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July 2006

Steve Halliday

From the editor's desk!

Welcome to the latest issue of the High Tech AIDCourier.

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Guest Editorial

Global RFID – Distribution Analysis - Parul Oswal, Senior Research Analyst, Smart Cards and Auto-ID, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific.

There are many distribution channels that provide the link between developers and end users. Distribution channels vary depending on the type of applications, regions and who the end users are. The reason the distribution channels are varied is that end users seldom buy stand-alone RFID systems. They buy it as part of a broader solution, which makes it harder for RFID manufacturers to sell directly to end users. The various distribution channels for RFID are:

Technology /application developers
Original Equipment Manufacturers
System Integrators & Value Added Resellers

Technology or application developers are companies who manufacture RFID systems and develop the technology. Most of them license their technology to other developers or have OEM agreements or sell directly to end-users. Original Equipment Manufacturers are especially popular now as manufacturers offer patented, proprietary technology and can reach a wider market. SIs and VARs are the preferred means of penetrating the market and almost all companies are using this channel to reach markets that have not been tapped yet.

Despite establishment of the above mentioned channels, there are certain issues that need to be resolved in order to establish proper distribution channels. These include

No dedicated distribution channels
Lack of awareness
Lack of standards
Gap between manufacturer’s claim and what they offer
Regional barriers where manufacturers prefer partnering with local SI or VARs.

In future some new developments may include end users building their own RFID systems by visiting a manufacturer’s web site. Trends include:

SIs and VARs educating end users on the benefits of RFID and how it can turn their businesses around
Development of standards resulting in interoperability, thus allowing SIs and VARs to offer complete solutions at much lower prices
End users having the option of choosing custom-specific solutions

Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com) is an international growth consulting company that monitors the Southeast Asian Auto ID and Smart Cards industry for market trends, market measurements and strategies. For more information, please contact djeremiah@frost.com

RFID Standards

This month has been relatively quiet in the standards world. Last month the newsletter had already gone to press when we received the news that ISO/IEC 18000-6 AM1 had been published. This amendment to ISO/IEC 18000 contains the information on Type C (equivalent to EPCglobal™ Gen 2 v1.1.0) as an amendment to the standard. You will need both the original standard and the amendment if you are interested in looking at this standard. The Amendment also contains some changes to the Type A specification.

If you are interested in any of the above or want more information, contact me at standards@hightechaid.com.

Radio Frequency Identification

RFID Human Tracking Is A Bad Idea

Make technology better instead says the author of this article.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20060601/2359255.shtml

Applied Logistics becomes Fluensee

and raised an undisclosed amount of first round venture capital financing.
http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=0A691DEF-118D-4DDC-98E2-76ECA4431C16

New Strategic RFID relationship

Paxar Announces Strategic RFID Relationship With Microsoft
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060606/20060606005333.html?.
v=1

City of Hoboken Using RFID in Parking Permits

Privacy concerns are still there
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1975813,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000605

STMicroelectronics launches new RFID chips

Claims compliant with the ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 18000-3 Mode 1 RFID.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/detail.asp?GRP=
E&id=84134

The failure of RFID

RFID pioneer decries the "science project" focus on hardware
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9001194&source=
NLT_MW&nlid=43

RFID adoption moving at modestly pace, but growth ahead

Research finds retailers are lagging far behind manufacturers in adopting RFID.
http://www.connectitnews.com/story.cfm?item=3311

Can RFID chips make your food safer?

U.S. Department of Agriculture says so. http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=479864&rl=1

Wealth and asset management firm "Baird"

has released its RFID Monthly for June.
http://www.rwbaird.com/docs/RFID_Monthly_-_June_2006.pdf

Sensors: Living off scraps of energy

Scientists are working on sensors that can harvest their own energy.
http://news.com.com/Sensors+Living+off+scraps+of+energy/
2100-11395_3-6076273.html

Experts cautiously embrace adoption of wireless ID tags

Says Winter Casey, National Journal's Technology Daily
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34436&
dcn=e_gvet

RFID faces government scrutiny in US

Government's growing wariness may pose serious repercussions in the future. http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA6347017.html

An RFID initiative in Belgium

Based on EPCglobal standards
http://www.csemag.com/article/CA6352583.html

ISO Incorporates Gen2 into RFID Standard

Amendment to 18000-6
http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1156&
from=rss
http://www.feed24.com/go?item_id=22886769

U.S., U.K. Tag RFID For Scrutiny, Regulation

from worldwide standards groups and governments in Europe and United States.
http://internetweek.cmp.com/190302993?cid=rssfeed_pl_inw

Item-Level RFID Tags Cost More than Expected

Typical low cost is 40 cents.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1987543,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

RFID Strategy

RFID: Less Mature As The Years Go By
http://www3.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?Article
ID=12291

Air France, KLM test RFID tags

for baggage handling and tracking management
http://www.bigblogmedia.com/rfidfactfile/rfidfactfile.php/2006
/07/10/air_france_klm_test_rfid_tags_for_baggag

State-of-the-Art Security for RFID

Privacy Protection by SkyeTek
http://www.morerfid.com/details.php?subdetail=Report&action=details&report_id=1903&display=
RFID

NZ Defence may use RFID on equipment

Total asset visibility desired
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3725768a28,00.html

Gentag Bringing Active Abilities to Passive RFID Tags

for not even a penny more than an ordinary passive tag.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1985715,00.asp?kc=EWRSS04069TX1K0000697

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Acquires BAUMER IDENT

Crucial step for IDENTEC
http://interestalert.com/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/07070000aaa00dee.prn&Sys=siteia&Fid=
TRANSPOR&Type=News&Filter=Transportation

Ubiquitous ID Center Unveils Small Active UWB RFID Tags

Not for use in Japan, yet.
http://ubiks.net/local/blog/jmt/archives3/005591.html

Securing Online Gambling

Use RFID
http://www.rfidgazette.org/2006/07/securing_online.html

Radio Waves Lasso the Paper Trail

Fulbright & Jaworski is integrating the 3M RFID Tracking System with an Accutrac bar code system
http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1152176725610&rss=ltn

Combining RFID and Biometrics For Security

Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom now has a processor chip that requires fingerprint http://www.rfidgazette.org/2006/07/combining_rfid_.html

Litigation Comes To The RFID Industry

Covers major lawsuits
http://www.rfidgazette.org/2006/07/litigation_come.html

RFID Technology Deployed by China Post

selected Symbol Technologies, Inc.
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3610
http://www.efytimes.com/fullnews.asp?edid=12674

Korean RFID shipments to reach $551.8 mln in 2006

Association predicts trillions by 2010
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/index.php?p=11241
http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID
=189800040

All New Sony VAIO Desktops/Notebooks

For Japanese market to Be Equipped with RFID Readers
http://ubiks.net/local/blog/jmt/archives3/005580.html

Savi Technology Recognized

as One of Top Information Technology providers
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=5094537&nav=menu31_16_11
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-savi-technology-recognized
-as-one-top-information-technology-/2006/06/29/1700097.
htm

Tesco RFID Trials Hit Bumps

Standards, low read rates cited
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/51480.html

Fear Not RFID: MasterCard

Not susceptible to skimming and interference
http://www.banknet360.com/news/NewsAbstract.do?na_id=
4142

Don’t panic yet, but think hard about RFID uses

See book titled Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track your Every Move with RFID. http://www.gcn.com/print/25_18/41187-1.html

WJ Communications Launches new product

Industry's Smallest Form Factor Gen2 module
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/06/29/1700129.htm
http://www.rfidsolutionsonline.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=7aff6048-ff07-48d9-a610-b21715325b49&atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

RFID Industry Activity on the Rise

Alien IPO, Savi’s acquisition
http://www.sdcexec.com/article_arch.asp?article_id=8761

Broadcom Introduces Secure RFID Chip

offers greater security
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/2464/1/1/

Evolving Price Strategies for RFID Tags

Some companies lowering prices, other not
http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1149

Ready For RFID Gen3?

Security and functionality may stretch Gen2 beyond its limits.
http://storefrontbacktalk.com/story/062806Gen3.php

RFID Enabled Manufacturing

Grows Dramatically By 2007
http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=
12216

ADASA Offers Metal Mount RFID Tags for Mobile RFID

Foam Attached Tag introduced
http://news.tmcnet.com/news/it/-adasa-offers-metal-mount-
rfid-tags-mobile-rfid-/2006/06/26/1695546.htm

U.S. Senators Initiating RFID Caucus

First meeting on July 13.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/2452/

BP Test RFID Network at UK Plant

Six-week trial
http://www.spitting-image.net/archives/005263.html

Sirit Awarded contract

$5.9 Million RFID Transponder Contract
http://www.secprodonline.com/Stevens/SecProdPub.nsf/Pub
News/197A8971F1BFE77986257194004EA8EE?Opendocument

RFID Funding Tops $175m Over Last 12 Months

See who got what.
http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1143&from=rss

UPS postpones RFID tagging for small packages

Tags too expensive
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/20/216507
/UPS+rules+out+RFID+tagging+for+small+packages.htm

Federal Privacy Commissioner to tackle RFID

Stoddart plans to fully investigate the implications of emerging technologies
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/ComputerCanada/news.
asp?id=39862

Cingular Goes All-RFID for Tier One Retailers

Makes up 12% of its volume
http://www.scs-mag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1578&Itemid=37

Tom Schuster becomes new CEO of Reva Systems

The change is significant in light of its steady growth in the global RFID market.
http://www.rfidgazette.org/2006/06/tom_schuster_be.html

EPCglobal™

UPM Raflatac launches RFID Gen2 campaign

Website to supply detailed information
http://www.scs-mag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1591&Itemid=75

Biometrics

Biometric ID card plan under British review

U.K. Home Secretary John Reid launched the review
http://news.techrepublic.com.com/clickthru.aspx?typeid=30&part=rss&tag=rss&siteid=2&orgid=&storyid=1
266157

Biometric group sues Microsoft, IBM

Alleging patent infringement
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060711/1/4216j.html

Biometric Tool Works By Measuring Blood Vessel Patterns

Uses near infra-red scan technology
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=190301179&subSection=All+Stories

Irish Biometric passports to be introduced by year end

Supplied by Bearing Point of Dublin
http://www.thepost.ie/breakingnews/breaking_story.asp?j=70444704&p=7x444968&n=70444996

Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics get green light

To install a biometric identity system for federal employees.
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/07/03/
daily23.html?from_rss=1
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3636

Unisys wins biometric deal

Even though it has yet to sign a contract.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19638153%
5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html?from=rss

Coast Guard secures facilities with biometrics, RFID

use handheld scanners to scan the RapidGate ID cards
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_17/41095-1.html

Biometrics in Action at the Airport

NPR story explains biometrics
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5497890&ft=1&f=11

Biometrics Come of Age for Authentication

Will help reduce identity theft
http://www.creditunions.com/home/articles/template.asp?article_id=1685

ID Cards

UK ID card scheme near collapse

Leaked emails detail train, track, buffers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/09/st_id_cards_
doomed_emails/

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Pfizer Shares Lessons Learned on HF

Tim Marsh, shares lessons from Pfizer's pilot.
http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2006/120.
html

RFID Battles the Elements

Making RFID work in a pharmaceutical setting.
http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2006/123.
html

Cardinal Bets on UHF

How does shrink-wrapping make it all work? http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2006/124
.html

Can Pharma Lead the Debate over RFID and Privacy?

Empower drug users not invade their privacy
http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2006/125.
html

Candid Cameras:

NBC, Pfizer, Feds Uncover Fakes in China
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13137839/

Videos from Vegas:

Auto-ID Labs Examine RFID's Cutting Edge
http://autoid.mit.edu/cs/video2.aspx

RFID to Prevent Mix up Of Blood in Clinic in Germany

Seimens have supplied similar system in NY
http://dataweek.co.za/news.aspx?pklNewsId=21613&pklIssueId=571&pklCategoryID=42

Amphastar Prepares to Use E-Pedigrees

Drugmaker shuns RFID tags for most of its products.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/2482/

Interview

With One of the Leaders of Pharmaceutical RFID Tagging
http://www.barcodefactory.com/wordpress/?p=157

RFID gets support of Pharmaceutical Associations

But obstacles hinder widespread implementation
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/2441/

Cost major issue in Novartis RFID trial

But benefits are there.
http://www.packwire.com/news/ng.asp?n=68757-novartis-
rfid-cypak-ecct-meadwestvaco

King's Daughters Expands Its RFID Tracking System

The medical center will more than double the number of RFID-enabled cabinets deployed.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/2456/
http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/html/news/NewsSt
ory.cfm?articleId=13591

Drug company tracking HIV

Is it controversial?
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/rfid-technology-hiv-treatment-is-this-controversial-10857.html

Locating systems

Passive RFID tags make strides in yard management

Investors are interested
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/rfidww/rfidww20060712/
passive_rfid.cfm

Partnership announced.

RF Code Announces Asset Tracking Partnership With Manhattan Associates
http://www.supplychainmarket.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=279a2798-a328-4c66-be08-0a2d12f18fce&atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a&VNETCOOKIE
=NO

Wireless Computing

Major Mobile Carriers Form 4G Standards Recommendation Body

T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodaphone and others form a group to recommend functionality to standards bodies.
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsess
ionid=LQRARLORYRBDIQSNDLSCKHA?articleID=189800077

The Jury Is Still Out on Early Stage 802.11n Technologies

Responses to the technology range from simply "lukewarm" to astoundingly "negative."
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/51505.html

UWB targets 6GHz for consumer success

according to the chief technology officer of a UK wireless developer
http://62.189.48.35/Feeds/RS/Articles/2006/07/06/39157/
UWBtargets6GHzforconsumersuccess.htm

Qualcomm rejects calls to cut royalties

saying its revenues would drop.
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800423539_499488_d75e5a28
20060630_no.HTM

Japan's bullet-trains to get Wi-Fi

Early 2009
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/06/29/HNbullettrainwifi_
1.html

WiMax Seen Getting A Slow Start

Concern is how technology will tally with operators’ business plans
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9001375

Bluetooth To Ride Intel's Ultrawideband

Developing standards will take time
http://www.extremeuwb.com/article/Bluetooth+To+Ride+Int
els+Ultrawideband/174487_1.aspx?kc=XCRSS05059TX1K
0000798

UWB Standards Group Calls It Quits

Unable to resolve deadlock
http://www.extremeuwb.com/article/UWB+Standards+Group
+Calls+It+Quits/169512_1.aspx?kc=XCRSS05059TX1K
0000798

Wireless USB finally coming out of the labs

Samples being made
http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=1896
00587

Nokia, Siemens Plan Telecom Networks Merger

Merger could represent the long-awaited tipping point for fixed-wireless telephony convergence. http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/51202.html

Homeland Security

RFID Progress in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

seventh annual RFID Smart Labels Europe event in London on September on 19-20.
http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000480.asp

Skinner: US Visit program

RFID needs better security controls
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/homeland/
28882-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

TSA Delays Registered Traveler Program

Frequent flyers can’t breeze through airport security checkpoints
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2097864&CMP
=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Privacy

EU opens public consultation on RFID

Attempt to allay 'Big Brother' fears
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/04/eu_rfid_consultat
ion/http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=BD6A
917C-19C8-49BA-B45B-1C21FEBD2649

RFIDsec launches privacy-enabled RFID tag

World's first?
http://www.rfidnews.org/weblog/2006/06/21/rfidsec-launches-privacyenabled-rfid-tag/

Group sets RFID rules

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Working Group on RFID in Australia makes guidelines.
http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1605577595;fp;4;
fpid;56736

Bar Code

ScanSource buys bar code maker T2

Cash paid, but amount undisclosed
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8ILQQ480.
htm?sub=apn_tech_down&chan=tc

Intel Licenses Veritec's Multi-Dimensional Bar Code Technology

For Undisclosed Sum
http://sys-con.com/read/241640.htm

Size matters, says barcode standards body

Use new mini barcode instead of investing in RFID.
http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3
377/Size_matters,_says_barcode_standards_body.html

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:

Zebra Technologies Announces New RFID License Agreement With Magellan Technology

VERNON HILLS, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zebra Technologies Corporation announced today that it has licensed Magellan's Phase Jitter Modulation (PJM) RFID technology. Under the license agreement, Zebra has the right to develop and commercialize RFID reader modules and tags that incorporate Magellan's patented PJM technology. In 2006, Zebra plans on embedding the reader modules in its printer/encoder products to enable more efficient programming of smart labels and tags.
http://ca.us.biz.yahoo.com/prnews
/060707/cgf026.html?.v=55

High Demand for RFID Gaming Chips in Macau Triggers Accelerated ... Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Gaming Partners International Corporation (brand names: Bourgogne et Grasset, Paulson, and Bud Jones) announced that its French subsidiary, GPI SAS, has made both larger and sooner than expected expansion plans to accommodate the high demand for its gaming chips from Macau casinos, including particularly RFID chips in Low Frequency (Philips 125 KHz) and also now in High Frequency (Magellan/PGIC 13.56 MHz).
http://www.morerfid.com/details.php
?subdetail=Report&action=details&
report_id=1837&display=RFID

ASSA ABLOY names new president of its Identification Technology Business Unit

Former ORGA CEO Juan Garcia has been named the new president of ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology. Starting July 1, he will be responsible for ITG's worldwide activities.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Walluf (Germany)--Juan Carlos García has been appointed President of ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology (ITG), one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of identification and RFID products. Juan García will have worldwide responsibility for ITG, reporting directly to Joe Grillo, Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY and President of the Global Technologies Division. He will start in his new position on July 1, 2006 and will be based in Walluf, Germany.
http://www.cr80news.com/news/2006
/06/21/assa-abloy-names-new-presi
dent-of-its-identification-technology-
business-unit/

Acsis and SAP Launch End to End Offering For RFID Compliance

Monday, June 26, 2006 Acsis, Inc., a leader in delivering shop floor process automation and enterprise data collection solutions for the supply chain, today announces with SAP (NYSE:SAP) the launch of an End to End Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) approach to help customers quickly and affordably achieve compliance.
http://home.businesswire.com/port
al/site/google/index.jsp?ndmView
Id=news_view&newsId=2006062600
5497&newsLang=en

View the Performance of Over 40 RFID Companies In Order To Explain Product Positioning and Future Market Opportunities

Friday, July 07, 2006 DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets has announced the addition of "How to Make Money out of RFID" to their offering.
http://home.businesswire.com/port
al/site/google/index.jsp?ndmView
Id=news_view&newsId=200607070
05153&newsLang=en

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS secures $15 Million Financing Package

Wednesday, July 05, 2006 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, global supplier of industrial, RFID-based tracking and tracing solutions, has secured a financing package in the amount of $15 Million USD. RFID Invest AG from Liechtenstein will act as lead investor.
http://www.identecsolutions.com/pdf
/IDENTECSOLUTIONS_Financing_
June2006.pdf

European commission sets up online public consultation on RFID

An online public consultation on how the European Commission can help to ensure that the growing use of radio frequency identification devices (RFID) boosts the competitiveness of the Europe's economy and improves the quality of life of its citizens, whilst safeguarding their basic rights, and in particular their privacy, was launched today on the ‘Your Voice in Europe’ website.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressRe
leasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/
909&format=HTML&aged=0&lang
uage=EN&guiLanguage=en

Sirit Awarded $5.9 Million RFID Transponder Contract

TORONTO, June 21 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, announced today that it has secured an order valued up to $5.9 million from the Bay Area Toll Authority ("BATA") in California. Commencing July 2006, the new contract calls for Sirit to deliver a combination of its traditional sealed and new battery replaceable Title-21 based toll transponders including packaged tags available at retail locations.
http://www.sirit.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id
=162&Itemid=144

Parco Signs Worldwide Exclusive License for Healthcare Precision Location Technology

Huntsville, Alabama, June 22, 2006 – Time Domain Corporation, a world-wide leader in the development of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technologies, has signed an exclusive license agreement with Parco Merged Media Corporation to provide UWB real-time locating systems (RTLS) to the healthcare industry. Parco develops software which enables rapid integration of RTLS data for use within hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical facilities to better enable processes such as work flow, inventory control, asset utilization and billing.
http://www.parcomergedmedia.com
/content.php?content=Press_
Releases&Action=Show&ID=76

Blyth Homescents International Selects ODIN technologies for Wal*Mart Compliance

Leading maker of candles and fragrances chooses ODIN for Physics expertise
28 June 2006 Des Plaines, IL – Blyth Homescents International (BHI), division of Blyth Inc., today announced that they will use ODIN technologies for their Wal*Mart RFID compliance initiatives. Blyth leads the industry with candles and fragrances for consumer use. BHI was part of third wave of Wal*Mart's RFID supplier program. http://www.odintechnologies.com/
news.php?t=1&a=0&aid=72

Intermec Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Alien Technology

Complaint Specifies Alien's Generation 2 RFID Products
EVERETT, Wash., June 29, 2006 - Intermec, Inc. today filed suit against Alien Technology in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for patent infringement. Intermec alleges that Alien's Generation 2 RFID readers and tags infringe 10 Intermec patents. Intermec is seeking an injunction prohibiting Alien from selling the infringing RFID products, as well as monetary damages. http://www.intermec.com/eprise/ma
in/Intermec/Content/About/News
Pages/pressRelease?&pressID=697

Datalogic’s Sales Revenues of €190 Million as of 30.06.06

Net of PSC, Datalogic’s first half 2006 revenues grew and amounted to €102.1 million (+18% vs the same period in the previous year)Bologna, 10th July 2006. Consolidated sales revenues of € 190 million in the 1st half of 2006, up 119% against the € 86.6 million in the first half of 2005. Revenues rose to €95.1 million in the second quarter of the current period, increasing by 90.5% against €49.9 million in 2Q05.
http://www.datalogic.com/_vti_g1_
poArt.aspx?idA=446&rpstry=4_

A Consortium of 31 global organisations supported by the European Commission launches a three year project in RFID application research and development

Brussels, Belgium, 12 July 2006 - A three year initiative dedicated to research, development, training and demonstration in the effective use of RFID based on EPCglobal standards, launched in Brussels. The Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions for the Global Environment (BRIDGE) project is being supported by the European Union’s Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6) with €7,5 million funding.
http://www.gs1.org/docs/media_cen
tre/gs1_pr_120706_Bridge_launch.
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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:

What if you poured liquid nitrogen into a swimming pool?
http://www.collegehumor.com/
movies/1695491/

Patently Silly. a collection of ridiculous patents for everything under the sun.
http://www.PatentlySilly.com

Worthless Facts about Food http://worthlessfacts.com/index.
cfm?fuseaction=wf.dsp_facts&tier
ParentID=18

When will it explode? Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcano
cams/msh/

Addictive game that needs you to avoid the blocks http://www.mtbireland.com/dodge
.html

Official William Shatner Web site – more than you ever wanted to know? http://www.williamshatner
.com/

How to break the ice at parties - useless facts about famous people http://brainofbrian.com/facts-people
.html

This day in history: http://www.historychannel.com/
today/

Is your cat a problem? CATegorize your kitty's character type http://www.armhammerpets.com/
Quiz.aspx

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