July 7 - 13, 2007

News from July 13, 2007

• Northern Apex to supply RFID tags for bottled-water system
  Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly (subscription) - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
  Fort Wayne-based Northern Apex Corp. has been chosen by S2C Global Systems to incorporate radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology into the ...
• Microsoft Readies New Release of BizTalk Server With RFID Support
  CRN - Manhasset, NY, USA
  BizTalk Server 2006 R2 will provide native support for EDI and Applicability Statement 2 e-commerce communications protocols and will support RFID ...
• ROI-Based Adoption of RFID Middleware Brings Cheer to Market Vendors
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Radio frequency identification (RFID) middleware vendors have found a reason to celebrate as users are becoming increasingly aware of the value of RFID in ...
• RFID use picking up
  Malaysia Star - Malaysia
  He said RFID suffered from a lot of hype several years ago. "But now, businesses have started to realise the economic benefits of integrating RFID into ...
• "RFID in the Health Care Industry, 2006-2011 Market Dynamics ...
  Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release) - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  This 14-page report highlights the latest RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) trends and insights in the Health Care industry including the latest ...
• Toshiba offers RFID tools and tips
  VNUNet.com - UK
  Firms considering radio frequency identity (RFID) deployments got a boost when Toshiba Tec Europe announced its RFID@Toshiba strategy, which aims to provide ...
• Tag Lines: RFID and the China Conundrum
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  RFID Connections interviewed Craig K. Harmon, President and CEO of QED Systems and a long time activist in international standardization. ...

News from July12, 2007

• Web-Based Software manages transportation yards using RFID.
  ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) - New York, NY, USA
  July 11, 2007 - Fluensee Yard(TM) offers planning, management, and RFID visibility abilities that help companies manage large and complex yard environments. ...
• How RFID will improve patient safety
  VNUNet.com - UK
  RFID is increasingly popular in the NHS for applications such as tracking high-value assets, surgical instruments, patients and medicines - see box, below. ...
• AVIATION WEEK, With Airbus & Boeing, to Present RFID Global ...
  CNNMoney.com - USA
  The RFID Global Aviation Updates are produced by AVIATION WEEK in conjunction with Airbus and Boeing, and will feature special presentations from Airbus and ...
• PRI Reports on RFID
  Byteandswitch.com - New York, NY, USA
  "A relatively new technology like RFID tends to spark fear in people, but fear should not drive government regulation," said K. Lloyd Billingsley, ...
• European Study Probes RFID's Impact on Privacy
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  The committee recently released an 86-page report entitled "RFID and Identity Management in Everyday Life," exploring the perceptions, benefits and concerns ...
• Aberdeen on Managing Work-in-Process with RFID
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  By Russ Klein, Aberdeen Group The advent of RFID has allowed everyone from shipping companies to hospitals to reduce costs and overhead by creating ...
• Spread of RFID in Defense slower than expected
  GovExec.com - Wahington, DC, USA
  Demand throughout Defense for RFID readers and tags from a contract known as Army Product Manager Joint-Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT) has ...
• NHS studies RFID operation
  VNUNet.com - UK
  A London NHS trust is planning to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track surgical instruments through the decontamination process and improve ...
• French Jean Boutique Adopts RFID to Boost Loyalty
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Claire Swedberg July 11, 2007 - Gedenim, a French clothing retail chain specializing in jeans, is employing RFID loyalty cards to attract young shoppers to ...

News from July 11, 2007

• Managing Work-in-Process With RFID "Where's My Stuff ?!"
  CNNMoney.com - USA
  93% of All Organizations Surveyed Expect RFID to Help Cut the Cost of Doing Business (as Opposed to Help Increase Revenue). Best-in-Class Organizations Are ...
• California poised to enact RFID law
  InterGovWorld.com - Toronto, ON, Canada
  The state legislature last month passed legislation, called the Identity Information Protection Act of 2006, to protect residents from RFID abuses. ...
• Report finds labor, cost savings are enabled by RFID
  Reliable Plant Magazine - Tulsa, OK, USA
  The Aberdeen Group released a new study revealing that 93 percent of all organizations point to radio frequency identification (RFID) as a significant ...
• Scare tactics limiting potential of RFID technology
  San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
  By Jim Sheire The potential uses of various radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies has created quite a bit of discussion in California among ...
• Axcess International's RFID System Successful in Stopping ...
  CNNMoney.com - USA
  The University deployed Axcess' ActiveTag(TM) RFID physical computer asset protection solution in January 2006 with the goal of reversing asset theft and ...
• BlueStar Distributes New SATO GL4e RFID-Ready Printer
  HULIQ - Hickory, NC, USA
  BlueStar is distributing SATO's new RFID-ready GL4e series of printers for medium-duty industrial applications. The new GL4e printer provides extensive ...
• Bermuda Deploys World's First Countrywide Electronic Vehicle ...
  Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  All vehicles in the jurisdiction will be outfitted with TransCore's eGo RFID window sticker tags, specially designed so if tampered with they are both ...
• Active RFID's Growing Role in Overall Market
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Research firm IDTechEx of Cambridge has released an update to its annual report on the current and future state of the active RFID industry, ...

News from July 10, 2007

• RFID luggage-tracking lands at Heathrow
  Silicon.com - UK
  By Tim Ferguson Heathrow Airport is to trial RFID technology to track luggage as it moves around the airport as it aims to reduce the amount of bags that ...
• RFID gives shrimp-exporter the edge
  Nation Multimedia - Bangkok, Thailand
  A group of local software and radio frequency identification (RFID) companies - IE Technology, Silicon Craft Technology and FXA Company - has joined with a ...
• CMP Technology Names Robert Keenan Director of RFID World ...
  PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
  In this role, Keenan will manage CMP's RFID portfolio, which includes the RFID World 2008 in Vegas, RFID World Boston and RFID Excellence in Business Awards ...
• Australian Companies Say Pallet-Tracking Project Proves RFID's Mettle
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Beth Bacheldor July 9, 2007--An Australian consortium of businesses and organizations has just completed a two-month pilot-testing EPC Gen 2 RFID tags and ...
• Enhancements to the RFID Journal Web Site
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Mark Roberti July 9, 2007--At RFID Journal, we have always worked hard to provide the highest quality content for our readers around the world. ...
• University adds RFID tags to mobile phones
  TUV Product Service - Fareham, Hampshire, UK
  A US university which has already enabled its students with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has announced a further development in its bid ...
• RFID Security Solutions Provider Acquired for $5.1m
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Israel's VUANCE today announced the planned acquisition of Security Holding Corp (SHC), whose two subsidiaries SecurityInc and AAID provide RFID solutions ...

News from July 9, 2007

• Best RFID Implementation: Keeping Tabs on Printers
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Jill Gambon HP's use of RFID illustrates how an enlightened, methodical and sophisticated approach toward the utilization of automatic data capture ...
• Radio silence
  Financial Express - Bombay, India
  What ever happened to RFID? It looked like a promising opportunity in a ravaged industry. Back in 2003, in the wake of the dotcom crash, the internet had ...
• Partnership aims to boost RFID adoption
  Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland, New Zealand
  By Computerworld staff Auckland | Monday, 9 July, 2007 Under the pact, the two organisations will collaborate on RFID-related research, ...

News from July 8, 2007

• Center demonstrates effectiveness of RFID technology
  Dayton Daily News (subscription) - Dayton, OH, USA
  By Thomas Gnau SPRINGBORO -- Leaders across the world are seeing what Wal-Mart managers have long known: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology can ...
• Arphid Watch: Timo Arnall's Touch Project -- Playful RFID · Touch
  Wired News - USA
  By Bruce Sterling July 07, 2007 | 5:39:39 AM RFID has the potential to enable new kinds of playful interactions in toys and consumer electronics. ...
• Thai Airport Tests RFID to Track Cargo, Streamline Customs
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Airports of Thailand Public Company Ltd. (AOT), which manages and operates the nation's airports, is implementing RFID and bar-code technology to improve ...
• RFID Webinar: Domino Integrated Solutions Group Sponsor United
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  The DoD has mandates in place for RFID labeling cases and pallets, UID for uniquely identifying specific items and the WAWF for electronic submission of ...
• Arphid Watch: Timo Arnall's Touch Project -- A graphic language ...
  Wired News - USA
  The first approach is to think about the act or the action of the interaction: how do we invite users to touch, swipe or otherwise interact with RFID? ...
• RFID Reader: Tracient Sets New Standard For Bluetooth Enabled
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Tracient Technologies has recently launched another trend setting RFID product. Tracient's new "credit card" sized portable RFID reader, the Explore-R, ...

News from July 7, 2007

• Argentine Airport Tests RFID on Cold Storage Cargo
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Beth Bacheldor July 6, 2007--The Terminal de Cargas Argentina (TCA) is testing passive RFID to track incoming and outgoing goods requiring cold storage in ...
• Attorney on What SAFETY Act Offers RFID Vendors
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  (McKenna Long & Aldridge also owns RFID Law Blog.) The interview was about the US SAFETY Act and how it pertains to American RFID vendors. ...
• More RFID News from METRO Group: Readers Selected for Real Market ...
  Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  As an extension of METRO's initial RFID trial initiative, this 2007 rollout program will see one of Sirit's INfinity 510 UHF RFID readers installed in each ...
• Slippery Rock Adds RFID to Student Cell Phones
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Claire Swedberg July 6, 2007--Starting in August, Slippery Rock University's 8500 students and faculty members will each receive a passive 13.56 MHz RFID ...
• RFID readers
  Global Sources - Singapore
  United States - RFID systems integrator ODIN Technologies has completed the European RFID Reader Benchmark, a hardware resource for end users. ...
• Heathrow to trial RFID tags
  Register - London, England, UK
  By Bill Ray More by this author In September, Heathrow Airport will become the largest in Europe to trial RFID-based tags for tracking passenger luggage, ...