December 3 - 9, 2006

News from December 9, 2006

• Adept Identification Technologies Responds to AdTech RFID Lawsuit.
  24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
  Adept Identification Technologies, an ODM provider of RFID readers and tags, today issued a statement regarding the complaint filed in Santa Clara County ...
• Guest Column: RFID in 2006 – A Story of Extremes
  Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  By Raghu Das. As we enter 2007, many radio frequency identification (RFID) suppliers are licking their wounds, while for others, RFID business is booming. ...
• Anderson slams HO stance on ePassports
  Cambridge Varsity Online - Varsity, Cambridge, UK
  Biometric ID is currently being used in UK passports issued since March 2006, which have been equipped with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. ...
• Japanese RFID Investment Outlook for all Verticals
  MoreRFID (press release) - TX, USA
  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45904) has announced the addition of Japanese RFID Investment Outlook for all Verticals ...
• Elektrobit launches new RFID products
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  Elektrobit has launched its first two products in the RFID market, the Elektrobit RFID Reader and the Elektrobit WLAN Node. The ...
• RFID demand heats up
  Converting Magazine - Oak Brook, IL, USA
  Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has been around for more than 50 years, but it wasn't until Wal-Mart and the US Department of Defense began ...
• RFID Increases Efficiencies at Bemis Plant
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... 8, 2006 — Bemis Europe, the UK division of Bemis Manufacturing Co., is using passive RFID and a manufacturing execution system (MES) from Barco to track and ...
• Market Report — In Play (GPIC)
  MSN Money - USA
  The order, for over 950,000 gaming chips with denominations ranging from 2euro to 500euro, includes RFID 125KHz Hitag Vegas-S microchip embedded gaming chips ...
• State Dept. Seeks More Comments On RFID Passport Cards
  InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA
  By KC Jones. The US Department of State could modify its plans to use RFID tags in passport cards if public comment sways officials. ...
• Symbol Builds A Bridge Between RFID and WLAN
  mobilised - Australia
  Symbol Technologies has announced a Radio Frequency switch that bridges the gap between Wi-Fi, RFID and other key RF technologies making enterprise wireless ...

News from December 8, 2006

• RFID Guardian Provides Security From That Dude With A Chip In His ...
  CrunchGear - Brooklyn, NY, USA
  Not everyone has really caught on to RFID and how it can be truly utilized. I mean sure, it's used widely by businesses and logistics ...
• RFID Personal Firewall Slashdot - USA
  Andrew Tanenbaum and his student Melanie Rieback (who published the RFID virus paper in March) and 3 coauthors have now published a paper on a personal RFID ...
• RFID: Active, Passive or Other?
  Rfid.org - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  With interest in sensor-enabled or extended memory (in the range of kilobytes) RFID tags, people are becoming aware of the fact that some passive RFID tags ...
• Lockheed Martin forms Savi Group to merge RFID and ITV
  Logistics Management (subscription) - Newton, MA, USA
  ... brings together Lockheed Martin's in-transit visibility (ITV), cargo security, and asset management efforts with Savi Technology's RFID data collection and ...
• Metro tests RFID along German-Asia supply route
  AP-foodtechnology.com - Montpellier, France
  07/12/2006 - The pressure on processors to being using radio frequency identification (RFID) continues in Europe, with Metro Group testing the technology to ...
• RFID-based MRO strategies spell efficiency for supply chains
  Machinery and Equipment Magazine - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  By 2011, the A&D RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) market is expected to realize revenue in excess of US$2 billion. One area ...
• First gamma-resistant RFID tag created
  FoodProductionDaily.com - Montpellier, France
  By George Reynolds. 07/12/2006 - AdvantaPure is claiming to have created the first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag resistant to gamma irradiation. ...
• InfoLogix Install 1,100 RFID Applications In Hospitals
  Wireless Healthcare - Royston, UK
  ... Gulian noted that the market for healthcare and RFID-based solutions continues to witness exceptional growth. "Our RFID-based software ...
• De Facto Global Standard for Active RFID is Emerging
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  The ISO standard for active RFID, ISO 18000-7, has been gaining traction in recent months, and industry analysts think it will likely become the de facto ...
• Industry group urges caution for RFID-enabled ID cards
  Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland, New Zealand
  A US government plan to use radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in a proposed passport card program for US citizens is drawing fire from some quarters. ...
• Can RFID Invade Your Privacy?
  Forbes - NY, USA
  "RFID in your underpants," said radio ... As long as RFID tags were kept in the warehouse or distribution center, the public had no immediate need for concern. ...

News from December 7, 2006

• METRO Group selects UPM Raflatac Gen2 RFID inlays for pilot ...
  Logistics Management (subscription) - Newton, MA, USA
  WALTHAM, Mass.—UPM Raflatac, an RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, today announced that it has been selected by retailer METRO to supply its Rafsec G2 ...
• New Zealand: Yakka Apparel uses RFID tags to reduce errors on ...
  Fibre2fashion.com - India
  ... Defence Force's uniform. Now company is using RFID tags for correct size and to speed up the fitting of new recruits. It fits as ...
• Smart Card Firms Challenge US on RFID
  RFID Update - Alexandria, VA, USA
  ... firms that participate in the smart card industry, issued an official statement earlier this week laying out an argument for why RFID technology based on ISO ...
• RFID Anywhere 3.0 Gets Makeover with Sensor Technologies
  SDA Asia Magazine - Singapore
  ... iAnywhere is adding location tracking capabilities and support for a wider range of sensor technologies in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Anywhere 3.0 ...
• Would You Trust RFID-Enabled ATM Cards?
  Slashdot - USA
  race_k2 asks: "As a regular Slashdot reader I've followed the development and implementation of RFID devices in many ubiquitous areas such as clothing ...
• Sirit updates INfinity 510 RFID reader's firmware
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  ... Processor (TAP). TAP was designed to act as a central command post for numerous networks of RFID interrogators (readers). The TAP ...
• IIJ, BEA Japan to provide networked RFID platform
  Digital Media Asia - Mumbai, MH, Asia
  ... environment using the network technology and middleware products of both companies, with the end goal of providing a 'Networked RFID Platform' environment. ...
• Dedicated R&D lab established to spur RFID industry in Canada
  Machinery and Equipment Magazine - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Hamilton, ON -- Cultivating a radio frequency identification (RFID) industry in Canada is the impetus behind a new RFID research and development laboratory. ...
• RFID tags turns metal packaging into antennas
  FoodProductionDaily.com - Montpellier, France
  06/12/2006 - Crown and QinetiQ are jointly developing radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking that will turn metal packaging into an antenna and help ...

News from December 6, 2006

• RFID Solution: Elektrobit Launches High-Performance RFID Products
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  With the help of Elektrobit's strong RFID background and expertise, our customers get quick and easy access to a leading-edge RFID solution. ...
• Heartlands to use RFID for safer surgery
  E-Health Insider - London, UK
  ... Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Safe Surgery Systems Ltd a contract to supply a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) patient identification ...
• RFID Solution: ADT Partners With TOSHIBA On Largest Item Level
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  ... s leading provider of electronic security solutions, has helped TOSHIBA Europe develop an integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) solution that is ...
• Muehlbauer scores RFID production line order
  Security Document World (press release) - Cardiff, UK
  Muehlbauer technology group has received its first order for a complete RFID Smart Label production line for the Chinese market. ..
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• Feedback from the Active RFID Summit
  IDTechEx - Cambridge, UK
  Over 200 people attended the second annual IDTechEx Active RFID Summit in Atlanta, Georgia in November. There were many positive ...
• Semiautomatic Pallet Stretch Wrappers Add RFID as a Standard ...
  Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release) - Gilbert, AZ, USA
  12/6/06 - Lantech is introducing RFID tag-reading capability as a standard option on all its semiautomatic pallet stretch wrappers. ...
• Crown met la RFID dans ses emballages métal
  Emballage Digest - Boulogne Billancourt, rance
  ...to adapt QinetiQ's Omni-ID Pak^TM integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for use in metal packaging. This ...
• Retail giant METRO Group selects UPM Raflatac Gen2 RFID inlays for ...
  Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release) - Antwerp,Belgium (UPM Raflatac, Tampere, December 5, 2006) - UPM Raflatac, a leading RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, today announces that it is taking part in the largest ...
• Global RFID tag benchmark report published
  UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK
  ODIN technologies has published a 'Global RFID Tag Benchmark' report - the eighth in the company's RFID Benchmark Series of reports. ...
• RFID Strategy — Case Studies Via Press Release
  IndustryWeek - USA
  ... 5, 2006 — As noted in my previous column, I've been analyzing the RFID-related data from our Benchmarking & Best Practices initiative, which contains data ...

News from December 5, 2006

• RFID for metal use launched
  TUV Product Service - Fareham, Hampshire, UK
  A new development that enables RFID technology to be used with metal products has been launched. A joint venture between QinetiQ ...
• RFID waves in metallic tags
  IRISHDEV.com - Dublin, Ireland
  have launched a joint development programme to adapt QinetiQ's Omni-ID Pak^TM integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for use on metal ...
• RFID Labels Performance - RFID Solutions Online Interview
  RFID Solutions Online (press release) - Erie, PA, USA
  Recently, Paxar released the results of its radio frequency identification (RFID) shipping label durability transit test. The read ...
• Nissan North America Installs RFID-based Real-Time Locating System
  RFID Journal - USA
  December 4, 2006 — Nissan North America is implementing an active RFID-based Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) to help it track inbound auto parts, as well as ...
• Sybase is Pro-Active RFID
  InternetNews.com - USA
  Sybase has announced a new version of its RFID Anywhere software that adds location and certain environmental data to the mix of information that can be ...
• Citizens Against Government Waste Backs Anti-RFID Report
  U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
  ... Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee to pass a subcommittee report that recommends against the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for ...
• Turkish passports will soon use RFID chips
  Citizen Journalism Nepal - Syracuse, NY, USA
  ... guidelines. The passports, which are expected to be distributed at the beginning of next year, will have RFID chips embedded in them. ...
• Crown Teams Up With QinetiQ To Resolve Challenges Of RFID On Metal ...
  Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release) - Antwerp, Belgium
  ... Crown) and QinetiQ have launched a joint development program to adapt QinetiQ's Omni-ID PakT integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for ...

News from December 4, 2006

• Wisconsin begins voluntary animal ID effort
  The Reporter - Fond du Lac, WI, USA
  ... Identification Consortium leads the charge to implement the voluntary animal ID program to track the movement of animals using Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags. ...
• Avery Launches RFID Business and Technology Transfer Programme in ...
  Wireless Design & Development Asia - Singapore
  has launched its radio frequency identification (RFID) business in Asia Pacific and introduced its technology transfer initiative, which is aimed at providing ...
• RFID Is Poised for Widespread Adoption
  RFID Journal - USA
  ... raised his hand and said, "It seems like we are standing in front of a mountain," meaning that getting to the point where companies can use RFID across their ...
• Scalability Is Key to RFID Compliance
  RFID Journal - USA
  By Mike Kuhno. Dec. 4, 2006—Every potential application of RFID tagging requires a different approach. Manufacturers of consumer ...
• RFID Made Easy; New Starter Kit Simplifies Process of Creating ...
  PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
  A new RFID starter kit from www.kanda.com gives a boost to engineers who want to investigate RFID solutions in a wide range of applications. ...
• Is the Convenience of RFID Worth the Privacy Trade-Off?
  TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
  RFID microchips, which can be embedded on most anything, already expedite the re-fueling process for some at the gas pump and allow commuters to pay tolls ...

News from December 3, 2006

• Media Cranks Up Hard Sell of Biometric and RFID Microchipped ...
  uruknet.info - Milan, Italy
  ... In order to overcome this natural aversion, VeriChip Corporation has introduced the VeriMed RFID microchip "designed to provide immediate access to important ...
• FBI Taps Cell Phone Microphones in Mafia Case
  Slashdot - USA
  ... the FBI buys the RFID scans of all the points on NY turnpike taht record car tire RFID that the TREAD act mandates to allow gov to uniquely track movements of ...
• Adept Identification Technologies Responds to AdTech RFID Lawsuit
  24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
  /24-7PressRelease/ - SANTA CLARA, CA, December 02, 2006 - Adept Identification Technologies, an ODM provider of RFID readers and tags, today issued a statement ...
• Ten Best, Worst, and Craziest Uses of RFID
  Slashdot - USA
  An anonymous reader writes "This top 10 rounds up what it calls 'the best, worst and craziest' uses of RFID out there — including chipped kids at Legoland ...
• iPod + Nike = Tracking/Stalking Device?
  Mobility Site - Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
  ... According to University of Washington researchers, there is a security flaw in the new RFID-powered device from Nike and Apple that make it easy for tech-savvy ...