TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Index

RFID NEWS ARTICLES - June 2004

Ontario Privacy Commissioner publishes RFID guidelines
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: As advocates battle retailers like Wal-Mart on the risks and benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID), Ontario’s Information and Privacy ...
Source: Out-Law.com

Shipcom Wireless to integrate RFID software in Psion Teklogix' ...
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Global provider of enterprise mobility, RFID solutions Shipcom Wireless will resell Psion Teklogix’ line of rugged mobile computing devices with its ...
Source: Telecom Paper (subscription)

VC invests in Aussie RFID start-up
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...g2 Microsystems, an Australian venture in the Radio Frequency ID (RFID) market, is to receive an initial investment of US$500,000 ($715,000) from DB Capital ...
Source: Dial Infolink Electronics

Retrofitting Labelers for RFID
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 30, 2004—Automated labeling equipment specialist Panther Industries has developed technology to RFID-enable its new and existing machines for printing ...
Source: RFID Journal

Standards issues worry expanding RFID market
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The huge growth potential of the global RFID applications market is being restrained by the lack of established industry standards, with manufacturing prices ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Apriso & AeroScout Do RFID
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...formerly Bluesoft, announced today a partnership to bring the concept of real-time manufacturing and logistics information flow bringing RFID capabilities to a ...
Source: Unstrung

Apriso, AeroScout Team on RFID
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Long Beach-based Apriso has teamed with Aeroscout to provide RFID driven manufacturing and logistics solutions to market. The companies ...
Source: socalTech.com

Beyond bar codes
Date: 30 Jun 2004
Excerpt: In an in-depth study of the radio frequency identification industry (RFID), released this month, Bear Sterns & Co. ... Several drivers are helping RFID advance. ...
Source: The Globe and Mail

RFID 101: Radio Frequency Identification Explained
Date: 29 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 29, 2004) Los Angeles, CA -- Radio frequency identification technology (RFID) is beginning to revolutionize the way business is done. ...
Source: Feature Xpress (press release)

Versatile and Matrics announce RFID joint venture
Date: 29 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...- 29/06/2004 - Solutions developer Versatile Mobile Systems and RFID manufacturer Matrics have announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate the ...
Source: Food Production

Psion Teklogix And Shipcom Wireless Deliver RFID And Mobile ...
Date: 29 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Psion Teklogix (LSE:PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing and wireless data collection, including RFID technology, and Shipcom Wireless Inc ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID lacks consumer appeal
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Technology companies intent on selling RFID into the enterprise need to better communicate consumer benefits and ease off on the shareholder-pitched balance ...
Source: Computerworld Australia

First US drug wholesaler adopts RFID
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: HD Smith has followed the lead of retail giant Wal-Mart in adopting a system of electronic product code (EPC) and radiofrequency identification (RFID) to track ...
Source: In Pharma

RFID Tags handle any environment.
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Escort Memory Systems has long been known as the leader in providing durable RFID systems including Tags Reader/Writers and Interface Modules. ...
Source: Industrial News Room

RFID allays food fears
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Deloitte says manufacturers and retailers are introducing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into their supply chains to enforce the laws ...
Source: ITWeb

RFID applications growth in holding pattern
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The tremendous growth potential of the global radio frequency identification (RFID)-based applications market is being restrained by the lack of established ...
Source: eChannelLine

Checkpoint Upgrades RFID Library System
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: This system operates within its own local network of RFID readers placed throughout the library, including the library entry/exit where it functions as a ...
Source: CMPnetAsia

X-Change to develop RFID in the oil & gas industry
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: AirGate Technologies' parent company, the X-Change Corporation, has formed a new subsidiary that will focus on growing RFID opportunities within the oil and ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

RFID: No great benefits
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Tasmanian shell fish marketing company Tasea which trialled RFID technology for its fresh cargo last year is grateful to be in a business where privacy is not ...
Source: Computerworld Australia

MaxID proposes item-level RFID check-outs
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Long queues at the supermarket checkout could soon be a thing of the past according to RFID supplier, MaxID Corporation, which has developed a fully operational ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Zebra to release new product
Date: 28 Jun 2004
Excerpt: LLC in Vernon Hills hopes to benefit from skyrocketing interest in radio frequency identification when it releases Alchemy, a new type of RFID label printer ...
Source: Chicago Daily Herald

Checkpoint Upgrades RFID Library System
Date: 25 Jun 2004
Excerpt: This system operates within its own local network of RFID readers placed throughout the library, including the library entry/exit where it functions as a ...
Source: TechWeb

RFID: Dogs! Cats! Guitars?
Date: 25 Jun 2004
Excerpt: I've also written about the potential abuse of RFID technology and ways in which it can invade our privacy. Any technology can and ...
Source: Extreme Tech

BT and Deloitte cooperate to provide RFID implementation
Date: 25 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Deloitte and BT cooperate to ease the path to successful adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for global customers in the food ...
Source: Telecom Paper (subscription)

Checkpoint Systems Introduces CheckPASS, A Total Resource ...
Date: 25 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...from an existing PC, with no need for additional hardware or servers, and to integrate these accounts seamlessly with Checkpoint's RFID-based Intelligent ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID News Roundup
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Escort Memory Systems has added several new high-frequency (13.56 MHz) RFID tags to its product line. The HMS-P150, HMS-P125 and ...
Source: RFID Journal

Study : RFID Not Well - Known By Consumers
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Despite the attention privacy has gotten with regards to radio-frequency identification technology, only a small number of consumers are aware of RFID at all. ...
Source: Information Week

Upgrading your business with RFID
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Waukesha, Wis. – Versatility was the word of the day last Thursday at the Wisconsin RFID Conference as a panel of business representatives from across ...
Source: Wisconsin Technology Network

ThingMagic Puts RFID Protocols Into Software , Not Circuit Boards
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Radio-frequency identification standards are still unsettled, and that's making it difficult for businesses that need to purchase RFID equipment now. ...
Source: Information Week

Results of fresh produce RFID to be revealed
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...entitled “Traceability – Your Product in the Pipeline,� will include results of a pilot project using radio frequency identification (RFID) to trace food ...
Source: Food Production

RFID chips on kids makes Legoland safer
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...taking their children to Legoland theme parks this summer need not worry about losing little Johnny, Jesper or Johan thanks to advances in RFID technology. ...
Source: Silicon.com

RFID wristbands to help reduce medical errors
Date: 24 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Precision Dynamics Corporation, developers of the Smart Band RFID Wristband System, showcased a prototype of their new multi-function RFID/bar code reader at ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

RSA Security to offer RFID system consultancy
Date: 23 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...has developed a new RFID services offering in conjunction with RSA Laboratories to help clients assess RFID application security design issues. ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Another lab to tackle mid-market RFID challenges
Date: 23 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Progress Software Corporation has created an RFID testing lab at its Bedford, Mass., headquarters to help applications partners to accelerate the development ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

IDC Canada: The recovery has begun
Date: 23 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Canada," said Vance. Hot-button technologies like RFID may still be more about the buzzword than about the business. Wal-Mart is ...
Source: ITBusiness.ca

RFID Will Find Major Niche as Livestock Tracker, Says ABI ...
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: OYSTER BAY, NY -- "One RFID market that's gaining a lot of momentum at present is animal tracking," according to Sara Shah, an analyst at ABI Research. ...
Source: DirectionsMag.com

China RFID Standards Are Eagerly Awaited By US Manufacturers
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Bicycle manufacturer Pacific Cycle LLC has its reasons, including wanting to see a real return on the investment it's making in RFID to satisfy Wal-Mart's ...
Source: Information Week

PSC Inc. Marks History By Previewing First RFID/Barcode Hybrid ...
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: But, PSC is on to the next "big thing." It continues to innovate with new RFID readers. ... Products are "tagged" with an RFID chip smaller than a grain of rice. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Starter Software for RFID Pilots
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 22, 2004—Looking to extend its penetration into smaller RFID pilot deployments ConnecTerra, an RFID middleware provider based in Cambridge, Mass., has ...
Source: RFID Journal

EPCglobal completes first RFID standards
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Radio frequency identification (RFID) standards group EPCglobal has completed its first set of worldwide standards. The milestone ...
Source: ComputerWeekly.com

Laying the foundation for RFID
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: All of these steps came into being for RFID, or radio frequency identification technology, at Thursday’s Wisconsin RFID Conference, sponsored by the UW E ...
Source: Wisconsin Technology Network

Texas libraries get RFID-based self service kiosks
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The RFID-based kiosk operates in a similar fashion to a bank ATM, in that patrons gain access to the library's circulation software via a user card and touch ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

webMethods and VeriSign to Market Network Services for RFID
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The newly announced webMethods RFID Starter Pack will enable direct connectivity to the EPC Network so that customers can better access and utilize supply ...
Source: Web Service Journal

Zebra Technologies Committed to Support the Needs of Companies ...
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...on-demand printing solutions for business and process improvement, and a pioneer in the targeted adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) for global ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Metro Risk Management Group, LLC Signs Five-Year Exclusive ...
Date: 22 Jun 2004
Excerpt: About the size of a grain of rice, VeriChip(TM) is the world's first subdermal, radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip that can be used in a variety ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID will benefit suppliers, promises Wal-Mart
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Wal-Mart Stores has concluded its three-day RFID event for suppliers this week with additional RFID product tag compliance dates for first and second tier ...
Source: ComputerWeekly.com

R4 Global Addresses Progress in RFID Technology Adoption at Bear ...
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Jeff Richards, president and CEO of R4 Global Services(TM) (www.r4gs.com), a leading solutions provider of RFID-enabled technology and services, addressed the ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

webMethods and VeriSign Alliance Provides RFID Customers Enhanced ...
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...webMethods and VeriSign Work Together to Market Network Services for RFID FAIRFAX, Va., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

China Is Settling RFID Issues , But Slowly
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...executives would discuss using radio-frequency identification technology at manufacturing sites in China at the retailers' RFID summit last week. ...
Source: Information Week

Frost & Sullivan Releases New Analysis in RFID Sector
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Auto ID division (http://www.autoid.frost.com) regarding the World RFID Based Applications ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID For Consumers Poised For Growth
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Friday. RFID has become a hot item among retail suppliers looking to meet 2005 deadlines set by US-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and ...
Source: CMPnetAsia

RFID : a ‘ 30 - year project ’
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...– Comprehensive RFID systems for automatic inventory tracking are not quite here yet. ... For others, an RFID implementation might take two years or more. ...
Source: Wisconsin Technology Network

Group completes new RFID technology standards
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Radio frequency identification (RFID) standards group EPCglobal said last week it has finalized its first global standards, promising to help speed companies ...
Source: Computerworld New Zealand

AeroScout develops platform for mobile RFID & Wi-Fi
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: AeroScout, formerly Bluesoft, has released its MobileView enterprise visibility platform, which can allow industries from health care to manufacturing to ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Printronix is First Printer Manufacturer to Sponsor Auto-ID Labs ...
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Printronix Shows Further Commitment to Packaging SIG by Donating Two Smart Label Developer's Kits to Facilitate RFID Testing and Demonstration at MIT IRVINE ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

X-Change Corporation Forms Subsidiary Targeting RFID in the Oil & ...
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Board: XCHC - News) today announced that it has formed a new subsidiary that will focus on growing radio frequency identification (RFID) opportunities in the ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

STMicroelectronics Launches UHF RFID Chip Fully Supporting ...
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Low-cost RFID IC for high volume 'electronic barcode' applications offers industry-standard 96-bit product code plus Lock and Kill commands GENEVA, June 18 ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

KPN, Rabobank investigating use of RFID
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Mobile phone company KPN and Rabobank are the latest Dutch companies to investigate the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips to offer new ...
Source: DMeurope.com

Nokia to launch RFID tag-based phones
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Nokia will begin shipments of phones featuring RFID tag reading functions on 1 July 2004. Integrating RFID technology into mobile ...
Source: Telecom Paper (subscription)

RFID ‘ needs ’ data synchronisation
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...- 18/06/2004 - Growing interest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has led US-based QRS Corporation to identify the increasing importance of ...
Source: Food Production

USA: Avery Dennison Unveils 'Fastest' RFID Printer
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Apparel industry supplier Avery Dennison Printer Systems has introduced what it claims to be the fastest radio frequency identification (RFID) label printer on ...
Source: just-style.com

STMicroelectronics Launches UHF RFID Chip Fully Supporting ...
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: GENEVA, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM - News), a worldwide leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, has ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

STMicroelectronics Launches UHF RFID Chip Fully Supporting ...
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Geneva -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a worldwide leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, has announced the availability of a UHF (Ultra ...
Source: LinuxElectrons

Using RFID to Manage Evacuations
Date: 17 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 17, 2004—Axcess International, a Dallas-based provider of RFID-enabled personnel access control, asset management and surveillance systems, recently ...
Source: RFID Journal

SAS Tags RFID as Intelligence Opportunity
Date: 17 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...in business intelligence, is uniquely equipped to help companies organize, harness, analyze and understand radio frequency identification (RFID) data, as well ...
Source: DirectionsMag.com

Siemens speaks out on pitfalls of rushed RFID
Date: 17 Jun 2004
Excerpt: As the RFID compliance deadline draws closer for suppliers, and consumers are becoming increasingly wary over privacy issues, Stephen Bogart, National ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Report: RFID has potential to revolutionize the supply chain
Date: 17 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Supply Chain Excellence Through Technology explores new approaches to improving supply chain performance, including the ways in which RFID technology is ...
Source: Honeycomb Connect (subscription)

Blue Agave Delivers Service Excellence with First, Ready-to-Run ...
Date: 17 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Ready-to-use and customized reports that leverage critical retailer data, including RFID and POS feeds on sales, inventory and pricing information, arm ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

ConnecTerra Announces RFTagAware Compliance Jump Start for Rapid ...
Date: 16 Jun 2004
Excerpt: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2004--ConnecTerra(TM), a supplier of RFID Middleware, today announced RFTagAware(TM) Compliance Jump Start, a turn ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Integrators see opportunities, challenges for RFID
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Panel members agreed that RFID technology itself will not be the primary obstacle to adopting the systems that automatically track supplies, shipping ...
Source: Washington Technology

Ultra-thin printed batteries for RFID arrive
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...with the thin battery technology firm, TBT, in a partnership to develop ultra-thin printed batteries that are flexible and powerful enough for RFID tags, smart ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Group completes new RFID technology standards
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Radio frequency identification (RFID) standards group EPCglobal has finalised its first global standards, promising to help speed companies' adoption of RFID ...
Source: Australian Reseller News

Radley Corporation Named Intermec RFID Authorized Partner
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...today announced that Radley Corp., an Intermec Honors Partner, has been named an Intermec RFID Authorized Partner. Radley will work ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RedPrairie, Xterprise JV on RFID
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: US Tech Expo that it has jointly developed the supply chain industry's first commercial, off-the-shelf print and apply solution for RFID with Xterprise ...
Source: Wireless IQ (press release)

WCS teams up with AirGate for RFID development
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: AirGate Technologies, a subsidiary of The X-Change Corporation, has entered into an agreement with World Class Software of Allen, Texas, for development support ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

RedPrairie and ConnecTerra, Inc. Announce Partnership to Deploy ...
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: SPRINGDALE, Ark. --(Business Wire)-- June 15, 2004 -- Technology Alliance Bolsters RedPrairie's RFID Data, Device, and Process Management Functionality to ...
Source: TMCnet

RFID can save your company millions
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The significant benefits of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) will be explained on Thursdayat a special breakfast seminar hosted by professional services ...
Source: ic Birmingham.co.uk

RFID Warning: Don't Expect Miracles
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Just 38 per cent of manufacturing execs expect to see a high return on investment on their RFID outlay and 68 per cent are still chewing over the relative ...
Source: TMCnet

Northern Tool & Equipment Company Selects Manhattan Associates' ...
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...transportation, distributed order management, reverse logistics and trading partner management applications, as well as its RFID, performance management and ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Psion Teklogix First to Receive Sap Aid-Rh Certification
Date: 15 Jun 2004
Excerpt: MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – (BUSINESS WIRE) – June 15, 2004 – Psion Teklogix can now provide SAP customers with RFID mobile computing solutions based on its ...
Source: The Scotsman

Computers/Electronics News
Date: 14 Jun 2004
Excerpt: WASHINGTON, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVISORY/MEDIA ALERT: RSA Security CEO Art Coviello to Deliver Keynote at ITAA RFID Forum and Participate in BSA ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Data sync. must come before RFID, says study
Date: 14 Jun 2004
Excerpt: In response to the growing interest in RFID in the retail supply chain, the retail technology firm QRS Corporation has identified some fundamental steps that ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

First NZ library chooses RFID
Date: 14 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Manukau Libraries manager Chris Szekely inked a contact on Friday with RFID specialist Checkpoint Meto which will provide a "total hardware and software ...
Source: Stuff.co.nz

Boeing Outlines Tagging Timetable
Date: 14 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 14, 2004—Adamant that they will not issue an RFID mandate to their suppliers, US aircraft manufacturer Boeing and its main European rival, Airbus, have ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID Transponder is suited for laundry industry.
Date: 11 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Frankfurt, June 6th 2004 – Sokymat SA, the world’s leading supplier of RFID transponders, showcases at Texcare the Logi TAG 160 Sedna, the newest member of ...
Source: Industrial News Room

RFID Privacy Gap?
Date: 11 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The drive to place RFID tags on consumer products is relentless, but IT leaders say public policy on how to use and secure the information they'll provide is ...
Source: Enterprise IT Planet

Precision Dynamics Corporation to Showcase Multi-Function RFID ...
Date: 11 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC), a global leader in automatic wristband identification and developers of the Smart Band® RFID Wristband System, will ...
Source: TMCnet

eSmart Source & Two Technologies Announce Partnership to Provide ...
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Two Technologies, Inc.(http://www.2T.com) a leading provider of handheld computer with RFID (radio frequency identification) reader (JETT.RFID) operating at ...
Source: TMCnet

RFID Integrated Circuits operate at 13.56 MHz.
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: 3-wire microcontroller interface, Model EM4094 provides up to 200 mW of OOK or ASK modulation output from 5 V supply and is suited for handheld RFID readers. ...
Source: Industrial News Room

News: UK to Use RFID-Enabled License Plates
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The UK will start embedding RFID tags in license plates to more easily identify vehicles. This will allow vehicles to be identified in real time. ...
Source: Overclockers Club

RFID License Plates in the UK
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. A key benefit ...
Source: Slashdot

Does RFID equal ROI
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The promise of RFID is the dream of every supply chain manager -- enabling the accurate real-time tracking of every single product, from manufacture to checkout ...
Source: WebProNews

Upcoming technology conferences look at government tech and RFID ...
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...over those hurdles. Specifically, the conferences will explore government technology and RFID implementation. The Government Technology ...
Source: Wisconsin Technology Network

Wipro Seeks Expanded RFID Role
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 10, 2004—Software and IT services provider Wipro Technology says it has developed a number of RFID tools to help its retailer customers better ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID management program
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: VIEWLOCITY has released a program to help companies use RFID projects to better manage supply chain operations and realise a return on their RFID investment. ...
Source: Ferret

RFID-enabled licence plates to identify UK vehicles
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The UK-based vehicle licence plate manufacturer, Hills Numberplates Ltd, has chosen long-range RFID tags and readers from Identec Solutions to be embedded in ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

CapTech updates RFID reader/tag solution
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: CapTech has released an updated version of its TagsWare workflow software solution, which is designed to expedite the integration of RFID technology into ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

American Port Services Selects HighJump Software's Flexible and ...
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Specifically, APS will implement Compliance Advantage at its distribution center in Norfolk, Va., to manage RFID tag application for pallets and cases whenever ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Integrated Business Systems & Services, Inc. Provides Corporate ...
Date: 10 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...rapid development and deployment of real-time transaction oriented processing including such tasks as wireless mobile computing and RFID software applications ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Printronix Enters Print-and-Apply Market With RFID Smart Label ...
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Technologies Inc., two experienced industrial printing solution providers creating first-of-its-kind radio-frequency identification (RFID) printing technologies ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Paper label supports RFID
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...- 09/06/2004 - Israeli company Power Paper is developing a radio frequency identification (RFID) label that can support sensors for monitoring the ...
Source: In Pharma

RFID will help, says food & grocery sector survey
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Fully 68% of the food and grocery industry believe that RFID technology will deliver better benefits for the industry, according to a new retail industry ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Flexible range of RFID solutions
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: This device, thought to be the world's first fully customisable rugged Auto-ID platform, will further expand DI's RFID product range. ...
Source: Ferret

Panel: Web services, Linux, RFID should be on your radar
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: By Karen Guglielmo, Site Editor. CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Web services, identity management, wireless, Linux and RFID are the key technologies to watch in the next ...
Source: SearchCIO.com

AXCESS Inc. to Exhibit High-Security Vehicle Access System at ...
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: DALLAS, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXCESS International, Inc. (AXCESS) (OTC Bulletin Board: AXSI - News), a leading provider of RFID solutions to the ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

3M Selects HighJump Compliance Advantage Software to Help Meet ...
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Software's compliance advantage supply chain execution (SCE) solution to help meet customers' radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging requirements. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

AirGATE Technologies, World Class Software Sign Agreement
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: In anticipation of strong RFID demand, AirGATE Technologies is pleased to have the resources and experience of World Class Software in the development of its ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

EM Microelectronic announces 13.56 MHz transponder IC with crypto ...
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: EM Microelectronic, an electronic systems company of the Swatch Group and the world's largest supplier of RFID ICs, announces a family of RFID integrated ...
Source: Contactless News (press release)

AXCESS Inc. to Exhibit High-Security Vehicle Access System at ...
Date: 09 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...(AXCESS) (OTC Bulletin Board: AXSI), a leading provider of RFID solutions to the physical security and supply chain logistics industries, announced today it ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

RFID System from AXCESS International Inc. Provides Evacuation ...
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: DALLAS, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXCESS International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AXSI - News), a leading provider of RFID systems for physical security ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

The father of RFID
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: One of Silicon Valley's unsung inventors, Walton's patents on radio frequency identification, or RFID, spawned those electronic door keys. ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News (subscription)

RFID ready: Sun
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Sun Microsystems has challenged the view that RFID is not retail-ready, arguing that partners could be earning decent revenues from deployments around the ...
Source: iT News

HHS: RFID Will Thwart Drug Counterfeiting
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: While bar codes can make sure that the right drug gets to the right patient at the right dose, RFID technology is the next logical step. ...
Source: eWeek

RFID doesn't necessarily spell ROI, say execs
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Just 38 per cent of manufacturing execs expect to see a high return on investment on their RFID outlay and 68 per cent are still chewing over the relative ...
Source: Silicon.com

DoD improves logistics through RFID
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: To become the best in class logistics, the DoD is turning to radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. "We ... said. Why RFID? ...
Source: ADT Magazine

Wireless Development: Sun offers new RFID software
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...rolled out its first radio frequency identification (RFID) software product this week as part of the firm's quarterly series of product introductions. ...
Source: Internet Telephony Magazine

RFID Journal University sets up for education
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: RFID Journal has teamed up with members of Auto-ID Labs, developers of the Electronic Product Code and EPC Network, and easyEPC to create a two day RFID/EPC ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

RFID and the future of our export industries
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Thanks to a technology known as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), lifeless objects today can at least answer where they were created and how they have ...
Source: The New Nation

Intermec Sues Matrics Over RFID
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...of Rockville, MD., relating to Intermec's RFID (radio frequency identification) patents. The complaint, filed in Federal District ...
Source: Wireless IQ (subscription)

Sun plans research centres for RFID
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: SUN Microsystems is to establish a radio frequency identification (RFID) centre of excellence in Sydney as part of a global push to capture a larger slice of ...
Source: Australian IT

InfoLogix launches fully automated RFID system
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...- 07/06/2004 - InfoLogix has launched one of the first available wireless, full-function, RFID computer. This intelligent device ...
Source: Food Production

Delta, Boeing to Test RFID on Engine Parts
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...plan to start testing the use of radio frequency identification tags to track airplane engine parts -- a trial run that may herald widespread RFID adoption by ...
Source: ComputerWorld

Intermec Sues Matrics
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 8, 2004—Intermec Technologies, the Everett, Wash., company that is one of the largest holders of RFID intellectual property, has taken its first legal ...
Source: RFID Journal

Checkpoint Systems Hires New Executive; David Donnan Joins as ...
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Donnan will also lead Checkpoint's newly formed Strategy Council and will have responsibility, worldwide, for radio frequency identification (RFID), as well as ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Airlines Industry Plans Global Paperless Tickets
Date: 08 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Other plans to reduce costs include moving to all self-service check ins, home printing of boarding passes and using RFID tags for luggage. ...
Source: NewsFactor Network

Intermec Files RFID Patent Infringement Complaint Against Matrics
Date: 07 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...of Rockville, MD., relating to Intermec's RFID (radio frequency identification) patents. The complaint, filed in Federal District ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Half of Manufacturing Executives Expect High Return on RFID ...
Date: 07 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...half (47 percent) of North American manufacturing executives anticipate a high return on their radio frequency identification (RFID) investments, according to ...
Source: TMCnet

'Growing' Low-Cost RFID Antennas
Date: 07 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 7, 2004—Worried about the cost of RFID tags? ... The base inks can also be formulated for use on different types of substrates used for the RFID tag. ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID Tag Market in Flux
Date: 07 Jun 2004
Excerpt: There Were Two). Each proposal is being promoted by a different consortium of providers of RFID and related technologies. The Global ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID to track medical devices in real time
Date: 07 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...the 'WOSYST' clinical engineering software for asset management) in a non-exclusive development partnership to integrate Radianse's active RFID technology into ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Right on cue
Date: 07 Jun 2004
Excerpt: WIPRO Technologies' retail business unit is betting on its radio frequency identification (RFID) initiative and the North American retail market's adoption of ...
Source: Business Line

The Rise of RFID
Date: 4 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Delegates to last month’s BIG Conference heard from a keynote speaker how RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) will change the face of retailing, and ...
Source: Daily Research News Online

RFID boosts sagging SCM sales
Date: 4 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...are finally increasing investments in supply chain management (SCM) systems and particularly radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, according to ...
Source: VNUNet.com

Checkpoint Systems Debuts RFID Printer Solutions Line; METO mi- ...
Date: 4 Jun 2004
Excerpt: CKP), a leading provider of labeling, product identification and shrink management solutions worldwide, has introduced the METO branded mi-4210 RFID, a 13.56 ...
Source: TMCnet

Supermarkets can't wait to get RFID into shops
Date: 4 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...benefits to the industry – including better tracking and greater efficiency in the supply chain - and only two per cent of them are in the dark about RFID. ...
Source: Silicon.com

Radianse Active-RFID Technology to Power Real-Time Asset ...
Date: 4 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...clinical engineering software for asset management, announced today a non-exclusive development partnership to integrate Radianse active-RFID technology into ...
Source: DirectionsMag.com

RFID News Roundup
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: RFID may not be as trendy as the South Beach diet, but a new study by Wireless Healthcare, a Cambridge, UK-based consulting firm, suggests that RFID could have ...
Source: RFID Journal

InfoLogix Announces Intelligent RFID Micro Super Rugged SR(R) ...
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: BENSALEM, Pa., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoLogix has announced one of the first available wireless, full-function, Ruggedized RFID computers. ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Delta to test RFID for parts tracking
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Atlanta-based Delta has already conducted two tests of RFID technology to track bags and plans to decide by year's end whether to deploy the technology ...
Source: Computerworld Australia

RFID conference to drive state technology adoption
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Ever since Wal-Mart and the US Department of Defense decided that their product suppliers must integrate radio frequency identification (RFID) into the supply ...
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications

RFID gets temperature sensitive
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Enterprises that deal will perishable goods distribution and handling can now use RFID to track assets and any change in temperature with the government-backed ...
Source: Computerworld Australia

IT industry association to back RFID technology
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is launching a new initiative to advance the adoption of RFID technology throughout the computer ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

InfoLogix Announces Intelligent RFID Micro Super Rugged SR ...
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: BENSALEM, Pa. -- InfoLogix has announced one of the first available wireless, full-function, Ruggedized RFID computers. The InfoLogix ...
Source: LinuxElectrons

How manufacturers can benefit from RFID
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...- 03/06/2004 - As companies move toward complying with RFID mandates, the real value has been lost in the rush, claims research group Aberdeen. ...
Source: Food Production

UK : Food and grocery industry sees benefits from RFID - survey
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: The majority (68%) of the UK’s food and grocery industry believe RFID (radio frequency identification) will deliver better benefits for the industry ...
Source: just-food.com

Analysis: The uncertain future of RFID
Date: 3 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Supermarket chain Metro has developed one flagship RFID-enabled store in Duisberg, Germany, laden with tracking-tag trinkets such as electronic personal ...
Source: Silicon.com

CapTech Delivers TagsWare(TM) RFID Solution Version 1.1
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: RICHMOND, Va., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CapTech has made it easier for businesses to implement RFID technology by releasing its latest version of TagsWare(TM ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Wisconsin RFID Conference to Drive State Technology Adoption
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 2, 2004--Ever since Wal-Mart and the US Department of Defense directed their product suppliers to integrate radio frequency identification (RFID) into the ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Radianse Active-RFID Technology to Power Real-Time Asset ...
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...clinical engineering software for asset management, announced today a non-exclusive development partnership to integrate Radianse active-RFID technology into ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Marubeni Receives RFID Project from Airport Authority Hong Kong
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: JCNN) - Japanese trading company Marubeni (TSE: 8002) and Matrics, a leading manufacturer of EPC-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems in the ...
Source: Japan Corporate News (press release)

Partners work with Microsoft on RFID-in-a-box
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...have teamed up with Microsoft to bring high performance EPC (electronic product code) compliant solutions to the enterprise market in the form of an 'RFID In A ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Synthetic fire log maker installs RFID to track products
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was a multi-million-dollar investment for Toronto-based Conros Corp., but the purchase was worth every penny ...
Source: ITBusiness.ca

UK RFID forum planned for networking
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: A one-day networking event, The RFID Networking Forum, will be held near London's Heathrow Airport on June 24 2004. The event is ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Sun Shines on RFID
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Wading deeper into the RFID market, Sun Micro released new Java software to support the burgeoning technology. The rolling out of ...
Source: Wireless IQ (subscription)

Sun adds Java tools to RFID menu
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Automatically sign up today! Sun Microsystems on Tuesday plans to launch a software package aimed at the RFID market. The software ...
Source: Tech Republic (subscription)

Deloitte allies with SAP to create preconfigured solutions for ...
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: ...include accelerated implementations, attention to certain integration risks and easier adoption of new technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID ...
Source: Consultant News

Striving for Total Interoperability
Date: 02 Jun 2004
Excerpt: June 2, 2004—Joining the growing ranks of companies offering RFID middleware, software provider RfideaWorks has released RFIdirector and RFIdb. ...
Source: RFID Journal

US privacy advocates debate RFID
Date: 1 Jun 2004
Excerpt: While a number of privacy groups have raised concerns about the potential uses of RFID chips, the US Congress has not yet drafted legislation to regulate their ...
Source: ComputerWeekly.com

Merit-Trax technology for fresh produce traceability
Date: 1 Jun 2004
Excerpt: Merit-Trax Technologies has selected Syscan International as its exclusive supplier of RFID technology for its Trax-IT Fructus software application. ...
Source: Food Production

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