologies Selects Guard RFID Solutions Inc. as its ...
  PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna, Bulgaria
  GuardRFID develops Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies and products for Healthcare and Enterprise applications. ...
• Metalcraft announces long-read RFID Hard Tag
  Industrial Embedded Systems (press release) - St Clair Shores, MI, USA
  MASON CITY, Iowa (March 19, 2008) – Metalcraft today announced pricing and availability of their RFID Hard Tag designed to deliver longer read range at ...
• RFID chips boost tracking, spark controversy
  Yahoo! Tech - Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  That's the promise—or threat, depending on your point of view—of RFID, a wireless ID technology that's spreading faster than you might think. ...
• Cost Plus World Market Finds RFID Sweet Spot in Yard Management
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Mary Catherine O'Connor March 18, 2008—While most retailers are putting RFID to the test for pallet-, case- and sometimes item-level product tracking, ...
• Hack Any RFID-Enabled Credit Card for Eight Bucks
  Mobile Magazine - USA
  Credit cards that contain an RFID tag seem like they offer a world of convenience, but it turns out that they're pretty convenient for hackers as well. ...
• RFID credit cards easily hacked with $8 reader
  engadget - Santa Monica, CA, USA
  The RFID hacks keep coming fast and furious -- hot the heels of that Mifare / Oyster Card exploit, the crew at BoingBoing TV has posted up a little demo of ...
• RFID Spy Dust, the FBI and....You?
  eWeek - New York, NY
  Information about a seemingly futuristic RFID technology development was sent to me earlier in the week by IndustryWizard.com - and it's definitely ...
• RFID Crate – Innovative RFID Solution for Bakeries
  PR.com (press release) - Levittown, NY, USA
  Companies PENAM, a leading bread producer in the Czech Republic, Barco, barcode and RFID system integrator, and Alfa Plastik, producer of plastic mouldings, ...
• RFID Saves Contractor $12000 in a Month
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Vulcan Painters, a large commercial painting contractor in Bessemer, Alabama, credits its new RFID materials tracking system with saving $12000 in its ...

News from March 19, 2008

• RFID Technology Keeps Track of School Bus Riders
  PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
  SEATTLE, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based Zonar(R)Systems said today it is providing RFID technology to the school bus industry to answer the iconic ...
• Bill To Ban RFID Technology Collecting Personal Data
  Technology News Daily - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
  Some believe RFID chips have great promise for commerce. Others raise the specter of an Orwellian society where an individual’s every move and purchase are ...
• RFID Carpets
  PSFK - London, England, UK
  by Piers Fawkes in Science, Advertising & Branding RFID Journal have announced winners of their awards for the most innovative use of RFID. ...
• Revolutionary RFID Tag, Omni-ID Prox(TM), Nominated for Best in ...
  Earthtimes - London, UK
  Omni-ID Prox is a short-range, passive UHF RFID tag that offers the smallest form factor and unrivaled performance of any similar tag on the market today. ...
• RFID Technology Keeps Track of School Bus Riders
  Earthtimes - London, UK
  SEATTLE, March 18 -- Seattle-based Zonar(R)Systems said today it is providing RFID technology to the school bus industry to answer the iconic ...
• Revolutionary RFID Tag, Omni-ID Prox(TM), Nominated for Best in ...
  Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
  Omni-ID's Innovative UHF Passive RFID Tag Selected as Top-TenFinalist for Industry's Most Prestigious Recognition; ProductDelivers Unmatched Performance, ...
• Sankei Suits Up With RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Claire Swedberg March 18, 2008—Japanese apparel manufacturer Sankei is using an RFID-based method for tracking shirts, pants and jackets as it sews on ...
• Freedom Shopping announces OEM offering for retail RFID checkout ...
  Self Service (press release) - Louisville, KY, USA
  HICKORY, NC — Freedom Shopping Inc., a consumer RFID solution provider, has announced the availability of a retail offering that plugs into existing cash ...
• NH House votes to require labels on goods with RFID chips
  WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
  The House voted Tuesday to require manufacturers to apply labels or otherwise notify consumers when the RFID chips are implanted in clothing or other ...
• RFID Yields 13% Reduction in Understated Inventory
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Case-level RFID tracking at Wal-Mart stores reduced understated inventory by 13 percent, according to a new study released by the Information Technology ...

News from March 18, 2008

• Implications of using RFID technology in the workplace
  HRinfodesk (subscription) - Concord, ON, Canada
  RFID is a generic term used to describe technologies that involve the use of data stored on small chips or tags which can be communicated to a reader from a ...
• Washington State's Latest Law Impacts RFID Use
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  This morning the headline "RFID Bill Awaits Governor's Signature to Become Law" caught our eye, as we were reminded The Washington state Senate today joined ...
• Hardcard Systems Successfully Tests RFID for High-Speed Sports ...
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  In tests conducted at Buttonwillow Raceway in California in December 2007, Hardcard and Alien® used standard Gen 2 UHF RFID tags, antennas, ...
• InSync Software, Inc. Wins 'Top 20 Leading RFID Innovators' Award
  PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
  SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- InSync Software, Inc., the leader in RFID Software Solutions, has been named one of the Top 20 Innovators in the ...
• Security news roundup: Backdoor found in Cisco’s IPM, Mifare ...
  TechRepublic - Louisville, KY, USA
  ... backdoor discovered in Cisco’s IPM, an IFRAME exploit that showed up at Trend Micro’s Web site, and news that the Mifare Classic RFID has been cracked. ...
• RFID Bill Awaits Governor's Signature to Become Law
  PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  The Washington state Senate today joined with the House of Representatives to ban the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as a means to ...
• Who are this year's RFID Journal award winners?
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  RFID Journal has recently announced the winners of the 2nd annual RFID Journal Awards. The winners selected by an independent panel of judges were Airbus ...
• Toshiba partners with The Logistics Institute - the UK's newest ...
  Process & Control Today - UK
  Onsite demonstrations within the institute's Technology Showcase area will include Toshiba's innovative SX range of RFID printers, which allows users to ...
• Omni-IDTM Announces Key Executive Appointments
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Omni-ID, a leading innovator in passive UHF RFID technology, announced the appointment of four seasoned industry veterans to the company's senior executive ...

News from March 17, 2008

• Alien and Sato expand their reseller agreement
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Alien Technology, an industry leader in RFID UHF products and services, has entered into an expanded RFID reseller and systems integration agreement with ...
• UK's MI5 Wants Oyster Card Travel Data
  Slashdot - USA
  Boiled Frog from a Nation of Suspects writes "The Oyster card, an RFID single-swipe card (which was recently cracked), was introduced to London's public ...
• In Recognition of Excellence
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Our three end-user RFID Journal Award winners—and many of the other companies that submitted entries—certainly fit that description. ...
• Freedom Shopping Announces OEM Offering For Retail RFID Checkout
  Retail Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  North Carolina - Freedom Shopping, Inc, a consumer RFID solution provider, announced the availability of the retail industry’s first OEM (Original Equipment ...

News from March 16, 2008

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