May 11 - 17, 2008

News from May 17, 2008

• New Testbed Promises to Hasten RFID Tag Development
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Beth Bacheldor May 16, 2008—Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new system designed to help RFID hardware manufacturers ...
• Intermec IF4 Fixed RFID Reader
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Joining a diversified line of RFID readers, the Intermec IF4 serial reader is the ideal RFID peripheral for applications where an edge server or ...
• Avery Dennison: Monarch RFID Labels
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Monarch RFID "Smart" labels, featuring Avery Dennison and alternate types of inlays, are twice tested in the factory. All "no power" and "low power" ...
• Stanley Works tools up for RFID with Xmark buy
  Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA
  Xmark, which focuses on RFID products for tracking people and assets, boasts annual revenue of more than $30 million, according to Stanley Works' officials. ...
• NCR integrates RFID with Oracle E-Business Suite
  Moneycontrol.com (press release) - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  "NCR is pleased to facilitate the integration of Oracle's software with our RFID technology and expertise," said NCR Vice President and General Manager for ...
• PREMO RFID shows its Telecoil TC0502 for hearing aid systems sector
  PresseBox (Pressemitteilung)(abonnement) - Rastatt, Germany
  (pressebox) Barcelona, 16.05.2008 - PREMO RFID is going to market its current range of T-coils in order fit its customer requirements in hearing aid systems ...
• Japanese companies introduce RFID Crystagram label
  Printed Electronics World (press release) - Cambridge, UK
  Toppan Printing has commercialized the RFID Crystagram and sales began on March 4, 2008. Currently, counterfeiting and illegal distribution of many brand ...
• PREMO RFID enlarge its tags range for industrial environments and ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX,USA PREMO RFID have a wide range of tags for industrial and outdoor environments, even on metal surfaces. This range includes tags for UHF and 13.56MHz in ...
• RFID helps the AVI industry to go green
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  TagMaster has adopted the new European Union's RoHS and WEEE Directives for eco-friendly product manufacturing in the development of RFID technology, ...
• Streamlining and Testing RFID Technology
  Slashdot - USA
  Multiple readers have written to let us know that an experiment at the upcoming Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference will use RFID to track the ...

News from May 16, 2008

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News from May 12, 2008

• FTC to scrutinize contactless payment techology
  NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
  Contactless payment devices, which use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to let users make low dollar-value purchases by holding an ...
• Fujitsu Begins Worldwide Sales of UHF-Band RFID Tags for Garment ...
  Prdomain Business Register (press release) - Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  12 May 2008 , Tokyo : Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited announced that they are expanding sales of UHF--band (1) RFID tags for garment management ...
• iDTRONIC offers a new UHF Reader SDK to all RFID System ...
  PRLog.Org (press release) - Bucuresti, Romania
  The UHF Reader is a multi-protocol, multi-regional UHF RFID device. Advanced features include the support of Dense Reader Mode (DRM) and Listen Before Talk. ...
• RFID Transponder Tags have rugged, sterile design.
  ThomasNet Industrial News Room - New York, NY, USA
  Reichshof-Wehnrath, Germany, May 7, 2008 Sokymat Automotive GmbH, a global leader in the development, production and sale of RFID components, has once again ...
• Fujitsu Begins Worldwide Sales of UHF-Band RFID Tags for Garment ...
  MySolutionInfo (press release) - Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  Tokyo, May 12, 2008 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited announced that they are expanding sales of UHF-band(1) RFID tags for garment management ...
• A strategic view of the anticipated evolution of RFID through 2010 ...
  PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria
  The report evaluates RFID from an application, adoption, usage, and policy perspective. The report evaluates the current options and the future of RFID, ...
• True unveils Touch SIM on TrueMove mobile phones
  Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten, Netherlands
  The first RFID offering, targeting reality show True Academy Fantasia Season 5 (AF5) fans, will allow voting for contestants through touch via the Touch SIM ...
• Wrigley deploys RFID for added visibility
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  "This is a good example of RFID technology being used to track work in process, which we do in many different manufacturing segments," said Andris Berzins, ...
• True Move implementing RFID SIM cards
  Cnet Asia - San Francisco, CA, USA
  True Move CEO Supachai Chearavanont announced that True Move would be selling their SIM cards with RFID next Friday. This will allow its users to pay for ...
• A Blueprint for Success
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  In these companies, RFID has proved its potential value and won the attention of senior management, which means the budget for implementation has been ...

News from May 11, 2008

• Information tags along everywhere you go
  Baltimore Sun - United States
  Analysts estimate that RFID tag sales will reach more than $2.36 billion this year - mostly in automotive, security and financial applications. ...
• API, Inc. and Northern Apex Corporation Chosen to Manufacture Data ...
  PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  Northern Apex-RFID is a pioneer and a leader in cost effective, quick-turn, RFID integrated solutions. Since 1998 Northern Apex has deployed read only, ...
• Driving RFID
  Managing Automation Magazine - New York, NY, USA
  The prospect of ramping up an RFID infrastructure from scratch can be daunting, but progressive companies are already looking down that road. ...
• SME DVD shows real-world applications for RFID.
  ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) - New York, NY, USA
  May 9, 2008 - Part of Manufacturing Insight® Video Series, "RFID: Tool Tracking Solutions" shows infrastructure and technology behind RFID as well as ...