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October 2007

Steve Halliday

From the editor's desk!

Welcome to the latest issue of the High Tech AIDCourier.

Changes in the AIDC world continue to happen and keep us all on our toes. This month we see an announcement from Magellan Technology that they are licensing their IP associated with ISO 18000 parts 3 and 6 and EPCglobal^TM Gen 2 tags (see below). The issue is of Intellectual Property being identified that has relevance to our standards even though we were not aware of it during the standards development process. Many people have predicted that this problem would arise and now we are starting to see the first evidence. In the ISO arena many companies declared IP that had not declared to EPCglobal^TM. We will watch this issue as it develops. The RFID Consortium is a group of companies that have agreed to pursue their UHF RFID IP together and we will probably be hearing from them very soon on this issue (http://www.vialicensing.com/patent/UHF_RFID_index.cfm).

Another big change is the announcement that Handheld Products is to be purchased by Honeywell. This brings another very large company into the AIDC world and we look forward to seeing what they will do with AIDC.

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Technology News Briefs

RFID Standards

No meetings in the last month, but in the next few weeks the ballots on the various parts of the ISO 18000 standard come to an end and we will see progress then.

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

Radio Frequency Identification

Wal-Mart is Changing Its RFID Tune

Launching a New Set of Pilots http://www.scdigest.com/assets/on_target/07-10-14-3.php?ci
d=1296

Wal-Mart's Faltering RFID Initiative

Things apparently haven't gone so well for the retail giant. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2191743,00.a
sp

Rallying around the new LLRP standard

Seven technology suppliers support EPCGlobalTM. http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6464319.html

DHL first

To get RFID in the mail http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?id=7&a
rticle=14112

Dillards Announces

Pilot RFID Tagging Program http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=54026
http://little_rock.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=135613&type_news=latest

EPCglobal Certifies EPCIS Software

Foresees Stronger RFID Adoption http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3658/1/1/

The Truth About RFID Adoption

There's been a tremendous amount of misinformation http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3665/1/128/

Using RFID for real-time visibility across the supply chain

Horizon Lines tracks assets as they move through the supply chain in real-time. http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6486405.html?pre=1&nid=2865&rid=1733663168

RFID item-level tagging takes a step forward

Metro AG is launching a pilot to tag its menswear department http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6486229.htm
l?pre=1&nid=2865&rid=1733663168

RFID: Revenge of the Closed-Loop System

Alien Makes Market Move http://www.scdigest.com/assets/On_Target/07-10-07-3.php
?cid=1283

RFID Compliance in Retail Supply Chain

Follows Bar Code Trajectory of 15 Years Ago http://www.scdigest.com/assets/On_Target/07-09-30-3.ph
p?cid=1265

RFID Standard Battle Rages:

HF or UHF? http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,19441
40,00.asp

Q&A:

Alien tech chief on the RFID revolution http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=DE358F42
-0144-4C2E-A65F-FD205F355FDA

China RFID Market

Grew 23 Percent in Second Quarter of 2007 http://www.rfidnews.org/weblog/2007/10/14/china-rfid-mar
ket-grew-23-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2007/

25 RFID Case Studies Ebook 1.01 (Freeware)

RFID Technology Applications http://www.freedownloadsarchive.com/Business/Application
s/25_RFID_Case_Studies_Ebook_31125.html

U.N. bureaucrat:

RFID can help us do our jobs http://www.news.com/830
1-10784_3-9795278-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547
-1040_3-0-5

Researchers Improve Security For RFID Tags

An inexpensive and efficient way to improve security http://www.rfglobalnet.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=
5a93519b-c89f-439f-9bc7-c58eaf1d7b83&
atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a&VNETCOOKIE=NO

Five ways RFID is being used in mobile phones

Including banking and CD scanning http://techdigest.tv/2007/10/koreajapan_week_14.html

France supports creation of national RFID center

Government's intention to accelerate the development of RFID technology. http://www.eetimes.eu/france/202300
736?cid=RSSfeed_eetimesEU_france

Savi RFID

Approved for Chile, Taiwan and Malaysia
http://www.americanshipper.com/fc/FLC_story.asp?news=713
98

Cover Story:

Wal-Mart's Faltering RFID Initiative http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1397,2191743,00.as
p?kc=BARSS03129TX1K0000628

Wal-Mart, Best Buy

Spearhead DVD-Tagging Pilot http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/3645/

Solstice Medical Signs RFID Deal

With Illinois Company http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=25704#middle

RFID in museums and galleries

RFID pilot at the Museo delle Origini (Museum of the Origins of Man) in Rome http://www.it-analysis.com/bus
iness/content.php?cid=9838

RFID Heads to Cell Phones

Touted as a way to boost network security http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137369-pg,1/article.html

Airports plan to radio-tag bags

Eighty of the world's busiest airports could make the switch to radio tags. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,224353
25-15317,00.html

McDonalds Starts RFID Ordering Trial

In Korea http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2183439,0
0.asp?kc=EWRSS04069TX1K0000694

Biometrics

Gatwick Goes High Tech

With Biometrics http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2007/gb2
007109_962483.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_te
chnology

NCR plans big roll-out

Of biometric ATMs http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Indus
try/Banking_Finance_/Banking/NCR_plans_big_roll-out_of_biometric_ATMs/rssarticleshow/2436862.cms

Home Office spends 2.3m on biometric scanners

Part of new visa system http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/09/25/227013
/home-office-spends-2.3m-on-biometric-scanners.htm

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Infineon provides security chips

For largest US patient smart card project http://www.secureidnews.com/news/2007/09/11/infineon-pro
vides-security-chips-for-largest-us-patient-smart-card-proje
ct/
http://www.global-identification.com/index.php?id=20&no
_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=870&tx_ttnews%5Bbac
kPid%5D=4

New RFID Medical Cabinets Deployed at 50 Hospitals

Maintain inventories of critical specialty drugs http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/index.php?id=1447
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3632/1/1/

Research aims to boost RFID security, integration

In cardiac sensor networks http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7787

AT&T offers RFID gear

Service to health care providers http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2111843/406208/79950/
2/

Drug Anticounterfeiting by RFID

Food and Drug Administration backed off standards for RFID at item level on drugs http://www.idtechex.com/printedelectronicsworld/articles/dru
g_anticounterfeiting_by_rfid_00000703.asp

Or have they?

Congress Approves FDA Bill Containing RFID Provisions http://rfidlawblog.mckennalong.com/archives/federal-legislat
ion-congress-approves-fda-bill-containing-rfid-provisions.html

German Hospital Tackles Medication Error Reduction

With RFID Pilot http://www.digitalhcp.com/hitw/newsletters/2007/09/25/med
ication-error-reduction-with-rfid-pilot/

AeroScout outfits Mexico's first all digital hospital

Many applications use RFID http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=56E03547-F
382-493A-820D-F6DB6C507E21
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2165528/406208/82088
/2/

Tennessee technology developer

Gives patient safety a boost with RFID http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7880&fromRS
S=true

Fighting counterfeit drugs with secondary seals and RFID

Counterfeit-drug cases grew from five in 1998 to 58 in 2004. http://medicaldesign.com/articles/ID/13858

Denver Health Expands RFID Use To 1.5 Million Square Feet

With Technology From InnerWireless And Cisco http://www.rfidsolutionsonline.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=02c42b4e-e8ed-4990-b2a0-1c85b53e9899&atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

Bar code scanning 'proves its worth'

At UK hospital http://healthcareitnews.eu/content/view/7
00/26/

RTLS

Making sense of UWB RFID

Precise RTLS http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6491412.ht
ml

Real-time location systems growing in use

For many, the action today is in RTLS http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6486398.html?pre=1&nid=2865&rid=1733663168

Tracking mobile assets with RTLS

Track critical assets to within a few feet http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6486399.html?pre=1&nid=2865&rid=1733663168

RTLS Market To Exceed $1.6 Billion

By 2010 http://www.rfidupdate.com/articles/?id=949

Privacy

Privacy a hot topic

As RFID tagging grows in use http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9038058&source=NLT_
AM&nlid=1

Another Day,

Another RFID Trial for privacy advocates to worry about http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/another-day-another-rfid-trial/

Dumbest tech bill so far this year?

You be the judge http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9769484-7.html?part=rss&subj=news

Barcode

Denso withdraws from U.S. market

Still selling well in Asia http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6474632.html?nid=2407&rid=1733663168

Homeland Security

DHS border chief:

Ask me about potato chips, not RFID chips http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9795620-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog

Using RFID

Delays DHS Pass card release http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45068-1.html?topic=&CMP=OTC-RSS

General

Top 20 automatic data capture (ADC) suppliers

And trends that have influenced the ADC market http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6474639.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:

Magellan Technology announces licensing rights for its Patents Related to ISO 18000-6

Magellan will offer a quick start licensing program for its newly granted microchip patents affecting RFID products complying to ISO 18000-6 and ISO 18000-3 Mode 2

Sydney, Australia - Friday, September 21, 2007 Magellan Technology Pty. Ltd. (Magellan) today announced that it is licensing the intellectual property rights covered in its newly granted patents (US7259654 and US7248145) as required by ISO 18000-3 Mode 2, ISO 18000-6 and other RFID microchip (ASIC) applications. Equivalent patents have already been granted in Europe.
http://www.magellan-rfid.com/pages/
frms/news/tram21.html

Honeywell Announces Agreement to Acquire Hand Held Products

HONEYWELL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE HAND HELD PRODUCTS INC. – IMAGING AND MOBILE INNOVATOR

Acquisition Provides Entry into Large and Growing Automatic Identification and Data Collection Marketplace, Expands Pervasive Wireless Technology Expertise

Minneapolis, MN, October 15, 2007 - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hand Held Products Inc., a privately held Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) company based in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., for approximately $390 million. Hand Held Products manufactures a range of data collection and communication products designed for mobile, on-site, and transaction processing in retail, healthcare, utilities, transportation, logistics and industry. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory review. http://www.handheld.com/Site.aspx/
na/en/news_events/news_listing/?ar
ticle=370

Zebra Technologies to Acquire Navis

Acquisition enhances Zebra's ability to deliver asset tracking and location solutions; Company also announces acquisition of RTLS provider proveo

VERNON HILLS, Ill., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zebra Technologies Corporation today announced that it has agreed to acquire all of the shares of Navis Holdings, LLC, a global solutions provider for managing logistics, assets, inventories and cargo flows across the supply chain, for approximately $145 million in cash, subject to applicable post-closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2007 and is subject to expiration of the H-S-R waiting period and other customary closing conditions.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfe
eds/articles/prnewswire/AQM171151
02007-1.htm

Sirit Announces New Solution for the Electronic Vehicle Registration Market

High performance IDentity 5100 reader targets global market; 650 million cars

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 9 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today introduced its latest Automatic Vehicle Identification ("AVI") reader solution, the IDentity 5100, at the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association's 75th Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Vienna, Austria. http://www.sirit.com/event
_release-info.php?id_news=71

SAVI AND COMTECH ‘RFID-GPS-SATCOM’ SYSTEM ORDERS SURPASS 10,000 UNIT MARK

Comtech Places New Orders for Savi’s Active RFID Reader Modules Via ‘Powered by Savi’ OEM Licensing Program

CHICAGO – Oct. 3, 2007 – Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company [NYSE: LMT], recently received purchase orders totaling more than $3 million from partner Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation (a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. ((NASDAQ: CMTL)), for more than 6,000 Savi active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader modules. This order, announced here today at the EPC Connections Conference, marks the sale of the 10,000th Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) reader module to Comtech since 2005.
http://www.savi.com/news/2007/2007
.10.03.shtml

Alien Technology® Expands RFID Leadership with Introduction of Three New Products to Its Portfolio of EPC Gen 2 Readers

Introducing the ALR-9900 for Demanding Applications; ALR-9650 Smart Antenna for in-building Asset/Item Tracking; and the ALR-9824 Portal Solution for Warehouse and Supply Chain Customers

October 2, 2007 – Morgan Hill, CA — Alien Technology, an industry leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services, today announced the expansion of its leading portfolio of EPC Gen 2 RFID readers with the introduction of three new RFID products. The new readers are expected to be particularly well received in industries such as consumer packaged goods, retail, manufacturing, transportation, airports and cargo logistics, government and defense industries, and more. http://www.alientechnology.com/news
events/2007/press100207readers.
php

Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Runners Save Time By Using RFID Technology from Alien Technology®

Racetimer Offers Alien RFID Solution for Race Events

October 16, 2007, Morgan Hill, Calif. – Alien Technology, an industry leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services, today announced the use of RFID to save time and money for athletic event organizers and participants. http://www.alientechnology.com/news
events/2007/press101607.php

Sirit Announces IBM WebSphere(R) RFID Premises Server Compatibility

WebSphere RFID Provides Native Support for Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID Reader

TORONTO, Oct. 2 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") solutions, announced today that a device agent for their INfinity 510 RFID readers is available for IBM's WebSphere RFID Premises Server, version 6.0. The Sirit Device Agent enables the seamless integration between RFID hardware and software infrastructure. Sirit, an IBM business partner for WebSphere RFID solutions, ensures the device agent supports integration between the INfinity 510 and IBM's WebSphere http://www.sirit.com/event_release-in
fo.php?id_news=70

Texas Instruments Enters the Secure Electronic Government ID Market

Faster data-write and transaction read times will enable a new generation of secure passports and e-ID documents

Dallas, Texas (September 27, 2007) – To address the highly demanding requirements for secure identification documents, such as the electronic passport (e-passport), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is applying core capabilities in contactless and power efficient microcontroller technologies along with advanced embedded memory for next generation government identification (ID) products that deliver greater speed, performance, and productivity in issuance and use to customers. http://ti.com/rfid/shtml/news-release
s-09-27-07.shtml

Parco Launches eCommerce Site

PORTLAND, ME - September 12, 2007 -- Parco Merged Media Corporation announced today the launch of its new e-commerce website. The website can be accessed directly from any internet browser by typing the URL http://buynow.parcowireless.com or accessed from the Parco website.
http://www.parcowireless.com/content
.php?content=Press_Releases&Action
=Show&ID=103

Datalogic Scanning Again Led the EMEA Market in Sales and Shipment of Handheld Readers

According to Ranking by Venture Development Corporation

Eugene, Oregon, September 28, 2007 – For the fifth year in a row, Datalogic Scanning Inc., is pleased to announce that they have been named the leader in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Region for handheld readers by Venture Development Corporation (VDC). https://easeofaccess.scanning.datalo
gic.com/public/marketlit/Send.aspx?f
ile=PR091807

NFC Forum Grows to Over 130 Members

Momentum for Near Field Communication Continues to Attract Industry-Leading Organizations to Association

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA — September 17, 2007 — The NFC Forum , a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that its membership ranks have increased to over 130 members, representing 20 percent growth in five months.
http://www.nfc-forum.org/news/pr/vi
ew?item_key=221dc4c792ba1014b4
e7e8a9962d5a01d296788f

New Global Consortium to Establish Best Practices for Identity Assurance

Center for Ethical Identity Assurance to address identity protection gaps in business, technology and public policies

Warrendale, PA USA -- October 16, 2007 -- Launched today as a global not-for-profit initiative, the Center for Ethical Identity Assurance (CEIA) is an alliance of industry, government and academic partners formed to develop and promote standards for identity credentials as well as supporting business practices that are compatible for a diverse range of industries and geographies. http://www.ceiaglobal.org/PressRelea
ses/101607.htm

Intelleflex Debuts Extended Capability RFID Tag for Use in Challenging RF Environments

Breakthrough On-Edge Performance Increases Reliability of Multi-Angle Reads

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelleflex Corporation, the leader in Extended Capability RFID, today announced the availability of the SMT-7100, an advanced RFID tag with exceptional performance around metal, liquid and other materials that can significantly hamper RFID function. Intelleflex’s SMT-7100 tag delivers extended range, reliability, memory and security for on-edge reads at multiple angles which is a vital requirement for RFID to work in challenging real-world environments. http://home.busine
sswire.com/portal/site/google/index.j
sp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=2
0070925005957&newsLang=en

Checkpoint Systems, Impinj and Reva Systems Enable World’s First End-to-End UHF Item-level RFID Shopping Experience for METRO Group

Galeria Kaufhof Unveils End-to-End Apparel Inventory Solution with Unified UHF Gen 2 RFID Infrastructure

Essen, Germany, September 20, 2007 – Leading radio frequency identification (RFID) solution providers Checkpoint Systems, Impinj, Inc., and Reva Systems today announced a breakthrough item-level tagging retail apparel implementation. The companies joined forces in METRO Group’s Future Store Initiative to enable the first complete supplier distribution to in-store point-of-sale RFID deployment using UHF Gen 2 standards-based systems. The implementation for METRO Group’s high-end Galeria Kaufhof department store in Essen, Germany is a milestone for the retail industry, delivering consumer-facing RFID applications that are integrated from the distribution center to retail smart shelves and cashier checkout stations.
http://www.impinj.com/news-events
/release.aspx?id=1764

Carolinas HealthCare Selects Ekahau for One of Nation's Largest Healthcare System RTLS Deployments

RESTON ( -, October 9 , 2007 06:08:07 PM) Ekahau RTLS Centralizes Asset Management and Enables RTLS Roaming Across Campuses in North Carolina

Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that it has been selected as the RTLS vendor of choice for Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), the third largest public healthcare system in the United States. CHS is using the Ekahau RTLS solution for a centrally deployed asset tracking application that will work across its acute care facilities. CHS expects to track thousands of assets across its campuses starting with infusion pumps and ventilators, which it began tracking this past summer. When complete in early 2007, it is expected that CHS will have one of the largest, most expansive healthcare industry deployments of RTLS in the country. http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.ns
f/$ALL/B54E0BA19485F8F56525736F
00456889?opendocument

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:

Ten Great (but Fake) Tech and Science Videos.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136
911/article.html?tk=nl_sbxcol

Strange things you likely did not know...
http://www.robinsweb.com/humor/str
ange_things.html

Do you like crossword puzzles? http://www.webcrosswords.com/

How invisibility cloaks work http://science.howstuffworks.com/inv
isibility-cloak.htm

Right Angle Sidewalk Chalk Art http://www.saturn9.ws/gallery/v/and
y/sidewalk/

Are you superstitious? http://www.oldsuperstitions.com/

Tease your brain http://www.brainvista.com/bv/index.p
hp

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