August 27 - September 2, 2006

News from September 2, 2006

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News from September 1, 2006

• RFID World sues Wal-Mart and key suppliers
  Computer Business Review - UK
  A one-person Texan company is suing the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc and some of its key suppliers for allegedly infringing on its RFID patent. ...
• AIA: RFID System Ensures Quality, Traceability
  Assembly Magazine - Bensenville, IL, USA
  ... In both of these areas, the company has made great strides by implementing an industrial RFID system to track parts and monitor its manufacturing processes. ...
• RFID: past the pilot stage
  Express Computers - Bombay, India
  RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is working wonders at India Inc. Be it the University of Pune Library, Pantaloons ...
• Lawmakers put up blocks to RFID tags
  Inside Bay Area - Oakland, CA, USA
  ... Called RFID or Radio Frequency Identity tags, the technology involves devices that store data and can transmit it through miniature antennae that respond to ...
• RFID passes demonstrator test
  Ferret - Australia
  ANY doubters still out there regarding the effectiveness of RFID technology should grab a copy of the final report on GS1’s successful EPC Network Australian ...
• All is calm at the ports this year
  DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
  ... Alien IPO a no-go; is a sale next? Up until late July, it appeared that Alien Technology was on track to become the first RFID start-up to go public. ...
• Xterprise Provides RFID for Plastic Pallet Pool
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), a startup that plans to offer an RFID-tagged all-plastic pallet pool, has selected Xterprise as its RFID solution ...
• InSync RFID Blue^TM Service
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Through our work with Fortune 1000 companies, InSync has developed a successful RFID methodology called InSync Blue^TM. Via our ...
• Emerson & Cuming ECCOPAD RFID Isolators
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  ECCOPAD® UHF isolators are designed to enable RFID tags to be read when placed on metal. The presence of metal or other high dielectric ...
• Transmissions from the RFID front lines
  DC Velocity - North Attleboro, MA, USA
  THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS DOING ITS PART to advance the adoption of RFID technology by speeding up installations at its 19 US distribution centers. ...
• JV introduces RFID tracking of transit containers
  Processing Talk - UK
  Utilising RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, the new system is both cost effective and robust, meaning it can be used in any application to ...

News from August 31, 2006

• Steve Halliday of High Tech Aid: High Standards for RFID
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  RFID Connections interviewed Steven G. Halliday, President of High Tech Aid about his views on International RFID Standards. By John C. Havens. ...
• Adoption of RFID continues at a slow pace, says eyefortransport ...
  Logistics Management (subscription) - Newton, MA, USA
  ... research firm, eyefortransport, 68 percent of respondents are using, piloting, or researching radio frequency identification technology (RFID), compared with ...
• Weyerhaeuser Buys RFID Firm
  Northwest innovation - Seattle, WA, USA
  ... OrganicID develops technology used to design and develop low cost RFID tags for inventory control and supply chain applications, and was backed by ITU Ventures ...
• Guangdong Province Arranges RFID Support Center
  ChinaTechNews.com - Beijing, China
  The Guangdong Provincial RFID Public Technology Support Center, the first of its kind in China, has been formally opened with the joint efforts of the ...
• New RFID site survey tool launched
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Meritech and Cognio have teamed up to provide an RFID site survey tool capable of mapping RFID reader coverage and improving network performance. ...
• RFID safeguards pass the California legislature
  Ars Technica - Boston, MA, USA
  The best thing about the US passport RFID debate is how it has managed to make RFID security a visible issue. Concern over the security ...
• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... The bill, authored by Senator Joe Simitian, would require the California Research Bureau (CRB) to conduct a research study into the use pf RFID in government ...
• Weyerhaeuser Snaps Up Printed RFID Startup
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Weyerhaeuser, the $22.6 conglomerate known to most as a timber company, today announced that it has acquired OrganicID, a developer of printed RFID. ...
• California OKs RFID bill
  p2pnet.net - Ontario, Canada
  p2pnet.net News:- California has passed new privacy safeguards for 'tag and track' RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) spy chips. ...
• San Francisco Airport OKs RFID Bag-Tracking Pilot
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... On Tuesday, an SFO commission approved plans from the two airlines to test an RFID baggage-tracking system. By embedding RFID inlays ...

News from August 30, 2006

• RFID: Readily Fooled Indeed
  Unstrung - New York, NY, USA
  Among the presentations that raised eyebrows at the recent DefCon convention in Las Vegas was one from RFID Guardian: A portable device that "offers personal ...
• IDTechEx on RFID Adoption in China
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Research firm IDTechEx today released an assessment of RFID adoption in China. ... Most of the current RFID activity in China actually serves the domestic market. ...
• Chinese Railway Switching to RFID Transit Cards
  RFID Journal - USA
  Aug. 30, 2006 -- Five years from now, China's Guangshen Railway Co. (GSH) expects Chinese commuters to consume 125 million RFID-enabled single-use tickets ...
• Printronix in Deal With Ingram Micro
  Houston Chronicle - United States
  Under terms of the agreement, Nimax will add Printronix's SmartLine family of ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification and RFID-ready thermal bar ...
• Weyerhaeuser purchases maker of RFID devices
  Reliable Plant Magazine - Tulsa, OK, USA
  OrganicID holds proprietary technology to design and develop low cost, item-level RFID tags for inventory control and supply-chain applications. ...
• eyefortransport announces 2006 'RFID in Transportation & Logistics ...
  Market Wire (press release) - USA
  eyefortransport's 2006 "RFID in Transportation & Logistics" report identifies the key issues facing transportation & logistics companies and their customers ...
• Half a billion RFID tags shipped in 2005
  VNUNet.com - UK
  More than 565 million high-frequency RFID integrated circuits were shipped in 2005, according to the latest findings of ABI Research's RFID Tag IC Market ...
• How To Solve Supply Chain Related Issues
  WebProNews - Lexington, KY, USA
  ... To this end, many companies are exploring silent commerce or exploiting the benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags combined with wireless ...
• Weyerhaeuser buys Colorado RFID company
  Portland Business Journal - Portland, OR, USA
  Weyerhaeuser said it has acquired Organic ID, a maker of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, for an undisclosed sum. ...
• IBM alphaWorks Helps Developers Ramp Up RFID Skills
  ADT Magazine - USA
  Developers interested in getting up to speed on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology have a new resource: IBM's alphaWorks Web site. ...

News from August 29, 2006

• Linux adds flexibility to "long-range" RFID readers
  Linux News - USA
  RFID specialist TagMaster used embedded Linux to build a new generation of "long-range and high-performance" 2.45 GHz RFID systems. ...
• GAO RFID Inc. Develops Strategic Partnerships
  Xtvworld (press release) - India
  GAO RFID Inc. the leading provider that offers a wide range of high quality, reliable and value priced RFID hardware recently launched ...
• Retailers and Suppliers Collaborate to Crack RFID Code; New RFID ...
  Material Handling Management (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
  ... of its a new professional organization for senior executives at supplier and retail organizations to maximize radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. ...
• RFID - the road forward
  MyADSL - Melville,South Africa By ICTWorld, 29 August 2006. Although sometimes cynically touted as a solution looking for a problem, the benefits of RFID are widely acknowledged. ...
• Wheelie bins go high-tech
  Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow, UK
  ... The gadget works by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), with a sensor attached to the refuse collection truck able to scan the chip to receive information ...
• The Price-Sensitivity Curve For RFID - IDTechEx
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  The correlation between the volume and pricing of RFID tags has been a much debated topic in recent times. Lately, some RFID tags ...
• Japan : Omron RFID launches brand EPC Gen2 "Global Loop" Inlay
  Fibre2fashion.com - India
  Omron RFID announced availability of the Gen2 "Global Loop" inlay which can be used under North American, European and Japanese radio frequency bands in a ...
• RFID Strategy -- Encouraging Signs For RFID Take-Up
  Industry Week - USA
  Aug. 29, 2006 -- Encouraging signs in several areas suggest that radio frequency identification (RFID) is moving beyond an over-hyped technology to one that is ...
• HF RFID Market Sees High Growth and 125m Order
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Since RFID was thrust into the limelight by the Wal-Mart and US Department of Defense mandates of 2003, the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) flavor of the technology ...
• Avnet To Offer Wireless Data Capture Solution For RFID
  CRN - Manhasset, NY, USA
  ... with Data Systems International to create mobile solutions that combine hardware and software for automated data capture and barcode and RFID technology. ...
• Overall Maker Goes to Manhattan for RFID Expertise
  IT Jungle - New York, NY, USA
  ... Manhattan Associates' electronic product code software, called EPC Manager, as part of a roll-out of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to meet ...

News from August 28, 2006

• RFID may be key to finding latest mad cow case
  iT News - Australia
  ... IBM and TekVet, a division of Colt Technologies, Thursday launched a hosted system based on active RFID. An RFID sensor called TekSensor ...
• German Baker's RFID Application Is Recipe for Success
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... 28, 2006 -- 1998 RFID application that tracks industrial-sized mixing bowls as they move around the factory floor continues to run smoothly, helping Lebkuchen ...
• Local market slow to embrace RFID tracking technology
  Virginian Pilot - Norfolk, VA, USA
  ... The Wawa brand cards contain radio frequency identification technology, known as RFID, that the store’s payment system can read without direct contact. ...
• RFID Implementation: Test Your Technology Under Real-World
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  ... retailers and distribution centers should carefully balance application requirements and budget with the capabilities and costs of RFID technologies when ...
• RFID "bin brother" brouhaha (and cool USB hubs)
  Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
  ... A new 'pay as you throw' system would charge residents by having an RFID chip in your bin and a set of scales on the bin lorry. ...
• New US Passports Contain Secure RFID Chips From Infineon
  RF Globalnet (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA
  8/28/2006 San Jose, CA and Munich, Germany -- Infineon Technologies AG announced that it received a multi-million piece purchase order from the United States ...
• RFID technology has great potential and danger
  Lowell Sun - Lowell, MA, USA
  Do you like a good conspiracy theory? Have you heard about RFID? ... When a receiver device is passed near the RFID, the RFID chip transmits its data. ...
• Schenker tests RFID technology for global shipments
  FoodProductionDaily.com - Montpellier, France
  28/08/2006 - Global logistics company Schenker is testing the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track containers used for overseas ...
• RFID Middleware Change is Certain, Direction is Not
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  By John Burnell. This is the third installment of a three-part series examining middleware and other RFID integration options and the issues surrounding them. ...
• Pro Hackers Take On RFID Down Under
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... Now, they've begun testing the vulnerabilities of RFID systems and are performing security audits for companies deploying RFID technology. ...

News from August 27, 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 ...
• IBM Farms Out RFID
  Red Herring - CA, USA
  IBM and TekVet, an agricultural technology startup, unveiled an RFID-based early warning system Thursday for infectious animal diseases such as mad cow and ...