July 2 - July 8

News from June 08, 2006

• Zebra Technologies Reports New RFID License Agreement With ...
  Trading Markets - Los Angeles, CA, USA
  (RTTNews) - Zebra Technologies Corp. (ZBRA | charts | news | PowerRating) said Friday that it has licensed Magellan's Phase Jitter Modulation RFID technology. ...
• US-VISIT RFID Trial Shows Security Holes
  RFID Journal - USA
  July 7, 2006 -- The US-VISIT program is failing to adequately protect personal data being stored in databases and collected via RFID inlays embedded in its I-94 ...
• From textiles to latest technology, a new era for mill
  Yorkshire Post Today - Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
  ... AIDC covers a range of products, including barcodes, biometrics, magnetic strips, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and smart cards. ...
• RFID Exposed: The Naked Truth About the Future of Retail
  DigitalJournal.com - Canada
  ... He bought a small radio-frequency identification chip (RFID) over the Internet for $2.10 and an injector gun resembling a giant syringe to implant the chip ...

News from June 07, 2006

• Jeco RFID-Ready Pallets Available in Several Configurations
  Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release) - Antwerp, Belgium
  ... designer and manufacturer of plastic pallets and containers for the worldwide printing and automotive industries since 1973-now offers RFID-Ready Pallets in a ...
• Skinner: US Visit program RFID needs better security controls
  Washington Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  The RFID tags currently are being used on Form I-94 documents issued to foreign visitors at several US land ports of entry. As of ...
• WINMEC RFID Executive Forum
  Control Engineering - Oak Brook, IL, USA
  Now that we are over the hype generated by mandated RFID, serious enterprises are starting to invest in getting RFID to streamline various business processes. ...
• Tax Court gets 3M RFID
  Twin Cities Business Journal - Minneapolis, MN, USA
  ... marketing development supervisor for Maplewood-based 3M Co.'s Asset Tracking and Protection business said, "It is gratifying to see RFID technology, and 3M ...
• View the Performance of Over 40 RFID Companies In Order To Explain ...
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  ... July 7, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39255) has announced the addition of "How to Make Money out of RFID" to their ...
• The RFID Growth Conundrum
  InternetNews.com - USA
  You don't have to veer too far into major industry sectors these days without bumping into the quickening pace of adoption of RFID (define) tagging. ...
• Active RFID Provider Expands into Germany
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  IDENTEC is an Austrian firm that specializes in industrial active RFID systems, or "intelligent asset management", to put it less technically. ...
• Radio frequency tags could frustrate baggage thieves, save ...
  Business Day - Johannesburg, South Africa
  ... airline industry $750m annually in compensation claims, could soon be a thing of the past should the new radio frequency identification (RFID) technology prove ...

News from June 06, 2006

• Next issue for RFID Radar is high-speed tracking
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Trolley Scan's RFID-radar was initially developed to monitor static situations where there is no movement between the transponders and the readers during ...
• RFID Tag, for the Kiddies
  Gizmodo.com - Budapest, Hungary
  Just like squirrels and boars in the wild, overbearing parents can now tag their own children with RFID wristbands. This amusement ...
• RFID center headed for Pease
  Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, USA
  ... and RFID4U said Wednesday they have entered into a collaborative partnership to jointly develop an RFID Center of Excellence at Loftware's new corporate ...
• Blyth Aims to Add RFID to Its Shipping Operations
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... This coming New Year's Day, the company plans to meet Wal-Mart's RFID tagging mandate by applying RFID tags to all cases and pallets of consumer goods it sends ...
• Europe wants your view on RFID
  Contractor UK - London, UK
  Fears over Big Brother-style surveillance have prompted the European Commission to invite citizens to air their concerns about RFID – radio frequency ...
• Key Fob Secures RFID Data with Fingerprints
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  The $2.5 billion fabless semiconductor giant Broadcom has released a computer chip that integrates RFID capabilities with enhanced security capabilities. ...
• Stora Enso Joins Parelec's Certified RFID Partner Program As ...
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  to join Parelec's Certified RFID Partner Program as a strategic partner for RFID antennae paper substrates. This exclusive program ...
• RFID mandate a 'mammoth undertaking'
  Pennsylvania Northeast Business Journal - Scranton, PA, USA
  Central to these improvements is an automatic data technology known as radio frequency identification (RFID), which is set to become part of the DoD supply ...
• Colorado's Jefferson County Public Library Checks Out RFID
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... assisted checkout process to a self-checkout system, while it also transitions from a bar-code-based book identification system to an RFID-based system. ...
• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - USA
  Though cost and reliability are chief concerns, the use of RFID and other sensor technologies are promising tools for increasing the safety of US ports and for ...
• EU Opens RFID Discussion to Public
  PC Magazine - USA
  After months of discussions with industry leaders about the potential uses for RFID, the European Union is opening talks to the public. ...

News from June 05, 2006

• Skills Shortage Could Hinder RFID Adoption
  Industry Week - USA
  There's an elephant in the room that organizations have only recently began to notice; and it's large enough to threaten the success of many RFID projects. ...
• Broadcom unveils personal authentication RFID IC
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Broadcom Corporation has introduced a secure processor with integrated RFID technology, as part of the its Trusted Authentication Initiative. ...
• Testing times for RFID tags
  VNUNet.com - UK
  Last week’s news that supermarket giant Tesco has delayed rollout of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by several years is clear evidence of ...
• First Biometric Fob for RFID Payment Could Be in Pilot by Year's ...
  Digital Transactions - Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
  (July 5, 2006) Privaris Inc. expects to begin pilots for its biometrically secured contactless-payment fob in both physical point ...
• China adopts RFID mail processing system
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  China Post is using RFID (radio frequency identification) systems from Symbol to track express mail bags in the Shanghai commercial area. ...
• RFID Technology Deployed by China Post
  Technology News Daily - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
  China Post has selected Symbol Technologies, Inc. to supply RFID technology to track express mail bags within the postal district of Shanghai (Shanghai Post). ...
• Europe Seeks Public Opinion on RFID Public Policy
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  The European Commission this week moved to the second phase of its year-long initiative to develop public policy with respect to RFID. ...
• Asia/Latin America hold RFID mass-tagging promise
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  The RFID market has seen higher interest levels than similar technologies (such as barcodes and wireless networks), although the initial hype has been on the ...
• Broadcom's Secure RFID Chips Take Flight
  InternetNews.com - USA
  Radio frequency identity (RFID) (define) tags are becoming a common convenience, popping up in places such as luggage, luxury goods, passports and ...
• EU looks at RFID privacy concerns
  Computer Business Review - UK
  Viviane Reding, the EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, is turning her attention to the RFID market, specifically looking at the implications of ...

News from June 04, 2006

• EU opens public consultation on RFID
  Help Net Security - Croatia
  Fears about new Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID), have prompted the EU to open a public consultation process. The ...
• SK RFID market will exceed $500M
  Eetasia.com (subscription) - USA
  In a report to an IT forum hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Korea Association of RFID/USN said the country's RFID-related equipment ...
• RFID spills the beans on Samsung Tesco shoppers
  Silicon.com - UK
  Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers a bit better. Samsung Tesco last year equipped ...
• CD based training on RFID technology
  Processing Talk - UK
  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID in short) is one of todays hottest new technologies. ... New CD based course on RFID technology launched. ...
• RFID: Brussels wants your views
  Silicon.com - UK
  Privacy and data protection concerns arise when RFID tags relate to people, according to the consultation background document - not only when people use RFID ...
• Retail: packaging in the near future
  Ferret - Australia
  ... believe tracking products as they move through the supply chain, using traceability solutions such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging, will be a ...

News from June 03, 2006

• Acsis And SAP Launch End-To-End Offering For RFID Compliance
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  to launch an End to End Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) approach to help customers quickly and affordably achieve compliance. ...
• RFID credit card 'not a skimming risk'
  Silicon.com - UK
  MasterCard has dismissed criticism its RFID-based PayPass credit card may be susceptible to skimming and interference amid retailer trials of the technology. ...
• USA : AAFA to host RFID Journal-AAFA Apparel & Footwear Summit
  Fibre2fashion.com - India
  AAFA Apparel and Footwear Summit is the first event designed by the leading RFID information resource and the leading industry trade association to address the ...
• RedPrairie Adds RFID Features to WMS
  RFID Journal - USA
  July 3, 2006 -- RedPrairie has unveiled a new version of its warehouse management software with the aim of helping companies make RFID more integral within ...
• Companies 'ready for next RFID step', study finds
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Half of all enterprises surveyed report that they will have between 2 and 10 of their manufacturing sites RFID-enabled by 2008, according to a new Aberdeen ...
• Suite Of RoHS Compliant HF (13.56MHz) RFID Products
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  HF RFID readers ideal for item-level tagging, asset management, library applications and the apparel industry. Omron RFID today ...
• Policy group urges RFID use to thwart terrorists
  Washington Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  ... Outfitting containers with advanced RFID tracking and sensors is likely to cost $500 to $1,200 per container -- about $15 billion for the entire US container ...
• EU opens public consultation on RFID
  ElectricNews.net - Dublin, Ireland
  ... has been holding discussions with government agencies and the private sector since March based on general themes of standardising RFID frequencies and formats ...
• RFID credit card from Citibank
  Mobilemag.com - USA
  ... out with what looks like an ordinary keychain attachment -- the type that come with little flashlights or the like -- but in actuality is an RFID MasterCard. ...

News from June 02, 2006

• RFID comes of age
  WFAA (subscription) - Dallas, TX, USA
  ... Inspired by the nurses' ingenuity, Macy asked the RFID maker, RF Technologies in Brookfield, Wis., to design something a bit more sophisticated. ...
• RFID Journal Vertical Industry Newsletters
  RFID Journal - USA
  July 3, 2006 -- Our research shows that many of you don't want more RFID news—you want more specific news, stories and information about how RFID is ...
• Blyth picks Odin for Wal-Mart RFID compliance
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Blyth Homescents International (BHI) has announced that it will use technology from ODIN Technologies for its Wal-Mart RFID compliance initiative. ...