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August 06 - 12, 2006
News from August 12, 2006
- Alien Technology yanks IPO application
Dayton Daily News (subscription) - Dayton, OH, USA
... The Morgan Hill, Calif-based company provides radio frequency identification products and has a manufacturing plant in North Dakota, an RFID Solutions Center ...
- Wireless Technology Forum (RFID SIG)
TechLINKS (press release) - Atlanta, GA, USA
Ric Thomann has been with IBM for 16 years, currently leading a sales team covering the US , Canada and Latin America focused on RFID and Sensing Technology & ...
- Gen 2 Tags Boost RFID, but Uncertainties Linger
Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
Although their initial findings look promising in terms of accuracy, cost and compatibility, questions remain among some users about RFID's maturity and ...
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News from August 11, 2006
- RFID revenue projections take a tumble
ZDNet UK - UK
US analyst group ABI Research has slashed its predictions for the growth of the RFID market, but denied that this means the technology is failing to meet ...
- Hertz to abandon keys for car rentals, adopt RFID
Mobilemag.com - USA
In fact, you may not even be given a key. Instead, you simply make use of your RFID-enabled customer card, walk up to your car, and away you go. ...
- ABI Research Cuts RFID Revenue as Market Matures
SDA India Magazine - Singapore
ABI Research has cut its 2007 market forecast for radio frequency identification (RFID) software and service revenue to USD 3.1 billion, which represents a ...
- RFID Market Sends Mixed Messages
InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
... implementations. Fans and critics of radio frequency identification technology are receiving mixed messages on the health of the RFID industry. ...
- RFID Success Signals
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
As the cost of tags comes down, RFID projects are finding appropriate niches, and implementation is up. " Many people still look ...
- RFID sales to reach $3.1bn in 2007
IT Week - London, UK
Sales of RFID technology will not grow as fast in 2007 as previously expected, according to a revised forecast yesterday (10 August) from US analyst firm ABI ...
- RFID code cracker on show
NEWS.com.au - Australia
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, used in cash cards and passports, could be copied, blocked or imitated, said Melanie Rieback, a privacy ...
- Impinj Expands Gen2 RFID Chip Portfolio
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
... identification and user-programmable memory. RFID Update spoke with Impinj CEO William Colleran about the new products. The Gen2 Monza/ID ...
- RFID News Roundup
RFID Journal - USA
RFID hardware provider Tagsys says it has embedded IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI) middleware into its line of high-frequency (13.56 MHz) item ...
- RFID Revenues Readjusted
Line 56 News - USA
In line with other findings that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology adoption is slower than expected, ABI Research recently announced that it was ...
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News from August 10, 2006
- Business Travel In 2010: Biometrics, 3D, And RFID
TechWeb - USA
From receiving video-mail to having your iris scanned at airport security, experience the world of business travel and communications in the not-so-distant ...
- Patrick J. Sweeney II: The Three Keys to RFID Implementation
Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
RFID Connections interviewed Patrick J. Sweeney II, President and CEO of ODIN technologies, Inc. to discover his latest work with ...
- ABI Research Reduces RFID Software and Services Revenue Forecast
Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter - Belmont, CA, USA
ABI Research announced today that it has reduced its 2007 market forecast for RFID software and services revenue to $3.1 billion, which represents a downward ...
- PWC to Protect Mexican Assets with RFID trackers
BankNet 360 - New York, NY, USA
has selected Dallas-based AXCESS International Inc.’s ActiveTag RFID physical computer asset protection solution for use in its Mexico City office. ...
- RFID: Slower, Better
Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
Maybe it's the summer doldrums, but parts of the RFID movement seems again to me to have slowed. Not that this is a bad thing -- more on that in a moment. ...
- Still Waiting for the RFID Revolution
TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
... some of the advancements promised over the last few years by both fans and critics of the technology known as radio frequency identification, or RFID, and the ...
- IBM unveils RFID system for secure prescriptions
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
IBM has unveiled a radio frequency identification (RFID) system for the tracking and tracing of pharmaceuticals. It is estimated ...
- 4 Trends in RFID Software and Services Market
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
ABI Research of Oyster Bay, New York, today announced that it has revised down its forecasts for the RFID software and services market in 2007. ...
- RFID software, services to dip in 2007
Manufacturer.com - UK
Industry thinktank ABI Research has reduced its 2007 market forecast for RFID software and services revenue to $3.1 billion, a downward adjustment of 15% from ...
- RFID Deals Send Mixed Messages
TechWeb - USA
Fans and critics of radio frequency identification technology are receiving mixed messages on the health of the RFID industry. ABI ...
- Spain's Military Using RFID-based Consignment Management Solution
Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
... CA -- August 9, 2006 -- The Spanish Armed Forces (SAF) said it is now is "up and running" with an active radio frequency identification (RFID) network and ...
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News from August 9, 2006
- Item level RFID - the prosperous market 2006-2016
IDTechEx - Cambridge, UK
Item level RFID is the tagging of the smallest taggable unit of things - the library book, apparel, jewellery, engineering parts and laundry are examples. ...
- Spain's Military Now Using RFID-Based Consignment Management ...
Government Technology - Folsom, CA, USA
The Spanish Armed Forces (SAF) now is "up and running" with an active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network and software platform that can be ...
- RFID industry booming, says market research
CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com - Montpellier, France
09/08/2006 - The Radio frequency identification (RFID) industry is booming as producers and suppliers rush to integrate the technology into their production ...
- What Is RFID Middleware and Where Is It Needed?
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
By John Burnell. This three-part series examines middleware and other RFID integration options and the issues surrounding them. We ...
- Spanish Military RFID Tagged
Red Herring - CA, USA
While United States retail giants have been slow to come around to radio frequency identification tags, RFID chips are now marching into the military -- in Spain ...
- Shanghai Implements RFID For Animal Products Control
ChinaTechNews.com - Beijing, China
By making use of RFID technology, the Shanghai government hopes to carry out effective monitoring and management of animal products that enter the city. ...
- TI launches EPCglobal certified Gen 2 RFID silicon
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
Using an new design that is reported to improve tag performance for the retail supply chain, Texas Instruments RFID Systems has unveiled its new EPCglobal ...
- IBM Taps RFID for Pharma Industry
TechWhack - New Delhi, Delhi, India
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a radio frequency identification (RFID) system for tracking and tracing of pharmaceuticals. The system ...
- Hospital bed management system adds RFID
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
Hospitals can reduce emergency room waiting times, increase capacity, and improve caregiver effectiveness with help from an RFID-based 'Enterprise Patient Care ...
- UK's RFID ATM cards throughly trounced by ID thieves
engadget - Santa Monica, CA, USA
We were a little wary at the first when we heard about tying RFID so closely to our monies, and that Chase Bank blink card of ours has been collecting dust ...
- Security fears threaten RFID adoption
Computing - London, UK
Experts are divided on the scale of the security risk posed by radio frequency identification (RFID) wireless tag technology after a computer expert ...
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News from August 8, 2006
- Retail RFID Implementation Lagging
Sci-Tech Today - USA
According to the RFID survey conducted by Retail Systems Alert Group, although there still may be several challenges that are on the horizon in the adoption of ...
- IBM Launches End-to-End RFID Solution for Pharma
RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
IBM today announced what it calls an end-to-end solution RFID track-and-trace solution for the pharmaceutical industry to help combat the growing problem of ...
- Viewlocity and Blackbay unite for RFID World
supply chain review - Australia
... chain software company Viewlocity and track-and-trace company Blackbay have joined together to offer fleet asset management services at RFID World Australasia ...
- RFID ID Card Overview
Associated Content - Denver, CO, USA
... This technology is called RFID, and the cards it powers are called "contactless smart cards.". The technology behind the card ...
- Security researchers demo RFID chips cloning
PC Pro - London, UK
Security researchers at German firm DN-Systems chose the final day of the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas to demonstrated how RFID chips can be cloned ...
- RFID Tech Has Potential for Abuse
NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills, CA, USA
... last year that found that 7 percent of 89 retailers and 11 percent of 120 consumer products manufacturers had delayed or scaled back RFID investments because ...
- IBM Markets RFID Suite for Tracking Tagged Drugs
RFID Journal - USA
... 8, 2006 -- IBM unveiled today a suite of RFID software and services designed to help pharmaceutical companies track and trace drugs as they move throughout the ...
- RFID passport cracked
p2pnet.net - Ontario, Canada
p2pnet.net News:- There are widespread fears that passports embedded with RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tags might not only be abused by government ...
- NASA orders RFID dev kit for 'undisclosed application'
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
... subsidiary, AirGate Technologies Inc., says it has received an order from NASA's Johnson Space centre for a surface acoustic wave (SAW) RFID development system ...
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News from August 7, 2006
- RFID Reader Shipments Jump 14 Percent in First Quarter
E-Commerce Times - USA
By John P. Mello Jr. "Over the past year, a broader look is being taken at RFID as an enabling technology for all industries," Jean Kaplan, a research analyst ...
- IBM Offers Developers a Free RFID Education
IT Jungle - New York,NY,USA
While radio frequency identification (RFID) technology definitely has a place in the next-generation supply chain, there are some hurdles to implementing RFID ...
- SATO certifies ThingMagic RFID reader in USA
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
RFID technology developer, ThingMagic, has partnered with barcode printing, labelling and EPC/RFID solution provider, SATO America. ...
- UsingRFID.com backs major RFID education programme
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
American RFID Solutions, in partnership with respected industry journal Using RFID, is proud to announce a special promotion for Instructor Led RFID Training. ...
- Understanding RFID Tags for ID Cards
Associated Content - Denver, CO, USA
RFID "tags," as they're called, are simply small objects that can be incorporated or attached to something, like a human, animal, or product, like an ID ...
- Major RFID Maker Alien Yanks IPO
Black Enterprise - New York, NY, USA
Alien Technology Corp has withdrawn its plans to become the first pure-play RFID vendor in the US to go public, citing an unfavorable IPO climate. ...
- EPCIS Enables an RFID Breakthrough in Retail
ebizQ - New Rochelle, NY, USA
... the T3 stands for "The Tag Tracking Company Inc."?) is partnering with IBM to provide Unilever North America with a breakthrough new RFID service based on ...
- RFID Smart Label Printer-Applicator Rejects Non-Verifiable Tags ...
Pharmaceutical Processing - Rockaway, NJ, USA
The Model 5200rfid smart label printer-applicator makes it easy to print, encode, verify and apply pressure-sensitive RFID smart labels to cartons and pallet ...
- Hacker Cracks, Clones RFID Passport
TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
A security consultant demonstrated at the Black Hat and Defcon security conferences in Las Vegas last week the method he used to crack an RFID-based e-passport ...
- RFID Co. Withdraws IPO
Electronic News - San Jose, CA, USA
RFID company, Alien Technology Corp., has put an end to its plans for an initial public offering, withdrawing its registration statement. ...
- IBM unveils new RFID education resources
UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
IBM has unveiled a new set of RFID software tools and training resources in an effort to help accelerate the understanding and adoption of RFID technology, and ...
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News from August 6, 2006
- Mississippi Blood Services Banks on RFID
RFID Journal - USA
... To that end, MBS recently completed an RFID pilot that tracked 1,000 bags of blood within a storage unit. Its plan over the next ...
- Firms prepare for RFID trial
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington, New Zealand
A trial of RFID technology planned by the Pathfinder group of businesses that includes The Warehouse, Fonterra, Progressive Enterprises and IBM is now expected ...
- Be Wary of Religious Opposition to RFID
RFID Journal - USA
... His son did not get infected, but newspapers ridiculed Jenner. What's this got to do with RFID? Maybe nothing…maybe a lot. Katherine ...
- AWID is Poised for a Bright Future in the RFID Industry
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
Applied Wireless Identifications Group Inc. (AWID) has entered into a Consent Decree with the Federal Communications Commission ...
- RFID e-passports hacking and terrorism risk says experts
iTWire - Australia
Passports embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips can be easily cloned and can potentially make passport holders a target for terrorists ...
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News from August 5, 2006
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