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May 2007

From the editor's desk!

Welcome to the latest issue of the High Tech AIDCourier.

The readership of the newsletter continues to grow, but it has been a while since we asked you to forward a copy to your friends and co-workers and invite them to sign up for a free copy.

This month saw the RFID Journal Live show in Orlando Fl. It was a good show with plenty of people to meet. I did not see anything exceptionally new or different, and I saw some of the old “lies” still being quoted by some RFID companies. However, everyone I talked to was pleased with the show and the turnout.

The news for RFID in particular this month has seen another step up in volume. In writing the newsletter this month, I reviewed over 12,000 items on RFID alone. Much of it was not new, or was re-writes of other items, but I hope that we have captured the key items for you below.

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Technology News Briefs

RFID Standards

A quiet month in the standards world as everyone prepares to head out for meetings in June. Several RFID documents got through the latest round of ballots and will be discussed in the South Africa meetings in June.

If you want more information on ISO standardization or on any issue of RFID standardization, then email steve@hightechaid.com

Radio Frequency Identification

Road to Smooth, Accelerated RFID Rollout

Overview of RFID

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20070425/1316
55/

IBM introduces new RFID data management

New middleware solution

http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=21894

N.D. bans forced RFID chipping

Governor wants a balance between technology, privacy

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=
viewArticleBasic&articleId=9016385&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1

EPCIS standard milestone.

EPCglobal Ratifies Global Standard for Secure, Real-Time Data Sharing

http://www.epcglobalinc.org/about/media_centre/press_rel/
EPCglobal_LLRP_Press_release_24April2007.pdf
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/3237/
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199100195&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News

RFID industry shifts focus

Focus on developing better software and services

http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6431571.html

Printing circuits on your ink jet printer

Using silver salt solution and vitamin C.

http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/dn11632-modi
fied-ink-printer-churns-out-electronic-circuits.html

McAfee: RFID chips exposing users to danger

As use expands, the technology becomes a very tempting target for hackers

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command
=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9017479&pageNumber=1
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/04/11/cybercrime_tre
nds_mcafee/

Motorola Taps Avery Dennison for RFID Tags

Announces a strategic relationship

http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1350
http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1350&from
=rss

Microsoft ups RFID support in BizTalk 2006

Adding support for Windows Vista and Office 2007.

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=655FE6F9-5
16C-4207-8B27-4428E6DC9454

RFID-tracking Segways unleashed on hoi polloi

'Mobility platforms' to menace mankind

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/01/rfid_sewgay/

Addressing RFID Concerns

Data security and privacy threats continue.

http://www.specialtypub.com/startit/article.asp?article_id=56
96

RFID, Used Right, Will Fundamentally Change Distribution Center Operations

Users will Move from a “Periscope” to “Sonar,”

http://www.scdigest.com/assets/newsViews/07-05-01-2.php?
cid=1037

Market Research firm Frost & Sullivan publishes predictions

Smaller Form Factors and Increasing Standardization Drive the Growth of the North American Passive RFID Readers

http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?doci
d=98410058&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx1&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx2
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/New-RFID-Tech-To-Figh
t-Retail-Theft/story.xhtml?story_id=032003KMMIDC

RFID chips could reduce theft of DVDs, games

NXP Semiconductors and Kestrel Wireless Inc.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-0
5-08-rfid-chips-dvd-games_N.htm
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/New-RFID-Tech-To-Fight
-Retail-Theft/story.xhtml?story_id=032003KMMIDC
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/6928
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2189644/boffins-lock-d
vds-until-users

Wal-Mart to enable 400 more stores; Colombian RFID chain announces mandate

RFID is moving forward here and in South America

http://www.dcvelocity.com/rfidww/?article_id=126

RFID mirror automatically insults your fashion sense

Get opinions on your new outfit from the changing room

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/08/magic_mirror/

Passive RFID tag market to hit $486M in 2013

But suppliers are limiting deployments, slowing growth

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command
=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019278&source=NLT_PM&nlid=8

China opts for UHF frequency;

Decision will drive adoption

http://www.dcvelocity.com/rfidww/?article_id=143
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/3318/

Item-Level Tagging with RFID Technology

Imagine no money or sales clerks

http://world.insnews.org/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st
/sn/05170000aaa0507f.nw&Sys=insbusiness&Type=News&Fi
lter=Business&Fid=BUSINESS'
 

Brother RL-700S:

Print your own RFID cards

http://www.gearfuse.com/brother-rl-700s-print-your-own-rf
id-cards/

USDA Releases RFID Animal-Tracking Project Report

The Agriculture Department concludes that 'animal identification and tracing can be implemented successfully in a production environment.

http://www.feed24.com/go?item_id=48488438

RFID Being Deployed to Fight Exam Cheaters

In the UK this summer

http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1358&
from=rss

RFID market growing fast in China

Will hit $335 million in 2007

http://www.wirelessnetdesignline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml
;jsessionid=GLZ2YWYXKGLK2QSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=199501107

Bermuda to RFID-

Track All Vehicles, All the Time

http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/354/C12591/

EPCglobal Hong Kong Completes RFID Pilot Program

The pilot tracked in real-time the movement of individual electronic dictionaries

http://www.rfidnews.org/weblog/2007/05/09/epcglobal-hong-
kong-completes-rfid-pilot-program/

Paxar Reinvents the Retail Experience

with New Interactive RFID

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle
.aspx?Feed=BW&Date=20070507&ID=6853017

TCS, Microsoft tie up for RFID solutions

Built on Microsoft BizTalk RFID

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=246810

Tyco Electronics and OATSystems Form Alliance

To Provide Comprehensive RFID Solutions

http://philadelphia.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=116984&type_news=latest

Three Years Of Retail RFID Pilots

Review of current status

http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2007/05/02/amr-rfid-assess
-biz-logistics-cx_lc_0502amr.html?partner=moreover

Regulation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Ofcom has made a new Statutory Instrument amending the 2005 Regulations regulating the use of RFID equipment in the UK

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/rfid/statement/

US officials recommend better RFID security

NIST best practices guide notes tech's unique handling issues

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command
=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_applications_and_
rfid&articleId=9018300&taxonomyId=77&intsrc=kc_top
http://www.wirelessnetdesignline.com/news/199202507;jses
sionid=WATNMTQPABHQMQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN

UPM Raflatac doubles the RFID tag production capacity in Finland

Rapidly growing demand for both HF and UHF products.

http://www.itrportal.com/absolutenm/templates/article-print
hard.aspx?articleid=3979&zoneid=15

Senate votes to ban RFID chips from licenses

California state Senate voted 31-6 to impose a ban on driver's licenses containing RFID.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/17/1720.asp
http://weblog.infoworld.com/zeroday/archives/2007/04/calif
_rfid_secu.html
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=122565&WT.svl=cmpnews1_2

Schwarzenegger says "hasta la vista" to RFID bill

Uses his veto

http://www.dcvelocity.com/rfidww/?article_id=116

RFID virus buster builds wireless firewall

By Melanie Rieback, boffinette

http://uk.theinquirer.net/?article=39170

Iceland overhauls technology with RFID

Technology is at the heart of frozen food retailer Iceland’s revival

http://www.pcmag.co.uk/computing/analysis/2188542/ice
man-cometh

Govt support crucial for RFID growth in Asia

RFID will grow alongside the barcode technology in the Asia-Pacific region

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,3904419
2,62007812,00.htm

SkyeTek Announces Record-Tying Q1 2007

Sales have far exceeded its operating plan expectations

http://www.techrockies.com/fullstory/0008752.html

SkyeTek and Impinj Lead RFID Reader Providers

In Customer Satisfaction

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070424/20070424005227.html?.
v=1

West Point selects Bibliotheca RFID

For their new library.

http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displayarticle.pl?RC=1
2515

Western Digital Uses RFID Seals to Streamline Customs

In Thailand, Western Digital is enjoying faster customs clearance

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3257/1/1/

Stealth RFID in Your Neighborhood Now

Even in your 7-11

http://www.rfidsb.com/showthread.php?s=5a6aa1311687e0592167631920880b56&t=210

Australian Defence Force RFID trial heads to Iraq

Part of $20 million pilot with Australia's Defence Material Organization and Lockheed Martin

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id%3b7074389
07%3bfp%3b4%3bfpid%3b78268965

Tags to reveal walrus migration

Effort to unlock the mystery of the Arctic creatures' summer migration.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6550021.stm

RFID finds a place in bottle cap

Gives relief to beverage manufacturers

http://www.rfid-weblog.com/50226711
/rfid_finds_a_place_in_bottle_cap_giv
es_relief_to_beverage_manufacturers.php

ID

UK ID card costs climb £600m in six months

£5.5bn and counting

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/10/id_costs_pii/

Federal ID card standards draw harsh criticism

Drawing fire from state officials.

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=36863&dcn=e_tcmg

Healthcare and Life Sciences

At Wayne Memorial, RFID Pays for Itself

Tracks about 1,300 medical devices.

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleprint/3199/-1/1/

Patent for Mobile Aspects

Augments Leadership Role for Healthcare RFID Solutions

http://www.wirelessdesignasia.com/article.asp?id=5683
http://www.rfidsolutionsonline.com/content/news/article.asp
?docid=28ada441-8e10-49e5-8d10-39d556cb6c57&atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Hospitals Turn to RFID, RTLS for Asset Management

Tracking systems reduce costs, improve efficiency

http://www.assetmgmtnews.com/content/view/157/6/

New Law Serves as Warning to RFID Industry

Provision explicitly excludes technology like RFID or barcodes

http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1361

Cardinal Health Announces

Plan to Deploy RFID Technology in CA
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.
aspx?Feed=PR&Date=20070503&ID=6839291

RFID tracks hospital's devices

System improves heart facility’s care

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/042
907dnbusbaylor.2bab023.html

Software Simplifies RFID Input for Pharma Applications

Blue Vector announces the Pharmaceutical Edition of its RFID platform

http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1347&from
=rss

RFID Tags Look Dead In The Water

One wag suggests the whole notion of RFID is just so much hype.

http://pharmalot.com/2007/04/those_rfid_tags_look_dead_
in_t.php

Research and Markets reports

RFID in healthcare will be worth approximately $8.8 billion by 2010

http://mrtmag.com/rfid/briefs/rfid-in-healthcare-042007/

Six Sigma Read Rates HF Item-Level Tags For Pharma Tracking

Report goes on to spotlight the slower-than-expected RFID adoption

http://www.sixthsigma.com/weblog/2007/04/six-sigma-
read-rates-hf-item-level-tags.htm

RTLS

ISO Ratifies 2.4 GHz RTLS Standard

Is likely to spur interoperable tags and readers, as well as a decrease in prices.

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3277/1/1/

WhereNet Supports New ISO Active RFID RTLS Standard

Standard defines an air interface protocol and (API) for use in RTLS applications.

http://www.morerfid.com/details.php?subdetai
l=Report&action=details&report_id=2931

Wireless

ZigBee to compete with Bluetooth and NFC in wireless market

Follows a move by the ZigBee Alliance to push the technology into the telecoms market

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ARTICLES/2007/05/02/41
301/ZigBee+to+compete+with+Bluetooth+and+NFC+in+wir
eless+market.HTM

Wi-Fi: Children at risk in schools

From using wireless communication networks

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article24
72133.ece

Danger on the airwaves:

Is the Wi-Fi revolution a health time bomb?

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article24
72140.ece

CSR pays $15m to settle Bluetooth patent case

Infringement suite issued against twelve of CSR's customers

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ARTICLES/2007/04/19/41
210/CSR+pays+15m+to+settle+Bluetooth+patent+case.
HTM

Overview of Wireless Network Technologies

Summary and comparison of current wireless sensor networks: 802.11, 802.15, ZigBee, Bluetooth.

http://blog.ienonline.com/index.php/ien_blog/comments/o
verview_wireless_sensor_networks/

Privacy

Privacy advocates critical of dual purpose Checkpoint RFID-based label

Tool can be used to track inventory, foil shoplifters

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9018379

As RFID tracking booms, privacy issues loom

RFID is a brilliant idea for business -- but a lousy one for people.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/business2/
rfid_future.biz2/index.htm?section=money_latest

AIM Global comes clean on RFID

Says it isn’t mature, private, or secure.

http://www.freemarketnews.com/Analysis/139/7357/rfid.a
sp?wid=139&nid=7357
http://www.aimglobal.org/members/news/templates/rfidi
nsights.asp?articleid=2346&zoneid=24

Radio Tags in ID Cards Raise Privacy Issues

It’s like a stalker’s dream

http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=24179

Bar Code

World's smallest barcode scanner launched

From Barcoding.co.uk of County Durham, UK

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=60AFB1DA-
8BAA-4AC8-9874-BDE02EC91B62

Colour barcode system to hit DVDs

The new barcode will appear on games later this year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6570871.stm

Xbox 360 games to feature new interactive barcode

Can store extra information and be read using webcams and mobile phone cameras.

http://xbox.siammarts.com/?p=9520

Biggest QR code, I have ever seen!

The size of QR is 33x33 feet

http://www.microscan.com/blog/1_industry_news/_biggest_
qr_code_i_have_ever_s_1.html

Homeland Security

Homeland Security eyes biometrics checks for air exits

Announces procedures to verify when foreigners leave the United States at airports.

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=36828&dcn=e_tcmg

US-VISIT Moves Out of Biometric Exit Pilot Phase

Will make exiting US more convenient

http://www.dpm.ae/econ_cont.asp?id=117260

New Washington State Driver's Licenses May Use RFID

A pilot program to offer a license that complies with the federal Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

http://www.crmbuyer.com/rsstory/56872.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:

Magellan Technology tracks diamonds for New York Diamond Merchant

Favorite Diamond Inc. of New York, a large diamond manufacturing company with multiple factories, offices and storage facilities, uses Magellan’s PJM StackTag® technology for efficient tracking of diamonds.
Sydney, Australia – Thursday, April 19, 2007
Favorite Diamond Inc., New York, a large diamond manufacturer uses an RFID system based on Magellan’s PJM (Phase Jitter Technology) RFID technology to manage and control its diamond inventory. With the help of Magellan’s RFID the time and effort needed to frequently inventory and count all diamonds in small envelopes has been reduced dramatically – from several days each month down to a couple of minutes using minimum labor. The Magellan RFID system was installed by Klein Brothers Computer Services, Inc. and uses PJM StackTag® RFID labels and the Small Batch Tunnel Reader MTR-1310 from Magellan Technology complying with the worldwide RFID standard ISO/IEC 18000-3 Mode 2.
http://www.magellan-rfid.com/pdfs/n
ews/PR%20Magellan%20Favorite%2
0Diamond%2020%20Apr%2007.pdf

Scanology delivers 50% process improvement

PJM RFID from Scanology delivers 50% process improvement to Eurostar Diamond Traders;

Scanology and Eurostar Diamond Traders (Eurostar**) announce the successful implementation of PJM RFID to control diamond inventory worldwide.

http://www.scanology.nl/content.cgi
?page=92

Magellan Technology releases a high performance PJM RFID reader MARS-24 with 24 antenna ports

The new MARS-24 (Multi Antenna Reader System) complies with the global RFID standard ISO/IEC 18000-3 Mode 2 (PJM) and uses the full performance of Magellan’s PJM (Phase Jitter Modulation) RFID technology. Up to 24 antenna ports can be used to connect different antennas realizing even the most complex identification solutions.

Sydney, Australia – Monday, April 23, 2007

Magellan Technology announces the new high performance reader MARS-24 on the occasion of the Interphex 2007, the largest pharmaceutical show held in New York from April 24 - 26 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The MARS-24 (Multi Antenna Reader System) uses the full performance of the PJM RFID protocol standardized and published in ISO/IEC 18000-3 Mode 2 and achieves real identification rates exceeding 600 tags per second. The MARS-24 works with all PJM ItemTag® and PJM StackTag® labels and operates as a full stand alone network reader device containing a powerful ARM9 processing platform and full Ethernet and USB connectivity. The 24 antenna ports of the MARS-24 offer maximum flexibility to connect from a single antenna up to 24 independent reader antennas. Antenna arrays can be used to implement single-axis or complex multi-axis identification stations. This makes the MARS-24 the perfect RFID device for use in the pharmaceutical supply chain; in medical and life sciences; in document management; and in the real time identification of gaming tokens in casinos and other similar high value applications.

http://www.magellan-rfid.com/pdfs/
news/PR%20Magellan%20MARS-2
4%2023%20Apr%2007%20V2.pdf

Cardinal Health Announces Plan to Deploy RFID Technology in California

DUBLIN, Ohio, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Health announced today that it will integrate radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into the operations of its Sacramento, Calif. pharmaceutical distribution center by Fall 2007, to prepare for California's pedigree legislation that will require all drugs distributed within the state to be tracked and traced as they move throughout the supply chain.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s
how/news_press_release,99866.sht
ml

Visible Assets announces investment from Epson Electronics America

May 07, 2007 Visible Assets Inc., a leader in the development of product and asset visibility solutions that use wireless RuBee technology, announced that it has received a strategic investment from Epson Electronics America (EEA).

http://www.dcvelocity.com/rfidww/?a
rticle_id=133

Intermec Teams Up With Microsoft To Deliver an RFID System That Keeps Food Moving at Blue C Sushi

Seattle-based kaiten sushi restaurant uses Intermec RFID technology and Microsoft BizTalk RFID to track food quality and orders

The system enables the restaurant to provide better customer service and gather useful business intelligence

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007--For sushi restaurants, monitoring the quality of its products, including raw seafood, is critically important. Blue C Sushi implemented RFID (radio frequency identification) from Intermec (NYSE:IN) and business process technology from Microsoft to track its food and automatically calculate customers' bills. The system of Intermec RFID readers and antennas, Microsoft BizTalk RFID, and integrator Kikata's Ebisu Live Inventory Management software tracks food as it moves from the kitchen to customers.

http://www.intermec.com/about_us/
newsroom/pr_detail.aspx?c=10742
9&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1000745
&highlight=

Checkpoint Releases Combined EAS-EPC RFID

Checkpoint Systems Introduces New Evolve(TM) Dual-Function EAS-EPC Labels

First Company to Introduce Standard EPC Gen-2 Compliant Labels Compatible with RF-EAS Systems

THOROFARE, N.J."(BUSINESS WIRE)"May 1, 2007"Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP), a leading manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain, today announced the introduction of the Evolve(TM) family of labels, the company’s new dual-function EAS-EPC labels for security and inventory management applications. Representing the industry’s first truly integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) labeling product, the new dual-function labels are designed to help retailers improve their inventory visibility at case and item level, while at the same time maximize the benefits of their EAS security systems.

http://supplychainnetwork.com/?p=
88

Alien Technology® Expands Executive Team

Ronny Haraldsvik Joins as Vice President of Marketing and Industry Relations

May 7, 2007, Morgan Hill, Calif. – Alien Technology Corporation, the RFID technology leader, today announced that Ronny Haraldsvik has joined the company as vice president of marketing and industry relations.

http://www.alientechnology.com/new
sevents/2007/AlienTechnology-Pres
sRelease05-07-07.php

Sirit Begins '07 with Record Quarterly Revenue

Strong financial performance achieved at all levels

TORONTO, May 15 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2007. All amounts are stated in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise noted.

http://www.sirit.com/index.php?optio
n=com_content&task=view&id=187&I
temid=144

Sirit Secures US$4.8M Annual RFID Transponder Supplier Contract

TORONTO, May 10 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, announced today that it has been awarded, through a competitive bid process, an order valued up to US$4.8 million from the Bay Area Toll Authority ("BATA") in California.

http://www.sirit.com/index.php?optio
n=com_content&task=view&id=185&I
temid=144

2007 is the year for transformation at Datalogic

April 2nd marks the beginning of a new Group structure, in which three distinct divisions were born, each with a specific product-focus and market focus: Datalogic Scanning, Datalogic Mobile, and Datalogic Automation.

The objective: To develop a new framework highlighting economy of scale - a winning factor in large, mature markets, and economy of scope – a winning factor that creates competitive advantages in smaller, more fragmented markets.

http://www.corporate.datalogic.com
/_vti_g19_new_datalo.aspx?rpstry=
148_

THE FIRST EUROPEAN NFC COMPETITION, “TOUCHING THE FUTURE” ANNOUNCES WINNERS

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA — April 27, 2007 — The NFC Forum (www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and the SmartTouch project (www.smarttouch.org), today announced the winners of “Touching the Future,” the first European NFC competition (www.touchingthefuture.word
press.com). The competition's goal is to promote innovation and excellence in NFC service implementations in Europe, both present and future.

http://www.nfc-forum.org/news/nfc_f
orum_press_releases/touching_the_
future_07_winners/

Intermec Introduces the Smartest Enterprise RFID Reader Available

• The new IF61 Enterprise RFID Reader features Intel Celeron M 600MHz processor and up-to-1GB of memory to run complex RFID applications

• Hosts applications written in Java, Java Script, Visual Basic .NET, or C# .NET

• Only reader to include localized workbench to load, edit and run Java Script directly on the reader

• "Store and Forward" capabilities ensure that data won't be lost

EVERETT, Wash., May 1, 2007 - RFID (radio frequency identification) readers can be simple data conduits or they can have the built-in intelligence needed to manage data and complex processes. Intermec (NYSE: IN) introduces the IF61 Enterprise RFID Reader, which combines a powerful Intel Celeron M 600MHz processor with ample storage and memory to run complex applications, store tag data and operate peripheral devices--all without a dedicated industrial computer.

http://www.intermec.com/about_us/
newsroom/press_releases.aspx

Sirit Welcomes New Director to Board

TORONTO, May 1 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, today reported the election of a new Director to the Company's Board at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") as held on Thursday, April 26, 2007.

http://www.sirit.com/index.php?opti
on=com_content&task=view&id=183
&Itemid=144

Savi Technology Announces RFID Patent Licensing For Standards-Based Cargo Container E-Seals

ISO 18185 and Savi Licensing Program Help to Fuel Market for Lower-Cost Container Tracking and Security
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 1, 2007 – Savi Technology, a provider of RFID-based total asset management solutions, today announced a “QuickStart” licensing program for its intellectual property (IP) now incorporated into ISO 18185, the new standard for electronic cargo seals (e-Seals). The Savi QuickStart e-Seal Licensing Program includes a reduced licensing fee for orders received by June 30, 2007.

http://www.savi.com/news/2007/200
7.05.01.shtml

Parco Precis Receives FCC Certification

OEM Component Clears FCC --- System Now Available for Sale

Portland, ME, --- May 1, 2007 -- Parco Wireless has received notification of an equipment authorization awarded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the OEM sub-components of the company’s Précis Location system. The Précis System utilizes ultra-wideband pulses to provide reliable precision location, hallway positioning, and general proximity. The system includes Parco's award winning middleware, software and software developer kit (SDK.).

http://www.parcomergedmedia.com
/content.php?content=Press_Releas
es&Action=Show&ID=98

INSIDE Contactless and Mobile DistilleryTeam up for NFC (Near Field Communication) development interoperability software solution

WIMA NFC Developers Summit, Monaco – April 18th, 2007 – INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, and leader in NFC technology, today announced its partnership with Mobile Distillery, a specialist java mobile porting Software Company, to develop an interoperable Java ME solution for NFC developers.

http://www.insidecontactless.com/pr
ess/press_releases_view.php?sq=49
&page=1&where_encode=IHdoZXJlI
HdkYXRlIGxpa2UgJzIwMDclJw==

Sirit's IDentity MaX Arrives in Europe

ETSI compliant version of Parking and Access Control solution aimed at new market

BIRMINGHAM, UK, April 17 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today introduced the European (ETSI compliant) version of its market leading IDentity MaX UHF RFID reader for use in secure parking and vehicle access control deployments.

http://www.sirit.com/index.php?opti
on=com_content&task=view&id=182
&Itemid=144

TURNOVER DEVELOPMENT FOR NEDAP OFF TO A GOOD START IN 2007

Compared to last year, most market groups of the N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek “Nedap” achieved a higher turnover during the first four months of 2007. The development in turnover even exceeded all expectations. However, due to the highly project-based character of the turnover, it is difficult to estimate to which extent this trend will continue during the coming months. Thanks to early anticipation of new market opportunities, an increasing sales force, and constant attention to Nedap’s distinctive capacity, management does not at present foresee any problem to impede the progression of long-term growth.

http://www.nedap.com/en/news.php
?id=53

EPCglobal Ratifies Low-Level RFID Reader Protocol

New protocol provides standard control & communication interface for wired and wireless network-connected RFID readers

Brussels, Belgium – 24 April 2007 – GS1 EPCglobal Inc today announced the ratification of the Low-Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) standard. Use of LLRP allows readers to be operated to deliver optimal performance resulting in rich, accurate, actionable data and events. The LLRP standard will further foster reader interoperability and create the foundation for technology providers to extend basic capabilities in satisfaction of industry-specific requirements.

http://www.epcglobalinc.org/about/
media_centre/press_rel/EPCglobal_
LLRP_Press_release_24April2007.p
df

Smart Card Alliance Says 2D Barcode in Proposed REAL ID Driver's License Would Be Inadequate for Security, Privacy

Same Level of Security, Privacy and Authentication Found in Smart Card Technology Used in Other Federal ID Applications Required at State Level

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 08, 2007 -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should not rely on static 2D barcode technology to store citizens' personal information on REAL ID driver's licenses or identification cards due to its inherent security drawbacks, according to the Smart Card Alliance's comments in response to the DHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on minimum standards for REAL ID cards.

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/rele
ase_html_b1?release_id=249594&t
source=3

Smart Card Alliance Urges States to Put Security, Privacy First for Enhanced Driver's License Pilots With DHS

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 24, 2007 -- The privacy and security of U.S. citizens would take a back seat to convenience if border states follow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommendations to pilot long-range, vicinity-read RFID-based state driver's licenses that would double as border crossing cards, according to a statement released by the Smart Card Alliance.

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/rele
ase_html_b1?release_id=243471&ts
ource=3

Lockheed Martin Opens Advanced Biometrics Center in West Virginia

Thursday May 17, 10:00 am ET Facility Will Complement Company's Leadership in Emerging Technologies

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News) opened the Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON(TM)) center today in White Hall, WV, to serve as a collaborative center for the corporation, its customers, academia and other industry partners to develop integrated biometrics solutions for both current and future initiatives.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/07051
7/neth008.html?.v=6

Tata Consultancy Services Expands Relationship With Microsoft to Deliver RFID Solutions

5/2/07 - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced plans with Microsoft Corporation to deliver RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions to global companies. TCS has launched an initiative to develop RFID solutions built on Microsoft BizTalk RFID to help companies simplify business processes, innovate more effectively, drive business efficiencies and enable deeper customer satisfaction.

http://www.bbwexchange.com/pubs/
2007/05/02/page1423-573366.asp

NXP and Kestrel Wireless partner to eliminate theft of DVDs in retail

Network-based RFID solution removes costly security measures, increases distribution options and enhances the shopping experience

NXP Semiconductors, the independent company founded by Philips, and Kestrel Wireless today joined forces on a solution to solve the problem of DVD theft throughout the supply chain. Using NXP’s leading RFID chip technology and Kestrel’s RFA™ (Radio Frequency Activation) solution it is possible to disable DVDs at the point of manufacture and enable them at the point of sale, making goods stolen at any point during the supply chain worthless, thus eliminating the incentive for theft.

http://www.nxp.com/news/content/
file_1332.html

Inova Technology Acquires RFID Company Right Tag

Santa Monica, CA US, May 03, 2007 /FSC/ - Edgetech Services Inc. (EDGH - OTCBB), Inova Technology, (formerly Edgetech Services Inc.) (OTCBB: EDGH) acquired radio frequency identification (RFID) company RightTag, Inc. on Tuesday.

RightTag manufactures RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) equipment and provides RFID consulting. RightTag's RFID product line includes proprietary handheld and desktop RFID scanners, RFID printers, and tags.

http://www.usetdas.com/TDAS/News
Article.aspx?NewsID=8392

SAVI TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES RFID PATENT LICENSING FOR STANDARDS-BASED CARGO CONTAINER E-SEALS

ISO 18185 and Savi Licensing Program Help to Fuel Market for Lower-Cost Container Tracking and Security

MOUNTAIN VIEW – Savi Technology, a provider of RFID-based total asset management solutions, today announced a “QuickStart” licensing program for its intellectual property (IP) now incorporated into ISO 18185, the new standard for electronic cargo seals (e-Seals). The Savi QuickStart e-Seal Licensing Program includes a reduced licensing fee for orders received by June 30, 2007.

http://sanjose.dbusinessnews.com/
shownews.php?type_news=latest&n
ewsid=117143

Skill Shortage Knocks Down Global RFID Business Growth

Growth of global RFID industry is being hit hard by the lack of expertise in this relatively newer technology.

/24-7PressRelease/ - NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 26, 2007 - Scarcity of professionals well versed in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is a major problem that global IT Industry is encountering today. The affect of this shortage is going to be on the adoption of this technology, cautioned CompTIA’s (Computing Technology Industry Association) senior official at - RFID Connect

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/vi
ew_press_release.php?rssID=27556

Alien Technology® Secures $33 Million In New Round Of Funding

April 24, 2007, Morgan Hill, CA – Alien Technology today announced that is has secured an aggregate of $33 million in new financing, led by Advanced Equities and Sunbridge Partners. Joining lead investors in the new round of funding are existing Alien investors Rho Ventures and NEA. With this round of financing, the capital invested in Alien totals more than $291 million. Alien’s revenue for the first half of FY07 grew 43% over the second half of FY06, while net cash used in operating activities declined 50% from the second half of FY06.

http://www.alientechnology.com/new
sevents/2007/AlienTechnology-Pres
sRelease04-24-07.php

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:

If you've ever wanted be a surgeon, you've probably realized that your first attempts should be on something safe — for example, on a stuffed bunny. Now, you can do just that, without ever hurting the bunny!

This Flash-based game is a demonstration of the services offered by 10mg Interactive of Amsterdam. It lets you resuscitate a dead bunny, then shave and operate, saving its life — if you can. But, you may find surgery is harder than you thought. Even virtual surgery!

http://www.10mg.nl/

How does your consultant behave (we are not all like this!)

http://www.vidlit.com/house/

Store Wars (organic or not, it's a good show)

http://www.storewars.org/flash/inde
x.html

How many pies can you get?

http://www.foon.co.uk/farcade/?pag
e=pie

Oops! Movie and TV slip-ups

http://www.slipups.com/

What not to bring while taking flying lessons

http://www.sunbelt-software.com/st
u/video/loop.wmv

How big is that number?

http://www.answers.com/main/ntqu
ery;jsessionid=31rela6mhnrqk?me
thod=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Names
+of+large+numbers&gwp=8&curtab
=2222_1&sbid=lc01a

Can you tell the programmers from the serial killers?

http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/k
illerquiz/

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