June 11 - 17, 2006

News from June 17, 2006

• Growing RFID Adoption Brings IT Challenges
  RFID Journal - USA
  June 16, 2006 -- During the next few years, RFID will transition from a technology affecting the edges of a company's operations to one that'll permeate ...
• The World Cup Meets RFID
  Forbes - USA
  ... In addition to RFID [radio frequency identification] tagging, we are into the special lighting of the stadiums as well as high-definition television and ...
• RFID door
  MakeZine.com - USA
  Robert writes "An RFID based "key" project I built for my door. The inspiration came when I went to the seminar at the Maker Faire ...
• FDA ruling a boost for RFID
  TMCnet - USA
  ... Last week, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft announced new initiatives to support RFID (radio frequency identification) networks. Sun ...

News from June 16, 2006

• EPCglobal Releases RFID Value Models for 3 Verticals
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... organization EPCglobal US has announced three new "value models" to help companies understand the financial impact of deploying EPC-based RFID solutions within ...
• AXCESS Active RFID Activator
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  The Activator is the cornerstone of the ActiveTag control point architecture. The Activator is a stand-alone transmitter that connects ...
• RFID Firm Bullish On Canada Cattle Policy
  Post Chronicle - USA
  MINNEAPOLIS, June 15, 2006 (UPI) -- Minnesota's Digital Angel said Thursday it expected an upsurge in its RFID tag business as Canada extends a program for ...
• Special Report: The direction of RFID in China
  Interfax.cn (subscription) - China
  Last week, a white paper on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was published in Beijing. The paper was drafted by ...
• Intermec IP4 Portable RFID Reader
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Intermec’s expertise in real-world RFID implementations, combined with its knowledge about building rugged handheld devices, is reflected in the IP4 ...
• Hitachi Sees Big Future for RFID as Tag Costs Plummet
  E-Commerce Times - USA
  The RFID tag price may be reduced to around 4 cents apiece in the foreseeable future from the current 87 cents, according to Hitachi. ...
• RFID: The Future of Inventory Management
  E-Commerce Times - USA
  Having the ability to track materials before they've even reached the manufacturer can save huge capital costs, but RFID and bar codes can also offer savings ...
• AT&T Accelerates Adoption of RFID Networks
  Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
  ... Calif.), BEA Systems (Brussels, Belgium) and Symbol Technologies (Holtsville, NY) to design and deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) device services ...

News from June 15, 2006

• Paxar RFID printer/encoder set for BizTalk RFID
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  As a result, its Monarch 9855 RFID printer/encoder will work with Microsoft's BizTalk RFID system. This compatibility helps ensure ...
• RBS trials contactless RFID-style debit cards
  Silicon.com - UK
  The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and MasterCard are to trial an RFID-based contactless debit card to replace cash for low-value payments. ...
• More Findings on Impact of RFID
  University of Arkansas Daily Headlines - Fayetteville, AR, USA
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - RFID technology has the greatest impact on a critical category of products -- those that sell between 7 and 15 units per day -- according ...
• RFID ROI -- Not what it seems
  Kiosk marketplace.com (press release) - Louisville, KY, USA
  Ask someone in the street about RFID and they may say it is tagging prisoners. However, those in the industry generally talk about ...
• RFID: Not just the chip that tracks the goods that sell at Wal ...
  Globe and Mail - Canada
  While radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has recently captured the spotlight for applications in the retail industry -- such as the inventory ...
• Jena Hospital Gets RFID From SAP
  Wireless Healthcare - Royston, UK
  SAP has announced the implementation of a groundbreaking healthcare solution leveraging SAP software and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology at ...
• Dr. Dale Blasi, RFID and Food Animal Identification
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  RFID Connections interviewed Dr. Dale Blasi, a state Beef Specialist at the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University (and Manager ...
• Metro's suppliers face deadline on updated RFID standard
  FoodProductionDaily.com - Montpellier, France
  ... 06/2006 - Germany's Metro Group, a European retail giant, has started using an updated international standard for radio frequency identification (RFID) in some ...
• RFID: Time to Lead
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  ... follow, or get out of the way.” These words, often repeated to me by my father, quite succinctly state the choice that those in the business of RFID have to ...
• RFID firm bullish on Canada cattle policy
  United Press International - USA
  MINNEAPOLIS, June 15 (UPI) -- Minnesota's Digital Angel said Thursday it expected an upsurge in its RFID tag business as Canada extends a program for ...
• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - USA
  The RFID Research Center, a unit of the Information Technology Research Institute in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in ...

News from June 14, 2006

• RFID Implementation Is an Art
  RFID Journal - USA
  June 14, 2006 -- RFID technology may be ready for deployment, but according to Neco Can, it also requires a good deal of ingenuity and support to implement. ...
• Gemini, Wal-Mart in RFID talks
  Daily News && Analysis - Mumbai, India
  If negotiations succeed, it will be a big boost to Gemini, which is setting up a new RFID plant at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. Talking ...
• No RFID mandate for US drugs - yet
  Silicon.com - UK
  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stopped short of mandating the use of RFID to trace pharmaceuticals in the supply chain - but the move could soon ...
• RFID-Enabled Phones Assign Work to Airport Crew
  RFID Journal - USA
  By Jonathan Collins. June 14, 2006 -- At Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, a combination of mobile phone and RFID systems is helping improve airport operations. ...
• RFID to the Rescue: Boeing Uses RFID to Reduce Costs
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... Boeing and its supply base have decided to use RFID as the technology to help track parts from manufacture to installation and beyond to maintenance and repair ...
• RuBee protocol overcomes RFID shortcomings
  engadget - Santa Monica, CA, USA
  Just when you thought you were safe from RFID-snooping technology, a new contactless transmission system comes along that promises to make your lead-lined ...
• Tower set to make RFID chips for Alien
  EETimes.com - USA
  and Alien Technology Corp., a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, are developing a General 2 RFID integrated circuit that is scheduled to ...
• Wal-Mart Canada Ready to Test Controversial RFID Tags
  Centre Magazine - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Wal-Mart Canada is set to test this fall its controversial new technology that can track products from the supplier to the store, in an attempt to ensure that ...
• Pharmaceuticals Slowly Adopting RFID To Protect Prescription Drug ...
  InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
  ... Many of the top ten drug manufacturers either have deployed radio frequency identification (RFID) projects, or are in the process. ...
• Sirit Partners with Microsoft on RFID
  Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  Toronto-- June 14, 2006 -- Sirit Inc., a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) technology, announced a ...

News from June 13, 2006

• Coming Soon: China's RFID White Book
  Industry Week - USA
  June 13, 2006 -- Drafted by the Ministry of Information Industry and 14 other ministries, the China RFID Technology and Policy White book will be released in ...
• TAGSYS develops two new RFID readers
  In-PharmaTechnologist.com - Montpellier, France
  13/06/2006 - TAGSYS have developed two new item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) readers that it claims will improve pharmaceutical inventory ...
• RFID wireless tags face hurdles
  What PC? - UK
  I'm at a GoCordless.com seminar in London on RFID wireless tags, and I'm warming to the Clark-Kent-without-the-tie presenter, Neil Salton. ...
• RFID Worker Management Lands at Helsinki Airport
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  IBM, Nokia, and Finnair have teamed up to deploy an innovative RFID-based worker efficiency system at the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. ...
• California Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Encourage User of RFID
  Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach, FL, USA
  The RFID industry, not content to send out paid lobbyists to destroy every RFID labeling bill that comes along, is now apparently encouraging government ...
• Medical-Tube Couplings Get RFID Technology
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... Paul, Minn., manufacturer of connectors and fittings for flexible tubing, has added RFID technology to its subminiature (SMC) couplings. ...
• Hoboken RFID Eases Parking, Worries Privacy Activists
  Baseline - New York, NY, USA
  ... To better get a handle on the situation, Hoboken officials installed in 2005 tiny, passive UHF [ultra high frequency] RFID chips in all newly issued parking ...
• FDA To Require Drug Tracking Via RFID
  CIO Today - Woodland Hills, CA, USA
  ... The FDA believes that radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is the most promising way to track drugs as they move through the supply chain. ...
• Another win for RFID; FDA calls for drug pedigree
  DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
  The US government has done its part to give RFID a boost this month. Two weeks ago, the Department of Defense awarded a $14 million ...
• Cathexis' Bluetooth RFID Pen, IDBlue, Fully Supports Microsoft
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA ,USA
  Cathexis Innovations Inc. (www.cathexis.com) announced it will offer full integration of its Bluetooth RFID reader, IDBlue^TM, with Microsoft BizTalk RFID. ...
• ValueCentric's Clowers to Speak on RFID at ASAP's 2006 Midyear ...
  Market Wire (press release) - USA
  ... performance analytics to the pharmaceutical industry, is pleased to announce that Lisa Clowers, Vice President, Market Development, will speak on RFID at this ...

News from June 12, 2006

• What the FDA Announcement Means for RFID
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Friday's announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration caused a stir throughout the RFID industry and the business technology press generally. ...
• Subminiature coupling incorporates RFID
  Manufacturing Talk - UK
  ... Products, a leading provider of quick disconnect couplings, now offers a subminiature coupling incorporating radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. ...
• RFID tags: driving toward 5 cents
  IT Business Net - Newport Beach, CA, USA
  By Charles J Murray, STAFF. (EDN) _ Makers of RFID chips and so-called inlays, which include the chip, antenna, and substrate, have been trying for years to ...
• RFID to provide privacy protection compliance
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Axcess International has announced a system for managing and securing computer assets which hold privacy data, based on its ActiveTag RFID solution, and ...
• Hoboken RFID-enables Its Parking Permits
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... The officers are now armed with handheld RFID interrogators (readers), and are using them to scan UHF RFID tags embedded in city-issued resident parking permits ...
• FDA Okays RFID
  Line 56 News - USA
  ... Administration (FDA) and its Counterfeit Drug Task Force have issued recommendations for the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in ...
• World cup spurs RFID kick-off
  CIOL - Bangalore, India
  ... June 9. Besides the hot favorites, the world's most popular event also features large-scale implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. ...
• Wisconsin Law Bars Forced RFID Implants
  Computerworld - USA
  ... Computerworld) -- Wisconsin this week will become one of the first states to ban the forcible implantation of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into ...

News from June 11, 2006

• RFID Brings Order to a Chaotic Office
  RFID Journal - USA (subscription)
  ... Faced with chaos, Hefren turned to RFID to organize FSU's immense filing system. Given this system, it's no surprise files were often lost. ...
• A Graphic Argument for RFID Labels
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... By allowing CPG manufacturers to mark kraft shipping cases with a single RFID label -- corner-applied to two adjacent panels -- retailers would have a flexible ...