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From the Editor's Desk
This has been a crazy month. There is so much going on this month that it has been hard to stay on top of it all. The standards column below details some of the work that is going on in that arena. Did you see the announcement from Wal-Mart that they are going to start tagging apparel? Good news for the industry but it certainly had ignited a lot of press about it. As I sift through all the editorials and comments, I get the feeling that most people do not have a problem with this and it is only the hard core privacy people who are objecting. I still don’t get it! Even though I am very careful with my identity information, I don’t understand how a hang tag on my jeans is going to compromise my privacy rights. I do understand how it is going to let Wal-Mart be even more competitive and I say – good job, especially if it reduces the cost of my jeans.
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Although there have been few physical meetings this month, the phone
lines have not had a chance to cool off before the next call starts.
We have two big areas of work in progress at the moment. Data
Protocol for RFID and Security/File Management for RFID. The Data
Protocol work is the result of a ballot and is an attempt to resolve
the comments raised during the ballot. If you want more information on ISO standardization or on any issue of RFID standardization, then email steve@hightechaid.com. Radio Frequency Identification Qantas trialsNew check-in technology http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/qantas-trials-new-check-in-technology/story-e6frg akx-1225894767814 Wal-Mart To Put Radio Tags on Clothes http://dash7.org/blog/?p=1331&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/26/walmart-rfid-2010-store-t_n_659487.html http://consumerist.com/2010/07/walmart-to-put-rfid-tags-in-your-undies.html 100 Uses Of RFID http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/100_uses_of_rfid.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter RFID/Wireless: Race to Utopia http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/rfid_wireless_race_to_utopia/ RFID Sensing and monitoring are the next wave http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/logistics_technology_rfid_sensing_and_monitoring_are_th e_next_wave/ S'pore laundromat Aims big with RFID http://www.zdnetasia.com/s-pore-laundromat-aims-big-with-rfid-62201609.htm Bad guys Could read RFID passports at 217 feet, maybe a lot more http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/072910-black-hat-rfid-passports.html http://darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226500226 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/02/long_range_rfid/ Motorola's profit soars As revenue stabilizes http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sc-biz-0730-motorola-earnings-20100729,0,4287447.story Global CIO: IBM, WalMart, & Tom Cruise To Star In Thriller, 'RFID Madness!' http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/interviews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226500130&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All Finding The right RFID tag http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=83049 PowerID PowerT Tags Used At Races Around The World http://www.morerfid.com/details.php?subdetail=Report&action=details&report_id=7125 Free On-Demand Webcast Virtualizing the Hard Stuff http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/1514/?ftd=rss Dash7 Alliance Working on New Specification, Tags for ISO 18000-7 http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/print/7780 RFID Tags Arrive on Store Floor As Retailers Go After ROI http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-07-28/rfid-tags-arrive-on-store-floor-as-retailers-go-aft er-roi.html M&S to roll out Next-gen RFID tags from 2011 http://packagingnews.co.uk/News/MostRead/1018451/M-S-roll-next-gen-RFID-tags-2011/ New system Makes library more efficient http://gazettextra.com/news/2010/jul/24/new-system-makes-library-more-efficient-new-syste m/ New RFID Tags Could Mean No Waits in Grocery Cues http://www.rfidworld.ca/new-rfid-tags-could-mean-no-waits-in-grocery-cues/121 Tagged bales In tune with times http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/state/machinery-and-equipment/general/tagged-bales-in- tune-with-times/1889217.aspx RFID Markets Rises To $5.4 Billion This Year http://www.rfidworld.ca/rfid-markets-rises-to-5-4-billion-this-year-and-will-rise-up-to-8-3-billion-by-2014/99 School to use Hi-tech child tracking system http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/120683-school-to-use-hi-tech-child-tracking-system.ht ml Momentum Is Growing For Item-Level Tagging, Survey Says http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/7730/ RFID Helps Indian Company Trap Ghost Workers http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ghostworker_trapping_rfid_is_there_nothing_you_can.p hp HID Extends partnership with INSIDE http://mobility.cbronline.com/news/hid-extends-partnership-with-inside_140710 Analyst Pegs RFID 4G As Key Wireless Trends http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226600084&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News internet of things Sensor:The Internet of things becomes the engine http://gotoseenews.com/article/sensor-the-internet-of-things-becomes-the-engine-the-new-technology-expedites-the-emergence-of-the-new-opportunity.html http://hu-tui.com/2010/the-internet-of-things-will-become-the-new-engine-of-market-of-sensor/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Internet of Things Weather station project http://www.speedcommunications.com/blogs/wadds/2010/07/14/internet-of-things-weather-sta tion-project/ Chinese IOT 12 special topics while planning http://hu-tui.com/2010/the-development-of-internet-of-things-should-realize-the-intact-industry-system-progressively/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter IOT takes measures again Set up national team http://electronics-tech.com/the-industry-of-the-internet-of-things-takes-measures-again-set-up-national-team/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The Snowflake Effect On the World of Things http://waynehodgins.typepad.com/ontarget/2010/07/the-snowflake-effect-on-the-world-of-things.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Every Machine Around Can be Used To Watch You. Interested in Privacy? http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/every_machine_around_you_is_watching_you_interest e.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The heat wave Of the IOT http://hu-tui.com/2010/the-heat-wave-of-the-internet-of-things-is-attacked-from-europe/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter NYC Makes Progress In Smart Energy http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS100715150431400&utm_source=Connected+World+Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_c ampaign=Connected+World+Weekly%3A+07-16-2010 Beyond Social: Read/Write In The Era of Internet of Things http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/beyond_social_web_internet_of_things.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter BT joins forces With Arquiva, Detica for smart meter bid http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2010/07/19/bt-joins-forces-with-arqiva-detica-for-sm art-meter-bid-40089576/ 6 Brain Sensors You'll Be Using Soon http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/6_brain_sensors_youll_be_using_soon.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Microsoft licenses ARM tech In bid to own 'internet of things' http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/23/242079/Microsoft-licenses-ARM-tech-in-b id-to-own-39internet-of.htm Internet of Things Will things change? http://rfidroundup.blogspot.com/2010/07/internet-of-things.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The Memetic Web & The "Internet of Products" http://goonth.posterous.com/the-memetic-web-the-internet-of-products-sear?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter IBM, Tridium, Collaborate to Advance Smarter Buildings http://www.sensorsmag.com/specialty-markets/aec/news/ibm-tridium-collaborate-advance-smarter-buildings-7367?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter New Engineering Center Of Rural Internet of Things Founded http://english.anhuinews.com/system/2010/07/29/003322539.shtml Carnegie Mellon Builds lab for smarter planet research http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2010/07/carnegie-mellon-builds-lab-for-smarter-planet-research.html Silicon Valley Power's smartmeters To come with Wi-Fi http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15607927?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com&nclick_check=1&goback=%2Egde_73311_member_25829389 A Sensor In Every Chicken: Cisco Bets on the Internet of Things http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/cisco_futurist_predicts_internet_of_things_1000_co.p hp?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Stuff you know, But don't know you know http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/disciplines/digital/stuff-you-know-but-dont-know-you-know/3016485.article Information Clutter Busting & Organization http://www.zdnet.com/blog/collaboration/information-clutter-busting-organization/1532 M2M vs. Internet of Things http://weblog.cenriqueortiz.com/internetofthings/2010/08/02/m2m-vs-internet-of-things/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 'Internet of Things' To revolutionise logistics http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?article=23327 INTERNET OF THINGS 2010 Call for Workshop Papers/Call for Videos http://florian-michahelles.blogspot.com/2010/08/internet-of-things-2010-call-for.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Trilliant snags $106 million For smart-grid networking http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20010603-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=254 7-1_3-0-20 Mobile Commerce AT&T, VerizonWant to Replace Your Credit Cards http://www.pcworld.com/article/202349/atandt_verizon_want_to_replace_your_credit_cards.htm l?tk=hp_blg Why Your Phone Can't Really Replace Your Credit Card http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/08/phone-credit-card/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28W ired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 New QR Codes Will Change How You Shop http://www.kcci.com/news/24241703/detail.html
Biometrics You Need Biometric Access Control http://stephanmama.typepad.com/blog/2010/07/10-reasons-you-need-biometric-access-control.html 1 Million Bulgarians Enjoy New Biometric ID Cards http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=118274 What You Need To Know About Airport Biometrics Security http://www.biometricgunsafestore.com/biometric-technology/what-you-need-to-know-about-airport-biometrics-security/ 100,000 e-passports and 250,000 identification cards To be purchased within 2010 http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/it_telecom/news/51283/100000_epassports_and_250000_iden tification_cards_to_be_purchased_within_2010
Healthcare and Life Sciences RFID In Healthcare http://www.informationweek.com/galleries/healthcare/patient/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226200097&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News Hospital Inventory Control With UHF RFID http://rfid.thingmagic.com/rfid-blog/bid/34691/Hospital-Inventory-Control-with-UHF-RFID Sutter hospital Upgrades RFID infant tracker http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/sutter-hospital-upgrades-rfid-infant-tracker/ 2010-07-20 RFID scanners Play key role in blood bank tracking http://www.itrportal.com/absolutenm/templates/article-rfid.aspx?articleid=6434&zoneid=49 Precision Dynamics Introduces New Securline(R) Bar Code Blood Band http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Precision-Dynamics-Introduces-iw-1989174973.html?x=0&.v=1 RTLS RTLSZebra unveils latest Ultra-wideband RTLS http://www.rfidnews.org/2010/07/14/zebra-unveils-latest-ultra-wideband-rtls RTLS And WSN Innovator DecaWave Secures Investment From Korean Giant LG http://www.rfidsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/RTLS-And-WSN-Innovator-DecaWave-Secures -0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO Privacy The Next Big Privacy Concern:RFID “Spychips” http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/64181 http://comingworldwar3.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/the-next-big-privacy-concern-rfid-%E2%80%9Cspychips%E2%80%9D/ Exposed: The 'Privacy Expert' Crusading Against Walmart RFID Tags http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/walmart-katherine-albright-rfid-christians-end/7/26/2010/id/29312 Facts about RFID tags Don't add up to Big Brother http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/28/facts-about-RFID-walmart-clothing-tags/ http://www.cnbc.com/id/38380666 Bar Code Why QR CodesAre Poised to Hit the Mainstream http://www.sparwasserhq.org/why-qr-codes-are-poised-to-hit-the-mainstream.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:Baggage tracked by Datalogic in the largest Italian Airport! Bologna, July 22nd 2010 – Datalogic Group, a leader on the market of barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID and vision systems, through its subsidiary Datalogic Automation, has realized thirty omnidirectional reading tunnels to improve baggage handling for the “Leonardo da Vinci” airport in Rome, Fiumicino (the biggest Italian airport with four terminals and over 33 million passengers a year). http://www.datalogic.com/D atalogic+tracks+baggage+in +Fiumicino%3a+ADR+(Airports+of+Rome)+becomes+even+more+profi cient+by+adopting+an+inno vative+technology+that+ha s+already+led+to+enormous ly+reducing+the+quantity+o f+lost+baggage+and+conse quent+costs_nws_idnws489_e ng.aspx DASH7 Alliance Announces Updated Standard For Wireless Sensor Networks DASH7 “Mode 2” Offers Dramatic New Capabilities for Developers http://dash7.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=a rticle&id=159%3Adash7-allianc e-announces-updated-standa rd-for-wireless-sensor-networks&catid=14%3Apress-releases&Itemid=190 AIM's RFID Experts Group Elects Vice Chairman Dr. Patrick King of Michelin Assumes REG Role http://www.aimglobal.org/m embers/news/templates/tem plate.aspx?articleid=3746&zo neid=1 Impinj Introduces Indy(R) R500 Reader Chip, Bringing Industry-Leading Technology to Low-Cost and Embedded RFID Readers New Reader Chip Employs Existing Indy Architecture, Significantly Reducing Customers' Product Development Times http://finance.yahoo.com/ne ws/Impinj-Introduces-IndyR-R5 00-iw-4267198411.html?x=0&. v=1 Verayo Unveils New Unclonable RFID Chip Enhancing Its Portfolio of Low-Cost Anti-Counterfeiting and Authentication Solutions New RFIDs with Mutual Authentication and Read-Write Capabilities Provide New Options for Customers Focused on Improving Authentication and Security http://finance.yahoo.com/new s/Verayo-Unveils-New-Unclon able-bw-268900477.html?x=0 &.v=1 William Frick & Company Introduces Three Super-rugged RFID Tags Heavy industries now have a weldable steel RFID tag and two rubber tags that are virtually indestructible http://finance.yahoo.com/ne ws/William-Frick-Company-bw-1105586225.html?x=0 Online Shoe Retailer Peltz Shoes Completes Initial RFID Inventory Assessment Premier online shoe retailer, Peltz Shoes (www.peltzshoes.com ) announced today that it has completed its initial assessment of its RFID based inventory management system. The RFID system places a small radio transmitter on every box within the warehouse and on the retail floor. http://www.prweb.com/relea ses/Online-Shoes-Peltz-Shoes /RFID-Inventory/prweb42879 94.htm Socket Mobile Introduces Line of Low-Cost Barcode Scanners for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch Partnership With Zerion Software Enhances the Ability of Mobile Workers to Collect Data in Customizable Forms http://finance.yahoo.com/n ews/Socket-Mobile-Introduc es-Line-iw-3931404238.html? x=0&.v=1 Digital Angel Meets Growing EU Demand for Electronic ID Tags Orders for Destron Fearing Products up Significantly in the U.K., Ireland and the Netherlands http://finance.yahoo.com/ne ws/Digital-Angel-Meets-Grow ing-bw-1048384676.html?x=0 &.v=1 ThingMagic Launches 100 Uses of RFID Campaign Exploring How RFID Is Enabling the Next Revolution in Wireless and Mobility Who: ThingMagic - The Engine in RFID® for a wide range of industrial and consumer products What: September 2010 marks the 10 year anniversary of the founding of ThingMagic. http://finance.yahoo.com/new s/ThingMagic-Launches-100-Us es-bw-3498632834.html?x=0&. v=1 Zebra Enterprise Solutions to Unveil Next Generation Ultra-Wideband Real Time Locationg System [07/15/10] Zebra Enterprise Solutions (ZES), a division of Zebra Technologies, announced it will launch Dart Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) in Fall 2010. http://www.morerfid.com/de tails.php?subdetail=Report&ac tion=details&report_id=7083& display=RFID Avery Dennison Sees Item-Level RFID Adoption Accelerating in Apparel Industry PASADENA, Calif., Jul 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avery Dennison, the pioneer in RFID-based solutions, reports an acceleration in item-level adoption in the apparel industry as companies seek more accurate and efficient solutions from supply chain to point of purchase. http://www.tradingmarkets.c om/news/press-release/avy_a very-dennison-sees-item-leve l-rfid-adoption-accelerating-in-apparel-industry-1062570.html Lockheed Martin’s Savi Ships Compact Mobile Tracking Systems for US Marine Corps Expeditionary Forces in Afghanistan Savi’s Portable Deployment Kits Track Supplies with RFID, GPS and SatCom Anywhere, Anytime http://www.lockheedmartin.c om/news/press_releases/2010 /07132010SAVIPDKUSMC.html RFID Security Alliance Examines the Risks Associated with Wal-Marts Recently Announced Shift of RFID Technology from the Warehouse Into its 3,750 U.S. Stores Wal-Mart Continuing to Drive the Industry Adoption and Risk Management of RFID Tags in the Retail Market. http://www.pr.com/press-release/251858 BIO-key® Awarded Additional Large-Scale Fingerprint Biometric Contract Fingerprint Biometric Solution Based on Fusion of BIO-key and MorphoTrak Biometric Algorithms http://finance.yahoo.com/ne ws/BIOkey-Awarded-Addition al-prnews-433873390.html?x= 0&.v=1 Cinterion Wireless Modules Joins ERTICO, Europe’s Intelligent Transportation System Association MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cinterion Wireless Modules, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules, today announced its membership in ERTICO – ITS Europe, Europe's Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) professional organization. http://www.businesswire.com /portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsI d=20100720007367&newsLan g=en 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:Slacker's guide: How to idle your way to the top http://www.eweek.com/c/a/ IT-Management/How-to-Idle- Your-Way-to-the-Top/ Photoshopped animals http://www.funpic.hu/funblog /allatok/allatok.html Do you need a stronger wireless signal Or greater network access? http://www.flixxy.com/wi-fi-si gnal-increase.htm A hilarious Dilbert Clip: "The Knack" http://www.flixxy.com/dilbert -the-knack.htm The Lamborghini Gallardo has a 500 hp engine and can go 309 km/h (192 mph). The Italian Police now also has one, to keep up with the Joneses: http://www.flixxy.com/italia n-police-lamborghini.htm Here is the follow up report On the now deceased Lamborghini. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ news/worldnews/europe/ital y/6700068/Italian-police-Lam borghini-Gallardo-written-of f-in-crash-with-Seat.html Please tell us what extra you want from the newsletter and don't forget to tell your friends to subscribe. You can forward your ideas to news@hightechaid.com. 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