August 20 - 26, 2006

News from August 26, 2006

• Consumer cards could be next for RFID
  Norman Transcript - Norman, OK, USA (subscription)
  ... some of the advancements promised over the past few years by both fans and critics of the technology known as radio frequency identification, or RFID, and the ...

News from August 25, 2006

• Intermec RFID Tag And Media Products
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Intermec offers a complete RFID product suite including readers, printers, tags, labels and inlays supported by RFID implementation services to guarantee ...
• Sirit OEM Embedded RFID Readers
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Sirit's OEM modules are "RFID-enabling" board-level building blocks that are designed to be embedded and integrated within OEM devices and finished ...
• RFID tag designed for high heat processes
  FoodProductionDaily.com - Montpellier, France
  25/08/2006 - A Switzerland-based company has developed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags designed to withstand the high heat used in food ...
• A closer look at Paraben's anti-RFID Passport StrongHold bag
  TG Daily - USA
  Culver City (CA) - Yesterday we reported about the "StrongHold" bag that promises to block signals that aim to access data stored in RFID chips of newer US ...
• RFID Executive Council
  Boston Globe - United States
  Manufacturing Insights of Framingham is launching a new organization called the RFID Executive Council that aims to serve as a forum for retailers and ...
• Hands-on RFID Training in a Real Supply Chain Environment
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Attend hands-on RFID courses with RFID Applied2U to test your actual products and gain knowledge you can apply immediately. Courses ...
• Turning a Cow's Ear Into RFID Data
  InternetNews.com - USA
  Cows are going digital in the tiny Internet world of RFID (define) data tagging and data collection. Livestock customers of IBM ...
• CMP Technology introduces "RFID Applications" event for ...
  BtoB Magazine - New York, NY, USA
  Irvine, Calif. -- CMP Technology on Thursday announced the launch of the first annual RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Applications event focused on ...
• RFID: Maturing at a Natural Pace in the Supply Chain
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Two years ago, Wal-Mart's RFID mandate sent industry watchers into a frenzy. The buzz surrounding RFID was similar to the enthusiasm ...
• RFID Grounded
  Line 56 News - USA
  McCarran Airport in Las Vegas committed back in 2004 to the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for baggage tracking, sorting, and security ...
• Strong Growth Predicted for RFID Smart Cards, Key Fobs
  Circuits Assembly - Atlanta, GA, USA
  Cambridge, UK --In the past, RFID smart cards have been successful only as transport cards – typically for buses or trains in place of tickets and often for ...

News from August 24, 2006

• IBM to Host RFID Cattle Tracking Solution
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  TekVet LLC, a Utah-based developer of agricultural technology, has selected IBM to host and manage the data centers for its RFID-based cattle tracking and ...
• Aeroscout Enhances Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Tag For Healthcare
  Wireless Healthcare - Royston, UK
  ... continues to deliver trusted location based services solutions to the healthcare market, but also extend the Wi-Fi-based Active RFID capabilities currently ...
• RFID spurs manufacturers to boost software spend
  Silicon.com - UK Manufacturers are investing in new software as they try to streamline their supply chains and manage the introduction of new technologies including RFID. ...
• VeriChip Wants To Test Human Implantable RFID On Military
  InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
  ... more advanced medical data. VeriChip is pitching its human implantable RFID chips to the US military. VeriChip spokesperson Nicole ...
• Better Know a Stock Picker
  Motley Fool - USA
  ... average multiple of 15. What gives? Blame RFID, which is the acronym for radio frequency identification. The technology allows for ...
• US Military To Be Tagged With Spychips?
  Consumer Affairs - USA
  If microchip maker VeriChip has its way, the armed forces will soon be trading in their dogtags for radio-frequency identifier (RFID) microchips, implanted ...
• Is RFID The Future For Your Living Room Network?
  IT Backbones (press release) - Emborough, Somerset, UK
  ... One company is developing a product portfolio in the belief that wireless and “batteryless� systems incorporating RFID will be widely accepted by consumers ...
• Brooks expands its RFID product range
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  The RFID reader manufacture, Brooks Automation, is expanding its HF product line to include an additional reader, which is specially designed for applications ...
• RFID safety systems
  Ferret - Australia
  It's all about ensuring personal safety, when Wtek introduces their product line of RFID safety systems in Australia. Wtek is ...
• Hooah: VeriChip wants US Military to embrace RFID tags
  Mobilemag.com - USA
  VeriChip is forging ahead with its plan to implant its RFID chips under the skin of US soldiers, despite recent concerns over reliability and privacy. ...

News from August 23, 2006

• VeriChip Wants To Test Human Implantable RFID On Military
  TechWeb - USA
  ... identification number. Philbin said only proprietary RFID readers can decipher the number, which is then entered into a secure database. A ...
• New passport holder claims to block unwanted RFID signals
  TG Daily - USA
  ... known for their mobile phone forensic kits, is selling a nickel, copper and silver mesh "Passport StrongHold" bag will block RFID transmissions from hitting ...
• RFID Security: No Simple Answers
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  Threats to any system -- including RFID -- come in many forms and in varying degrees of probability and severity. AIM's RFID Experts ...
• Delays and Uncertainty Challenge RFID Standards in China
  SDA India Magazine - Singapore
  ... In order to improve the country's logistics infrastructure the Chinese government has in recent years has given increasing emphasis on the adoption of RFID. ...
• An RFID Chip In Their Shoulder?
  FederalNewsRadio.com - USA
  Many dogs nowadays have an implanted identification chip, so if it gets lost, you can find it. A similar idea is being proposed for soldiers. ...
• The Price-Sensitivity Curve for RFID
  IDTechEx - Cambridge, UK
  Lately, some RFID tags have been sold at high profit and others literally given away. Yet more have been sold at a considerable ...
• RFID-Based Digital Dog Tags Have Already Been Cloned
  RealTechNews - San Francisco, CA, USA
  By Alice Hill. I am a big fan of RFID technology in theory. Tracing palettes of corn flakes from truck to warehouse to store shelf ...
• RFID tags streamline Mississippi blood delivery
  MTBeurope - UK
  Mississippi Blood Services recently completed a trial using a specially tuned radio frequency identification (RFID) system from Texas Instruments Incorporated ...
• Mississippi Blood Services Improves Product Integrity and Delivery ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  ... a short shelf life and cold storage conditions required for its products, Mississippi Blood Services recently completed its first trial using RFID from Texas ...
• Chinese RFID Standard Increasingly Unlikely
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ABI Research last week announced findings from a newly released study on the Chinese RFID market. The findings indicate that, in ...
• RFID use to grow in reusable container market
  DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
  A new trial being launched this month by the Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition will examine the feasibility of embedding multi-use RFID tags in reusable ...

News from August 22, 2006

• RFID Tagging: iGPS Announces Multi-Million Dollar Supply
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first RFID-tagged all-plastic pallet pool, announced today that it has ...
• DoD selects Psion Teklogix and GlobeRanger for RFID Edgeware ...
  Logistics Management (subscription) - Newton,MA,USA ERLANGER, Ky.—Psion Teklogix, provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection, imaging, and RFID, with GlobeRanger announced that the ...
• RPCC Leads US Trial on RFID Technology
  Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
  ... the launch of a ground-breaking study this month on the economic benefits and enhanced supply chain visibility that can be achieved through RFID technology and ...
• Manhattan Associates' RFID Solutions Chosen By Walls Industries ...
  Trading Markets - Los Angeles, CA, USA
  (MANH | charts | news | PowerRating) on Tuesday said it would deploy EPC Manager, a component of its RFID Solutions, for apparel manufacturer Walls Industries. ...
• Feds to Feed RFID to Travelers
  Motley Fool - USA
  ... On Monday, Infineon reported that its chips featuring radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, would be used in "several million" US passports. ...
• Northern Apex To Provide RFID Technology to Peg Perego
  Inside INdiana Business (press release) - Indianapolis, IN, USA
  ... Inc. to install its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in Perego's Indiana manufacturing and shipping facilities. ...
• RFID: The Many Changes It Will Bring
  NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills, CA, USA
  It seems there are two significant hurdles that need to be overcome for RFID to be more successful. The first is the shortage of ...
• WJC partners with Hitachi for RFID fixed readers
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  WJ Communications, a supplier of RF products and solutions for the wireless infrastructure and RFID reader markets, has signed an OEM agreement with Hitachi ...
• Digital Angel takes RFID livestock tags to Brazil
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Digital Angel Corporation has signed a distribution agreement with a Brazilian company to begin selling electronic RFID livestock tags, antennas and readers ...
• RFID demystified: a primer for the business world
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  The self-service technology journal, Self-Service World, has published a technology primer called 'Demystifying RFID: What every businessperson needs to know ...
• RFID passport order given to Infineon
  iTWire - Australia
  Two weeks after the potential dangers of RFID chips embedded in passports were demonstrated at a security conference, German chip manufacturer Infineon has ...
• RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast
  ZDNet - Bayern, Germany
  Kevin and his team of researchers presented a video at Black Hat 2006 illustrating improperly shielded RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) passports that can ...
• RFID blood-tracking trial planned
  Silicon.com - UK
  A new tracking system using technologies including RFID is being developed to make it easier to trace blood and cut down on mistakes such as giving patients ...
• IG: Holes exist in Homeland Security RFID systems
  Washington Technology - Washington, DC, USA
  ... Automated Identification Management System, in which foreigners who leave the United Stages at certain land ports receive documents containing RFID tags. ...
• Pre-programmed RFID label for DoD suppliers
  MMH.com (subscription) - Newton, MA, USA
  Priced at 99 cents each, the Gen2 RFID pro-label is designed to offer a simple slap-and-ship solution for small- and medium-sized Department of Defense (DoD ...
• Philippines Issue Rules For RFID Technology
  All Headline News - USA
  Manila, Philippines (AHN) - The Philippines on Wednesday issued rules and regulations on the use of radio frequency identification or RFID technology in the ...
• RFID Journal - Frequently Asked Questions - RFID (Radio Frequency ...
  To view an updated version of this FAQ page, click here. For answers to frequently questions about Electronic Product Code technology, see EPC FAQs.

News from August 21, 2006

• AeroScout enhances Wi-Fi active RFID tag
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  AeroScout has announced several enhanced features and capabilities for its AeroScout T2 Wi-Fi-based Active RFID tag for asset tracking and management. ...
• DHS IG calls for better RFID security
  FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA The Homeland Security Department has good control over the physical security of its radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, but the department needs to ...
• Delays and Uncertainty Challenge RFID Standards in China
  Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  ... marketing by radio frequency identification standards body EPCGlobal are combining to create a climate of uncertainty around the issue of RFID standards in ...
• Not all tracking is via RFID
  GCN.com - Washington, DC, USA
  A plane arrives outside a remote Army field hospital, carrying pallets of blood that must be transferred to refrigerators or freezers as quickly as possible. ...
• TagSys Presents Item-Level RFID Adoption Roadmap
  Xtvworld (press release) - India
  TagSys, the leader in item-level RFID infrastructure, will be one of the pioneers in the RFID industry showcasing successful approaches to RFID deployment in ...
• An Interview with RFID Trailblazer HD Smith
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, I was fortunate to have a chat with Robert Kashmer, vice president of information technology at RFID pioneer HD Smith ...
• RFID, LTD. Featured as Colorado Company Magazine Spotlight Story
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  21, 2006--The current issue of Colorado Company magazine profiles RFID, LTD. ... To further capitalize on the article's success, RFID LTD. ...
• News from Cognio: Spectrum Expert 3.0, Meritech Partnership for ...
  TMCnet - USA
  Cognio, a company that specializes in spectrum analysis solutions for WiFI and radio frequency ID (RFID) networks, issued two announcements today. ...
• Hitachi enters RFID partnership with WJ
  Eetasia.com (subscription) - USA
  WJ Communications Inc. has recently signed an OEM agreement with Hitachi America Ltd to supply fixed readers for use with Hitachi's RFID u-chip. ...
• AeroScout Enhances Industry's Leading Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Tag
  PR Newswire UK (press release) - London, UK
  AeroScout, Inc., the leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Active RFID visibility solutions, today announced several enhanced features and capabilities for its ...
• Sybase and Intermec join RFID forces
  m-net - Wellington, New Zealand
  ... software development firm Sybase has joined forces with supply chain technology company Intermec to develop and market "best of breed" RFID infrastructure and ...
• Japanese dressing room kiosks pair VoIP, RFID
  Self Service (press release) - Louisville, KY, USA
  Storefront Backtalk: In a dressing room in the huge Japanese department chain Mitsukoshi, half-dressed customers scan RFID-tagged jeans and then use an IP ...
• Raining Data to Present at the RFID Technology in Healthcare and ...
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Raining Data Corporation announced that it will present four technology sessions at the Institute for Validation Technology's "RFID Technology in Healthcare ...

News from August 20, 2006

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