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RFID NEWS ARTICLES - August 2004

Schoolchildren to be RFID-chipped
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: Well, I read all the comments and I can say a couple of things: [1] The manufacturers of RFID, having amazed themselves with their "cool" little doodad, are ...
Source: Silicon.com,

RFID Middleware Battleground Emerges
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: Radio frequency identification (RFID) (define) hype has created a new market for middleware, according to a new Forrester Research report. ...
Source: InternetNews.com,

RFID in pharmaceuticals to 'rapidly increase'
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: Potential cost savings from the use of RFID tagging could spur increasing use of the technology within pharmaceutical supply chains during the next 18 months ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

RFID solutions company awarded MSC status
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: KUALA LUMPUR: End-to-end RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) solutions company Keytone Technologies Sdn Bhd said it has been awarded Multimedia Super ...
Source: The Malaysia Star,

Are shops on the right track for customers?
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: IF you are not already familiar with the term RFID, you soon will be. Radio Frequency Identification is the new smart-tag technology ...
Source: The Scotsman,

Go-Window for Microsoft Smartphone announced (not released yet)
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: Barcodes are slowly becoming history and are being replaced by new technology - RFID (radio frequency identification). However some ...
Source: Wireless Software info.

Inching Toward the RFID Revolution
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: At the same time, the RFID tags are being automatically disabled so security sensors will know the customer isn't shoplifting. The ...
Source: BusinessWeek

Brooks Forms RFID Apps Unit
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: 31, 2004—Manufacturing systems provider Brooks Automation is looking to leverage its existing RFID products and deployment experience to provide an array of ...
Source: RFID Journal

Forrester Research Evaluates The Emerging Market Of RFID ...
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Excerpt: 30, 2004--RFID mandates from the US Department of Defense and companies like Target, Wal-Mart, Metro-AG, and Tesco have created a short-term urgency around ...
Source: MMH.com,

Don't regulate RFID--yet
Date: Aug 30, 2004
Excerpt: Now a clutch of privacy fundamentalists is calling for new laws to target radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. RFID ...
Source: CNET News.com,

Forrester Research Evaluates The Emerging Market Of RFID ...
Date: Aug 30, 2004
Excerpt: 30, 2004--RFID mandates from the US Department of Defense and companies like Target, Wal-Mart, Metro-AG, and Tesco have created a short-term urgency around ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

RFID Standardization in China
Date: Aug 30, 2004
Excerpt: In the past two years, RFID has been pushed to the forefront of emerging technologies. IDC predicts that RFID related spending for ...
Source: Contactless News (press release),

SSA Global Delivers RFID Solution to Help Customers Meet ...
Date: Aug 30, 2004
Excerpt: ...extended enterprise solutions and services, today announces the initial customer benefits of its Radio Frequency Identification-enabled (RFID) product offering ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Redskins round up Quest
Date: Aug 29, 2004
Excerpt: US football team the Washington Redskins has turned to Perth-based Quest for an RFID-based loyalty card scheme and point-of-sale (POS) technology. ...
Source: Ferret,

Shopper meets cyber in Metro store of the future
Date: Aug 29, 2004
Excerpt: Harker says that through the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology - which he considers the cornerstone of the futuristic store - Metro has ...
Source: Melbourne Herald Sun,

Computer chips in uniforms: tracking inventory or wearers?
Date: Aug 29, 2004
Excerpt: ...is a pioneer in the field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), sewing microchips into the uniforms it rents to clients including Steelcase Inc. ...
Source: Detroit Free Press,

ALS Are Ahead of the Game in RFID
Date: Aug 28, 2004
Excerpt: Ltd (ALS) are already well equipped with both product knowledge and materials to make labelling using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology as easy ...
Source: PR Web (press release),

USA : New RFID Ticket Express from Avery Dennison
Date: Aug 27, 2004
Excerpt: A global sourcing option that empowers vendors with means to meet retailer and government mandates for RFID carton and pallet labels has been introduced by ...
Source: Fibre 2 Fashion,

Otto selects Siemens for RFID trials
Date: Aug 26, 2004
Excerpt: The German trading company Otto has commissioned Siemens Business Services to fit high-value mail order shipments with RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification ...
Source: Telecom Paper (subscription),

SATO expands RFID printer range with Alien modules
Date: Aug 25, 2004
Excerpt: SATO International has announced its new range of printers that come fitted with an RFID module from its technology partner Alien Technology. ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
Date: Aug 25, 2004
Excerpt: Hmm: could come in useful for tracking criminals - better make it compulsory, make everyone pay the £70 required to fit the system, place transponders along ...
Source: Silicon.com,

RFID take-up by pharma will be rapid - eventually
Date: Aug 25, 2004
Excerpt: But issues surrounding the Electronic Product Code (EPC) technology are among the most limiting factors to the adoption of RFID technology, according to the ...
Source: In Pharma,

RFID can prevent drug deaths
Date: Aug 25, 2004
Excerpt: 25/08/2004 - A leading consultancy firm has predicted the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) within the pharmaceutical industry could prevent most of ...
Source: Drug Researcher.com,

WJ Communications to Showcase Its Latest RFID Products at ...
Date: Aug 25, 2004
Excerpt: ...(Nasdaq:WJCI), a leading designer and supplier of high-performance RF semiconductors and multi-chip modules for RFID readers and wireless infrastructure ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Merger Creates $65M E-Pharmacy with RFID
Date: Aug 25, 2004
Excerpt: With the RFID pharmaceutical market heating up fast, four players merged Wednesday to form NEXT GENeSYS Corp., a new public company with a projected market ...
Source: eWeek

Radio tags too hot for car dealer
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...inventory control and support marketing activities. The RFID project is part of an overhaul of its IT system. Mr Kaplan said a quote ...
Source: Australian IT,

Velosel Expands Industry-Leading Collaborative Product Information ...
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...data model and enhanced business process capabilities that enables associated data domains such as location, vendor, customer, and RFID specific attributes. ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

SAP's NetWeaver fuels RFID race
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Data Management (MDM) software, which identifies and cleanses similar data objects across various systems, will help companies integrate RFID data across ...
Source: Search SAP

RFID 101: The basics
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RADIO frequency identification (RFID) technology is built on three main components: The tag, the antenna and the reader. The heart ...
Source: The Malaysia Star,

Sybase organizes early adopters in RFID play
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Sybase is moving to claim a share of the burgeoning market for radio frequency identification technology (RFID) with an early adopter program. ...
Source: ADT Magazine

A middle ground on RFID?
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Our buddies at C|Net’ve got a nice little overview of the state of the RFID debate. While we’re sure it’s nothing you haven ...
Source: engadget

Cypak raises €3.3m for RFID tech
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The company has developed a new intelligent radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology based on a microchip which can be integrated into packaging and has ...
Source: In Pharma,

Healthy RFID Rivalry for Hospitals
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Aug. 24, 2004–The potential for RFID and wireless systems in healthcare management systems is drawing a number of companies and solutions to the market. ...
Source: RFID Journal

Real-Time Prisoner Tracking
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Prisons are becoming safer places thanks to a new RFID based tracking program. More than 10 years in the making, one such system ...
Source: SecureIDNews,

Canadian RFID firm details Q2 2004 success
Date: 24 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID developer and manufacturer SIRIT has reported strong financial results for the 2nd quarter 2004 (ending June 30th). The ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

EnXnet, Inc. Announces Filing of Hybrid Utility and Design Patent ...
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...device. HyTag is a hybrid Acousto-Magnetic (AM) and Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) constructed on a single flex-board. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Time and Attendance Tracking System Announced by Wasp Technologies
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...version with the added security of a magnetic stripe (magstripe) clock; and Premium - a version with the latest convenience and sophistication of an RFID clock ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

ViVOtech Adds IR Capabilities to Its RFID Product Portfolio to ...
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...payment transactions, today announced that it has added Infrared (IR) capabilities to its existing portfolio of Radio Frequency (RFID) contactless payment ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Research and Markets: On the Fast Track: The RFID-Market for ...
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of On the fast track: The RFID-Market for Retail Trade in Europe 2004-2008 ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Research and Markets: Saving Cash: RFID - What Does It Bring to ...
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 23, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of Saving Cash: RFID - What does it bring to the table to their ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

WJ Communications Announces Transition of Chief Financial Officer ...
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...on the design and manufacture of high-quality devices, chipsets and multi-chip modules (MCMs) for telecommunications, RF identification (RFID) and homeland ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Idea of implanting ID tags raises Orwellian fears
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID tags sewn into clothing or even embedded under people's skin could curb identity theft, help identify disaster victims and improve medical care, they say. ...
Source: CNET News.com,

Disposable RFID tags attract millions
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...company. Cypak's RFID tags are designed to be incorporated into paper and other disposable items to enhance security and deter fraud. ...
Source: ZDNet.co.uk,

SAP's NetWeaver fuels RFID race
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Data Management (MDM) software, which identifies and cleanses similar data objects across various systems, will help companies integrate RFID data across ...
Source: Search SAP

Printronix executives author book on RFID future
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID technology is shaping the future of global supply chains, and smart retail consumer goods companies are seeking opportunities for advanced compliance with ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Metro showcases Paxar RFID pallet ID system
Date: 23 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A pilot system for pallet identification and verification using RFID technology from two German companies (Waldemar Winckel and SRD Maschinenbau) and US-based ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Cattle tracking study
Date: 22 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has awarded $615,000 to the state Agriculture Department for a pilot study to track cattle using radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags attached to the ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

Sybase Initiates RFID Solution
Date: 22 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 23, 2004—Enterprise application vendor Sybase has taken its first steps into the RFID market by announcing a partnership with RFID real-time location system ...
Source: RFID Journal

Printronix executives author book on RFID future
Date: 22 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID technology is shaping the future of global supply chains, and smart retail consumer goods companies are seeking opportunities for advanced compliance with ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Metro showcases Paxar RFID pallet ID system
Date: 22 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A pilot system for pallet identification and verification using RFID technology from two German companies (Waldemar Winckel and SRD Maschinenbau) and US-based ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Detroit Lions Roll Out Customer Loyalty Card
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: This time around, roaming concession vendors will be able to process transactions using the RFID-based card through a wireless network. ...
Source: CIO Today

RFID chips with burgers new for McDonalds menu
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...visiting McDonalds drive-thrus will soon no longer have the choice if they want chips with their orders: the burger behemoth is trialling RFID-chipped cards as ...
Source: Silicon.com

METRO Group Selects Intermec to Provide RFID Systems for New RFID ...
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: UK, August 20, 2004 - METRO Group, one of the world's largest retail groups, has selected Intermec Technologies to provide a range of RFID (radio frequency ...
Source: e-consultancy,

More Retailers Mull RFID Mandates
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Wal-Mart, Target and Albertsons will probably be getting more company in the land of RFID mandates soon. ... "We're expecting more [RFID] mandates. ...
Source: eWeek

China’s RFID Conundrum
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: By Claire Swedberg. Aug. 20, 2004—American businesses using RFID technology should keep an eye on China, according to a recent Deloitte report. ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID News Roundup
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RSI ID Technologies, a Chula Vista, Calif.-based systems integrator, has launched an upgrade to its Flexolution RFID software that is designed to share data ...
Source: RFID Journal

SAMSys begins production of new RFID Reader
Date: 20 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID hardware and consulting services firm SAMSys Technologies has begun production of a new multi-protocol, multi-regional UHF reader that is capable of ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

WJ Communications' Shipments of Industry Leading AH1 Amplifier ...
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...on the design and manufacture of high-quality devices, chip sets and multi-chip modules (MCMs) for telecommunications, RF identification (RFID) and homeland ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Checkpoint Systems Grows RFID Library Market Share; 10 New ...
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 19, 2004--Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP), the leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to libraries, has continued to expand ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

RFID chips with burgers new for McDonalds menu
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...visiting McDonalds drive-thrus will soon no longer have the choice if they want chips with their orders: the burger behemoth is trialling RFID-chipped cards as ...
Source: Silicon.com,

More Retailers Mull RFID Mandates
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Wal-Mart, Target and Albertsons will probably be getting more company in the land of RFID mandates soon. ... "We're expecting more [RFID] mandates. ...
Source: eWeek

Ireland : RFID - the paradigm shift in supply chain management
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The supply chain has made good use of RFID technology, but its value in manufacturing is a well kept secret. In a write up, Malcolm ...
Source: Fibre 2 Fashion,

RFID protection for documents
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: NEC has been contracted by a Japanese bank to develop an RFID-based document management system, which NEC claims is the world's first to use radio frequency ...
Source: ITWeb,

RFID family provides secure, low-cost access control and tracking
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: EM Microelectronic has introduced a family of high-frequency RFID standard products based on 13.56-MHz technology supporting cryptographic capabilities for ...
Source: EDN.com,

China’s RFID Conundrum
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: By Claire Swedberg. Aug. 20, 2004—American businesses using RFID technology should keep an eye on China, according to a recent Deloitte report. ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID News Roundup
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RSI ID Technologies, a Chula Vista, Calif.-based systems integrator, has launched an upgrade to its Flexolution RFID software that is designed to share data ...
Source: RFID Journal

SAMSys begins production of new RFID Reader
Date: 19 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID hardware and consulting services firm SAMSys Technologies has begun production of a new multi-protocol, multi-regional UHF reader that is capable of ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Novak Biddle Portfolio Company NEW Acquired by TH Lee Putnam ...
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...credited for being among the first financiers of trend setting companies that are recognized for their leadership in: education technology, RFID, IT security ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

AXCESS Expands RFID Sales and Marketing Initiatives With Addition ...
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: DALLAS, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXCESS International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AXSI.OB - News), a leading provider of RFID and video surveillance ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...system in the first place. So, when they move to RFID tagging, one simple question needs to be asked: Can an RFID tag be duplicated?
Source: Silicon.com,

Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: It would be easier and cheaper and more cost effective to implant a chip into people instead of the vehicles, with an automated direct debit on their bank ...
Source: Silicon.com

Would you like RFID with that?
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Corp. to provide its restaurants with a wireless credit card system offered by MasterCard International that uses RFID technology. ...
Source: San Jose Business Journal,

Wireless sensor networks looking to Zigbee Alliance
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Some companies were starting to experiment with passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags that did little more than store a unique identification ...
Source: ARNnet

Japanese bank uses RFID for document security
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The company claims this is the first time RFID has been used for this. The system will be introduced by the Bank of Nagoya in April 2005. ...
Source: ComputerWeekly.com,

Japanese bank taps RFID for document security
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has signed a contract with a Japanese bank for an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) -based document management system, the company said yesterday. ...
Source: ComputerWorld

Controversy Flares Over RFID Patent Fees
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID industry is buzzing with controversy over Intermec Technologies Corp.'s quietly evolving plans to tack patent royalties on to competitors' future ...
Source: eWeek

Book says RFID is revolutionising global supply chain
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 18/08/2004 - A soon-to-be published reference book that highlights the compliance of Wal-Mart’s suppliers with its RFID model says that the system is set to ...
Source: Food Production,

Japanese bank taps RFID for document security
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has signed a contract with a Japanese bank for an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) -based document management system, the company said Tuesday in a ...
Source: InfoWorld,

Sybase launches RFID early adopter program
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Sybase has launched an RFID Early Adopter Program, designed to jump start development of radio frequency identification (RFID) enterprise solutions. ...
Source: eChannelLine,

Japanese bank taps RFID for document security
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The system, which NEC claims is the world's first system to use RFID for this function, will be introduced by the Bank of Nagoya in April 2005, NEC said. ...
Source: Network World Fusion

Hospital Gets Ultra-Wideband RFID
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Aug. 19, 2004—Parco Wireless, a developer of an ultra-wideband RFID system for healthcare facilities, has sold its first commercial installation. ...
Source: RFID Journal

Intermec signs Barcoding Inc. as RFID partner
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has signed up as an Honors Partner in Intermec's RFID Authorized Partner Program, and will work directly with Intermec to help clients develop plans for adding ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Schools & parents to watch buses using RFID
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A new wireless tracking technology (combining GPS, Wi-Fi and RFID) from National Scientific Corporation (NSC) allows school administrators and parents to ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Sybase, AeroScout Partner for RFID
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: At its Techwave User Conference in Orlando, Fla., Sybase launched an RFID Early Adopter Program designed to boost the use of radio frequency tags in ...
Source: Wi-Fi Planet,

Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...system in the first place. So, when they move to RFID tagging, one simple question needs to be asked: Can an RFID tag be duplicated?
Source: Silicon.com

Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: It would be easier and cheaper and more cost effective to implant a chip into people instead of the vehicles, with an automated direct debit on their bank ...
Source: Silicon.com

E-passports to put new face on old documents
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Technologically, the chips proposed for passports are more sophisticated than standard RFID, or radio frequency identification, tags, said Infineon's Borchert. ...
Source: CNET News.com

Controversy Flares Over RFID Patent Fees
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID industry is buzzing with controversy over Intermec Technologies Corp.'s quietly evolving plans to tack patent royalties on to competitors' future ...
Source: eWeek

FIVE STEPS TO RFID DEPLOYMENT
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID deployment is no different. ... <[blg on]>. <[hnj Standard]> Use innovative thinking to discern potential applications for RFID in your operations. ...
Source: Ferret

Book says RFID is revolutionising global supply chain
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 18/08/2004 - A soon-to-be published reference book that highlights the compliance of Wal-Mart’s suppliers with its RFID model says that the system is set to ...
Source: Food Production

Japanese bank taps RFID for document security
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has signed a contract with a Japanese bank for an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) -based document management system, the company said Tuesday in a ...
Source: InfoWorld

Clearing the record
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has pledged to do with radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags that may be affixed to merchandise in the future. Wal-Mart ...
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription)

MicroMain RFID-Enables Software
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 18, 2004—Asset and facility management software provider MicroMain has added RFID capabilities to its XM asset management software through a partnership with ...
Source: RFID Journal

New PLC code to aid RFID device communication
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The company says that the product could save consumer products manufacturers millions of dollars when trying to comply with RFID goods-tracking mandates. ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Sybase, AeroScout Partner for RFID
Date: 18 Aug 2004
Excerpt: At its Techwave User Conference in Orlando, Fla., Sybase launched an RFID Early Adopter Program designed to boost the use of radio frequency tags in ...
Source: Wi-Fi Planet

Alternative to RFID in Pharmaceutical Drug Packaging
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Mimicking the future potential of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), the ESC(TM) System uses serialized 2D Composite bar codes to encode individual product ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Military Successes Highlight Electronic Container Tracking's ...
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The good news is that enhanced container security methods, based on technologies such as RFID, cellular and satellite communications, are on the way. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Car-tracking RFID tags may enforce Congestion Charge
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...up to £34m on new digital enforcement technologies for the Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS), which could include radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. ...
Source: Silicon.com,

CHINA: RFID chips to be used in spindles
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: BANGKOK: Textile industry may be able to use radio frequency (RFID) chips as a research project is being carried out in this direction. ...
Source: Bharat Textile

Sybase sharpens focus on RFID
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Sybase is now positioning itself to take a big stake in the radio frequency identification (RFID) integration, middleware, and mobile computing markets, three ...
Source: Computer Business Review,

FIVE STEPS TO RFID DEPLOYMENT
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID deployment is no different. ... <[blg on]>. <[hnj Standard]> Use innovative thinking to discern potential applications for RFID in your operations. ...
Source: Ferret,

Global Food Group supplies RFID to Intermec
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 17/08/2004 - US-based Intermec Technologies has named Global Food Group (GFG) to supply its RFID requirements as part of an authorised partner programme – a ...
Source: Food Production,

Schneider's PLC function block code aids RFID compliance
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...consumer products manufacturers millions of dollars in complying with new requirements for tracking goods using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology ...
Source: Control Engineering

Is your RFID hardware interoperable?
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A successful RFID system may include a variety of hardware and software, including fixed-position dock door, conveyor, and lift truck readers, as well as hand ...
Source: MMH.com

3PLs get in the RFID game
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: This past April, The Aberdeen Group (617-723-7890, www.aberdeen.com) predicted a big opportunity for third party logistics (3PL) providers and RFID during a ...
Source: MMH.com

Then Again, RFID Could Backfire
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Yesterday, my colleague Seana Mulcahy wrote a piece on RFID technology and what we should be thinking about as RFID is rolled out by retailers and other ...
Source: Mediapost.com

Things to do
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: View. Charles Walton, inventor and entrepreneur, will discuss the History of RFID. Cost for lunch is $8.50, non-members, $9.50. ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News (subscription)

RFID is Changing Rules of Global Supply Chain
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Forthcoming Reference Book Gives Retail Consumer Goods Managers and Executives a Snapshot of Successful Wal-Mart RFID Supply-Chain Compliance IRVINE, Calif ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

MicroMain RFID-Enables Software
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 18, 2004—Asset and facility management software provider MicroMain has added RFID capabilities to its XM asset management software through a partnership with ...
Source: RFID Journal

One-day RFID design & installation course launches
Date: 17 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID-enabled systems integrator eSmart Source is now offering a one day 'RFID Made Easy' training programme to help familiarise participants with the ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

State support for radio tag cluster
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The state's Information and Communication Technology Minister, Marsha Thomson, announced funding for the Vic RFID Action cluster last Thursday. ...
Source: Australian IT

Pennsylvania Ag Department Launches Animal Identification ...
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) will play a critical role in the new initiative. RFID employs an ear tag with an electronic ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Global Food Group Named Intermec RFID Authorized Partner
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 16, 2004--Intermec Technologies Corp. today named Global Food Group (GFG), an Intermec Honors Partner, to its Intermec RFID Authorized Partner program. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release),

Briefing on RFID Technologies and Markets Will Highlight its ...
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...(IGI), in cooperation with Boston University, will organize a one-day conference on RFID Technologies and Markets on September 21, 2004 at Boston University. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Sybase looks ahead to RFID
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: At the company's customer conference in Orlando, Fla., Sybase executives plan to discuss a mobile computing initiative around RFID and recruit customers who ...
Source: Tech Republic (subscription)

Wherenet adds biz rules to RFID
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The first indication that the value of RFID (radio frequency identification) will extend beyond the supply warehouse was shown this week by WhereNet, a ...
Source: Computerworld Australia

Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...made at Sybase's annual user conference in Orlando, where the company is also previewing a system for managing radio frequency identification (RFID) data that ...
Source: ComputerWorld

Sybase Kick-Starts RFID Program
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Sybase on Monday launched its RFID Early Adopter Program, targeted at jump-starting RFID enterprise solutions. Sybase will work ...
Source: CRN

Product Recalls Spur Move Toward RFID
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The RFID field has gained visibility due to mandates from Wal-Mart and the Dept. of Defense, but observers note that there are many ...
Source: Design News

PeopleSoft to set up RFID testing center
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Leading software supplier PeopleSoft plans to set up an RFID (radio frequency identification) testing center in Taiwan by the end of this year, according to a ...
Source: DigiTimes,

Sun, Sybase, IBM Tackle RFID
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: In the budding radio-frequency identification industry, several top-tier IT providers are jockeying to become the RFID infrastructure leader. ...
Source: eWeek

Menlo adopts RFID software
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 16/08/2004 - Supply chain management firm Menlo Worldwide has added a warehouse management system with radio frequency identification (RFID) capabilities to ...
Source: Food Production,

Portuguese Government Taps RFID Microchips for Mandatory Pet ...
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...of Agriculture to launch the first phase of a national mandatory dog identification project using the Company's proprietary implantable RFID (radio frequency ...
Source: Government Technology

Sybase Gets Into RFID
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: It's also teaming with AeroScout on an RFID tracking application that will let companies locate and determine the availability of critical resources using a Wi ...
Source: Information Week

Wherenet adds biz rules to RFID
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The first indication that the value of RFID (radio frequency identification) will extend beyond the supply warehouse was shown last week by WhereNet, a ...
Source: InfoWorld,

Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The announcements were made at Sybase's annual user conference in Orlando, where the company is also previewing a system for managing RFID (radio frequency ...
Source: InfoWorld,

Sybase Launches RFID Early Adopter Program at Annual TechWave User ...
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Synopsis: Sybase program to jumpstart development of RFID enterprise solutions; Company offers TechWave attendees "sneak peek" at new middleware designed to ...
Source: MMH.com,

Sunflower Systems to sponsor “RFID – what you need to know; a ...
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Sunflower Systems significantly improves asset management processes across the enterprise. We help organizations increase asset ...
Source: PR Web (press release)

The Gilbert Companies Receives Mobilizer 2004 Award; Winning ...
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...increased visibility immediately.". GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID and mobility software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware ...
Source: TMCnet

RFID self-checkout at Metro's Innovation Centre
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Metro Group has installed an RFID and bar code enabled self-checkout made by NCR Corporation in its recently opened RFID Innovation Centre in Neuss, Germany. ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription),

Acsis launches two new RFID Quickstart kits
Date: 16 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has launched its new 'RFID Quickstart' programme, which comprises two preconfigured solution packages tailored to help consumer product and pharmaceutical ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

RFID gets active and smart
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...communications company, is to launch WhereSoft Vehicle, a VTMS (vehicle tracking and management system) it says will for the first time marry RFID and business ...
Source: Computerworld New Zealand

Sybase looks ahead to RFID
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: At the company's customer conference in Orlando, Fla., Sybase executives plan to discuss a mobile computing initiative around RFID and recruit customers who ...
Source: ZDNet.com

RFID gets active and smart
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...communications company, is to launch WhereSoft Vehicle, a VTMS (vehicle tracking and management system) it says will for the first time marry RFID and business ...
Source: Computerworld New Zealand

P&G's Deal With HP Grows
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: With RFID, HP is developing a system to help P&G comply with mandates from megacustomers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has told its largest suppliers to ...
Source: Information Week

Goodbye, Orlando?
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...program. Top issues covered were funding and recruiting, as well as technology implementation, including the increasingly popular RFID. ...
Source: Library Journal

Attention, Shoppers
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The customer has just encountered RFID, or radio-frequency identification, a developing technology that holds great promise for manufacturers, retailers and ...
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription)

Sybase looks ahead to RFID
Date: 15 Aug 2004
Excerpt: At the company's customer conference in Orlando, Fla., Sybase executives plan to discuss a mobile computing initiative around RFID and recruit customers who ...
Source: ZDNet.com

Canadian cattle industry chooses Allflex in move to RFID
Date: 13 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Allflex has been selected by the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) to supply Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for official cattle ...
Source: Agriculture.com

Radio tags for China's products, blood and people
Date: 13 Aug 2004
Excerpt: They may also be at the top of the radio frequency identification (RFID) revolution, thanks to the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wal-Mart. ...
Source: Asia Times Online

Acsis Launches RFID Quickstart
Date: 13 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Longtime SAP partner Acsis has launched RFID Quickstart, the latest in a string of products that technology vendors are rolling out to help large product ...
Source: eWeek

Wireless World: RFID to thwart terrorism
Date: 13 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A wireless radio frequency identification or RFID security tag on the container sent the signal, silently, without alerting the intruder. ...
Source: United Press International

Victoria makes RFID move
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: THE Victorian government has staked a claim in radio frequency identification (RFID), contributing $100,000 towards the creation of an industry cluster to ...
Source: Australian IT

Defense Department reveals its RFID rollout plans
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Jim Price thought that an RFID chip 20 sheets from the end of a toilet roll would be a great idea. ... There are good uses for RFID. ...
Source: Silicon.com

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID tags
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: SAN DIEGO -- Though RFID devices come in all shapes and sizes, it's the tiniest tags using the technology that are bound to cause the biggest headaches ...
Source: SearchSecurity.com

RFID set for Toad discussion
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: At Thursday’s meeting of The Toad, a Memphis computer-user group, NCR representative Robert Milner will talk about how and why RFID will transform business. ...
Source: commercialappeal.com (subscription)

The State of RFID: Heading Toward a Wireless Internet of Artifacts
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets and cartons in the supply chain, RFID has garnered major interest in all corners of the high-tech ...
Source: ComputerWorld

VIC launches RFID cluster
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: An RFID industry cluster has been launched in Victoria, designed to slingshot the state to the forefront of the radio frequency identification (RFID) market. ...
Source: iT News

OTA Training, LLC Launches RFID Training and Certification ...
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID technical training now available. Dallas, Texas based OTA Training is offering RFID technical training to service the growing demand for RFID expertise. ...
Source: PR Web (press release)

RFID Cabinet Manages Medicine
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 12, 2004—Hospital supply chain automation specialist Omnicell has been showing a prototype of its RFID-enabled version of its OptiFlex medicine and equipment ...
Source: RFID Journal

The issues behind the impact of RFID
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Excerpt: On September 21st 2004, an expert symposium and RFID discussion group entitled 'RFID: Meeting The Challenges, Unleashing The Opportunity' will be held in New ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

SAMSys Technologies Appoints Jim McLean to Lead Business ...
Date: 11 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Multispectral Solutions to Deliver UWB Precision Asset Location ...
Date: 11 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The company's PAL650 Precision Asset Location system is the world's first FCC-certified, UWB-based, active RFID and tracking system for personnel and high ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

LogicaCMG and Airbus to collaborate on integrated RFID solution
Date: 11 Aug 2004
Excerpt: LogicaCMG announced a new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) collaboration with Airbus, at the Global Aviation RFID Forum currently taking place in Hong Kong ...
Source: Consultant News

Click Commerce Achieves Status as a GDSN Source and Recipient Data ...
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...that satisfies today's data synchronization requirements, as well as emerging retail technology initiatives including radio frequency identification (RFID). ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Vision Chain Raises $3 Million in First Round Financing
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...opportunities for Vision Chain as they continue to build on successful client wins and integrate innovative radio-frequency identification RFID data technology ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Target to kick-off RFID program in Texas
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID tags are kind of like furturistic high-tech versions of the bar code -- tiny chips that carry product information and emit radio signals that are applied ...
Source: Dallas Business Journal

Acsis Launches RFID Quickstart Program for Consumer Products and ...
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Acsis, Inc., focused on delivering supply chain and business process automation solutions, today announced the launch of its RFID Quickstart program. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Multispectral Solutions, Inc. Announces Release of Version 3.0 of ...
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...the release of Version 3.0 of its FCC-certified, PAL650(TM) ultra wideband (UWB) Precision Asset Location and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Target Meets With Suppliers About RFID Plans
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Target has told suppliers that its RFID project will begin with one distribution center in Texas and 10 stores in the Dallas/Forth Worth area. ...
Source: Information Week

The assumption that RFID will survive a hostile environment
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: It is easy to make a device which will burn out the RFID device but, of course, nobody in prison is going to do that are they? If ...
Source: Silicon.com

Defense Department reveals its RFID rollout plans
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the details of its plans for obligatory use of RFID among its suppliers. The DoD ...
Source: Silicon.com

RFID gets skin-deep alternative
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: This is not an attempt to enslave everyone. It could possibly be used to track people, but the amount of data that would create ...
Source: Silicon.com

Brief: EPC Solutions opens Taiwan branch office for RFID solutions
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: China-based EPC Solutions International, specialized in EPC RFID (radio frequency identification) integration solutions and services, today opened a Taiwan ...
Source: DigiTimes

RFID tags hacked for publicity
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Forbes reports on a German security consultant who’s worked out how to hack the RFID tags on products using a PDA with a tag reader and change the price ...
Source: engadget

What's Wrong With RFID?
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: By Jeffrey Rothfeder. All the promises made for RFID technology may eventually come true, but it could take longer than you think. ...
Source: Ziff Davis

Target Launches RFID Project
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Target has just held a meeting in which it has directed suppliers to engage in a radio frequency identification (RFID) project at a distribution center in ...
Source: Line 56 News

Intelleflex Announces 'Series A' Funding From Alloy Ventures ...
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/10/2004 -- Intelleflex Corporation, a San Jose-based supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced ...
Source: Market Wire (press release)

Alien opens higher volume RFID tag production line
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The US-based RFID tag and reader product provider Alien Technology Corporation has begun high volume RFID tag production using its second generation Fluidic ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Omnicell demonstrates its RFID SCM prototype
Date: 10 Aug 2004
Excerpt: In a move to advance the use of RFID technology for supply chain management in the healthcare sector, Omnicell Inc. unveiled a prototype ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

ADT ensures compliance with RFID
Date: 1 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ADT Security Services, Inc., introduced the Sensormatic SensorID RFID launch package, aimed at providing consumer goods manufacturers with a complete and ...
Source: Industrial Distribution

Bar codes switching to 13 digits
Date: 1 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...technology facing retail. It's known as RFID for radio frequency identification. RFID is basically bar codes on steroids. The tags ...
Source: Akron Beacon Journal (subscription)

Handling system not in the bag yet
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: AUTOMATED road-toll collection systems have introduced consumers to radio frequency identification, but full-scale use of RFID in business logistics systems ...
Source: Australian IT

Leading Software Players Focus on RFID Middleware Solutions at ...
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2004--Shorecliff Communications announced the inaugural RFID Developer Conference, Nov. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

World's First ``Hybrid'' Self-Checkout Installed in METRO Group's ...
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...one of the world's largest retailers, has installed a self-checkout from NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) that reads radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, as ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Where's the sense of adventure?
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Usually, the money chases faddish acronyms like CRM (customer relationship management), RFID (radio frequency identification), RNAI (ribonucleic acid ...
Source: Boston Globe

RedPrairie forms RFID VAR partnership with SAMSys
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...has established a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnership with SAMSys Technologies Inc., a supplier of RF identification (RFID) hardware solutions. ...
Source: Eetasia.com (subscription)

Software Players Focus on RFID Middleware Solutions at First ...
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID Developer Conference 2004 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2004--Shorecliff Communications announced the ...
Source: MMH.com

RFID Journal Needs You
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Aug. 9, 2004—RFID Journal was created with one idea in mind: to provide high-quality, objective information about RFID and its many business applications. ...
Source: RFID Journal

Human skin RFID to compete with NFC technology
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A recent report in the German 'EE Times' highlighted the development of an alternative to short-range communication technologies such as RFID, Near Field ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

SAMSys: New RFID Reader
Date: 09 Aug 2004
Excerpt: TORONTO, ON - SAMSys Technologies Inc., an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services today ...
Source: Wireless IQ (subscription) (press release)

Smart turkeys, coming to an oven near you
Date: 08 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Welcome to the wild, exciting world of RFID technology. RFID -- radio frequency identification -- technology has been around since World War II. ...
Source: San Mateo County Times

RFID chips headed for hospitals?
Date: 05 Aug 2004
Excerpt: I don't like the idea, it's simply taking away more freedom from the small amount which we have left. It's just another way to try ...
Source: Silicon.com

RedPrairie Announces RFID VAR Partnership with SAMSys
Date: 05 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...(TSX:SMY), an international supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions. Through the agreement, RedPrairie ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Technical specs and frequency stall local RFID plans
Date: 05 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Sydney plays host to RFID World today but not a single vendor will be offering Electronic Product Code (EPC) compliant products simply because the ...
Source: Computerworld Australia

Behind the RFID-Standards Brawl
Date: 05 Aug 2004
Excerpt: By Erika Morphy. "The fact of the matter is," says Gartner research analyst Jeff Woods, "end-users are not paying enough attention to the RFID-standards issue. ...
Source: NewsFactor Network

Advanced ID to Establish Joint Venture to Capitalize on RFID ...
Date: 05 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 5, 2004 -- Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB:AIDO), a pioneer in the radio frequency identification (RFID) market, today announced that it is actively seeking a ...
Source: TMCnet

RFID Number Plates Introduced
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: It is based on its ultra-long range (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that allows multiple vehicles to be read at speeds up to 250km/h ...
Source: AllAfrica.com

Shorecliff Communications Announces 'Mobile ID Services' ...
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The event is a production of Shorecliff Communications, which produces leading broadband, wireless and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) conferences and ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Advanced Automation Associates, The Largest Independent Control ...
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: He has pioneered the use of mobile computing, bar code technologies, and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track the movement of products ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID gets skin-deep alternative
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: One German start-up has created an alternative to RFID that is likely to get under consumers' skin. Ident Technologies has dreamt ...
Source: Silicon.com

Ship2Save complete RFID Pilot Project with CANUS
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Montreal, Quebec Ship2Save is pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of its RFID/Operation Management System (OMS) pilot project with Canus Inc. ...
Source: DirectionsMag.com

RFID Readers offer antenna amplifier accessory.
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: High frequency antenna amplifier plugs into SkyeRead™ M1 13.56 MHz RFID readers to provide twice the read range of regular HF readers. ...
Source: Industrial News Room

Datamax Corporation Offers RFID Print Engine
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Datamax Corporation, a worldwide supplier of bar code and RFID printing solutions, today announced the availability of the A-Class RFID ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

A Symbol of the New RFID Market
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 2, 2004—At about 8 am on July 27, as I was preparing to open the second day of the RFID Journal University at the Millennium Hotel in New York, I received a ...
Source: RFID Journal

Using RFID to Drive Up Business
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Aug. 4, 2004—Car repair company All Night Auto is preparing a pilot that will see its customers using RFID loyalty cards as a way to help the company improve ...
Source: RFID Journal

Portugal to launch RFID dog identification project
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...firm Digital Angel Corporation to launch the first phase of a national mandatory dog identification project using the company's implantable RFID chips. ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

WiFi hotspots will be unfashionable within two to five years
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID tags attached to cases or pallets will have passed the 'peak of inflated expectations' where the technology is surrounded with publicity, and be heading ...
Source: VNUNet.com

Here's looking at RFID
Date: 04 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...commentary RFID is moving from a much-talked about technology to a much-used technology, with many companies about to share RFID trials. ...
Source: ZDNet.com.au

Closing in on uniform RFID standard
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: EPCglobal, the body driving the standards behind RFID, says it is winning support for its intellectual property agreement from its members that make and sell ...
Source: Australian IT

Matrics Inc. and Zebra Technologies Webcast: Tuesday, August 3
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrics Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, and Zebra Technologies, a ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

AXCESS Inc. and TVL Inc. Implement Active RFID Solution for ...
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: DALLAS, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXCESS International Inc. (AXCESS - OTC Bulletin Board: AXSI), a leading provider of RFID and video surveillance ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Symbol to buy RFID pioneer Matrics for $230M
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...chief executive of Symbol, said in a statement that the acquisition of Matrics is a "significant step in executing our plan to be a leader in RFID, and expands ...
Source: Computerworld New Zealand

FDA Recommending RFID-Based Solutions to Help the Pharmaceutical ...
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Administration (FDA) is bolstering already stringent regulations with technology recommendations that include wireless solutions and RFID-based technologies. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

National Scientific Corporation Announces Availability of ...
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...tracking without the need for a dedicated, costly, proprietary reader infrastructure, which is needed when using all current generation RFID tag products ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Drexler Technology Reports Results for FY05 First Quarter
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: This includes optical, magnetic, contact IC, and contactless RFID, as well as a broad range of security features. We are already ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID Threat Overblown
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: If privacy advocates have their way, RFID tags would be banned like meat from a mad cow. ... When it comes to RFID tags, there are indeed privacy risks. ...
Source: Ziff Davis

Making Supply Chain and Other Networks Smarter with Radio ...
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...development of industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) Network to support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - the smart ...
Source: ITPRONTO (press release)

G2 standard seen as vital to RFID advances
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: RFID applications run the gamut from helping service a retail behemoth like Wal-Mart, to bringing more visibility to the build-to-order manufacturing process. ...
Source: MSI Magazine

Best-laid RFID plan may be “wait and see?
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The pain and promise of RFID were interlocking themes in discussions held during an ARC Advisory Group conference in June on best practices driving ...
Source: MSI Magazine

RFID Could Combat Drug Counterfeiting
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The technical benefits of wireless and RFID-based technologies have caught the attention of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is bolstering ...
Source: Electronic News

RFID Steps Closer
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Full implementation of RFID (radio frequency identification) applications have stepped closer with global retail giant METRO Group announcing a November ...
Source: Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Ohio to pilot RFID tagging for its 44,000 prisoners
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Ohio Controlling Board has approved a contract authorising the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) to acquire a TSI PRISM RFID-based system ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

RFID to help fight drug counterfeiting
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: The watchdog said that it is bolstering its already stringent regulations by recommending the use of RFID to protect the integrity of the drug manufacturing ...
Source: VNUNet.com

Across the Digital Nation: Interest grows in use of RFID, Linux ...
Date: 02 Aug 2004
Excerpt: VoIP). State and local government organizations have used RFID solutions as part of intelligent transportation system. Electronic ...
Source: Washington Technology

Leading Software Players Focus on RFID Middleware Solutions at ...
Date: Aug 9, 2004
Excerpt: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2004--Shorecliff Communications announced the inaugural RFID Developer Conference, Nov. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

World's First ``Hybrid'' Self-Checkout Installed in METRO Group's ...
Date: Aug 9, 2004
Excerpt: ...one of the world's largest retailers, has installed a self-checkout from NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) that reads radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, as ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

RFID gets active and smart
Date: Aug 9, 2004
Excerpt: ...company, will unveil later this week WhereSoft Vehicle, a VTMS (vehicle tracking and management system) that will for the first time marry RFID and business ...
Source: InfoWorld

Software Players Focus on RFID Middleware Solutions at First ...
Date: Aug 9, 2004
Excerpt: RFID Developer Conference 2004 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2004--Shorecliff Communications announced the ...
Source: MMH.com

Chip shot: Using RFID to find stray balls
Date: Aug 9, 2004
Excerpt: Radar Golf helps players find balls embedded with radio frequency identification chips. RFID chips emit a radio signal that can be tracked with a scanner. ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News (subscription)

DOD Releases Final RFID Policy
Date: Aug 9, 2004
Excerpt: Aug. 9, 2004—The US Department of Defense has published its final policy guidelines for the use of both passive and active RFID tags within its supply chain. ...
Source: RFID Journal

RedPrairie forms RFID VAR partnership with SAMSys
Date: Aug 8, 2004
Excerpt: ...has established a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnership with SAMSys Technologies Inc., a supplier of RF identification (RFID) hardware solutions. ...
Source: Eetasia.com (subscription)

RFID Journal Needs You
Date: Aug 8, 2004
Excerpt: Aug. 9, 2004—RFID Journal was created with one idea in mind: to provide high-quality, objective information about RFID and its many business applications. ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID is IT
Date: Aug 3, 2004
Excerpt: ...intends to focus on quality, consistency across product lines, the burgeoning China market and upcoming technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID ...
Source: The Malaysia Star

Startup launches RFID alternative
Date: Aug 3, 2004
Excerpt: MUNICH — A German startup company has developed a possible alternative to short-range communication technologies such as RFID, Bluetooth and Near Field ...
Source: EE Times Online (subscription)

RFID: Getting Under Your Skin?
Date: Aug 3, 2004
Excerpt: By Peter Lewis. Some people consider radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips to be cutting-edge technology. But bleeding-edge? ...
Source: Fortune (subscription)

RFID to help fight drug counterfeiting
Date: Aug 2, 2004
Excerpt: The watchdog said that it is bolstering its already stringent regulations by recommending the use of RFID to protect the integrity of the drug manufacturing ...
Source: VNUNet.com

Defense Department reveals its RFID rollout plans
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: Jim Price thought that an RFID chip 20 sheets from the end of a toilet roll would be a great idea. ... There are good uses for RFID. ...
Source: Silicon.com

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID tags
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: SAN DIEGO -- Though RFID devices come in all shapes and sizes, it's the tiniest tags using the technology that are bound to cause the biggest headaches ...
Source: SearchSecurity.com

Orbit Technology announces a comprehensive, “one-stop-shop? ...
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: Orbit Technology announces a new comprehensive, tone-stop-shop? RFID system integration solution ideal for manufacturing and distribution companies ...
Source: Emediawire (press release)

Orbit Technology announces a comprehensive, “one-stop-shop? ...
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: Orbit Technology announces a new comprehensive, 6one-stop-shop? RFID system integration solution ideal for manufacturing and distribution companies ...
Source: Emediawire (press release)

New Frontiers for RFID Tags
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: Depending on how closely you guard your privacy, RFID (radio frequency identification) is either a benevolent new technology or Big Brother waiting to pounce. ...
Source: PC Magazine

OTA Training, LLC Launches RFID Training and Certification ...
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: RFID technical training now available. Dallas, Texas based OTA Training is offering RFID technical training to service the growing demand for RFID expertise. ...
Source: PR Web (press release)

Self-Checkout Gets RFID Upgrade
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: 13, 2004 To demonstrate how RFID tags on individual products can speed customers through checkouts, retailing technology provider NCR has installed an RFID ...
Source: RFID Journal

RFID News Roundup
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: When each new vehicle rolls off the assembly line or arrives at a vehicle processing center, it is assigned an active RFID transmitter that's associated with ...
Source: RFID Journal

Ozburn-Hessey offers RFID/barcode logistics service
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: The third-party logistics provider Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL) has implemented HighJump Software's RFID compliance solution, Compliance Advantage, and is now ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Report on FDA recommendations for RFID tracking
Date: Aug 12, 2004
Excerpt: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is bolstering regulations with technology recommendations that include wireless solutions and RFID technology, according ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

AXCESS Increases RFID Focus on Supply Chain Logistics With ...
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: ...(OTC Bulletin Board: AXSI - News), a leading provider of RFID and video ... "The role for active RFID tagging in the supply chain continues to broaden. ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Victoria makes RFID move
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: THE Victorian government has staked a claim in radio frequency identification (RFID), contributing $100,000 towards the creation of an industry cluster to ...
Source: NEWS.com.au,

The State of RFID: Heading Toward a Wireless Internet of Artifacts
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: ...to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets and cartons in the supply chain, RFID has garnered major interest in all corners of the high-tech ...
Source: ComputerWorld

Military poised for RFID
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: The Defense Department's new radio-frequency identification (RFID) policy requires the use of passive tags on all materiel purchased after Oct. ...
Source: FCW.com

VIC launches RFID cluster
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: An RFID industry cluster has been launched in Victoria, designed to slingshot the state to the forefront of the radio frequency identification (RFID) market. ...
Source: iT News

Acsis Launches RFID Quickstart Program for Consumer Products and ...
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: 10, 2004-- Complete RFID Vertical Packages Offer Low Total Cost of Ownership for Compliance While Providing a Scalable Platform for Enterprise-Wide Integration. ...
Source: MMH.com

RFID Cabinet Manages Medicine
Date: Aug 11, 2004
Excerpt: 12, 2004—Hospital supply chain automation specialist Omnicell has been showing a prototype of its RFID-enabled version of its OptiFlex medicine and equipment ...
Source: RFID Journal

Wal-Mart RFID Compliance Simplified with Revolutionary Function ...
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: ...that could save consumer products manufacturers millions of dollars in complying with new requirements for tracking goods through RFID technology, Schneider ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Acsis Launches RFID Quickstart Program for Consumer Products and ...
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: Acsis, Inc., focused on delivering supply chain and business process automation solutions, today announced the launch of its RFID Quickstart program. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Barcoding Inc. Named Intermec RFID Authorized Partner
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: 10, 2004--Intermec Technologies Corp. today named Barcoding Inc., an Intermec Honors Partner, to its Intermec RFID Authorized Partner program. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Target Meets With Suppliers About RFID Plans
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: Target has told suppliers that its RFID project will begin with one distribution center in Texas and 10 stores in the Dallas/Forth Worth area. ...
Source: Information Week

Defense Department reveals its RFID rollout plans
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the details of its plans for obligatory use of RFID among its suppliers. The DoD ...
Source: Silicon.com

RFID tags hacked for publicity
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: Forbes reports on a German security consultant who’s worked out how to hack the RFID tags on products using a PDA with a tag reader and change the price ...
Source: engadget

Target Launches RFID Project
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: Target has just held a meeting in which it has directed suppliers to engage in a radio frequency identification (RFID) project at a distribution center in ...
Source: Line 56 News

eSmart Source Announces RFID Made Easy Training Program
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Excerpt: RFID Made Easy is a one-day course that familiarizes participants with the hardware, middleware, software and everything else necessary for successful RFID ...
Source: PR Web (press release)

Wireless World: RFID prevent store mix-ups
Date: 7 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...lot more complicated than most people think," said Joe Zurawski, vice president of product development at Firstlogic Inc., of LaCrosse, Wis., an RFID developer ...
Source: United Press International

Trade Talk: RFID topic of tech conference
Date: 6 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 30 am to 2 pm. RFID technology uses wireless radio tags and transmitters to track items and gather data. North Dakota is a leader ...
Source: In-Forum (subscription)

European assault continues for Sensitech
Date: 6 Aug 2004
Excerpt: In addition to its temperature-monitoring instrument range, Sensitech has also been developing radiofrequency identification (RFID)-based technologies for cold ...
Source: In Pharma

Don't Ignore China
Date: 6 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...telecom is a focus point of Deloitte's report, of particular interest to Line56 readers are areas of operating systems and radio frequency identification (RFID ...
Source: Line 56 News

Behind the RFID-standards brawl
Date: 6 Aug 2004
Excerpt: These are the early days of RFID (radio frequency identification) deployment. This means many things: Companies that hit on the ...
Source: Help Net Security

Shoppers will be amazed by what's in store
Date: 3 Aug 2004
Excerpt: ...wirelessly scanning customers’ purchases as they leave the shop, automatically debiting their bank accounts and, finally, marking each item’s RFID tag as ...
Source: The Scotsman

EnXnet, Inc. Announces Filing of Electronic Radio Frequency ...
Date: 3 Aug 2004
Excerpt: This design is unique and useful as it allows the adjustment of the operating frequency of RFID tags by external electromagnetic pulse or electromagnetic ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Leader: RFID in prisons - does anyone care?
Date: 3 Aug 2004
Excerpt: On reading the article about RFID chips on prisoners in Ohio, I am concerned that people asume that because a man/woman has been found guilty of a crime they ...
Source: Silicon.com

RFID Marketing Opportunities And Privacy Concerns
Date: 3 Aug 2004
Excerpt: A debate rages in print between privacy advocates and corporate retailers regarding the use of the "new" RFID technology, the inner workings of which most of ...
Source: Inside INdiana Business (press release)

FDA Recommending RFID-Based Solutions to Help the Pharmaceutical ...
Date: 3 Aug 2004
Excerpt: Administration (FDA) is bolstering already stringent regulations with technology recommendations that include wireless solutions and RFID-based technologies. ...
Source: MMH.com

Alien Technology Starts Up Next Generation High-Volume RFID Tag ...
Date: 3 Aug 2004
Excerpt: 3, 2004 -- Alien Technology Corporation, a leading provider of reliable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and reader products, announced today that ...
Source: TMCnet





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