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July 6 - 12, 2008
News from July 12, 2008
- Intel sells off RFID chip biz
VNUNet.com - UK
Intel has sold an RFID reader business it developed to fellow vendor Impinj. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal will give Impinj control over ...
- Challenges Facing US RFID Companies in Global Marketplace to be ...
MarketWatch - USA
RFID is one of a group of automatic identification technologies that includes bar codes, optical character readers, smart cards like those used in mass ...
- Impinj Buys Intel's RFID Operation
InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
By Antone Gonsalves Intel on Thursday said Impinj, a maker of radio-frequency identification technology, has bought the chipmaker's RFID operation. ...
- Impinj purchases Intel’s RFID business
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
Seattle-based Impinj has announced the purchase of Intel’s RFID business division, including the rights to sell Intel’s R1000 RFID chips. ...
- Intel sells RFID operation to Impinj
ElectronicsWeekly.com - UK
by Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News - Electronic News Following on moves to establish itself as a pure-play RFID company, Impinj has bought Intel's ...
- Impinj Buys Intel RFID Operation
eWeek - New York, NY
By Dan Berthiaume Impinj, which offers UHF Gen2 RFID solutions, is buying Intel’s UHF RFID reader chip operation. Impinj officials said the acquisition, ...
- New RFID Study Finds No Interference With Medical Devices
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
By Beth Bacheldor July 11, 2008—A new study on the effects of passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID systems on medical equipment did not discover any ...
- RFID Tracking Allows Prisons to Closely Monitor Inmates
Wi-Fi Planet - Darien, CT, USA
By Daniel Casciato One of the nation's largest correctional institutions is spending $3.3 million to install an RFID inmate tracking system to track and ...
- SAS Automation, Introduces RFID Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling
Manufacturing & Technology eJournal (press release) - Lexington,KY,USA
XENIA, OHIO >SAS< Automation introduces new Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT) with RFID tags to automatically ensure the correct tooling is operating with ...
- Car makers to cut costs with RTLS/RFID combo
MMH.com - Newton, MA, USA
Ubisense and Alien Technology combined RTLS and RFID in an automotive application to reduce the cost and error rate of mounting critical components in a car ...
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News from July 11, 2008
- Chipmaker sues to quash research on RFID smart card security flaws
Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
The company is pushing the courts to keep university researchers from publishing a paper about reported security flaws in the MiFare Classic, an RFID chip ...
- Oil rig workers protected with active RFID tags
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
Identec Solutions reports that its RFID-based WatcherSeries tracking technology has been selected to proactively protect employee lives on oil rigs by a ...
- iDTRONIC presents three new innovative Wristband models for RFID ...
openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
iDTRONIC´s RFID bracelets combine the latest RFID technology with a modern and practical design. iDTRONIC´s RFID wristbands are a convenient alternative to ...
- RFID News Roundup
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
Intellident, a UK-based supplier of automatic identification systems, has struck two RFID-related deals with companies in the academic and public library ...
- Intel Sells RFID Assets to Impinj
Managing Automation Magazine - New York, NY, USA
by Lauren Brousell, Contributing Editor RFID technology provider Impinj Inc. today announced that it will purchase Intel Corp.’s RFID operation for an ...
- Intel Sells RFID Business to Seattle Company
PC World - USA
Seattle company Impinj has acquired Intel's RFID business under undisclosed terms, the companies said on Thursday. Impinj expects that the deal will allow ...
- Intel sells Impinj RFID operation, deal expected to stimulate market
EDN.com - Newton, MA, USA
The deal will see Impinj add to its existing UHF RFID portfolio of tag chips and fixed-reader products with Intel's R1000 RFID reader chip technology. ...
- Tutorial: Radio Basics for UHF RFID--Part IV
Embedded.com - San Francisco, Ca., USA
Here is Part IV of Chapter 3--Radio Basics For UHF RFID--from The RF in RFID: Passive UHF RFID in Practice. Written for the electrical engineer but not the ...
- Impinj buys Intel's RFID outfit
Inquirer - Harrow, England, UK
By Sylvie Barak: Thursday, 10 July 2008, 6:50 PM PROVIDER OF EPC Gen 2 UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, Impinj, today said it had closed a ...
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News from July 10, 2008
- Metal Mount RFID Tags Benchmarked by ODIN Technologies Myth Busted ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Today ODIN technologies, the leader in RFID deployments, research and automation software released the industry's first scientific evaluation of passive ...
- RFID's advantages & disadvantages explained
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
As a general definition, RFID tag technology is used in applications that identify or track objects and contactless smart card technology, for example, ...
- International Bridge installs RFID readers
SooToday.com - USA
"The deployment and upgrading of RFID readers at our passenger vehicle crossings will be a significant step in helping to reduce congestion and long lines. ...
- Hi-G-Tek, IDENTEC to Develop Wireless RFID Solution
TMCnet - USA
By Anshu Shrivastava Hi-G-Tek, a developer of RFID sensing and control solutions for tracking high-value cargo and sensitive materials, today announced a ...
- RFID regroup: Lowry teams with OATSystems for industrial asset ...
Manufacturing Business Technology - Oak Brook, IL, USA
RFID solutions supplier Lowry Computer Products is pairing up with OATSystems for turnkey asset tracking and work-in-process solutions for the industrial ...
- iDTRONIC Presents Three Innovative RFID Wristbands for RFID Solutions
Newswire Today (press release) - London, UK
iDTRONIC's RFID wristbands are a convenient alternative to the traditional credit card format card. They are worn like a wrist watch, and use either 125 kHz ...
- Reader's response to scare about RFID use in healthcare
Electronics Supply & Manufacturing - USA
His thesis is that while RFID is indeed vital to the healthcare sector, spectrum use needs to evolve to minimize the risk of interference. ...
- 'Myth Busted' -- Tests Find RFID Works Well on Metals
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
By John Burnell Metal is not the same strong shield it used to be for blocking UHF RFID reads, according to new benchmark test results released today by ...
- Library to Deploy Ultra-Long-Life RFID Tags for Historical Collection
RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
The institute, located in Frankfurt, Germany, recently settled on an RFID-based solution utilizing passive 13.56 MHz RFID tags that offer a 40-year ...
- SkyeTek Highlights New Applications for Embedded RFID to Create a ...
MarketWatch - USA
"We feel our educational Webinar series is important to the growth and expansion of RFID as a networking technology," said Martin Payne, SkyeTek's vice ...
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News from July 9, 2008
- RFID enabled tickets for Olympic opening and closing
Danwei - Hong Kong
One of the new technologies becoming more commonplace is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Beijing has been using RFID subway passes for a while, ...
- RFID tags on test in Vic
Stock and Land - Fairfax, Australia
The potentially wide-ranging benefits of using RFID tags in sheep enterprises are being investigated at six sites across Victoria. ...
- Bayer rolls out RFID-based warehousing system
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
Polymer and high-performance plastics producer, Bayer Material Science, is deploying a series of RFID and sensor-enabled warehousing and logistics ...
- Zebra RZ400 and RZ600 UHF RFID Gen 2 mid-range printer/encoders
DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer of specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, has introduced the Zebra RZ400 and RZ600 UHF RFID Gen 2 ...
- Motorola XR450 industrial-class fixed RFID reader
DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
This industrial-class fixed radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader features both bi- and mono-static antenna ports on one platform to protect RFID ...
- RFID News: RFID Versus Bar Codes On the Shop Floor – Who's Ready ...
Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
While use of RFID in manufacturing continues to see strong growth, for many practitioners the real benefits of RFID versus bar coding remain unclear. ...
- RFID's Business Benefits Grow With Infrastructure Integration
CNNMoney.com - USA
Best-in-Class companies enjoyed an average of: "The top pressures driving integration of RFID and IT infrastructure management include easing integration ...
- Hi-G-Tek and IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Partner to Offer a Complete ISO ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
This partnership is designed to supply a complete menu of active-RFID solutions based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard ...
- InSync Software raises $3M for RFID software
VentureBeat - Fremont, CA, USA
InSync Software, a startup that makes an application platform for use with RFID, GPD and sensor technologies, has raised $3 million in additional financing ...
- UPM Raflatac's RFID Tags Help Confirm Food Origins, Supply Chain
RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
UPM Raflatac's RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags help retailers ensure that their assortment of food supplies available are safe, ...
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News from July 8, 2008
- RFID Industry Reaction to Checkpoint-OAT Deal, Part 1
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
In the two weeks since the deal was announced, there has been a flurry of commentary about what it means for the players involved and the RFID industry at ...
- Report: Europe's RFID market share 40% by 2016
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
According to a new report being offered by market research firm RNCOS, the European share of the global RFID market will reach 40% in the next eight years. ...
- Is the AMA's doubt concerning RFID misplaced?
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published a report warning that RFID may disrupt the operation of IV pumps and other medical ...
- Thai rice project explores RFID
RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
Thailand’s Hom Mali project is testing the use of RFID applications in its rice production supply chain. The Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) has ...
- Print Version Sponsored By
eWeek - New York, NY
In an effort to address long-standing problems associated with using UHF RFID tags in harsh environments that contain metals or liquids, RFID technology ...
- RFID links jasmine rice supply chain
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok, Thailand
By Jirapan Boonnoon Software Industry Promotion Agency (Sipa) is developing a prototype based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) to support ERP and ...
- Orthopedic firms plan to integrate RFID with implants
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
The orthopedics sector is working to incorporate RFID technology into implants to help surgeons monitor the devices' behavior inside the body and get ...
- LHT To Use Motorola Kit For RFID System
Aviation Week - New York, NY, USA
By Darren Shannon/The Weekly of Business Aviation Lufthansa Technik (LHT) will use radio frequency identification (RFID) systems from Motorola to track ...
- European RFID Industry to Capture 40% of Global Market by 2016
MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
The report says that the RFID technology has been famous and is in use in some applications in Europe from a long time. But several of its new alleged ...
- Askews and Intellident Uses RFID for Source Tagging
MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
Since 2006, Intellident has worked in collaboration with Askews, a leading provider of complete shelf-ready library items, to offer a range of RFID related ...
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News from July 7, 2008
- RFID-based Solution for the Drinks Industry from Jungheinrich
Hong Kong
Jungheinrich have expanded their product range with a RFID-based solution. The Jungheinrich-developed system permits fast recording and monitoring of ...
- Billions at stake, RFID busts fuel thieves
MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
Can RFID provide a solution to this growing problem? I had the opportunity not long ago to speak with sources at ExxonMobil regarding the problem of refined ...
- Survey pins down the business value of RFID
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
The report, entitled 'RFID and IT Infrastructures: Maximizing Business Value', found that 80% of best-in-class companies using infrastructure monitoring and ...
- The world is changing with RFID
Business Line - Chennai, India
We find RFID deployments in the most unusual and unexpected places. We find them tracking people and assets, cattle and tree identification, electronic cash ...
- MobileWare expands into RFID technology solutions
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
MobileWare has expanded its offerings to include solutions that leverage RFID technologies, especially for mobile applications in the enterprise. ...
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News from July 6, 2008
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