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From the Editor's Desk
This is the last issue of 2010 and so I must wish
everyone a happy holiday time. Many of you will be
taking time to be with family and friends and I wish you
all a good time and a happy new year. Here in
Pittsburgh, PA winter has arrived and though we have not
seen the snow fall amounts others have, it is cold here
and I am already looking forward to spring.
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news@hightechaid.com. Technology News Briefs RFID Standards
The end of the year is traditionally a slow time in the standards
world and, on the surface, this year is not an exception, however,
underneath it all there are some significant events. Radio Frequency Identification ODIN TechnologiesAcquires Reva http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2010/12/odin_technologies_virginia_co m.html The future of RFID For pallet tracking http://www.mmh.com/article/pallets_the_future_of_rfid_for_pallet_tracking_and_other_unansw ered_questio/ Looks Like There Really Are 100 Uses for RFID http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/looks_like_there_really_are_100_uses_for_rfid.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter MIKOH Signs US RFID deal http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/369345/mikoh_signs_us_rfid_deal/?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Grocers Protect Consumers From Tainted Meat http://iarticle.org/business-2/grocers-protect-consumers-from-tainted-meat-with-rfid/ Swipe personal information From the RFID chip on a credit card http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/03/tech/main7114331.shtml Wal-Mart Is To Start Using RFID Tags http://worldactualestate.com/wal-mart-is-to-start-using-rfid-tags/ Alien Technology Appoints Peter Green as CEO http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/rfid_alien-technology-appoints-peter-gre en-as-ceo-1348493.html Element ID Uses Mercury M5e Module http://www.supplychainmarket.com/article.mvc/Element-ID-Uses-Mercury-M5e-Module-To-0002?VNETCOOKIE=NO RFID market Seen at $4.6B by the end of 2010 http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800626675_499488_NT_e9ab529f.HTM Get out the bar Your plane's leaving http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/22/airport_rfid/ TegoChip To Power Marubeni RFID Tags http://www.aviationtoday.com/categories/commercial/TegoChip-to-Power-Marubeni-RFID-Tags_71543.html internet of things The Internet of ThingsIs Already Here http://ectimes.com/?p=45557 IBM- Track Everything The Internet of Things http://trendguardian.blogspot.com/2010/11/ibm-track-everything-internet-of-things.html Expo's see Pan-perception in the city of Things http://moso-technology.com/2010/11/expos-see-pan-perception-in-the-city-of-things-internet- of-things-the-electronics-industry/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Get Ready for A New Kind of 'Smart Meter' http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2010/11/15/get-ready-new-kind-smart-meter The internet of things Imagine a future http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/11/17/3066445.htm Sensing the Future At HP Labs http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2010/11/17/sensing-future-hp-labs Embedded SIMs To drive Internet of Things http://www.telecoms.com/23425/embedded-sims-to-drive-internet-of-things/ China to build Cloud computing base in Harbin http://business.globaltimes.cn/industries/2010-11/595733.html People Power Rides 'Internet of things' to smart grid http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20023551-54.html Internet of Things Police rather than prevent activity? http://blogs.driversofchange.com/emtech/2010/11/internet-of-things-police-rath.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 'Internet of Things' Grows From Industry http://www.controldesign.com/industrynews/2010/061.html Internet of Things: First, there have to be plans http://florian-michahelles.blogspot.com/2010/11/internet-of-things-first-there-have-to.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Internet of Things Fundamentals by Ricardo Murer http://www.theinternetofthings.eu/content/internet-things-%E2%80%93-fundamentals-ricardo- murer?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The Seventh Framework Programme Funds four new projects http://www.scienceknowledge.org/2010/11/26/the-seventh-framework-programme-of-the-european-union-funds-four-new-research-projects/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twit ter Smart everything Communications in 2030 http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/print/3630/smart-everything Entrepreneurs In M2M http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS101202095855497 RFID For the REST of us! http://www.webofthings.com/2010/12/05/rfid-for-the-rest-of-us/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WebOfThings+%28Web+of+Things%29 Foodtubes Wants to make an internet of things http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/12/foodtubes-wants-to-make-internet-of.html Smarter Waste Management http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS101206155023190 Join People for a Smarter Planet http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2010/12/join-people-for-a-smarter-planet.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ASmarterPlanet+%28A+Smarter+Planet%29 The "internet of things" The internet of hype http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2010/12/internet_things China's IOT Expected to reach 1 trillion yuan in scale http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90860/7196419.html
Mobile Commerce To switch on C7's NFC functionality "in early 2011" http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/14/34972/nokia-to-switch-on-c7-nfc-functionality-in-early-2011/ NTT Docomo Adds NFC tag reading to wide range of mobile phones http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/11/34943/ntt-docomo-adds-nfc-tag-reading-to-wide-range-of-mobile-phones/ NFC 2.0 And the Internet of Things http://ht.ly/3c4X1 Starbucks Adds PayPal To Its Mobile App http://www.paymentssource.com/news/starbucks-adds-paypal-mobile-3004067-1.html Mobile Payments Set For Surge But Who'll Set The Pace? http://www.paymentssource.com/news/mobile-payments-set-surge-pace-3004025-1.html TechCrunch Predicts NFC revolution http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/20/future-bump/ Funky Little codes http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23899840-funky-little-codes.do AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Confirm Isis mobile payments joint venture http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/16/35043/att-verizon-t-mobile-confirm-isis-mobile-payments-joint-venture/ Mobile phone-based Wallet usage in Kenya: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11793286 NFC Smartphones Could Mean Greater Customer Influence http://revolutionwifi.blogspot.com/2010/12/nfc-smartphones-could-mean-greater.html NXP aims for NFC In mobiles with Gemalto licence http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/11/25/49977/nxp-aims-for-nfc-in-mobiles-with-gemalto-licence.htm QR codes And the Washington Post http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2010/11/qr_codes_and_the_washington_po.html What is NFC And Why Should You Care? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372849,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05039TX1K0000762 You may be able To pay with your phone soon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40221461/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/
Biometrics Names MORIS™ one of the “Best Innovations of 2010” http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Popular-Science-magazine-bw-3765599051.html?x=0&.v=1 TSA, Pilots Weigh Biometric System for Airport Screening http://www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/tsa-pilots-weigh-biometric-system-for-airp ort-screening-20101116 Ears Could Make Better Unique IDs Than Fingerprints http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ears-make-unique-ids-fingerprints/story?id=12154847 Support For biometric security measures http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/8326289/support-for-biometric-security-measures/
Healthcare and Life Sciences For All Americans With Biometrics by 2014 http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2010/11/17/mandatory-rfid-chip-for-all-americans-with-biometrics-by-2014/ Shorter wait At SGH pharmacy http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_602163.html rtls Ubisense raises £5MTo fund further expansion of work in indoor RTLS: http://ubisense.blogspot.com/2010/11/ubisense-raises-5m-for-expansion-of.html Awarepoint raises $9 million For health RTLS http://vator.tv/news/2010-12-02-awarepoint-raises-9-million-for-health-rtls DecaWave Wins Best Technology Development for RTLS/WSN http://www.energyharvestingjournal.com/articles/decawave-wins-best-technology-development-for-rtls-wsn-00002838.asp?sessionid=1 Privacy RFID:The Rise of the Mark of the Beast http://www.nipuninfotech.com/blog/networking/1-of-8-rfid-the-rise-of-the-mark-of-the-beast-billy-crone/ Identity Theft In the "Blink" of an Eye http://www.13wham.com/news/state/story/Identity-Theft-in-the-Blink-of-an-Eye/BA3s-Py0kE2CV6FSHUvwwQ.cspx Is the Perry Stone RFID Chip The Mark of the Beast? http://beforeitsnews.com/story/257/526/Perry_Stone_RFID_Chip_Mandatory_by_2012.html RFID: Protection Privacy and prevention http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/370302/rfid_protection_privacy_prevention/ illuminati RFID chip symbolizism exposed! http://beforeitsnews.com/story/282/010/illuminati_RFID_chip_symbolizism_exposed.html RFID use raises On-slope privacy concerns http://sports.espn.go.com/action/news/story?id=5810585 Bar Code The Amazing WorldOf Wireless Barcode Scanners http://colorprinterscanner.com/the-amazing-world-of-wireless-barcode-scanners-adapting-to-the-bluetooth-age/ Wireless Wi-Fi RadiationIs Killing Trees http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-11/wi-fi-radiation-killing-trees |
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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 RECEIVES “RFID TECHNOLOGY VENDOR OF THE YEAR” AT FROST & SULLIVAN BEST PRACTICE AWARDS 2010 Sydney, Australia 08 Dec 2010 – Magellan Technology Pty Ltd of Sydney (Magellan), supplier of the world’s fastest Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, is the recipient of the “RFID Technology Vendor of the Year” at the Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Awards, held last week in Sydney. http://www.magellan-technology.com/news?id=36 IPICO PROTOCOL PUBLISHED AS ISO STANDARD Canada NewsWire BURLINGTON, ON, Nov. 29 BURLINGTON, ON, Nov. 29 /CNW/ - IPICO Inc. (TSX-V: RFD) ("IPICO") announced today that the International Standards Organisation (ISO) has now published a revision of ISO18000-6, the open air interface standard for global passive RFID item level management. http://www.digitaljournal.com /pr/171366#ixzz16gWejVbJ U.S. Department of State Adopts ODIN’s EasyArms™ for RFID Weapons Tracking December 8, 2010 – Ashburn, VA –ODIN announced today that the United States Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security has deployed ODIN’s EasyArms™ RFID weapons tracking solution to track a variety of weapons in and out of a key armory. ODIN’s EasyArms™ is a complete, turn-key RFID hardware and software solution that is being used to automatically log weapons and users into and out of the armory without the need for manual recording. http://www.odintechnologies. com/news/39-newsblog/285- us-department-of-state-adopt s-odins-easyarms-for-rfid-weap ons-tracking AIM, Inc. Board of Directors Elects Vice Chairman Mr. Chuck Evanhoe Assumes Key Leadership Role Warrendale, PA -- November 30, 2010 -- The Board of Directors of AIM, the international association and recognized authority on bar code, RFID, and enterprise mobile computing, has announced the election of Mr. Chuck Evanhoe as vice chairman for the Board. The election fulfills the committee guideline for annual rotation of the chair position and election of vice chairs to rotate into the chair position for the following year. http://www.aimglobal.org/m embers/news/templates/tem plate.aspx?articleid=3808&zo neid=1 Convergent Software launches software compliant to ISO 28560-2 RFID for Library Standard Chippenham, United Kingdom, 23 November 2010 - Convergent Software announces that it is launching a range of software products for the library community. These meet the new conformance requirements recently announced on the RFID for Libraries Support website. http://www.convergent-software.co.uk/docs/press_re leases/Convergent%20Softw are%20launches%20software%20complaint%20to%20ISO%20 28560-2%20RFID%20for%20Lib rary%20Standard%202010-11 -23.pdf PowerID BAP Tags Tapped for RTLS at Hiroshima Rose Nursery PowerID, the industry leader in battery-assisted, passive (BAP) RFID technology, announced that Honest, a leading automatic identification system integrator and software vendor in Japan, has deployed a real-time locating system (RTLS) for high-value rose plants at the Hiroshima Rose Nursery, based on PowerID's BAP tags. http://www.morerfid.com/de tails.php?subdetail=Repor t&action=details&report_id= 7481&display=RFID Intelleflex Endorses New ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010 Standard for RFID Technology (Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/07/10 -- Intelleflex, a leading provider of on-demand data visibility solutions, today announced its support for the recently published ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010 Standard. Chapter 11.5 of this new standard describes the ISO/IEC Type C protocol for Battery Assisted Passive (BAP) RFID utilizing Manchester mode forward link technology. http://www.tmcnet.com/usu bmit/2010/12/07/5179745.htm TAGSYS DEVELOPS AIRLINE INDUSTRY’S FIRST REUSABLE RFID BAGGAGE TAG FOR QANTAS Qantas RFID reusable baggage tags can store details of up to four flights and can be reprogrammed for future flights. http://www.tagsysrfid.com/C ompany/News-events/Friday- 03-December-2010-TAGSYS-D EVELOPS-AIRLINE-INDUSTRY-S- FIRST-REUSABLE-RFID-BAGGA GE-TAG-FOR-QANTAS Terso Solutions Launches RFID Jump Start Terso’s RFID Jump Start offers cabinet rental, hosted data services, and 24/7 support for one low monthly fee. Madison, WI, November 17, 2010 - Terso Solutions Inc. announced RFID Jump Start, a quick, low cost way to control inventory management costs and improve regulatory compliance that can be implemented in less than 30 days. http://www.tersosolutions.co m/news/16/56/Terso-Solutions-Launches-RFID-Jump-Start/ RFID TagSource Launches AeroTag Specialty RFID Tags for Aerospace and Defense New High Memory Tags Designed to Support Air Transport Association Standards CAMDEN, NJ--(Marketwire - 11/30/10) - RFID TagSource, a leading provider of RFID tagging solutions for high value assets, today announced the development of the AeroTag family of high memory passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. http://finance.yahoo.com/new s/RFID-TagSource-Launches-iw-2568270524.html?x=0&.v=1 iGPS Applauds U.S. Senate for Taking Important Steps to Improve Food Safety Transportation Tracking and tracing requirements will better protect America's food supply ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC), operator of the world's first pallet rental service providing all-plastic pallets with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, applauds the U.S. Senate for taking steps to protect the safety and security of the nation's food supply and ensuring that the safest means available are used to transport such goods through interstate commerce. http://www.prnewswire.com/ news-releases/igps-applauds- us-senate-for-taking-importa nt-steps-to-improve-food-saf ety-transportation-10900479 4.html Terso Solutions RFID Jump Start Takes the Risk Out of Implementing RFID for Hospitals and Research Laboratories Looking to Streamline Operations and Improve Regulatory Compliance Terso's RFID Jump Start provides a quick, low cost way to control inventory management costs and improve regulatory compliance, and can be implemented in less than 30 days http://www.digitaljournal.com /pr/164367 AOptix Has Iris Recognition Down-Pat for Airport Security Silicon Valley Firm Suggests a Non-Invasive Biometric System to End the Furor over Enhanced Screening http://news.thomasnet.com/c ompanystory/AOptix-Has-Iris-Recognition-Down-Pat-for-Air port-Security-839357 WakeMed Cary Hospital Honored for Asset Tracking Program WakeMed Health & Hospitals' Cary Hospital has received the Best Application of Active RFID/RTLS for its implementation of TeleTracking Technologies' RadarFind real-time locating system (RTLS). http://www.morerfid.com/de tails.php?subdetail=Report& action=details&report_id=7 452&display=RFID SIA Challenges NRC Findings on Biometrics A recent National Research Council (NRC) report that sharply criticized biometrics relies on data that is several years old and provides no new insights into the use of the technology, the Security Industry Association (SIA) argues in a recently released response. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/11/15/prweb47 91884.DTL Leading Smart Grid Companies Join Forces November 16, 2010 Launch the Smart Energy Demand Coalition in Brussels to highlight the fact that energy users are key to achieving $52 billion in annual consumer benefits promised by Smart Grid development. http://www.sensorsmag.com/ specialty-markets/utilities/ne ws/leading-smart-grid-comp anies-join-forces-7723?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm _medium=twitter 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:
Slippery Thanksgiving turkey Wins round one http://windowssecrets.com/2 010/11/25/04-Slippery-Thanks giving-turkey-wins-round-one /#wacky Ever wondered How things get accepted in the Apple App Store? http://www.pcworld.com/zoo m?id=165880&page=1&zoomI dx=1 Rebel or Yankee? What's your accent? http://www.alphadictionary. com/articles/yankeetest.html The animal game Think of an animal… http://www.animalgame.com/ "Drag & Draw" Is a new light-emitting pen that will let you make crazy illustrations on any surface, so you can unleash that fantasy of scribbling up your bedroom wall -- without doing any permanent damage. http://www.flixxy.com/digital -drawing-tools.htm The power of marketing and/or suggestion Check out these "Bottled Water Connoisseurs" Heh. http://www.flixxy.com/bottled-water.htm USA Today Daily crossword puzzle http://puzzles.usatoday.com/ Worldmapper The shape of the world according to statistics http://www.worldmapper.org/ For caricature lovers Cartoonize yourself http://www.magixl.com/head s/index.php What would it be like, if you were struck by lightning while in your car? Richard Hammond finds out by sitting in a VW Golf struck by 800,000 volts: http://www.flixxy.com/top-gea r-car-lightning.htm 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. No part of the newsletter may be reproduced without written permission. No liability is accepted for any action arising from the contents of the newsletter; readers are advised to seek professional opinion on the use of any products described. Opinions expressed in any article by an outside contributor are not necessarily endorsed by the publishers of the newsletter. Unsubscribe: See the link at the bottom of the page |
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