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April 2008

Steve Halliday

From the editor's desk!

Welcome to the latest issue of the High Tech AIDCourier.

I am putting the finishing touches to this newsletter as I sit on a plane bound for the RFID Journal Live show in Las Vegas. The last time I was in Vegas was a for a small RFID conference on "RFID and Healthcare". At this year's Journal Live show, I expect to see many vendors showcasing applications that can be used in the healthcare market as well as many other markets.

The show looks like being an interesting chance to catch up on the technology and I will give a summary of the show floor in the next issue.

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Technology News Briefs

RFID Standards

A month of interesting standards work has shown that we are still seeing a lot of change in the standards world. This means that the technology is far from standing still. A meeting in Europe of the ISO group working on air interface standards (ISO/IEC 18000 series) highlighted a lot of development. The major part of the work was on a review of the new changes to the part 6 (UHF) document. This standard includes the ISO equivalent of the EPCglobal™ Gen 2 standard (as Type C).

The ISO group has been hard at work to take the standard to a new level with the introduction of support for sensors and battery assisted passive technology. The goal is to remain completely compatible with the current Gen 2 while adding new layers of functionality. This new work will be wrapped into a new draft of the document and sent for FCD ballot. For details on the ISO ballot stages see http://www.hightechaid.com/standards/how_does_iso_work.
htm. This ballot should start by July 1, 2008 which means that the comments to the document will be reviewed in November.

Other work at these meetings included approval of new drafts for CD ballot for parts 2 (low frequency) and 7 (433 MHz active). Both documents contain new improvements to the currently published standards. Finally in the air interface work group an ad-hoc was established to create a new draft of part 3 (HF) to include a new Mode (3) which will be the equivalent of the new EPCglobal™ HF standard. This will be ready for CD ballot by August.

Other meetings that took place during this week of ISO meetings included work on the various RFID and RTLS conformance and performance standards as well as the first meeting of a new workgroup looking at Mobile Item Identification.

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

Radio Frequency Identification

Biometrics

Biometrics lack security

Despite the spreading biometrics use
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=2150D19E-67
A7-4423-A106-027DED3AD64B

Biometrics

Makes your body your "keys"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23904008/

FBI Prepares Vast Database

Of Biometrics
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/21/AR2007122102544.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy

Healthcare and Life Sciences

California Not Ready for Drug Pedigrees

Is RFID?
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/laws_regs/delay_implementation.
pdf

It's All in the Wrist:

Improving Patient Safety With Bar Code Wristbands
http://www.zdnet.fr/livres-blancs/0,39035134,60113329p-39000819q,00.htm

SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System

Ensures No Sponges Left Behind
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/03/26/surgicount-safety-spong
e-system-ensures-no-sponges-left-behind/

Privacy

Washington state

Passes RFID antispying law
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?comma
nd=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9072438&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/showArtic
le.jhtml;jsessionid=W1GQAZYNLSOVSQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=206904170&_requestid=944126

Every move you make

Tracked by RFID tags
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?comma
nd=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9072438&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1

Privacy fears

Hinder the growth of RFID
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2143738/privacy-
fears-hinder-growth

N.H. House votes

To require labels on goods with RFID chips
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/200
8/03/18/nh_house_votes_to_require_labels_on_goods_with_rfi
d_chips/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+New+Hampshire+news

Wireless

STMicro and NXP

To merge wireless chip units
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b540286-072b-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/10/43502/s
t-acquires-slice-of-nxps-wireless-chip-business-in-jv.htm

Homeland Security

DHS budget

Includes funds for biometric and ID projects
http://www.cr80news.com/library/2008/04/07/dhs-budget-includes-funds-for-biometric-and-id-projects/

DHS Starts Gathering 10 Fingerprints

From International Visitors at New York’s JFK
http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-News/?a=831&z=22

Lockheed Secures Contract

To Expand Biometric Database
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/12/AR2008021202777.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy

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 strategic RFID agreements with CES and DSI

CES to manufacture and DSI to provide enterprise integration for Magellan’s unique PJM StackTag® RFID technology to meet growing North American demand

Sydney, Australia – Thursday, March 27, 2008

Magellan Technology, a technology developer, manufacturer, and licensor of advanced read and write 13.56MHz RFID systems, today announced agreements with two U.S. companies to meet the growing demand for its unique Phase Jitter Modulation (PJM) StackTag® RFID technology in North America. The agreements are with manufacturer Creative Electronics and Software Inc. (CES), and data collection solution provider Data Systems International, Inc. (DSI).http://www.magellan-rfid.com/pag
es/frms/news/ces_dsi.html

Hi-G-Tek and NTC Design Wireless RFID Cargo Security System for Customs Control Agency of Kazakhstan

Solution delivers real-time visibility across Kazakhstan's 4000-mile trade lane

Rockville, MD. -- April 08, 2008 -- Hi-G-Tek, a leading developer of RFID sensing and control solutions for tracking high-value cargo and sensitive materials, provided its technology platform to Kazakhstani-based systems integrator, Science Technical Center (NTC), to implement a cargo monitoring system for the Customs Control Agency (CCA) of Kazakhstan. http://www.higtek.com/index.php
?option=com_content&task=view&
id=106&Itemid=54

Sirit Introduces New High Frequency RFID Reader Module

INfinity 110 supports most comprehensive set of HF protocols in industry

TORONTO, April 8 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, today announces the launch of its INfinity 110 ("IN110") high frequency ("HF") reader module designed for embedded RFID applications. This new offering leverages Sirit's long history of supplying HF embedded reader solutions by supporting more tag protocols than competitive products in a compact footprint. http://www.sirit.com/event_releas
e-info.php?id_news=87

European Commission backs International Collaboration Initiative on RFID standardisation for ‘The Internet of Things’

March 3rd 2008 - A key group of international partners representing Europe, the USA, China, Japan and Korea have joined a strategic EU funded 7th Framework initiative that will look at global standards, regulatory and other issues concerning RFID and its role in realising an “Internet of Things.” www.RFIDGlobal.eu

NFC Forum Announces Finalists: Touching the Future Global Competition

Winners to be Announced at WIMA NFC Developers Summit, Monaco, April 29, 2008

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA — April 2, 2008 — The NFC Forum, (www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced it has selected 20 finalists for its Touching the Future: NFC Forum Global Competition. http://www.nfc-forum.org/news/pr/
view?item_key=2df109f5eeeae82
2ebece97798666d793f69d780

Sirit Completes RSI ID Technologies Acquisition

TORONTO, April 1 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, is pleased to confirm that it has completed its acquisition of RSI ID Technologies, Inc. ("RSI"). http://www.sirit.com/event_release
-info.php?id_news=85

Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID Reader Receives China Certification

Worldwide compatibility increases to 18 countries for top-performing reader

TORONTO, April 1 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, today announced that its industry leading INfinity 510 UHF reader ("IN510") has been certified to operate under China's latest radio regulations. http://www.sirit.com/event_releas
e-info.php?id_news=86

New EPCglobal™ HF Air Interface standard

CISC extends its RFID simulation platform supporting EPCglobal™ HF AI standard

Klagenfurt (Austria), 31.03.2008. CISC Semiconductor - a design and consulting company for industries which develop microelectronic systems - is extending its simulation library platform to support product vendors and system integrators in design and evaluation of RFID products and systems based on the new EPCglobal™ HF AI protocol. http://www.cisc.at/_documents/Ne
ws/Press_Release_HF_AI_EPCglob
al_standard.pdf

Sirit and 3M Sign Cooperative Marketing Agreement

Targeting global transportation markets including Electronic Vehicle
Registration (EVR) and Electronic Tolling

TORONTO, March 25 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, announced it has signed a cooperative marketing agreement ("CMA") with 3M's Traffic Safety Systems Division. http://www.sirit.com/event_releas
e-info.php?id_news=83

Sirit Reports Second Consecutive Record Revenue Year in 2007

TORONTO, March 18 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, reports its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. All amounts are stated in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise noted. http://www.sirit.com/event_releas
e-info.php?id_news=82

Impinj Introduces Monza™ 3 RFID Tag Chips with Industry-Leading Performance

Newest UHF Gen 2 Chip Offering Improves Data Accuracy and Enables New Applications

SEATTLE, Wash., March 27, 2008 – Leading UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions provider Impinj, Inc. today unveiled Monza™ 3 tag chips with high-performance tag read and write reliability optimized for successful enterprise-wide RFID deployments. http://www.impinj.com/news-even
ts/release.aspx?id=2093

GOLIATH Solutions Secures $27 Million in Funding from Cordjia and The Walnut Group

Accelerates Rollout of Revolutionary Marketing Intelligence Solution for $17 Billion In-Store Advertising and Merchandising Industry

Deerfield, Ill., March 27, 2008—GOLIATH Solutions, LLC, a privately-held marketing intelligence company that has developed a proprietary and proven solution to maximize retailer returns from in-store advertising and merchandising, announced today that it has completed a $27 million financing led by two private equity firms: Cordjia and The Walnut Group. http://www.goliathsolutions.com/p
dfs/3-26-08%20GOLIATH%20Rele
ase-Financing.pdf

AWID Expands RFID Patent License from Intermec.

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2008--Intermec, Inc. (NYSE:IN) today announced that Applied Wireless Identifications Group, Inc. (AWID) has expanded its license under Intermec's RFID patents. http://www.intermec.com/about_u
s/newsroom/pr_detail.aspx?c=107
429&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=11270
84&highlight=

Intermec Grants RFID Patent Licenses to Intelleflex

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2008--Intermec, Inc. (NYSE:IN), the leader in automated data capture technologies, today announced that it has given a running royalty license under its RFID patents to Intelleflex Corporation, a leader in RFID products and solutions with extended range, reliability, memory, and security. http://www.intermec.com/about_u
s/newsroom/pr_detail.aspx?c=10
7429&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=112
7026&highlight=

PowerID Introduces First EPCglobal Class 1, Generation 2 Battery-Assisted, Passive (BAP) RFID Labels

New Labels Combine BAP Performance with Support of Gen 2 Reader Infrastructure

Petah Tikva, Israel – April 10, 2008 – PowerID Ltd., the industry leader in battery-assisted, passive (BAP) RFID technology, announced today the general availability of its BAP label product line utilizing the EPCglobal Class 1, Generation 2 air protocol. http://www.power-id.com/Newsroo
m/Content.aspx?id=223

Hitachi Mu-chip Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Compatible with Gamma Sterilization

Tests reveal Hitachi Mu-chip RFID inlets can withstand at least 500 kilogray (kGy) gamma ray exposure with no additional protective encapsulation. Test results white paper available now

INTERPHEX2008 BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi America, Ltd. in conjunction with a leading provider of gamma sterilization isotope and equipment, revealed Hitachi’s Mu-chip RFID (radio frequency identification) tag technology can survive at least 500 kilogray (kGy) of gamma energy exposure. http://www.businesswire.com/port
al/site/google/?ndmViewId=n
ews_view&newsId=200803250053
61&newsLang=en

Time Domain Names Paul Reitmeier Chief Executive

Siemens Veteran Brings 30 Years of Proven Leadership and Management Experience within the High Technology and Services Business Sectors

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Domain Corporation, (http://www.timedomain.com), a leader in precision ultra wideband (UWB) real-time location systems (RTLS), today announced that Paul Reitmeier has joined the company as chief executive officer. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&ST
ORY=/www/story/03-17-2008/0004775101&EDATE=

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:

Flight of the penguins.

(Be sure to watch the how it was done video.) http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4

Give us your tired,

Your poor, your massive blocks of cheese: "champion cheese carver" Troy Landwehr takes liberties with 1200 pounds of cheddar. http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=R0bQh2ipARI

Draw a pig

http://drawapig.desktop
creatures.com/

Tap that tune:

http://www.songtapper.com/

Play with a turkey:

http://www.addicting
games.com/turkeytogo.html

How to be more productive:

http://www.aaronsw.com/
weblog/productivity

Free space simulator:

http://celestia.sourceforge.net/

For the paranoid among us:

http://zapatopi.net/afdb/

How Sharks work!

http://science.howstuff
works.com/shark.htm

Who said that in history?

http://politicalcompass.org/
iconochasms.php

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From the editor's desk!

Technology News Briefs

RFID Standards

Radio Frequency Identification

How they hacked it:

RFID tech turned into spy chips

RFID Technology Keeps Track

Avery Dennison Sues

Lockheed Martin Uses RFID

Impinj Adds Industry Veterans

Every move you make

Lost your luggage?

As RFID Market Matures

RFID 2007

RFID keeps tabs on Vegas bartenders

Airbus Selects IBM and OATSystems

German Study Shows Companies Dissatisfied

UHF Vs. HF RFID:

CISC extends its RFID simulation platform

ID cards scrapped

RFID climbs to top

Raflatac marks 100 million

Wal-Mart's slow-going

Biometrics

Biometrics lack security

Biometrics

FBI Prepares Vast Database

Healthcare and Life Sciences

California Not Ready for Drug Pedigrees

It's All in the Wrist:

SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System

Privacy

Washington state

Every move you make

Privacy fears

N.H. House votes

Wireless

STMicro and NXP

Homeland Security

DHS budget

DHS Starts Gathering 10 Fingerprints

Lockheed Secures Contract

Sponsored by:

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 strategic RFID agreements with CES and DSI

Hi-G-Tek and NTC Design Wireless RFID Cargo Security System for Customs Control Agency of Kazakhstan

Sirit Introduces New High Frequency RFID Reader Module

European Commission backs International Collaboration Initiative on RFID standardisation for ‘The Internet of Things’

NFC Forum Announces Finalists: Touching the Future Global Competition

Sirit Completes RSI ID Technologies Acquisition

Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID Reader Receives China Certification

New EPCglobal™ HF Air Interface standard

Sirit and 3M Sign Cooperative Marketing Agreement

Sirit Reports Second Consecutive Record Revenue Year in 2007

Impinj Introduces Monza™ 3 RFID Tag Chips with Industry-Leading Performance

GOLIATH Solutions Secures $27 Million in Funding from Cordjia and The Walnut Group

AWID Expands RFID Patent License from Intermec.

Intermec Grants RFID Patent Licenses to Intelleflex

PowerID Introduces First EPCglobal Class 1, Generation 2 Battery-Assisted, Passive (BAP) RFID Labels

Hitachi Mu-chip Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Compatible with Gamma Sterilization

Time Domain Names Paul Reitmeier Chief Executive

The Final Comment

Flight of the penguins.

Give us your tired,

Draw a pig

Tap that tune:

Play with a turkey:

How to be more productive:

Free space simulator:

For the paranoid among us:

How Sharks work!

Who said that in history?