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	rfidalert.com RFID BOOKS		RFID NEWS ARTICLES - April 2004 RFID far from critical mass Date: 30 Apr 2004 Excerpt: More retailers need to adopt radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging in the supply chain if suppliers are also to benefit from the technology. ... Source: Computing RFID News Roundup Date: 29 Apr 2004 Excerpt: A new study suggests that RFID is on the cusp of widespread adoption in Europe. Conducted by LogicaCMG, a Dutch IT consulting and ... Source: RFID Journal Low-cost RFID smart ticketing chip developed in UK Date: 29 Apr 2004 Excerpt: The UK-based RFID design services provider, Innovision Research & Technology plc, has teamed up with mass transit firm, BemroseBooth, to develop a low-cost ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) Checkpoint Systems --CKP-- Teams With SAP To Host EPC/RFID ... Date: 29 Apr 2004 Excerpt: ...world's leading provider of business software solutions, to host an executive-level strategy summit examining the opportunities of EPC/RFID technology adoption ... Source: Business Wire (press release) Wireless Tops List of CIO Priorities Date: 29 Apr 2004 Excerpt: ...competitive. The emerging technologies most often mentioned by CIOs have to do with mobility -- wireless devices and RFID. Although ... Source: BPM Today Printronix Reports Break Even Fourth Quarter and Profitable ... Date: 29 Apr 2004 Excerpt: Printronix began shipments of a 'Smart Label Developers Kit' in the December quarter to enable pilot programs for RFID label printing to meet the Wal-Mart ... Source: Business Wire (press release) X-Change Corporation's AirGate Technologies Subsidiary Deploys ... Date: 29 Apr 2004 Excerpt: ...has formed special operational teams called "BAT" (Black Arts Team) teams for rapid deployment to customer locations to support growing RFID (radio frequency ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) Legoland Uses Wireless And RFID For Child Security Date: 28 Apr 2004 Excerpt: Legoland, one of Europe's largest amusement parks, has bridged the great divide to deploy a Wi-Fi-based wireless security and location RFID technology in the ... Source: Information Week RFID in European retail becoming first priority Date: 28 Apr 2004 Excerpt: RFID technology and its potential benefits are high on the agenda for many European retailers, food manufacturers, and logistic service providers, according to ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) RFID Legislation Gains Sponsors Date: 28 Apr 2004 Excerpt: Barrios, who introduced anti-spam legislation in 2003 in the commonwealth, says the RFID bill likely will resemble legislation under review in California and ... Source: Information Week LogicaCMG: RFID on the threshold of European breakthrough Date: 28 Apr 2004 Excerpt: The key findings of an international study undertaken by LogicaCMG reveal that Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is high on the agenda for European ... Source: Consultant News Magellan signs AMI to make its new RFID chips Date: 28 Apr 2004 Excerpt: AMI Semiconductor has been appointed by Australian RFID chip developer, Magellan Technology Pty Ltd., to manufacture two of Magellan's new RFID silicon ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) Record Partner Participation at Manhattan Associates' Momentum ... Date: 28 Apr 2004 Excerpt: ...inventory investments; - Monarch - Live demonstrations showing the printing, encoding and reading of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags; - Newgistics ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) Cathexis and Junot Systems Announce Partnership; RFID to SAP ... Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...leader in asset management technologies, announced today that they have entered into a partnership to provide better, faster and cheaper RFID (Radio Frequency ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - Warning over new security tags Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: By John Sheed. CONSUMER alarm bells should be ringing over the successor to barcodes – electronic tagging of goods known as RFID, a privacy group says. ... Source: NEWS.com.au - SAP Embeds RFID Functionality In Software Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: The built-in RFID support means the applications can automatically handle the longer codes that make up the industry-standard electronic product codes, the ... Source: Information Week - Bluesoft combines RFID and Wi-Fi in AeroScout T2 Tag Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: Bluesoft has successfully implemented the T2 Tag as the centerpiece of a child-tracking solution at Legoland Denmark. "The fast adoption of both RFID and Wi-Fi ... Source: Geekzone - RFID future: Closer than you think? Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: This dream scenario of a "walk-through" checkout will be made possible by RFID technology. ... RFID tags can be placed into or onto almost anything. ... Source: Eetasia.com - Sniper rifle may aim RFID tags at human targets Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: Copenhagen based firm EmpireNorth is currently demonstrating a modified sniper rifle as a means to inject unsuspecting targets with an RFID tag in order to ... Source: Computerworld Australia - Milk gone bad? Your fridge may soon tell you Date: 27-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...run? Radio frequency identification (RFID) is paving the way for a smarter environment where more things talk to each other. The ... Source: The Straits Times - TI offers multi-function 'future proof' RFID reader Date: 26-Apr-04 Excerpt: With the development of RFID 13.56MHz standards, end users for smart label, payment, transit, access control, logical access and other proximity communication ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - EPC UHF 2nd Generation RFID standard gains support Date: 26-Apr-04 Excerpt: A group of manufacturers and providers of RFID data collection technology have submitted an RFID protocol definition that could pave the way for the adoption ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Hospitals Get Healthy Dose of RFID Date: 26-Apr-04 Excerpt: 27, 2004—Agility Healthcare Solutions, a new company formed by TrenStar to provide RFID-based management solutions to the healthcare industry, has announced ... Source: RFID Journal - Rfid set to make waves at Futurex 2004 Date: 26-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...[Johannesburg, 26 April 2004] - RFID identification - or transponder - technology is set to make waves at Futurex 2004, which takes place from18 to 21 May 2004 ... Source: ITWeb - Roll out RFID tags now, manufacturers advised Date: 26-Apr-04 Excerpt: Manufacturers required to attach RFID tags to goods they supply to retailers must begin implementation now, not only to ensure compliance but also to guard ... Source: ComputerWeekly.com - Panel of Experts to Debate RFID Myths and Realities April 27 at ... Date: 26-Apr-04 Excerpt: Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has jumped into the public spotlight due to plans by the world's leading retailers and the Department of ... Source: U.S. Newswire (press release) - Matrics & Manhattan try to speed RFID adoption Date: 25-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...has partnered with EPC/RFID firm Matrics Inc. to try to accelerate a widespread adoption of RFID technology throughout the consumer goods supply chain. ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - It fits the bill! Date: 25-Apr-04 Excerpt: A NEW technology - radio frequency identification, commonly referred to as RFID, is quietly, but steadily, gaining ground. RFID ... Source: Business Line - AirGate Tech opens RFID office in China Date: 25-Apr-04 Excerpt: In a move to further expand opportunities to deliver RFID solutions worldwide, AirGate Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the X-Change Corp., is ... Source: Eetasia.com - NZ startup plans low-silicon RFID tags Date: 25-Apr-04 Excerpt: Start-up venture Sandtracker claims to have cracked the $US0.05-per-tag barrier for RFID with a radically different technology which "doesn't need silicon in ... Source: Computerworld New Zealand - RedPrairie and GlobeRanger Announce OEM Agreement to Drive ... Date: 23-Apr-04 Excerpt: WAUKESHA, Wis. --(Business Wire)-- April 23, 2004 -- Technology Partnership Extends RedPrairie's Existing RFID Data, Device, and Process Management ... Source: TMCnet - RFID News Roundup Date: 23-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...the latest version of its mySAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) software, which features new replenishment capabilities and the ability to manage RFID data to ... Source: RFID Journal - China Emerging As Big Player In RFID Date: 22-Apr-04 Excerpt: It could soon become the biggest consumer of RFID technology and is readying several initiatives supported by RFID. By Laurie Sullivan. ... Source: Information Week - ObjectStore, now in Progress camp, moving on RFID and other ... Date: 22-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...synchronization (DSS), and a variety of initiatives clustered around the idea of the real-time enterprise that is exemplified by new RFID integration efforts. ... Source: ADT Magazine - Industrial handheld gets barcode and RFID input Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: Psion Teklogix today unveiled an integrated dual-mode RFID and barcode reader from Sirit Technologies for its Windows CE .NET powered rugged 7535 handheld ... Source: WindowsForDevices - AMB Property Corporation Evaluates RFID's Impact on Future Demand ... Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...real estate, today released a report by AMB's Research Group that seeks to identify the impact Radio Frequency Identification ("RFID") technology could have on ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - AMI Semicon to make RFID solutions for Magellan Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: AMI Semiconductor has been selected by Magellan Technology Pty Ltd, a developer of advanced RFID products, to manufacture two of its RFID silicon solutions ... Source: Eetasia.com - UPM Rafsec to provide RFID labels to a pharmaceutical company in ... Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: UPM Rafsec will supply RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) label transponders to the South Korean pharmaceutical company, Unimed Pharm Co., Ltd, for the ... Source: Contactless News (press release) - Manufacturers ready RFID rollouts Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: Retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores and Target say using RFID tags that can store and communicate detailed item identification data will allow for more accurate ... Source: Computerworld Australia - Agility Delivers the Healthcare Industry's Largest RFID-Enabled ... Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2004--Agility Healthcare Solutions is delivering the largest radio frequency identification-enabled (RFID-enabled) mobile asset ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Second Annual RFID World Conference Opens Today Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: DENVER, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) mandates made by Wal-Mart and the US Department of Defense take center stage at RFID ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - Manhattan Associates and Matrics Announce Alliance to Aid RFID ... Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: Matrics Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic product code (EPC)-compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, announce ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - Zebra Technologies Corporation Announces First Quarter 2004 ... Date: 21-Apr-04 Excerpt: The company has sold more than 3 million printers, including RFID printer/encoders and wireless mobile solutions, and also offers software, connectivity ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - AIM releases its 'RFID knowledge base' on CD Date: 20-Apr-04 Excerpt: AIM North America has published its 'RFID Knowledge Base' as an interactive CD containing information about RFID technologies and solutions. ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Computers/Electronics News Date: 20-Apr-04 Excerpt: UHF Generation 2 RFID standard TORONTO, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Leading manufacturers and technology providers of data collection and RFID (radio ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - New mySAP SCM Emphasizes RFID Date: 20-Apr-04 Excerpt: It's not only the competitive landscape that's shifted; on the functionality front, the emergence of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has ... Source: Line 56 News - New Video Distribution System Combines Broadband and RFID ... Date: 20-Apr-04 Excerpt: ACTOS KIT's Web camera is programmed to automatically track the movement of a person carrying an RFID tag, and is set to transmit video pictures over the ... Source: Japan Corporate News (press release) - Global RFID survey reveals that half of all projects are being ... Date: 20-Apr-04 Excerpt: Despite being heavily promoted as the next big technology in supply chain and retail, investment in RFID will actually drop next year as companies pause to re ... Source: ComputerWeekly.com - Unified Group of ADC and RFID Industry Leaders Support Proposed ... Date: 20-Apr-04 Excerpt: TORONTO, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Leading manufacturers and technology providers of data collection and RFID (radio frequency identification) have ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - RFID semiconductor market to soar to $2.3 billion Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: RFID tags include passive types, which will be uysed for supermarket goods, and the much more aggressive active tags, powered by batteries and used to track ... Source: The Inquirer - Plastic semiconductor ink opens door to low-cost RFID Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...researchers at Xerox has discovered a way to print plastic transistors using a semiconductive ink, paving the way for flexible displays and low-cost RFID chips ... Source: Techworld - webMethods Collaborates With EPC Solutions International to Bring ... Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: Organizations Plan to Accelerate RFID Implementation for Chinese Agencies and Suppliers BEIJING and FAIRFAX, Va., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- webMethods, Inc. ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - RFID Reshapes Supply Chain Management Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: RFID will be a major advance in supply chain management, but enterprises will need to do considerable upfront planning and testing to successfully implement ... Source: eWeek - Henkel on Track to Meet RFID Mandate Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...faces a daunting deadline: By January, it must place RFID tags carrying electronic product codes on pallets and cases delivered to the world's largest retailer ... Source: eWeek - App Furnishes Framework for Moving RFID Data Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: ConnecTerra Inc.'s RFTagAware 1.0 manages RFID readers to ensure accuracy while providing a framework for passing radio-frequency identification data to ... Source: eWeek - Press Release: RFID Key Driver for Electronics Sector, Reports ... Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: Future Horizons, Europe's leading semiconductor analyst, today spotlighted RFID technology as a significant growth driver for the electronics sector over the ... Source: e-consultancy - Avicon Becomes Corporate Sponsor for Penn State's Center for ... Date: 19-Apr-04 Excerpt: Marc Linster, Avicon's chief technology officer, will lead workshops on Emerging Technologies for Adaptive Supply Chains and the Basics of RFID. ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Passive RFID running on 200 microwatt RF Date: 18-Apr-04 Excerpt: The South African RFID technology developer, Trolley Scan, has announced the development of new materials that enable the production of transponders in volume ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Argentinian state orders 100000 RFID cattle tags Date: 18-Apr-04 Excerpt: Advanced ID Corporation has received an order for 100,000 RFID tags to identify cattle located in the State of Salta in the northern region of Argentina. ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - High hopes for Kiwi RFID breakthrough Date: 18-Apr-04 Excerpt: Jan Hilder believes it may be on the way to solving all the technical problems which have dogged the take-up of radio-frequency identification devices (RFID). ... Source: Stuff.co.nz - RFID Luggage Tracking at Jacksonville Airport Date: 18-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...system whenever I want? Granted this would probably be an act of terrorisim, but rfid is not a secure system. Using it to track ... Source: Slashdot - Twilight of Barcodes and the Dawn of RFID Date: 17-Apr-04 Excerpt: By Paul Korzeniowski. While RFID faces many hurdles, observers feel the technology will take root. "Because established companies ... Source: E-Commerce Times - Cheat sheet: RFID Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: RFID chips are tiny microchips (smaller than a grain of sand) with antennae on them. The chips can transmit a unique code or other ... Source: Silicon.com - New RFID Printer from Mitsubishi Materials and Phoenix Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: Tokyo (JCNN) - Mitsubishi Materials (TSE: 5711) and Phoenix have unveiled a new RFID printer that supports non-contact IC tags of varied sizes and shapes. ... Source: Japan Corporate News - RFID on the brink of European breakthrough Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: The study shows that half of the 50 companies interviewed in Europe have or are planning to deploy RFID pilot projects throughout 2004, with the vast majority ... Source: InSourced - Xerox hopes plastic ink leads to printed chips Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...has discovered a way to print plastic transistors using a semiconductive ink, paving the way for flexible displays and low-cost RFID (radio frequency ... Source: InfoWorld - Two sides of RFID Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...- 16/04/2004 - RFID has the potential to provide customers with more product information than ever. But a new report claims that ... Source: Food Production - Be future focused, says packaging expert Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...you look for the nugget you need.”. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a good example. Mucha and his team identified the ... Source: Food Navigator - FCC Okays RF Identification Tags at 433.5 to 434.5 MHz : Date: 16-Apr-04 Excerpt: The FCC has adopted a somewhat limited proposal to permit deployment of RF Identification (RFID) tags on the 70-cm band at much greater duty cycles than ... Source: eHam.net - Zebra webcast reveals RFID readiness concerns Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...provider, Zebra Technologies, has revealed the top concerns, challenges, and questions that companies say they are facing when it comes to RFID and EPC ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - LogicaCMG: RFID on the Threshold of European Breakthrough Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: 2005. The research highlights when and how RFID will be used on a large scale. ... both complex and labour intensive. RFID is set to eliminate these concerns. ... Source: TMCnet - RFID on the eve of European breakthrough Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: Research among European retailers, food producers and providers of logistic services by LogicaCMG shows Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an important ... Source: Telecom Paper (subscription) - RFID: You'll have it and you'll have it by 2005 Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: While RFID may not yet have reached maturity, retailers, logistics firms and food suppliers in Europe are still planning to roll out the technology as soon as ... Source: Silicon.com - RFID News Roundup Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: KSW Microtec, a Dresden, Germany-based provider of RFID labels, has developed a system for testing high volumes of UHF inlays—chips attached to an antenna ... Source: RFID Journal - Importance of RFID reasserted Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...- 15/04/2004 - The key findings of a new study reveal that Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is high on the agenda for European retailers, food ... Source: Food Production - Microsoft Tags RFID Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is becoming an increasingly hot topic in the distribution and logistics space. Setting aside ... Source: Cisco World Magazine - Miles Technologies, Inc. receives RFID Certification and ... Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: Miles Technologies, Inc. announces that they have concluded technical and sales training in RFID Technology from the leaders in RFID. ... Source: Emediawire (press release) - Tibco ’ s RFID strategy Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: The killer apps for radio frequency identification (RFID) will be written by coders who know their business, according to Dushyant Pandya, director of ... Source: ADT Magazine - FCC approves RFID rules for shipping Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: The FCC ruling increases the maximum power level of RFID systems in the 433.5-434.5 MHz band and allows longer transmissions for commercial shipping containers ... Source: RCR Wireless News - Manugistics Delivers RFID Solution Leadership as Momentum for ... Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...of demand and supply chain solutions, today outlined its plans to continue to deliver solutions that are fully enabled for radio frequency identification (RFID ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - ACNielsen Opens RFID Learning Lab; Company Prepares for the ... Date: 15-Apr-04 Excerpt: ACNielsen US, an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, today announced that it has opened a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology learning ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Apriso Adds RFID to FlexNet 2003 Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...for its FlexNet 2003 suite that provides enterprises with the world's first turnkey platform for integrating radio frequency ID (RFID) and electronic product ... Source: Wireless IQ (subscription) - Wireless 'mesh network' to strengthen RFID data Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: A new ad-hoc wireless 'mesh network' of intelligent RFID reader nodes, each capable of dealing with groups of RFID tags in real-time on a local basis, has been ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Five-cent tag scramble clouds bigger RFID issues Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: Recent speculation - even hype - centering on the five-cent RFID tag becoming available is overshadowing more important issues in the RFID industry, warns ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Software Controls RFID Network Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: 15, 2004—Network management software provider ProdexNet has developed an RFID version of its core NetGather application to provide a real-time management and ... Source: RFID Journal - RFID IC avoids collisions, reads at greater-than-15m distances Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: EM Microelectronic's new EM4223 UHF RFID IC fully complies with the international standard ISO18000-6A and EPC (Electronic Product Code) 64- and 96-bit code ... Source: EDN.com - Making RFID Efficient Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: International Paper (IP) uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers in its warehouse facility in Texarkana, TX, not only to tag rolls of paper ... Source: Line 56 News - RFID support network launched Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: Also presenting at the conference will be a host of prominent retailers and suppliers who will tell industry to get ready for the "inevitable" rise of RFID. ... Source: InSourced - RFID Pressed Into Service For Roadway Safety Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: Officials see RFID as a way to warn drivers of, for instance, impending intersection collisions and vehicle rollovers. Specifically ... Source: Information Week - Press Release: Paper Suggests RFID Is A Double Edged Sword Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: 14th April 2004. Cambridge, UK: Most of the controversy surrounding the deployment of RFID is centred on the technology's impact on personal privacy. ... Source: e-consultancy - Apriso Adds Major RFID, EPC Capabilities To Offering Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...for its FlexNet 2003 suite that provides enterprises with the world’s first turnkey platform for integrating radio frequency ID (RFID) and electronic product ... Source: ebizQ - UPS pilots an RFID rollout Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: How is United Parcel Service, one of the world's largest logistics companies, approaching RFID? Like many companies, it's launching ... Source: Computerworld Australia - The rush to RFID Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: Each contains special RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, which enables a device to read data stored on the chips at a distance, without line-of ... Source: Computerworld Australia - RFID Coming To A Cell Phone Near You Date: 14-Apr-04 Excerpt: Roland Piquepaille writes "In "RFID Goes Mobile", Red Herring reports that Nokia has quietly launched last month the first RFID-enabled cell phone. ... Source: Slashdot - The Boston Globe Upgrade Column Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: No doubt you've heard of it--RFID, or radio frequency identification tags. ... Consumers could even have their own RFID readers built into cellphones. ... Source: Miami Herald - COMUNICADO DE ATMEL CORPORATION Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: Atmel Germany GmbH has joined the EPCglobal Hardware Action Group (HAG), which is developing the standard for the next-generation UHF RFID specification. ... Source: Europa Press - Microsoft extends reach with RFID council Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: Microsoft Corp. has formed a new Microsoft Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Council focused on RFID technology. The group will ... Source: Eetasia.com - Yankee Group draws up RFID 'roadmap' Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: There are three RFID strategies for enterprises to take, said senior analyst Michael Dominy, who defined these three categories as compliance, conservative and ... Source: ComputerWeekly.com - IDC: Look before making the RFID leap Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: BOSTON -- A technology expert says it's a bad idea for a company to stick radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on its products just because its biggest ... Source: SearchMobileComputing.com - TrenStar Has Formed Agility Healthcare Solutions to Deliver RFID ... Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: TrenStar Inc.'s newly formed business unit Agility Healthcare Solutions is delivering the first radio frequency identification-enabled (RFID-enabled) resource ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Atmel Has Joined EPCglobal to Design Worldwide RFID ... Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: Atmel Germany GmbH has joined the EPCglobal(TM) Hardware Action Group (HAG), which is developing the standard for the next-generation UHF RFID specification. ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - Trauma centre's RFID trial finishes well Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: A trial to ascertain the feasibility of using RFID to track trauma patients as they move through the trauma care process has been completed successfully at the ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - UK forges ahead and launches EPCglobal Network Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: While the UK appears to be ahead of Europe in developing RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies in the supply chain, a universal standard is needed ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - New field promising for Taiwan Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...manufacturing, packaging and testing -- Taiwan has the potential for rapid development in the evolving radio frequency identification (RFID) sector, industry ... Source: Taipei Times - Automotive RFID Gets Rolling Date: 13-Apr-04 Excerpt: 13, 2004—With government funding and access to a large swath of radio spectrum, four RFID developers are starting work on a new generation of RFID products ... Source: RFID Journal - RFID Technology the Focus of Wisconsin eBusiness Forum Event May ... Date: 12-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...hold its next event at Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation (CATI) in Racine, Wisconsin from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm The topic will be RFID technology and ... Source: Emediawire (press release) - RFID adoption to surge this year, survey finds Date: 11-Apr-04 Excerpt: The global packaging industry is bracing itself for the rapid adoption of RFID technology, starting in 2004, according to a Packaging Strategies/CGE&Y pulse ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - New Searchable RFID Vendor Database Date: 11-Apr-04 Excerpt: Apr. 12, 2004—RFID Journal, the world's leading source of news and insights about RFID and its many business applications, has introduced a new searchable ... Source: RFID Journal - Radio tags may give consumers more power Date: 11-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...whiskey. Affixed to the bottle is a tiny radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag containing an identification number for the whiskey. ... Source: San Jose Mercury News - Checkpoint provides EAS/RFID combo for Future Store Date: 9-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...has provided METRO Group's Future Store Initiative with a prototype dual-frequency Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)/RFID system which combines both ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - RFID News Roundup Date: 9-Apr-04 Excerpt: ThingMagic, Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of multifrequency, multiprotocol RFID readers, has won another major customer for its designs. ... Source: RFID Journal - US Seeks Intra-Government Council Date: 9-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...in Washington, DC, this week, representatives from the US Department of Defense (DOD) said they were seeking to establish a intra-government RFID council to ... Source: RFID Journal - Defense Won ' t Budget On January RFID Deadline Date: 9-Apr-04 Excerpt: The Department of Defense is holding fast to its January mandate for suppliers to use RFID technology. By Laurie Sullivan. The Department ... Source: Information Week - Manufacturers sceptical over mandated RFID projects Date: 9-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...- 08/04/2004 - According to Wal-Mart — which has mandated its top 100 suppliers to RFID-tag their cases and pallets — radio frequency identification (RFID ... Source: Food Production - RFID News Roundup Date: 8-Apr-04 Excerpt: ThingMagic, Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of multifrequency, multiprotocol RFID readers, has won another major customer for its designs. ... Source: RFID Journal - US Seeks Intra-Government Council Date: 8-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...in Washington, DC, this week, representatives from the US Department of Defense (DOD) said they were seeking to establish a intra-government RFID council to ... Source: RFID Journal - A Practical look at RFID for the Supply Chain Date: 8-Apr-04 Excerpt: We've all heard the hype about radio-frequency identification (RFID). Now it's time to take a more realistic look at the opportunities ... Source: Accounting Software 411 (press release) - The X-Change Corporation's Subsidiary AirGate Technologies Opens ... Date: 8-Apr-04 Excerpt: AirGate Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the X-Change Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: XCHC - News), announced the opening of a new RFID lab in ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - Tesco CEO voices RFID and privacy opinion Date: 7-Apr-04 Excerpt: International has interviewed Tesco's CEO (and co-chair of the forthcoming ECR Conference), Sir Terry Leahy, reporting his opinions about the RFID market and ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Savi Technology and SAMSys Technologies Integrate RFID Solution ... Date: 7-Apr-04 Excerpt: Savi Technology, a leading provider of RFID networks for real-time supply chain visibility, asset management and security, in partnership with SAMSys ... Source: TMCnet - Shipcom Wireless Invited to Speak at Annual SAP Users Group on ... Date: 7-Apr-04 Excerpt: HOUSTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Shipcom Wireless Inc., a leading global provider of RFID, enterprise mobility, and supply chain automation solutions announced ... Source: TMCnet - Microsoft Forms RFID Council Date: 7-Apr-04 Excerpt: Microsoft has signaled its intentions to focus on the RFID market, with the formation of the Microsoft Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Council. ... Source: InternetWeek.com - Microsoft creating RFID group Date: 7-Apr-04 Excerpt: The goal of the council will be to enable the companies to create a wide array of RFID devices based on Microsoft software, including BizTalk, SQL Server ... Source: Geek.com - Manufacturers Should Implement RFID Systems Now to Ensure ... Date: 7-Apr-04 Excerpt: Manufacturers with mandates from retailers such as Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems in 2005 ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - RFID partnership formed Date: 6-Apr-04 Excerpt: The partnership was formed to develop the requirements for using Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the food industry. ... Source: Food Navigator - New technology may chip away at privacy Date: 6-Apr-04 Excerpt: Wal-Mart and other retailers have asked manufacturers to embed RFID chips -- which emit coded radio signals -- in merchandise, to improve the tracking of ... Source: Edmonton Journal - Microsoft Sets Up RFID Council Date: 6-Apr-04 Excerpt: This article/section can only be accessed by ComputerWire registered users who have access to this particular segment of our database. ... Source: Computerwire.info (subscription) - Boom and Bust for RFID Date: 6-Apr-04 Excerpt: IT vendors and customers may be getting overexcited about the wide-spread introduction of RFID over the next two years, but will soon be facing a sharp drop in ... Source: Computerwire.info (subscription) - epcSolutions Releases RFID Solution Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: GREAT FALLS, Va.— epcSolutions, Inc., an industry leading EPC/RFID middleware provider, announces the release of ThingsNet, an integrated solution for Radio ... Source: Wireless IQ (subscription) - Real-world RFID Study Reveals Surprises, Says Nucleus Research Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: Nucleus Research says that while radio frequency ID (RFID) mandates from retailers such as Wal-Mart and Albertsons are driving urgent adoption, suppliers ... Source: Tekrati (press release) - Sokymat and Metget join forces within ASSA ABLOY ITG Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: Technology Group (ITG), the world’s leading supplier of identification solutions, announces today the merger of its two RFID transponder manufacturers ... Source: SecureIDNews - Microsoft's RFID Pow-Wow Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: The Microsoft RFID Council, comprised of independent software developers and end-users, will hold its first meeting this month. ... Source: InternetNews.com - RFID is coming Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...- 05/04/2004 - Canadian business software developer VantagePoint Systems has formed an RFID product group within the company to provide software and ... Source: Food Production - Access Law Threatens Privacy Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: My March 23 column on RFID hit a nerve with readers, a surprisingly large number of whom told me not to be so concerned about the widespread use of the ... Source: Ziff Davis - Taking on RFID Challenge Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: For one IT manager considering RFID integration, middleware is the way to go. "We want to choose a piece of middleware that is standard ... Source: Ziff Davis - Oracle adds to RFID wares Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: By Ann Bednarz. Oracle has unveiled products designed to help companies tackle radio frequency identification (RFID) rollouts. Dubbed ... Source: CPILive.net - Allixon provided RFID Middleware for the Ubiquitous Dream ... Date: 5-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...of the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication ("MIC") to deploy Allixon's Radio Frequency ID solution called RFID Middleware at the ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - Three RFID reader development kits launched Date: 4-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...production-ready single board computers and software for the embedded systems OEM market, has announced three new EPC Class 1 compliant RFID reader development ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Matrics hails its new 'advanced RFID reader' Date: 4-Apr-04 Excerpt: The RFID manufacturer, Matrics Inc., has unveiled what it calls a "breakthrough device" that incorporates an RFID multi-protocol reader with enhanced network ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Oracle Expands RFID Solutions Date: 4-Apr-04 Excerpt: By Jonathan Collins. Apr. 4, 2004—At the RFID Journal Live! event in Chicago last week, software giant Oracle announced its Sensor ... Source: RFID Journal - Impinj launches long-range field rewritable RFID Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: The US-based 'self-adaptive Silicon' producer, Impinj Inc., has announced its first long-range field re-writable RFID tag product, named 'Zuma', which will be ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Mikohn gets more RFID gaming chip contracts Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: The product allows casinos to automate the tracking of player activity, game action, and table game accounting through the use of RFID tags embedded in casino ... Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription) - Suppliers Must ‘ Slap and Ship ’ Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: April 2, 2004—If suppliers are to meet Wal-Mart's January 2005 deadline to include RFID EPC tags on pallets and cases, they must focus just on adding RFID ... Source: RFID Journal - RedPrairie, RF Code partner in RFID solutions Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: The partnership will enable RedPrairie to introduce RFID-enabled supply chain applications leveraging RF Code's middleware platform and Active RFID systems. ... Source: Eetasia.com - Delta begins second RFID bag tag test Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...starts its second test of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track bags today in hopes of improving accuracy over the 96.7% to 99.9% it ... Source: ComputerWorld - TSA eyes RFID to track airline passengers Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...communications security technology lead at the TSA, said the agency believed the use of boarding passes with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips could ... Source: ComputerWeekly.com - No quick ROI from RFID, say manufacturers Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: Mike O'Shea, director of corporate AutoID/RFID strategies and technology at Kimberly-Clark, agreed. He said his company views RFID ... Source: ComputerWeekly.com - Homeless to be Implanted with Subdermal RFID Tags Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: An anonymous reader writes "Politech has the scoop on the Bush administration's plans to forcibly implant RFID tags into homeless people in participating US ... Source: Slashdot - Provia Software Partners with Printronix on RFID Date: 2-Apr-04 Excerpt: As a certified systems integrator and value-added reseller, Provia will include Printronix's RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions as part of the ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) - Alanco Signs Cooperative Marketing Agreement with SAIC Date: 1-Apr-04 Excerpt: ...--(Business Wire)-- April 1, 2004 -- Agreement Expected to Speed Widespread Adoption of TSI PRISM(TM) RFID Tracking Technology In Nation's Prison Systems. ... Source: TMCnet - Archives Current September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 RIFD News  |  ERP News  |  Supply Chain News  |  RFID Companies  |  RFID Books  |  About RFID Copyright RFIDalert.com 2004. All Rights Reserved.