May 21 - 27, 2006

News from May 27, 2006

• RFID Security Efforts Center On Clipped, Blocked, Killed Tags
  Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
  Manufacturers and retailers used more than 1.3 billion radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags to track products shipped worldwide last year, but few ...
• Security Scores Big at World Cup Tournament
  PC World - USA
  ... The list of security precautions the government is taking is substantial. It begins with the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. ...
• The Demand For RFID Tags is Expected to Reach 5.5 Billion Units by ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37291 ) has announced the addition of China's RFID (Radio Frequency ID) Market Study, 2005 ...
• Teradata opens RFID analytics lab
  Computer Business Review - UK
  ... The new RFID Advanced Business Analytics and RFID Lab, situated at the Teradata Benchmark Center in Rancho Bernardo, California, will develop and showcase new ...
• Lowry Professional RFID Services
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Lowry's innovative RFID Center is a fully equipped lab environment that provides the capability to analyze and compare RFID hardware and software from ...

News from May 26, 2006

• 10 from IBM: benchmarks, LibXML2, Ajax, RFID, XHTML, Derby, UCE...
  Linux News - USA
  ... Using RFID to track people -- There are many situations when you might need to know where someone is at any given time. This article ...
• Teradata Opens RFID Data Analytics Lab
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... and analytics firm Teradata, a division of transactions processing giant NCR, this week announced the new Retail Advanced Business Analytics & RFID Lab at the ...
• Retail giant adopts Gen2 for RFID
  Silicon.com - UK
  Metro Group, the uber retailer and all round RFID enthusiast, has upgraded its RFID to Gen2 tags and readers. The retail chain has ...
• Axcess Enhances RFID Method for Vehicle Tracking
  Telematics Journal - Oyster Bay, NY, USA
  Axcess International Inc. unveiled today an enhanced method for providing positioning and directional capabilities for RFID applications. ...
• Cathay Pacific Adopts RFID Luggage Tracking System In Beijing
  ChinaTechNews.com - Beijing, China
  A representative from Beijing Capital International Airport disclosed that the first RFID Luggage Tracking System has just been adopted on Cathay Pacific ...
• RFID golf balls find themselves in the rough
  Discovery Reports Canada - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  ... mind, a pair of enterprising companies has come up with new a set of innovations that use golf balls implanted with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips ...
• AT&T offering managed RFID service
  NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
  AT&T is rolling out a fully managed service that supports RFID from end to end by joining a handful of vendors. The company says ...
• Research and Markets: RFID is Clearly Saving Lives, Reducing ...
  TMCnet - USA
  ... Business Wire)-- May 26, 2006 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37583) has announced the addition of RFID in Action 2006 - 22 ...
• Special Report: RFID for SAP
  Search SAP - USA
  RFID, which can be used to identify and track products as they move through the supply chain, is becoming increasingly important to managers who wish to ...
• Bielefeld municipal hospitals to test beds with RFID solution
  TMCnet - USA
  (DMEurope Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)DMEUROPE-25 May 2006-Bielefeld municipal hospitals to test beds with RFID solution (C)2006 DMeurope.com (http://www ...

News from May 25, 2006

• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... warehousing services firm Teradata, a division of NCR, has established an advanced analytics facility called the Retail Advanced Business Analytics & RFID Lab. ...
• "Hear and Know" -- Ron Caines of Psion Teklogix, RFID Beyond the ...
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  RFID Connections interviewed Ron Caines, vice-president of Marketing for Psion Teklogix, to get his views on applications that demonstrate how RFID is moving ...
• Survey Says Manufacturers Drive RFID Uptake
  RFID Journal - USA
  May 26, 2006—RFID adoption in the retail world is being fueled by manufacturers, according to a survey of worldwide companies conducted by retail market ...
• Group knocks DHS advisory panel's stance on RFID for human ...
  Washington Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  The American Electronics Association, a trade association representing 2,700 companies, issued a statement objecting to a draft report on RFID for human ...
• Solstice Medical Partners With Northern Apex-RFID
  Inside INdiana Business (press release) - Indianapolis, IN, USA
  Solstice Medical, LLC has formed a strategic partnership with Fort Wayne-based Northern Apex-RFID. Soltice says the agreement will ...
• Printed Electronics in RFID? Later Rather Than Sooner, Says ABI ...
  TMCnet - USA
  OYSTER BAY, NY --(Business Wire)-- May 25, 2006 -- Printed electronics have the potential to transform the RFID industry, if and when they gain sufficient ...
• DHS Subcommittee Questions RFID Security
  Extreme Tech - USA
  Despite the US Department of Homeland Security's efforts to steamroll through the use of RFID technology in all US issued passports by the end of 2006, not ...
• Wal-Mart Aside, RFID Finding Few Friends In Retail
  InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
  Only 9% of retailers plan to implement RFID, citing costs and potential privacy concerns, according to a new study, sponsored by RFID provider NCR. ...
• RFTrax Adds RFID to Railcar Tracking
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... This week, RFTrax announced a products and services suite, the Asset Management Platform (AMP), combining RFID interrogators with other sensors to generate ...
• Shipcom Appoints RFID Veteran as President; Growth in RFID ...
  TMCnet - USA
  HOUSTON, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Shipcom, a leading global provider of RFID and Mobility solutions announced today the appointment of John C. Shoemaker as ...

News from May 24, 2006

• Orion Pharma Finishes RFID Trial
  RFID Journal - USA
  May 24, 2006 -- Finnish drug manufacturer Orion Pharma and packaging company Stora Enso have concluded their trial of a mixed RFID technology designed to track ...
• RFID Tag Use Extends Across Farming Belt
  Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach, FL, USA
  Privacy advocates initial concerns about the possibility of privacy invasion with the advent of the Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) were initially ...
• RFID Speeds Order Fulfillment
  Forbes - USA
  The techniques for tagging with RFID (or bar code, or a combination of the two) in transit from a manufacturer to a retailer will vary depending upon the ...
• New Teradata Retail Advanced Business Analytics & RFID Lab ...
  TMCnet - USA
  The lab also analyzes data captured by radio frequency identification (RFID) applications across the supply chain. The new Retail ...
• Analyst: Sense and Respond Goes Beyond RFID
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... the adaptive supply chain. RFID promises to be the most significant disruptive technology in this area. However, the current hype ...
• AT&T to offer RFID managed deployment service
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  AT&T is teaming up with major technology suppliers to offer a managed radio frequency identification (RFID) deployment service to firms. ...
• DHS RFID dust-up: Take 2
  GCN.com - Washington, DC, USA
  The American Electronics Association just sent over its reply to the Homeland Security Department's subcomittee draft, "The Use of RFID for Human Identification ...
• AT&T Accelerates Adoption of RFID Networks
  Computing News - Minsk, Russia
  ... announced that they are partnering with Intel, BEA Systems and Symbol Technologies to design and deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) device services ...
• PEAK Technologies Earns LXE RFID Integration Partner
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  PEAK Technologies, a Platinum Equity Company, and LXE Inc., announced today that PEAK Technologies has become a certified LXE RFID Integration Partner. ...
• Sybase Paves the Way for Worldwide RFID Adoption
  Ferret - Australia
  ... the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilising information, today announced that with its RFID Anywhere^TM 2.0 ...

News from May 23, 2006

• IBM, Vue and Pricer Launch RFID Shelf System
  RFID Journal - USA
  May 23, 2006 -- IBM, Vue Technology and Pricer have combined RFID technology and electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to create what they call the first real-time ...
• TAGSYS raises $35M in bid for global RFID dominance
  Manufacturer.com - UK
  TAGSYS, which made news this month with an item-level RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) infrastructure, announced that it has completed a $35M round of ...
• RFID News for 23 May 2006: Blue Vector, Intermec, Metro, Study ...
  TMCnet - USA
  Gen 2 RFID (radio frequency identification) technology in its Cash & Carry wholesale stores throughout Germany. As of the first ...
• Item-Level RFID Firm TAGSYS Lands $35m
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... States. RFID Update spoke with TAGSYS CEO Elie Simon about the news. Simon said the funding will go toward three initiatives. The ...
• AT&T, partners to offer RFID managed service
  NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
  AT&T wants to make RFID easy for enterprises, teaming up with some big-name partners on Tuesday for a managed service and technology development. ...
• RFID tags get first major test at McCarran
  Las Vegas Business Press - Las Vegas, NV, USA
  ... in Las Vegas over the past couple of years because the New York-based company is contracted to supply 100 million radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to ...
• Adoption Rate of RFID is Moving at a Modest Pace, But There is ...
  TMCnet - USA
  According to the survey "RFID: How Far, How Fast?" sponsored by NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) and conducted by Retail Systems Alert Group, the adoption rate of ...
• Alanco/TSI PRISM(TM) Exhibits at National Jail Conference
  TMCnet - USA
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --(Business Wire)-- May 22, 2006 -- Alanco Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN), developer of the TSI PRISM RFID officer safety and inmate ...
• DHS Subcommittee Advises Against RFID
  RFID Journal - USA
  May 22, 2006 -- RFID might be a great technology for identifying and tracking goods, but according to a draft report from a subcommittee of the Privacy Office ...
• Citibank experiments with RFID technology
  Las Vegas Business Press - Las Vegas, NV, USA
  ... Orwellian concept could become a reality at your local lending institution in the near future if the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology now being ...
• Survey: US retailers slow to adopt RFID
  United Press International - USA
  CHICAGO, May 23 (UPI) -- American retailers are adopting RFID technology to keep track of inventory at only a modest pace, a new survey revealed. ...
• Will the RFID-enabled pen have the write stuff?
  Contactless News - Aldie, VA, USA
  ... Fisher Space Pen of the US and Dutch pen designer, Allwrite BV, have developed an RFID-based Hi-Pen so users can walk through electronically controlled doors ...
• Privacy-friendly RFID?
  ZDNet UK - UK
  Good morning. In my intentionally provocative speech, I will introduce you to the necessary policies to foster privacy-friendly RFID – yes, it is possible! ...
• RFID Promotions Execution Initiative Launched
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  RFID-based promotions tracking got another boost last week as OATSystems, ADT, and Intel announced a "proof of ROI" program aimed at demonstrating its value to ...
• Odin Wins Department Of Defense RFID Contract
  Industry Week - USA
  May 23, 2006 -- Odin Technologies won the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) bid to deploy passive RFID equipment throughout 26 facilities globally. ...
• RFID Will Bring Great Benefits for Retailers
  About - News & Issues - New York, NY, USA
  Retailers can expect extensive inventory and labor cost savings from the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, but some consumer ...
• DHS RFID RFC Q&A TBD ASAP
  Security Pronews - Lexington, KY, USA
  The Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Office issued a request for comments on a highly critical report it completed on the use of RFID for human ...
• MicroTRAK, Inc. Acquires RFID Provider Fibergrations LLC
  TMCnet - USA
  ... Fibergrations is a leading global provider of end-to-end Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) integration solutions and hardware, RFID Reader Portals and ...
• AT&T Accelerates Adoption of RFID Networks Through Collaboration ...
  Finanzen.net - Germany
  ... are partnering with industry leaders, Intel, BEA Systems and Symbol Technologies to design and deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) device services and ...
• China lagging behind in RFID standards
  VNUNet.com - UK
  China must standardise its use of Radio Frequency ID (RFID) technology if its market is to grow, an industry analyst has claimed. ...

News from May 22, 2006

• No news available.

News from May 21, 2006

• South Africa follows UK RFID workshop's example
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  In June there's an RFID workshop being held in South Africa - a fast developing RFID market - based on the UK's version of the workshop six weeks ago. ...
• RFID technology at a glance
  Fremont Tribune - Fremont, NE, USA
  By The Associated Press. An RFID tag is a simple piece of technology. It ... example. Those RFID tags are passive and have no onboard power. ...
• DoD Selects Odin for RFID deployment
  Test & Measurement World Online webzine - Newton, MA, USA
  The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announced that Odin Technologies, which handles RFID testing, software development, and deployment, has been awarded the ...
• New system for tracking cattle doesn't make cut for producers
  Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem, NC, USA
  ... Those chips, based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, are known as "passive" tags that broadcast identifying numbers for only a short range ...