May 14 - 20, 2006

News from May 20, 2006

• RFID Hand Implant to Open Your Front Door
  Automated Home (press release) - UK
  Automating your access with RFID is even better. But embedding RFID chips in your own hand so you just need to wave it in front of the door tops the lot! ...
• Military awards $7 million RFID deal to ODIN technologies
  NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
  ... Agency has awarded a one-year, $7 million contract to radio frequency identification vendor ODIN technologies for the installation of a passive RFID system at ...
• Radio-Frequency Chips Coming to Cattle
  Forbes - USA
  ... Those chips - based on the same radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology being integrated for inventory control by large retailers such as Wal-Mart ...
• Promotional Placement Gets An RFID Boost
  TMCnet - USA
  ... of Tyco Fire & Security, have announced a proof of ROI program designed to “validate the return on investment from standards-based RFID-enabled promotions ...

News from May 19, 2006

• The RFID Hacking Underground
  eBCVG - USA
  ... The card contains an RFID sensor chip, which emits a short burst of radio waves when activated by the reader next to Sandstorm's door. ...
• Report warns RFID is not best for tracking people
  FCW.com - Falls Church, VA, USA
  DHS and other federal agencies use RFID to efficiently track and identify equipment and other goods, wrote the report's authors, who are members of DHS ...
• Report: Both HF and UHF RFID Will Exist at Item Level
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Cambridge-based research firm IDTechEx this week released a report on the debate between high frequency (HF) RFID and ultrahigh frequency (UHF) RFID for use at ...
• Developments in technology are being used for new transport ...
  VNUNet.com - UK
  ... Drivers are subjected to iris and fingerprint scans, while cargoes are traced using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and GPS. ...
• Odin Wins Gov't RFID Bid
  SecureIDNews - Reston, VA, USA
  The United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) chose ODIN technologies, which touts itself as "a leader" in physics of RFID testing, software and deployment ...
• ODIN Wins $7m RFID Contract from DoD
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  RFID solutions provider ODIN technologies has been awarded a contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to outfit the US Department of Defense's ...
• VeriChip Injects RFID Into Immigration Debate
  techsearch - NY, USA
  ... in Delray Beach, Fla., VeriChip executives describe the company as "develops, markets and sells radio frequency identification, or RFID, systems used to ...
• Euro bank notes to embed RFID chips by 2005
  Axis of Logic - Boston, MA, USA
  ... the project is developing as Europe prepares for a massive changeover to the euro, and would create an instant mass market for RFID chips, which have long ...
• RFID tags toughen up
  ZDNet.com.au - Australia
  Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags can survive factories, warehouses and supermarkets, but how would they cope with an old-fashioned pressing with a ...
• The Healthcare RFID Market is Expected to Continue Growing due to ...
  Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont, NY, USA
  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37264) has announced the addition of RFID in Healthcare 2006-2016 to their offering. ...
• The RFID hacking underground
  Help Net Security - Croatia
  James Van Bokkelen is about to be robbed. A wealthy software entrepreneur, Van Bokkelen will be the latest victim of some punk with a laptop. ...

News from May 18, 2006

• Fujitsu Puts RFID Tags Through The Washer
  CIO - Framingham, MA, USA
  Fujitsu has developed an RFID (radio frequency ID) tag that can be put through the washer and still come out smelling of roses -- or at least transmitting. ...
• Symbol plans combined WiFi AP and RFID reader
  Computer Business Review - UK
  Symbol Technologies Inc plans to launch a wireless access point with an RFID reader bundled into the same device, with both functions managed by a new, Linux ...
• RFID Tracks Jewelry Sales, Inventory in Mideast
  RFID Journal - USA
  May 18, 2006 - Fifteen jewelry retailers in the Middle East have begun using an RFID system designed to monitor the movement of each piece of jewelry. ...
• RFID: the Privacy Conundrum
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  ... Co. ( Levis ) would be supplying an undisclosed retailer with clothing with RFID tags has understandably sparked controversy. The ...
• Defense agency taps ODIN Tech for RFID equipment
  Washington Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  The Pentagon's objective to have all its distribution centers capable of receiving shipments with passive RFID tags has come closer to fruition with a newly ...
• OATSystems and ADT Announce Promotions-on-Standards Program to ...
  TMCnet - USA
  ... Fire & Security (NYSE:TYC), today announced a proof of ROI program designed to validate the return on investment from standards-based RFID-enabled promotions ...
• Game Uses RFID to Boost Social Interaction
  RFID Journal - USA
  May 18, 2006 - A developer of new-media projects has turned to RFID and a game of "snakes and ladders" to develop an RFID application that could be used to ...
• Sun Launches New RFID And Sensor Community For Java Developers
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) , the creator and leading advocate of Java technology, today launched the first RFID and sensor-based Java.Net community Web ...

News from May 17, 2006

• Transparency 'crucial' for RFID systems
  ZDNet UK - UK Several consumer organisations on Wednesday called on the European Commission to ensure that there is increased transparency in RFID systems, to ensure that ...
• Selexyz implements item-level RFID tagging
  MMH.com (subscription) - Newton, MA, USA
  The Dutch bookseller is one of the first retailers to tag individual books with RFID to streamline its warehouse-to-consumer operations. ...
• RFID Practices of Manufacturers and Retailers Diverge
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Manufacturers who have followed the progress of EPC RFID, due either to compliance requirements or pursuit of internal ROI, are likely familiar with the ...
• T3Ci Maps Out Route to RFID ROI
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... That's the key message from RFID analytics company T3Ci about how suppliers of retailed goods can move beyond the hows of implementing RFID technology to ...
• 2006 RFID Marketing Strategies Report from RFID Update
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Thirty-nine pages of original research on RF
ID audience perceptions, including 30+ figures of tactics, content & messaging, and recommendations to guide ...
• CinTel Applies for Patent in RFID Network Proxying Technology
  TMCnet - USA
  ... (OTCBB:CNCN), a leader in the Internet traffic management market, announced today it has applied for a patent in Korea related to RFID (Radio Frequency ...
• Patient Safety Increasingly Reliant on RFID; Patient Safety One of ...
  TMCnet - USA
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. --(Business Wire)-- May 17, 2006 -- SkyeTek, the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology and developer of ReaderWare(TM), today ...
• ThingMagic Announces Fifth Generation Mercury RFID Reader
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  ThingMagic, Inc. (www.thingmagic.com), a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today unveiled the Mercury5, ThingMagic's ...
• Tests Show Feasibility of Printing RFID Antennae on Cases
  Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  ... of direct printing of minute antennae onto corrugated cases, opening up the possibility of imprinting radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna on packaging ...
• DHS privacy office slams RFID technology
  GCN.com - Washington, DC, USA
  ... Applications and Technology Subcommittee of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee prepared the report, which is titled "The Use of RFID for Human ...

News from May 16, 2006

• RFID Cards and Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
  eBCVG - USA
  Recent articles about a proposed US-Canada and US-Mexico travel document (kind of like a passport, but less useful), with an embedded RFID chip that can be ...
• Lowry Announces Upcoming RFID Certification Training Class Dates
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Lowry Computer Products, a leading provider of wireless, RFID, bar code and data collection solutions, recently announced upcoming dates for its RFID Training ...
• AIM Global Editorial Series Spotlights RFID Privacy and Security
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  ... 2006 – AIM Global, the professional association recognized as the worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility, has published "RFID: For the ...
• ACG RFID readers now NFC-enabled
  Contactless News - Aldie, VA, USA
  Walluf--ACG Identification Technologies, a leading component and technology supplier in the smart card and RFID markets, announces that it has added Near Field ...
• How Do Gen 2 RFID Readers Stack Up?
  Industry Week - USA
  May 16, 2006 -- Eight leading EPC compliant Gen 2 RFID readers were analyzed by ODIN technologies, a Dulles, Va.-based testing firm, for its study "Gen 2 RFID ...
• Wal-Mart: RFID reduces out-of-stocks by up to 62 percent
  DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
  RFID technology has turned out to be more effective at minimizing out-of-stocks than Wal-Mart initially thought. Last October, the ...
• Omron boosts RFID inlay manufacturing capacity to 250 million per ...
  Ferret - Australia
  OMRON Corporation, a $5.5 billion Japanese manufacturer of automation and sensing products, plans to boost RFID inlay manufacturing capacity to 250 million ...
• Cellular RFID Needs Software Platform Standard to Flourish, Says ...
  Nikkei Electronics Asia - Hong Kong
  May 17, 2006 -- Service providers and handset manufacturers need to develop and promote a software platform standard that will enable RFID to move beyond ...
• Patient Care Technology Systems Announces Integration of Exavera ...
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  ... time patient location and care status information by integrating with most major tracking hardware platforms including infrared, active RFID, ultra wideband ...
• PRPflexo achieves new heights in RFID printing on corrugated board
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  ... TM. So for us it is very satisfying to see these same qualities now contributing to new areas of development with RFID. Especially ...
• Condominiums Using RFID to Keep Access in Check
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... 16, 2006 - MacArthur Village, a 612-unit condominium complex in Southern California, is moving from a manual gate entrance system to an RFID-based automatic ...

News from May 15, 2006

• How real is the excitement behind the RFID-bubble?
  supply chain review - Australia
  Knowledge is power -- and the all-serving, cost-saving RFID chip promised more knowledge of business transactions than we knew what to do with. ...
• Weber earns Gen 2 RFID certification
  supply chain review - Australia
  Weber Marking Systems, a manufacturer and supplier of RFID automated labeling systems and smart labels, has announced that it recently earned certification to ...
• Cardinal Health Announces Next Phase Of RFID Pilot
  Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
  ... "Cardinal Health is the first company in health care to comprehensively test RFID technology at the unit level in a real-time setting, beginning with product ...
• FDA To Pressure Drug Companies On RFID
  InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
  ... However, in 2004 the FDA said RFID appeared to be the answer and suggested it could be in place by 2007. Since then, there have ...
• Sun Launches RFID, Sensor Community Website
  CXOToday.com - Mumbai, India
  Java creator and promoter Sun Microsystems has launched the first RFID and sensor-based Java.Net community website for Java developers. ...
• Sun Launches New RFID and Sensor Community for Java Developers
  Hardware Zone - USA
  SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 11 -- Sun Microsystems launched the first RFID and sensor-based Java.Net community Web site for Java developers, http://sun.java.net ...
• RFID widens into the "bigger picture"
  Control Engineering - Oak Brook, IL, USA
  Radio frequency identification—RFID—has many uses. In one form or another it is found in fields as varied as supply chain logistics ...
• AWID Resumes Shipment of RFID Readers
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  RFID reader manufacturer AWID announced last week that it had resumed shipping certain products. The move amounts to a partial lifting ...
• Sun Launches RFID Sensor Community for Java Developers
  LinuxInsider.com - Encino, CA, USA
  RFID toolkits, available for free download at Sun's main Web site, are designed to help developers collaborate on more cost-effective and secure Java scripts. ...
• 'Peel-and-apply' RFID solution
  supply chain review - Australia
  RFID solutions provider NCR Corporation have released NCR TagWorks -- a 'peel-and-apply' RFID product suite designed to provide a rapidly deployable and ...
• RFID: At Risk from Viruses?
  MIT Technology Review - Cambridge, MA, USA
  ... system's database, they merely demonstrated the obvious, says Daniel Engels, first research director at the Auto-ID Labs at MIT, a center of RFID research. ...

News from May 14, 2006

• Improved RFID Radar system goes commercial
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  According to South African RFID technology supplier Trolley Scan the RFID Radar system has moved from its initial experimental phase to achieve commercial ...
• "Cellular RFID needs a software platform standard to flourish ...
  ClickPress (press release) - Sharjah,United Arab Emirates
  Service providers and handset manufacturers need to develop and promote a software platform standard that will enable RFID to move beyond current niches into ...
• Colombian Shipper to Use RFID
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... Emprevi is also planning a second phase to its RFID implementation, to use a global tracking system allowing the visibility of a shipment from the container's ...
• RFID Security Concerns Need a Reality Check
  TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
  ... History tells us that a single server exploit will produce a bigger information bonanza than the entire universe of RFID hacks. ...
• Cardinal Health goes to next phase of RFID pilot
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  ... to improve the safety and efficiency of the pharmaceutical supply chain in the US, beginning with the tagging of medication with RFID labels carrying unique ...