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May 1 - 6, 2006
News from May 6, 2006
News from May 5, 2006
- Guest Column: RFID's Increasingly Rapid Adoption in Healthcare
Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
... tags and systems in healthcare is set to rise rapidly from $90 million in 2006 to $2.1 billion in 2016, according to estimates from RFID-focused analyst firm ...
- Lockheed Martin to Buy Active RFID Leader Savi
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
... Martin. Savi is a Silicon Valley-based provider of active RFID solutions to the defense and transportation verticals. Financial ...
- Defence RFID deployment hits snag
ZDNet.com.au - Australia
Australian Defence Force (ADF) plans to use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to monitor consignments to troops in Iraq have been delayed for about ...
- Printronix RFID Label Printing Solution Achieves SAP Certified ...
IT Backbones (press release) - Emborough, Somerset, UK
... PTNX), the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, today announced that its radio frequency identification (RFID) label printing ...
- The RFID Hacking Underground
Wired News - USA
And you won't feel a thing. 5 tales from the RFID-hacking underground. ... The cloner can elicit, record, and mimic signals from smartcard RFID chips. ...
- Oracle strengthens Sensor Edge RFID platform
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
The company has upgraded Oracle Sensor Edge Server, which supports radio frequency identification (RFID) applications. Part of the ...
- New ABI Research database tracks Global RFID Tag IC shipments in ...
Canadian Transportation & Logistics - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oyster Bay, NY--ABI Research has announced the launch of a new database as part of its RFID Research Service. The RFID Tag IC Market ...
- Dutch Bookseller Creates Item-Level RFID System
ComputerWorld - USA
... Dutch book retailer Boekhandels Groep Nederland BV (BGN) late last month launched an item-based radio frequency identification (RFID) tag system at a new store ...
- RFID Software Ramps Up
Byteandswitch.com - New York, NY, USA
On the small side, startup InSync Software, which pulls data from RFID readers and links it with back-end Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and e-business ...
- New Intermec RFID tag withstands temperature extremes and ...
Canadian Transportation & Logistics - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
has introduced a reusable, ruggedized RFID (radio frequency identification) tag the company says is capable of withstanding temperature extremes and hazardous ...
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News from May 4, 2006
- RFID News Roundup
RFID Journal - USA
Intermec has introduced a reusable, ruggedized RFID tag designed for tracking goods or reusable containers—even those exposed to extreme temperatures or ...
- Readers, Tags Make Splash at RFID Show
PC Magazine - USA
The news coming out of this year's RFID Journal Live conference in Las Vegas has a collective focus on hardware: RFID tags and readers, and their expanding ...
- ThingMagic Ups Ante with Increased Interference Rejection in New ...
Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
Las Vegas - May 4, 2006 - ThingMagic, a developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, has unveiled its fifth-generation RFID reader, which ...
- Item-Level RFID Tagging: The Cluttered Landscape
Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
At RFID Journal Live! this ... versions. (See, "Will There Ever Be A 'Universal' RFID Reader?" in the April 5, 2006 issue of RFID Connections.). ...
- Guidelines Aim To Rein in RFID Tags
Sci-Tech Today - USA
Radio tagging technology, called RFID for "radio frequency identification," is already widely used in wireless toll collection systems and to control access to ...
- Lockheed to Buy RFID Company Savi
Houston Chronicle - United States
... undisclosed amount. Retailers and shippers have started using RFID tags as a replacement for barcodes to track cargo and inventory. The ...
- Wi-NG platform will consolidate Wi-Fi, RFID, WiMax, VoWLAN and ...
TMCnet - USA
... The new radio frequency (RF) switches planned will consolidate technologies like 802.11/Wi-Fi, 802.16/WiMax, passive RFID, mesh networks, EV-DO and HSDPA just ...
- Best privacy practices for RFID
Out-Law.com - London, England, UK
... as consumer bodies, have agreed and published a set of best practices designed to promote respect for consumer privacy in the growing use of RFID technology. ...
- Companies Believe in RFID Benefits, Not Hype
RFID Journal - USA
... her keynote address yesterday, Carolyn Walton, Wal-Mart's vice president of information systems, kicked off the final day of the fourth annual RFID Journal LIVE ...
- RFID's Impact at Wal-Mart Greater Than Expected
RFID Journal - USA
... "That 16 percent you have heard so much about—it was a conservative estimate," said Bill Hardgrave, director of the university's RFID Research Center. ...
- Social Consequences and Effects of RFID Implants?
Slashdot - USA
kramdam asks: "Even with all the talk about privacy and security, there seems to be a growing community of people who are implanting themselves with RFID chips ...
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News from May 3, 2006
- Oracle release RFID application upgrades
supply chain review - Australia
One technology provider has launched new software enabling organisations to integrate their existing IT environments with RFID and sensor technologies. ...
- RFID protection
Houston Chronicle - United States
And, In an attempt to beat the RFID tag issue to death... ... The main issues addressed by this particular approach to RFID tag design are privacy concerns. ...
- Oracle Unwraps RFID Edge Server Upgrades
InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
... an important piece in Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g, lets companies integrate a variety of products from existing IT infrastructures with RFID and sensor ...
- Key News from RFID Journal LIVE!
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
This week's RFID Journal LIVE! ... RFID reader manufacturer ThingMagic has released the fifth version of its flagship reader, Mercury. ...
- BlueBean Expands RFID Offerings with RFIDSupplyChain.com ...
WebWire (press release) - Atlanta, GA, USA
BlueBean, LLC, the RFID Solutions Company (www.bluebeanrfid.com), is announcing that it has acquired RFIDSupplyChain.com, the online RFID store for supply ...
- RFID Tags Prescribed For Counterfeit Drugs
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
... How can this problem be solved? Via RFID, or radio frequency identification, says Paul Chang, a partner with the IBM (IBM) business consulting unit. ...
- Levi's puts RFID tags in clothes
Mobilemag.com - USA
has tested installing RFID tags on clothing that was shipped to three stores—two in Mexico and one in the US The initial tests are designed to track inventory ...
- RFID tracking system speeds shipping business
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
Think of it as RFID for gigantic metal boxes. The hardware and software is from WhereNet. The system consists of RFID tags with ...
- RFID Digs In
Unstrung - New York, NY, USA
... After searching the Web for RFID companies, Tiomed settled on SkyeTek, a Westminster, Colo.-based startup that produces hardware and software for small ...
- New Findings on RFID Capability
University of Arkansas Daily Headlines - Fayetteville, AR, USA
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - New results from a University of Arkansas study on the impact of RFID technology on out-of-stock products at select Wal-Mart stores ...
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News from May 2, 2006
- RFID Strategy -- Unglamorous, Unheralded ... And Yet Profitable
Industry Week - USA
May 2, 2006 -- I get an inbox full of press releases each week from RFID and supply chain companies. Most of them come from publicists ...
- Levi's New Style: RFID
PC Magazine - USA
Radio-frequency identification technology, also known as RFID, has its supporters and detractors. Both groups now have something to talk about. ...
- Intermec Announces New Rugged, Reusable RFID Tag that Withstands ...
Automation.com (press release) - Eden Prairie,MN,USA
today introduced a reusable, ruggedized RFID (radio frequency identification) tag capable of withstanding temperature extremes and hazardous exposures common ...
- IBM's RFID tag features range clipping security
Mobilemag.com - USA
IBM is wading into the RFID (radio frequency identification tag) fray this week and is expected to show off a new design with a built-in security mechanism. ...
- OATSystems, IBM and Alien Technology Unveil 1st RFID Applications ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
& MORGAN HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2006--OATSystems(R), Inc., the recognized RFID framework leader, IBM and Alien Technology today unveiled the ...
- Item-level RFID tagging at last?
Manufacturer.com - UK
UHF RFID is no longer for case and pallet tagging – Dutch book chain Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN) has tagged 38,000 books at its Selexyz Scheltema book ...
- RFID Privacy Guidelines To Protect Consumers Issued
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
The suggestions, backed by Procter & Gamble and other big names in consumer products, say that businesses must inform consumers when they embed RFID tags in ...
- OATSystems, IBM and Arcom Collaborate on Enterprise-Class RFID ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
& OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2006--OATSystems(R), Inc., the recognized RFID framework leader, and Arcom, a provider of RFID edge controllers ...
- RFID News for 2 May: Tagsys, Markem, Alien, SmartCode, Vue
TMCnet - USA
Tagsys, a vendor of item-level RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) infrastructure, has announced that it will be demonstrating a new dual frequency ...
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News from May 1, 2006
- RENTAL ESSENTIALS: RFID INVENTORY SYSTEM MAKES IT ALL COUNT
Special Events - Malibu, CA, USA
... Anaheim, Calif-based linen company GBS Linens has defied conventional wisdom that radio frequency identification (RFID) is too costly and too temperamental for ...
- More Users Signal RFID Intentions
Byteandswitch.com - New York, NY, USA
LAS VEGAS -- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), more often associated with retailers and manufacturers, is now attracting attention from a broader range of ...
- Alien Technology and Vue Technology to Provide Item Level RFID ...
ARC Advisory Group (press release) - Dedham, MA, USA
Alien Technology Corporation and Vue Technology announced an alliance to deliver cost effective, scalable, item level RFID solutions across multiple industries ...
- Symbol Technologies Launches Portfolio of RFID Generation 2 and ...
Finanzen.net - Germany
LAS VEGAS, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symbol Technologies, Inc. , The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), today introduced at RFID Journal Live!, a portfolio ...
- USA : CASPIAN opposes Levi's RFID chips in clothing
Fibre2fashion.com - India
Levi Strauss’ RFID chips to track inventory is encroaching customer's privacy, said a privacy group. But company says that the ...
- iAnywhere Unveils RFID Anywhere 2.1
ebizQ - New Rochelle, NY, USA
iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), today announced the latest version of RFID Anywhere, the company’s software platform that provides an ...
- IBM demos RFID tag with privacy-protecting features
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
... technology in supply chain settings progresses, industry experts have been devising ways to address consumer privacy concerns related to item-level RFID tagging ...
- RFID security worries need a reality check
ComputerWorld - USA
But RFID has seen many tightly controlled "proof-of-concept" exploits, widely publicized by academic researchers to showcase RFID vulnerabilities that in ...
- RFID vendors, privacy groups work out best practices
ComputerWorld - USA
MAY 01, 2006 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A set of best practices designed to help assuage consumers' concerns about RFID (radio frequency identification) tags was ...
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