July 20 - 26, 2008

News from July 26, 2008

• There's still HOPE for hackers
  NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
  The event started off with the Attendee Meta-Data Project (AMD), where numbered badges with active RFID chips were handed out during registration. ...
• GAO: State's passport strategy needs work
  FCW.com - Falls Church, VA, USA
  Officials say that the cards’ vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip will facilitate quick transit across the border.
• Intermec Small Rigid Tag: Passive RFID Tags
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Intermec's Small Rigid Tag (SRT) is a truly passive UHF RFID tag designed for superior performance on a variety of surfaces. The tag, available in EPC ...
• Security and Privacy Issues Associated With Federal RFID-Enabled ...
  Center for Democracy and Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  Both of these cards carry a long-range radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that presents a privacy nightmare for American citizens. ...
• At Former Landfill, RFID Monitors Workers and Waste
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  ... Switzerland, has adopted an ultra-wideband (UWB) location-tracking RFID system that can pinpoint employees and containers within its contaminated areas ...
• New Intermec IP30 Handheld RFID Reader for Mobile Computers
  Materials Handling World Magazine - Leeds, England, UK
  Intermec has introduced the IP30 add-on RFID reader, a cost-effective, compact, globally-certified solution for adding mobile RFID read/write capability to ...
• Gamma Solutions' RFID solution
  Ferret - Australia
  "The City of Melbourne has been using RFID technology for nearly 12 months to automate data collection for vehicle usage from its corporate car park. ...
• Newer RFID technology requires newer thinking
  Manufacturing Computer Solutions - Dartford, England, UK
  RFID technology is apparently taking off, with aficionados reporting stunning successes – but dive below the covers and it’s brand new thinking and brand ...
• Barcoding Introduces CaptureTech RFID Interpreter
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Barcoding Inc., a leading provider of automated data capture solutions that helps companies integrate RFID technology into their operations, announced the ...
• Expect Steady RFID Transponder Growth - Even for EPC UHF
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  According to recent research from VDC, all RFID transponders - every frequency, every form factor - are expected to undergo steady, rapid growth over the ...

News from July 25, 2008

• GAO RFID Adds Alien Portfolio to Its RFID Product Line
  Wire Service Canada (press release) - Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
  GAO RFID Inc., the leading Canadian provider of RFID solutions has added Alien Technology Inc.’s to its extensive and ever-expanding solutions portfolio. ...
• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Academia RFID, a Canadian training and consulting company that offers university-level courses and training, has announced a new two-day course developed to ...
• Academia RFID introduces retail courses
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  Courseware and training seminar developer Academia RFID has launched a new series of industry-specific courses focusing on the use of RFID applications in ...
• Chemical Maker Exax Expands Into RFID
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Dave Friedlos July 24, 2008—South Korean chemical manufacturer Exax is planning a move into the RFID market, following its recent investment in antenna ...
• RFID Excellence in Business Awards Extends Application Deadline to ...
  StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham, MI, USA
  Applications will now be accepted through August 5 and awards will be presented on September 8 during the RFID World 2008 event at the MGM Grand in Las ...
• UHF RFID Tags suit warehousing and waste management logistics.
  ThomasNet Industrial News Room - New York, NY, USA
  Reichshof-Wehnrath, Germany, July 11, 2008 - Sokymat Automotive GmbH, a global leader in the development, production and sale of RFID components, ...
• Play RFID Roulette Online
  Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
  SILVER SPRING, Md.—RFID Revolution, an RFID education and consulting firm, has introduced RFID Roulette, an Internet-based game designed to help people ...
• Drivers licences with chips spark heated debate
  CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  By Rosie Lombardi CBC News Using an automatic identifier, RFID technology embedded in a document or ID card can help border officials detect a visitor at a ...
• Motorola Tops Newest RFID Reader Vendor Rankings
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  "The results are quite interesting," research director Michael Liard of Oyster Bay, New York-based ABI Research told RFID Update. "The passive UHF product ...
• Barcoding Inc. Announces CaptureTech RFID® Interpreter^TM
  Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  The CaptureTech RFID Interpreter provides companies with an easy and practical way to get RFID tag data into any Windows^TM-based PC application. ...

News from July 24, 2008

• Unisys supports US border security with RFID cards
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  ODIN Technologies reports that it has been chosen as one of the RFID deployment partners for the US$62 million US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...
• RFID chipmaker loses suit; says users must take "urgent" action
  Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
  In March, he said that once he had broken the encryption, he would need only a laptop, a scanner and a few minutes to get the cryptographic key to an RFID ...
• Savcor increases focus on RFID
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  Finland-based Savcor has announced plans to increase its focus on the RFID technology market, signally its intentions with the acquisition of another ...
• RFID "pill" monitors marchers
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  With a creative use of RFID technology, the researchers were able to keep tabs on walkers' temperatures from within. Volunteers in the study swallowed a ...
• Rapidly broadening interest in RFID
  CIOL - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  UK & BANGALORE, INDIA: Being an enabling technology, like paper or the wheel, though somewhat more recent, RFID is now being applied ever more broadly. ...
• MAXIMUS Announces Integration Between FleetFocus^TM and Zonar Systems
  Stockhouse - Vancouver, BC, Canada
  RFID tags are placed in critical areas around the vehicle. The driver uses a hand-held RFID reader to scan each tag and document the inspection observations ...
• Leading European RFID companies invite to Conference "Towards a ...
  PresseBox (Pressemitteilung)(Abonnement) - Rastatt, Germany
  (pressebox) Teltow, 23.07.2008 - Within the European project CE RFID leading RFID users and technology providers have discussed topics such as ...
• Research and Markets: Examine RFID for Postal and Courier Services ...
  MarketWatch - USA
  In detail, there are 40 new case studies of RFID in action in the postal and courier service in North America, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia. ...
• Standardization and Technology Optimization Trigger Growth in the ...
  MarketWatch - USA
  The RFID inlays segment is a vital part of the larger RFID spectrum and determines the effectiveness and performance of the finished RFID passive tag. ...
• Business value of RFID-based supply chains remains elusive
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  Even though the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can help firms recapture top-line revenues and improve bottom-line, deriving value ...

News from July 23, 2008

• RFID front-runner: Paper industry stands to benefit from core SC ...
  Manufacturing Business Technology - Oak Brook, IL, USA>
  Now, in partnership with IPICO, Sonoco is offering a first in RFID in the form of a core solution for the paper industry. Using IPICO’s dual-frequency ...
• The 25 Most Modern Libraries in the World
  Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA>
  The library employs an RFID system that allows patrons to check out their own materials and leaves library staff free to deal with other matters as well as ...
• New Consortium Seeks RFID Standard for Oil, Gas Industries
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA>
  By Mary Catherine O'Connor July 22, 2008—Retail, supply chain, health care…now add petroleum production to the list of industries turning to RFID technology ...
• Key Considerations For Transitioning From Manual To Automated RFID
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA>
  If an automated, printapply labeling solution is already in place, the key decision is whether to modify the existing label to include the RFID inlay or ...
• SkyeTek refutes RFID interference study
  RF DesignLine - Manhasset, NY, USA>
  By Janine Love A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that RFID systems can cause "potentially hazardous ...

News from July 22, 2008

• Libramation announces 40-year data RFID chip
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Libramation, a Canadian provider of library automation technology, has announced its adoption of the latest development in RFID technology for libraries, ...
• Sirit & 3M partner up for transportation RFID
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Sirit has recently signed a strategic supply agreement with 3M's Brazilian subsidiary to supply its RFID reader and tag technology to support ...
• Utah Valley Regional Medical Center to Run Pilot With IR-RFID Tags
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Beth Bacheldor July 21, 2008—Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, is gearing up to test a dual RFID-infrared real-time location system ...
• South African tech conference to use RFID nametags
  RFID News - Tallahassee, FL, USA
  Planners of South Africa’s Govtech 2008, a large government-sponsored technology, plans to use RFID-enabled nametags to track attendees. ...
• Oil Industry Forms RFID Group to Aid Adoption
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  By John Burnell The Oil & Gas RFID Solution Group announced its formation this week to develop best practices and standards for using RFID in the oil and ...
• RFID News: The Three Ways RFID Can Impact Business Processes
  Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
  An Analytic Framework Categorizing potential RFID-based applications as falling into which scenario can help companies understand the likely impact on ...
• New Report Forecasts the Market Size of RFID Hardware for the ...
  MarketWatch - USA
  The demand for RFID hardware has incrased significantly with the decrease in the price of tags and readers. Further, implementation of RFID tecnology by ...
• SonicWALL Chooses InSync Software to Improve Global Inventory ...
  MarketWatch - USA
  InSync's Asset Tracking Solution uses passive GEN2 UHF RFID tags, each written with item-specific product information as it is applied to product shells. ...
• Motorola, Alien Technology and Impinj Top New ABI Research Passive ...
  MarketWatch - USA
  Alien Technology and Impinj claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of worldwide passive UHF RFID reader vendors. ...
• RFID Knowledgebase Case Studies
  IDTechEx - Cambridge, UK
  Although there are only a few examples of RFID being used in laundries, we understand that over 70 million tags have now been delivered worldwide for this ...

News from July 21, 2008

• SMARTRAC Announces the Milestone of 20 million RFID-Inlays ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Europe-based SMARTRAC recently announced an all-time high in production and shipments of its RFID components. In June 2008, production and shipments of RFID ...
• Datamars launches mini-RFID for garment sorting
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Datamars, a supplier of RFID-based solutions for textile and companion animal identification, has announced the launch of its new 'PersonalChip' product - a ...
• Buying into IT
  Hindu Business Line - Chennai, India
  Most of these shops are equipped with wide-area networks and virtual private networks, radio frequency identification (RFID)-based inventory management ...
• Good and Bad News About RFID in Hospitals
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  We recently covered two stories involving studies of RFID's impact on hospital equipment. One study, conducted by researchers at the University of ...

News from July 20, 2008

• Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks
  CNET News - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Security expert RenderMan discusses the insecurity of RFID chips, as well as Bluetooth headsets, laptops using Wi-Fi a the Last HOPE hacker conference. ...
• ODIN Selected As RFID Partner For Customs And Border Protection ...
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  ODIN technologies, the leader in RFID deployments and automation software, was chosen as a lead RFID deployment partner for the $62M Department of Homeland ...