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From the editor's desk!
Welcome to the latest issue of the High Tech AIDCourier.
As you will have noticed, there was no issue of the newsletter last
month. Travel and sickness conspired against me such that it just never got
finished. So this month we will catch up on some important missed news as
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Guest Editorial - Parul Oswal, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific
Australia RFID Applications
The Australian market for RFID is currently small in the global
landscape. Although interest in RFID is growing, shipments in Australia have
not soared to the levels suppliers previously expected. The uptake of RFID
in Australia has been slow to date because there has been no pressure on
Australian industry to implement RFID technology to comply with government
legislation and or market channel requirements such as Wal-Mart. High cost
and uncertainty of ROI, lack of education and skill-set, privacy and
security concerns from consumers and difficulty in integration with back-end
segments are the key factors that have restrained the growth in the market.
The industry is taking a number of steps to raise awareness, develop
standards, drive adoption, and lower prices in the RFID market. Emerging
developments in standards, advances in the ultra high frequency technology
and growth in new applications using RFID technology are expected to drive
growth in Australia in the future. RFID is used in five main applications in
Australia – Security/ access control, animal tracking, transportation,
manufacturing and logistics and other applications, with security/access
control and animal identification being the main applications comprising 60
percent of the market. Read More.
Technology News Briefs
RFID Standards
The main reason for the lack of newsletter last month was the volume of
standards meetings that were taking place. Several of these meetings are
working on projects that should be of interest to everyone. The standards
meetings included:
The ISO workgroup that I convene spent two days looking at air-interface
standards for RFID. The ISO 18000 series of standards are all published and
available from ISO, but the committee is looking at taking the standards to
the next level. This will include revisions in all of the various parts of
the standard. Some of these revisions will be simple editorial things,
others will be changes/corrections found necessary by people trying to
implement the standard. There will even be some major revisions. Part 6
(UHF) is already in the final stages of a major amendment to bring the
EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 specification into the standard. Other major changes
which will impact all the various parts include the implementation of
battery and sensor support into the air interface. Work has started and we
hope to start releasing documents for review early in 2006.
Other standards groups that are moving in the world of RFID include the
conformance and performance standards for the 18000 air interfaces. The
performance document is currently a Technical report but work has started to
make this a full ISO Standard. Work on the non-published parts of the
conformance standard (18047) is moving rapidly ahead and should be complete
soon.
Other ISO meetings include the work of the Real Time Locating Systems
group (SC31/WG5). This group has been concentrating on an API and a standard
at 2.4 GHz. As these two documents reach the final voting stages, new work
on 433 MHz systems and a Global Locating System using satellite
communications is starting.
Finally the EPCglobal™ work group that is looking at the requirements of
Item Level Tagging is beginning to have a grasp on the requirements and
hopes to have a document to release in the coming months.
If you want more information on ISO standardization or on any issue of
RFID standardization, then email
steve@hightechaid.com
Radio Frequency Identification
TI doubles business
After doubling the size of its RFID business last year. TI expects to do
it again based on the new Gen 2 RFID devices.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=E2EEA8FC-4EB7-463D-8355-0A49DF55A3BB
U.K. regulator wants answers
Ofcom, the U.K.'s telecoms regulator is asking for comments about a
proposal to open up frequencies for RFID.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=11226E49-4072-4EEE-8341-AFB6C8CBEFFE
NATO approves RFID
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has approved
Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 2233 for RFID. The draft agreement for
consignment and asset tracking by radio frequency identification is an
agreement between nations to use a standardized RFID for tracking of
consignments and assets between nations.
http://www.idworldonline.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=423
Oz army tracks with RFID
Supplies in cases and pallets delivered to the Australian Defence Force
in Iraq will be tracked with RFID.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5839786.html?
tag=zdnn.alert
Real World look at RFID
Manufacturing.Net have published a thought-provoking look into the real
benefits along with the problems of RFID.
http://www.manufacturing.net/scm/article/
CA6249661.html?nid=2184&rid=802863875
Microsoft adds RFID to the post
Postal services in Taiwan are being reviewed with RFID as the key to
providing visibility of a letter/package.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,104102,
00.html?nlid=MW
RFID isn't for everyone
Just ask yourself the deep questions.
http://www.bsminfo.com/Articles/2005_09/050913.htm
SkyeTek gets funding
The latest in a long list of RFID related companies looking for and
getting funding is SkyeTek
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/rfidww/rfidww20050824/
skyetek.cfm
Who's leading the drive?
It is not the CPG companies as many think, but rather the automotive
industry is leading the charge into RFID.
http://www.integratedmar.com/ecl-usa/story.cfm?item=19872
Lockheed Martin uses RFID
LM is looking at RFID for its own internal supply chain.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=CB79E263-
BDCF-46B4-B8F4-B30863490ED4
Chinese market for RFID
Everyone seems to have an article on RFID in China and where it is going.
http://business.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13100002YO51
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/
tc20050912_6790.htm
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24680/
http://www.crmbuyer.com/rsstory/45859.html
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24678
HP bets on RFID
Looks to invest $150 million.
http://www.forbes.com/2005/08/25/hp-rfid-investment-cx_tvr_0825hp.html?partner=technology_newsletter
Business case for RFID?
Here is a step by step to building that case as it was done for Goodrich
Aviation Technical Services.
http://www.usingrfid.com/features/read.asp?id=26
Is RFID important?
More than 85% of supply chain execs think so.
http://www.integratedmar.com/connectit/stories/2324.cfm
http://www.frontlinetoday.com/frontline/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=181790
Implementing RFID?
It is not all wine and roses it seems.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171203904
RFID teams
Two new teams have stepped forward to help push RFID HP and Philips, and
IBM and Oat.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=B074ED6E-
CC83-497C-B0BC-AEBECB326176
Soccer gets RFID
Was it a goal or not? Maybe RFID is the answer giver.
http://www.usingrfid.com/news/read.asp?lc=w35545kx518zx
Is RFID the next gold rush?
Or is it all hype? Companies are making the decisions now.
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20050901/
technologyreview.cfm
Baird offers report
Wealth and asset management firm Robert W. Baird & Co. offers a monthly
report on RFID.
http://www.rwbaird.com/docs/RFID_Monthly_-_September_
2005.pdf
PSC announces reader
Compliant with EPC RFID tags and able to read bar codes, the new Falcon
5500 does it all.
http://www.frontlinetoday.com/frontline/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=182026
U.S. tag production site
UPM Rafsec have announced that their new U.S. production facility is up
and running ahead of schedule.
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/rfidww/rfidww20050928/
upmrafsec.cfm
Canada gets RFID Centre …
Created by IBM to give Canadian companies the information they need.
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/rfidww/rfidww20050928/
canada.cfm
… And so does Pittsburgh, PA
Announcing the Radio Frequency Identification Center of Excellence, the
University of Pittsburgh intends to bring its long history in RFID into
public focus.
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2005/09/
26/daily17.html
RFID is important
Philips pushes RFID to European policy makers at their conference in
Paris.
http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171203600
AIM releases Position Statement
AIM Global, the trade association for Automatic Identification and
Mobility has released a position statement on various issues related to
RFID.
https://www.aimglobal.org/estore/ProductDetails.aspx?
productID=306
Temperature sensing tags
Identec Solutions have announced RFID tags with temperature sensing
capability.
http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk/wh/news/wk38-0006.htm
The boxes told me!
Is this a good ad from IBM or just more fuel to the privacy groups?
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2005/10/10/
you_need_not_be_paranoid_to_fear_rfid?mode=PF
http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=10861&SectionID=2
Boeing adds RFID to new plane
The 787 Dreamliner will have all maintenance-critical parts labeled with
RFID tags.
http://www.frontlinetoday.com/frontline/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=185336
Japan IDs animals
Dangerous pet animals will require an RFID chip to trace them to their
owners in Japan.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=351994
Toll collection grows
The use of RFID tags in toll systems has grown such that 50.2% of cars
now have a tag.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=351911
Caspian protests
A major protest against the use of RFID at Wal-Mart is planned by
Caspian.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/12/rfid_protest/
NCR launches end-to-end RFID offering
NCR Corp has said it has bundled its range of RFID offerings to complete
its "one-stop-shop" strategy.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=6DA0C2E9-
D8EA-4BBF-A000-68B31B4B0263
House of the future
This time RFID is being used to help design the house, not operate all
the gadgets.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2005/
nf20050824_9860.htm?chan=gb
Place the tag
New software from Cape Systems Group will help locate the best place for
the tag to be positioned.
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/news-ng.asp?
n=60591-software-pinpoints-location
Wal-Mart has success
Researchers found a 16% reduction in out-of-stock merchandise at Wal-Mart
stores equipped with RFID labels using EPC codes. The study also shows that
out-of-stock items with RFID were replenished three times faster than items
using standard bar-code technology.
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301246
Microsoft has RFID
And will release products in the coming months.
http://nisanthframework.blogspot.com/2005/08/microsoft-c
ranks-up-rfid.html
IP consortium
The RFID Consortium has announced the manager of the organization.
http://www.mmh.com/index.asp?layout=articleXml&xmlId=310355877
New DoD tag
This one does everything including phoning home.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1458/1/1/
Want to invest?
There are plenty of articles to read. Here is one.
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,68500,00.html
RFID in libraries
Some thoughts to consider in this arena.
http://www.theezine.net/Reference-and-Education/American-
Libraries-and-RFID-Tags.html
http://libraryrfid.net/wordpress/?p=226
New UHF offering
Escort Memory Systems has announced its entry into the UHF arena to
complement its other RFID offerings.
http://www.rfidpress.org/?p=6
ID Tech Ex sees growth
A recent report from ID TechEx talks about the growth in RFID in the next
few years.
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/08/22/
focus3.html?from_rss=1
RFID is everywhere
This article in the Guardian tries to explain the use of RFID (not arphid
please!) in different applications.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/
0,3605,1555359,00.html?gusrc=rss
Oz pie trial
Australian pie manufacturer Patties Foods will work with others to create
a trial of the EPC system.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16427424%5e
15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html
Active RFID
The focus is on passive, but active tag systems are gaining ground.
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/rfidww/rfidww20050831/
activerfid.cfm
Trends in RFID
The cost is falling and the capability is growing.
http://www.sdmmag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/
BNP__Features__Item/0,6950,158659,00.html
ThingMagic gets funds
Raising $10M in VC funding will ensure its future for a while.
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/08/29/
daily45.html?from_rss=1
New lab tests RFID
The University of Wisconsin has set up a lab to look at RFID and is
receiving backing from a number of sources.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/
technology/story/34C21B68571A0A91862570710032D8ED?
OpenDocument
Symbol and Intermec shake hands
The two rivals have settled their differences and will suspend any
outstanding litigation.
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/
legalissues/story/0,10801,104486,00.html?source=x2305
Symbol and Intermec settle
The battle is over.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/09/07/
HNsymbolintermecsettle_1.html
Intermec becomes Intermec
The parent company has decided to change its name from Unova to Intermec.
http://www.frontlinetoday.com/frontline/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=180632
Intermec Rapid Start
After months of anticipation, Intermec has announced the names of
companies that have signed up to the program.
http://www.intermec.com/eprise/main/Intermec/Content/
About/NewsPages/pressRelease?pressID=656
Socket has a reader
The first Compact Flash RFID and bar code reader has been delivered by
Socket Communications.
http://www.datacollectiononline.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=%7b446927B4-A513-499E-BF19-4E4C34BA6932%7d
RFID and GPS
The two applications are fairly new, but they are very hot.
http://www.techweb.com/wire/ebiz/170701292
Japanese retail
Marubeni will test UHF tags in shirts from Tokyo Shirt in several stores
in the Tokyo area.
http://www.crmbuyer.com/rsstory/46031.html
RFID Driver's Licenses
How do you make a driver's license harder to counterfeit – RFID?
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,65243,00.html
SAMSys releases kit
Small scale pilots can be enabled much faster with SAMSys’s new starter
kit.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=79FB4D61-8C4B-4F8A-A14A-EF796B69C756
Increase visibility
The title of the paper is Geo-Temporal Visualization of RFID
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=951
DoD issues rules
And requires tags to be used on all products shipped to distribution
depots.
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/
26989-1.html
RFID to turn in 2006
Unisys predicts that 2006 will be the turning point for the technology.
http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;878557130;fp;2;fpid;1
RFID Radar?
Can you use low cost RFID transponders to locate items?
http://www.rfid-radar.com/
China to use ISO
A formal announcement that ISO 18000 will be part of the Chinese
standardization of RFID.
http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=3011
How does RFID work together
Cisco and Reva have some ideas that agree.
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/
2005/0919wireless2.html?fsrc=rss-wireless
RFID moves ahead
Some vendors are really using the technology. Marks & Spencer has just
scanned its 10-millionth food tray.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/28092005/175/retailers-seeing-
returns-rfid.html
Another lab?
GS1 Germany and Metro Group have announced a test lab in Germany.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=FB928A89-CB4A-44B1-BD4F-3B194F4D9608
Secure RFID
What does it mean? What is needed?
http://www.rfid-weblog.com/50226711/_faster_better_
security_on_rfid_tags.php
Organic RFID
A new RFID chip from 100% organic material is being developed in Korea.
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/102/C4803/
Active RFID
Custom active tags are being developed by the University of Pittsburgh in
cooperation with Korea's ADCUS, Inc.
http://www.rfidnews.org/library/2005/10/07/
custom-active-tags-from-adcus-and-u-pittsburgh/?issue=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZmlkbmV3cy5vcmcvbGlicm
FyeS8yMDA1LzEwLzEwL3JmaWQtbmV3cy1tb250aGx
5Lz9rZXk9Nzg5MA==
Better antennas
Using a new metallic glass powder to boost antenna performance could be
the answer.
http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/awo/awo114.html
Benefits of RFID
What is the ROI is the question? It is not always quantifiable in hard
numbers.
http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=6987&TopicID=2
CPG and Pharma to lead
These two sectors will lead the way in supply chain use of RFID.
http://www.manufacturing.net/scm/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=NEc1013393.6hr&industry=
Supply+Chain+News&industryid=2380
Amsterdam libraries
Twenty five branches of the towns libraries will use the technology.
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/redir.php?jid=442dc888a600a17b&cat=ec440608e2050e3b
Tap into data
Reva Systems has released an appliance to help solve some of the data
issues with RFID.
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=82633
U.S. vs. Eu
There is a difference between U.S. UHF and Eu UHF.
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6274769.html?nid=2722&rid=1725756165
Microsoft RFID patent
Used for locating devices.
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%
2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=
PG01&s1=20050225427.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050225427&RS=
DN/20050225427
RFID lab
Symbol Technologies announces a testing lab for RFID.
http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=172302208
Postal RFID
A technology/application whose time has come?
http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=24453&CategoryID=1
End to end
Bell Canada has announced that it will provide Canada's first end to end
EPC pilot.
http://www.crncanada.ca/News/NewsLink.php?Nid=1166
Microsoft RFID system
Working with Danish company Kims, Microsoft has announced an RFID pilot.
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=10803
Conference summary
A summary of ID Tech Ex's Smart Label conference in Europe.
http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000317.asp
IATA will do RFID
After years of indecision, IATA the airline association has announced
plans to go ahead with RFID for bag tracking.
http://rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1906/1/82/
Savi contract
The Army plans to double its contract with Savi.
http://www.fcw.com//article91135-10-17-05-Web
RFID for people
Rapidly becoming used in people, the technology causes concerns.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/
0,9171,1118348,00.html
Port security
Is RFID a real factor in port security?
http://news.com.com/Can+RFID+secure+Americas+
ports/2100-1039_3-5845954.html
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Press Releases
A regular feature of HighTechAIDCourier will be a review
of interesting press releases from around the world. Please send your press
releases to news@hightechaid.com,
but do not forget to include a URL to the full release on your web site.
Here are this month’s selections:
BALOGH announces a new product line at 13.56 MHz: eGATE.RFTM PJM
Technology.
BRIGHTON, Mich., August 22, 2005 – BALOGH is pleased to announce the
commercial product release of eGATE.RFTM PJM Technology products. eGATE.RFTM
products are based on the international standard ISO 18000 Part3 Mode2 13.56
MHz PJM Technology. PJM technology was developed by Magellan Technology,
Sydney Australia of which BALOGH is a licensee for the manufacturing of the
readers/writers (Tunnels, Desktop, Panel, Document Trays, Handhelds based on
the PJM technology) and a supplier of ISO18000 3/2 tags.
http://www.baloghrfid.com/
eGate/index.htm
Savi Technology's 3rd -Gen RFID Intrusion Detection Tags And E.J.
Brooks'es Electronic Bolt Seals Prove Successful In Transpacific Cargo
Container Field Trials With Mitsui
Plans Call for Commercial Availability in November of ISO-Based RFID
Devices to Track Worldwide Container Shipments and Detect Security Breaches
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Aug. 29, 2005 - Two leading providers of supply chain
security solutions and systems - Savi Technology and E.J. Brooks - today
announced in collaboration with Mitsui that they have successfully completed
rigorous transpacific field trials of active RFID devices that automatically
detect cargo door intrusions and security breaches while communicating their
location and condition.
http://www.savi.com/news/2005/
2005.08.29.shtml
Savi Networks Launches Savitrak With 1st RFID-Tagged Containers For Major
Supplier Of Consumer Goods From Asia To The U.S.
Network-Enabled Active RFID Container Tags and EPC Compliant Carton Tags
Offer Japanese CPG Manufacturer ‘Source Tagging’ and ‘Nested Visibility’
Network Solution Designed to Help Major Consumer Goods Supplier Meet and
Exceed RFID Mandates While Providing Logistics and Security Value
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Sept. 19, 2005 – Savi Networks LLC, a provider of
RFID-enhanced information services for global container shipments, today
announced the operational launch of its SaviTrak™ information network with
the first commercial shipments of consumer product goods from a factory in
China to a distribution center in Southern California. Savi Networks and
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. (Mitsui USA) are providing real-time information
and logistics services within the Network to a large Japan-based supplier of
consumer goods to major U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart.
http://www.savi.com/news/2005/
2005.09.19.shtml
Israeli Defense Force Contracts With Savi Technology For RFID-Based
Pilots To Track And Secure Military Supplies
Savi's Networked RFID Solutions Deployed to Provide Real-Time Visibility
Of Critical Inventory In-Facility, In-Maintenance and In-Transit Between
Locations
SUNNYVALE, CA - September 1, 2005 - Savi Technology, a leading provider of
RFID supply chain solutions, has completed a series of RFID-based projects
with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) to evaluate their effectiveness in
tracking military supplies for maintenance, warehousing and in-transit
visibility between locations. The projects, which are being assessed for
possible further roll-outs, involved tracking and managing pallets, delivery
trucks, tank power units and containers of weapons.
http://www.savi.com/news/
2005/2005.09.01.shtml
Yankee Group Determines Global Campus-Based Real-Time Location Systems
Market Is Poised for Mainstream Enterprise Adoption
Rapid market expansion expected to exceed $1.6 billion by 2010 fueled by
growing enterprise investments
Boston, MA, September 6, 2005 – Yankee Group today revealed that the
campus-based real-time location systems (RTLS) market, while still
formative, is experiencing a surge in market growth and will play an
influential role in shaping the strategic WLAN landscape. According to the
recent Yankee Group DecisionNote(SM), Global RTLS Market Growth Fueled by
Investments in Operational Efficiency, the rising enterprise Wi-Fi
deployments and improving active RFID technology are driving the once niche
solution to reach higher market status. Further market development and
maturation will depend on several factors, including vendor reliance on
greater standardization, scaled distribution, partnerships and continued
technology advancement.
http://www.yankeegroup.com/
public/news_releases/news_
release_detail.jsp?ID=PressReleases/
news_RTLS_09062005.htm
Unisys Predicts 2006 will be RFID's Inflection Point
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2005--Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) technology will reach a significant turning point by the end of 2006,
according to Unisys Global Visible Commerce experts. Companies will move
beyond the pilot phase, implementing RFID infrastructures that will
increasingly become a core element of their businesses in 2006.
http://home.businesswire.com/
portal/site/google/index.jsp?
ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=
20050912005086&newsLang=en
AT&T Launches Trial of Managed, End-to-End, Hosted RFID Service
Company Joins EPCglobal US, Illustrating Commitment to Standards-Based
RFID Technology
BEDMINSTER, N.J., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T today announced customer
trials starting early next year of a managed, end-to-end, hosted Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) service, making AT&T the first U.S. network
and managed services provider to offer such a service.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/
stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/
www/story/09-13-2005/
0004106343&EDATE=
VeriSign Announces Winner of EPC Application Developer Contest
Allumis Inc. Receives $10,000 Cash Prize, Introduction to Select Members
of the Venture Capital Community, and Recognition at EPCglobal U.S.
Conference
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq:
VRSN, the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the
Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced that Allumis Inc.
was named the winner of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) Application
Developer's Contest sponsored by VeriSign to advance the use of RFID
technology and improve global supply chain efficiency.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/
stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/
www/story/09-14-2005/
0004107051&EDATE=
RFID Consortium Designates MPEG LA as Administrator for RFID Patent
Licensing Process
CHICAGO & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2005--The RFID Consortium
(in formation) announced today that it has designated MPEG LA, LLC, a world
leader in one-stop technology standards patent licensing, to administer a
patent licensing arrangement for RFID technology. MPEG LA will administer
the process of evaluating and determining patents that are essential for the
UHF RFID standard in order to include them in a joint patent portfolio
license providing users with fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to
this important technology. The agreement was announced today at the
EPCglobal US 2005 conference held at the Georgia World Congress Center in
Atlanta this week.
http://home.businesswire.com/
portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndm
ViewId=news_view&newsId=
20050913005880&newsLang=en
Asiana Airlines Selects Symbol's RFID Solution for Baggage Tracking and
Monitoring
Symbol RFID Solution Deployed in Six Local South Korean Airports
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symbol Technologies,
Inc. (NYSE: SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM) today announced that
Asiana Airlines, a South Korean airline, has deployed Symbol's radio
frequency identification (RFID) readers and tags for its baggage tracking
and monitoring systems at six local airports in South Korea. This is
Symbol's first implementation with an airline of passive, UHF RFID
technology. Symbol's RFID solutions have been deployed in conjunction with
the Korea Airport Corporation and HiTrax Co., Ltd., a local Symbol RFID
distributor who participated in theproject by providing consulting services
and implementation.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/
stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/
www/story/09-20-2005/
0004111101&EDATE=
New EPC Gen2 RFID Chips from STMicroelectronics Ready to Facilitate
Supply Chain Management
The EPC Generation 2 compliant UHF device offers global compatibility,
robust performance, and higher security
GENEVA, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a
worldwide leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, has
introduced a UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) contactless memory chip, compliant
with the latest Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) specifications. ST's XRAG2
meets the key requirements for next-generation supply chain and logistics
applications: global interoperability, enhanced security, and optimized
performance.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&
STORY=/www/story/09-13-2005/
0004105829&EDATE=
Smartcode™ Corp. Receives An Order For 100 Million EPC RFID Tags
New York, NY. September 14, 2005. SmartCode Corp., the world leading
manufacturer of low cost EPC RFID solutions announced today that it received
an order for 100 Millions EPC RFID Tags from MSWAYCO in Korea. Under the
terms of the agreement, SmartCode Corp. will supply MSWAYCO with EPC Class 1
and EPC Gen 2 tags to be used in the Korean market.
http://www.smartcodecorp.com/
newsroom/14-09-05.asp
Impinj And Alien Technology® Announce Supply Agreement For RFID Chips
SEATTLE, Wash., September 08, 2005 -- Impinj, Inc., the fabless
semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology
enables its high performance radio-frequency identification (RFID) products
and Alien Technology Corporation, a market leader in UHF RFID tags, today
announced a long-term agreement under which Impinj will provide its Monza™
Generation 2 (Gen 2) chips for inclusion in Alien®’s RFID inlay and strap
products.
http://www.impinj.com/page.cfm?ID=releaseDetails&releaseId=
160&releaseType=4
ImageID To Feature Visidot AIDC Technology As An Alternative To RFID For
Automotive Industry
-- Applications include Manufacturing, Shipping/Logistics --
DETROIT, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ImageID Ltd.'s Visidot(TM) Automatic
Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) system is an accurate and cost-
effective solution for rapid multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking for the
automotive industry, with application in both manufacturing and shipping and
logistics.
http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/
articles/view_article.php?section=
CorpNews&articleid=200106
New Smart Card Alliance Council Created to Inform Issuers, Merchants and
Consumers About Benefits of Contactless Payments
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- (Market Wire - Aug 30, 2005) -- With major U.S.
card issuers beginning regional and national rollouts of contactless smart
chip technology for fast, secure payments, the Smart Card Alliance today
announced the formation of a Contactless Payments Council. The Council will
work to facilitate the adoption of contactless payments in the U.S. through
education programs for consumers, merchants and issuers.
http://press.arrivenet.com/techn
ology/article.php/687018.html
Veritec, Inc. Licenses Multi-Dimensional Bar Code Technology to Adidas
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Veritec, Inc.,
(OTC: VRTC), a pioneer in two-dimensional bar code technology, thru VCode
Holdings, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary along with VData LLC, has
entered into a license with Adidas-Salomon AG, Adidas America, Inc. and
Paxar Corporation regarding covering a portfolio of patents that apply to
certain multi-dimensional bar codes. The license to Adidas resolves a patent
infringement lawsuit against Adidas and its related companies, which was
pending in the District Court for the District of Minnesota. The terms of
the agreement are confidential.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/
stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/
story/08-17-2005/0004090384&
EDATE=
Zebra Technologies Expands RFID Smart Label Business
VERNON HILLS, Ill., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zebra Technologies
, a global leader in delivering on-demand printing solutions for business
and process improvement, has added converting equipment for smart labels to
its Greenville, Wis. supplies facility. With in-house production, Zebra now
provides one of the broadest selections of high quality, cost-competitive
smart labels to meet different application needs.
http://www.commsdesign.com/
press_releases/prnewswire/show
PressRelease.jhtml?&CompanyId=
1&HeadlineId=X359082
Smart Card Alliance Presents Outstanding Smart Card Achievement Awards
Chase Bank USA and Robert Brandewie Receive Issuer and Individual
Leadership Awards
MIAMI, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/12/2005 -- Smart Card Alliance Fall Annual
Conference -- And the winners are...The Smart Card Alliance announced the
2005 OSCA awards for "Outstanding Smart Card Achievement" (OSCA) in the
North American smart card industry during its annual conference today.
Selected for awards were Chase Bank USA as Outstanding Issuing Organization
and Robert Brandewie, director, Defense Manpower Data Center for Individual
Leadership.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/
release_html_b1?release_id=9
7758&tsource=3
Department of Homeland Security Purchases Identix' Biometric Technology;
DHS Places Order Valued In Excess of $2,000,000 for Identix Ten-Print
TouchPrint(R) Live Scan Systems with a Reseller under the NASA SEWP 3 GWAC
MINNETONKA, Minn., Aug 18, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX)
today announced the receipt of a competitive purchase order under the NASA
SEWP 3 GWAC valued in excess of $2,000,000 from the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) for the delivery of Identix TouchPrint 3000 series live scan
systems. The devices will be used by DHS for deployment at Immigration
Customs Enforcement (ICE) sites to assist in the electronic scanning of
fingerprints and to facilitate simultaneous verification from both DHS and
FBI fingerprint databases.
http://www.shareholder.com/
identix/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=
171111
WhereNet Deploys World's Largest Active RFID Real-Time Locating System to
Precisely Track 40,000 Vehicles at Broekman Group's Automotive Logistics
Terminal at the Port of Rotterdam
- WhereNet Partners with Mieloo & Alexander to Provide Vehicle Tracking
System that Enables Broekman Group to Improve Throughput, Quality, and
Customer Service While Processing 250,000 New Vehicles Annually
SANTA CLARA, California, September 7 /PRNewswire/ -- WhereNet Corp., the leader of wireless solutions for tracking and managing
enterprise assets, announced today that the Broekman Group is deploying the
WhereNet(R) active RFID real-time locating system (RTLS) technology at its
750,000+ square-meter automotive logistics terminal at the Port of
Rotterdam. Spanning the Rotterdam Car Terminal and Rotterdam Car Center,
both part of the Broekman Group's automotive division, the WhereNet wireless
tracking system will precisely locate any one of 40,000 vehicles parked in
the facility at a given time. To implement this system -- the world's
largest active RFID/RTLS installation -- WhereNet is partnering with Mieloo
& Alexander, a European consulting firm specializing in optimizing business
processes by implementing innovative technology for its clients.
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/
news/release?id=152961
The Final Comment
We always try to find something to keep away those boring evenings while
you wait to get back to work. This month is no exception, try these:
Ever wondered what your favorite website looked like 5 years ago?
http://www.archive.org/web/
web.php
How's Your Pollen Count?
http://www.pollen.com/home.asp
Bring Captain Kirk Back from the Dead
http://www.bringbackkirk.com/
Find the lowest gas price in your neighborhood.
http://www.gasbuddy.com/
Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., schools
around the World pay tribute to Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23) with
various activities related to chemistry and/or moles.
http://www.moleday.org/
Rejected Writers, share your misery
http://www.rejection
collection.com/
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