October 28 - November 3, 2007

News from November 3, 2007

• The Three Faces of – Or, at Least Three Faces of – Microsoft (Part ...
  NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA
  RFID typically stands for "radio frequency identification," technology thought of by many as simply "bar codes on steroids." But when properly deployed, ...
• RNCOS report details RFID opportunities in China
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  The forthcoming 2008 Olympics has given a major lift to the RFID industry in China, according to an RNCOS report entitled 'RFID Outlook China', ...
• UK Organizations Seek RFID Pilot Partners
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Standards body GS1 UK and technology services provider BT Auto-ID Services are seeking participants for a planned trial of the EPCIS RFID data exchange ...
• WJ Communications Unveils UHF RFID Reader Module for Europe
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  Current users of WJR RFID reader modules can plug-and-play the WJR7080 device without modifying their existing configurations; thereby, allowing their entry ...
• SAT Corporation Enhances IntelaTrac with Scheduling, Auditing, and ...
  ARC Advisory Group (press release) - Dedham, MA, USA
  SAT's IntelaTrac system combines Windows-based workflow management software, handheld computers, RFID equipment tags and wireless network technology. ...
• Atlas RFID Solutions Corporate IT Technology Solution
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Corporations around the world are beginning to realize the tremendous benefits of IT asset tracking systems utilizing RFID technologies. ...

News from November 2, 2007

• RFID News Roundup
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  RFID smart cards—reusable cards designed for applications ranging from contactless payments and ticketing to access control—account for a vital growth area ...
• RFID Security Solution of ETRI Certified for Int'l Standards
  Telecoms Korea (subscription) - South Korea
  The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute announced that its RFID security solution was certified for conformance with international ...
• RFID Tags: SmartMark RFID Tags Selected By Wireless Data
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  RFID systems integrator, Wireless Data Services has partnered with William Frick & Co. to provide SmartMark RFID tags and labels. ...
• RFID: A Threat to the Net?
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  Even if we never see a full realization of the grand vision of "an Internet of Things," where every item is RFID tagged and every tag can communicate over ...
• GAORFID Inc. Announces LocateWare^TM RFID
  Locating and Tracking Software
  PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria GAO RFID Inc. is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions to end users and solution providers worldwide. GAO RFID combines best ...
• RFID firm Tego takes in $6M in first round Mass High Tech: The ...
  Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA
  Waltham startup Tego Inc., a developer of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, has closed a $6 million Series A investment. ...
• New Zealand : 77thStreet & Bella East shop with Tracient RFID
  Fibre2fashion.com - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  Set-up included replacing the existing POS system with SeeNow's Smart Shop software and attaching an RFID HF (13.56 MHz) tag to each garment. ...
• Tutarus, SecureRF encrypt RFID data on the chip
  Dark Reading - New York, NY, USA
  By Kelly Jackson Higgins A lightweight encryption technology that uses a one-time, self-destructing encryption key will land on RFID chips sometime next ...
• New RFID-based reel detection system to improve traceability data ...
  EMSNow (press release) - Stetchworth, England, UK
  Cogiscan Inc., in collaboration with strategic partners, Fuji, Juki and Siemens, will be showing the first version of their RFID Smart Reel Detection system ...
• RFID is the Future for Thin-film & Printable Batteries
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  Emerging thin-film and printable batteries power only a few active and semi-active RFID tags today, but increasing RFID use will help the emerging power ...

News from November 1, 2007

• GS1 UK Launches Nationwide RFID Pilot
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Claire Swedberg Oct. 31, 2007—In an effort to bring RFID users together across the United Kingdom, GS1 UK is launching a pilot that will enable ...
• Dallas Cowboys Kick Off New Infrastructure with RFID
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  The ERP will be an overhaul of the existing technology infrastructure, and what else but RFID will play a leading role in the way the sporting franchise ...
• Two Singapore Fashion Retailers Use RFID to Track Inventory
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Claire Swedberg Oct. 31, 2007—Two fashion retailers in Singapore are deploying an RFID-based tagging system to manage their inventory, using handheld ...
• RFID can save time
  Dairy Herd Management (subscription) - Lincolnshire, IL, USA
  Now, with the use of RFID tags, a good scanner and DHI -Plus software, it takes two employees 10 minutes. That'sa savings of 85 minutes.
• New Pipeline RFID Tags for Harsh Environments
  ForConstructionPros.com - College Park, MD, USA
  Libertyville, IL - Building on its long relationship with the Gas/Water Pipeline industry, William Frick & Co. has expanded its smartmark RFID offering to ...
• Imperial Sugar to use RFID pallets for deliveries
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  In the US, Imperial Sugar has signed an agreement with Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (igps) to begin using RFID-enabled plastic pallets to deliver its ...
• Active RFID and RTLS in Manufacturing - idtechex Analyst Article ...
  Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release) - Antwerp, Belgium
  These are a form of active RFID and there are various types available from Ultra Wide Band (UWB) which uses a broad range of frequencies in the microwave ...
• Digital Angel and Applied Digital to Announce Financial Results ...
  WELT ONLINE - Germany
  About Digital Angel Corporation Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC) is a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning ...
• Wal-Mart, Sam's Club RFID Compliance Package Released by epcsolutions
  openPR (press release) - Hamburg, Germany
  Great Falls, VA – epcsolutions' rfidtagmanager, the leading Wal*Mart RFID solution platform with over 100 Wal*Mart supplier installations, is now available ...
• RFID Tag Developer Tego, Inc. Announces Series A Investment
  Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
  (BUSINESS WIRE)--Tego, Inc., a Waltham-based developer of high-memory passive RFID tag solutions, announced today that it has closed a $6 million Series A ...

News from October 31, 2007

• RFID News: Baird Report Sees Growing Adoption for RFID
  Supply Chain Digest - Dayton, OH, USA
  Investment company Robert W. Baird produces an excellent summary each month of developments in the RFID market. In its latest issue (see RFID Monthly), ...
• 24x7 security for home and office
  Times of India - India
  Most of the biometric and RFID-based security systems were fairly exorbitant just a couple of years back, but thanks to the volumes going up, ...
• RTLS & Active RFID
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  WiFi-based RTLS providers AeroScout and Ekahau each told RFID Update they are testing 802.11n access points with their legacy RTLS technology now and expect ...
• Market surge predicted for thin-film batteries
  VNUNet.com - UK
  "For technologies such as RFID, sensors, smartcards and medical devices that are also high volume and cost sensitive, the ability for manufacturers to add ...
• RFID Printing: Spartanics And Systec Partnership To Create
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  The custom-engineered screen printing systems developed by Systec/Spartanics will enable RFID products manufacturers and their suppliers to get maximum ...

News from October 30, 2007

• Tracient unveils new lightweight Gen 2 RFID reader
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  A new Padl-R UF handheld RFID reader from Tracient Technologies promises long read ranges, fast read rates, and even promises lower tag costs. ...
• RFID Journal Issues Call For Awards Submissions
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  Oct. 29, 2007—RFID Journal has announced that it is accepting submissions for the 2008 RFID Journal Awards, recognizing companies that have distinguished ...
• New RFID Control For Conveyor Belt Routers, Sorting Conveyors, and ...
  IndustryWeek - USA
  With multiple RFID Programmable Relay Controllers (up to 32 TROMR8 can be connected to a single 4000 ft cable), components can be routed from work cell to ...
• Tektronix Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Employed in RFID Roll-Out
  CNNMoney.com - USA
  Live RF spectrum displays on the RSA6114A enables researchers to observe success or failure in obtaining RFID channels. There are a variety of different ...
• Datamax DMXWare XML Achieves "Certified for SAP NetWeaver(R)" Status
  CNNMoney.com - USA
  The Datamax XML solution has been proven to integrate with SAP solutions, allowing customers to efficiently integrate Datamax RFID and label printers ...
• Online distribution offer zebra products to fast growing ...
  Al-Bawaba - Amman, Jordan
  Online Distribution Ltd will now distribute Zebra's range of innovative and reliable Bar Code, RFID and Specialty printing solutions through reseller ...
• Netc Announces envision: RFID technology you can identify with
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Netc, a leading provider of storage media barcode label printing software and labels, announced Netc envision an integrated, customized, RFID enabled media ...

News fromOctober 29, 2007

• RFID, sensors and standards
  ComputerWeekly.com - UK
  Standards are never very far away from the heart of RFID's development. Talk to anyone about RFID and you're likely to get two opposing views: one will say ...
• The Pulse of RFID in Health Care
  RFID Journal - Melville, NY, USA
  By Mark Roberti Oct. 29, 2007—This week, we announced that RFID Journal will host RFID in Health Care, a one-day event co-located with the Health Care ...
• Hastings hospital to track patients electronically
  Stuff.co.nz - Wellington, New Zealand
  Patients admitted to the emergency department of Hawke's Bay hospital in Hastings will be tagged with RFID chips so their movements can be automatically ...
• Animal-ID acquisition as RFID market shows growth
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Vsurance has entered the animal RFID market through the acquisition of Animal-ID, an Arkansas, USA-based company that provides livestock producers

News from October 28, 2007

• RFID Enabled Active Shelf May Signal the Death of the Dewey ...
  Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) October 27, 2007 -- Barcoding Inc. announced that their RFID Active Shelf Inventory System may soon spell the end for the Dewey ...
• CES RFID Badge Up Close
  Wired Blogs - USA
  By Rob Beschizza October 27, 2007 | 12:05:12 PMCategories: CES 2008 is the first year that CES attendees will be tracked using opt-in RFID tags, ...