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news@hightechaid.com. Technology News Briefs RFID Standards Since last month’s newsletter, the work on standardization of security and file management for RFID has been progressing at a very fast pace. Many phone call meetings have taken place during this last month with many ideas being put forward for how to achieve the security at multiple levels in an RFID tag. If you want more information on ISO standardization or on any issue of RFID standardization, then email steve@hightechaid.com. Radio Frequency Identification MIFARE Plus ChosenTo Power Turkey’s Road Tolling System http://is.gd/cU0LL Managed services Are coming to RFID http://www.mmh.com/article/rfid_managed_services_are_coming_to_rfid/ Soon, A single chip for all toll plazas http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Soon-a-single-chip-for-all-toll-plazas/articleshow/6122701.cms Dole Using RFID-tagged plastic pallets http://www.fruitnet.com/content.aspx?cid=7341 Wood processor Installs RFID units on forklifts http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/newsdisplay.aspx?nwid=8641 Joyce allocates spectrum For radio ID tags, smart metering networks http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/joyce-allocates-spectrum-radio-id-tags-smart-metering-networks-125101 Casino 'smart' chips Up security ante http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/business_breaking/20100622_Casino_smart_chips_up_se curity_ante.html Will RFID Overtake the barcode? http://www.logisticsit.com/absolutenm/templates/article-supplychain.aspx?articleid=5353&zoneid=27 VERSACE: Radio frequency ID wave of the future http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/17/radio-frequency-id-wave-of-the-future/ RFID tags Keep tabs on county recycling carts http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=106170 UK turns trash into cash Using RFID http://www.rfidnews.org/2010/06/10/uk-turns-trash-into-cash-using-rfid Making RFID Go further http://www.procurement-online.com/news/19562 internet of things The internet of thingsAnd internet governance http://bit.ly/cYspfQ What is The Internet of Things http://bit.ly/ayPVz6 http://bit.ly/cmPVUl MEPs want An 'Internet of things' http://bit.ly/cuIaol http://bit.ly/9fk8Jq http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/058-76045-165-06-25-909-20100614IPR76044-14-06-2010-2010-false/default_en.htm "The Future is Mobile" Strategy, Predictions as Smartphone Service Booms http://bit.ly/aE8nbB A cloudy future for RFID And that’s a good thing http://www.mmh.com/article/rfid_a_cloudy_future_for_rfid._and_thats_a_good_thing/ BT Group Enters Emerging Smart Meter Market http://bit.ly/9dwXIZ Analyzing The "Internet of Things" http://bit.ly/9k1E0N How the Internet of things Is already making cities smarter http://blogs.orange-business.com/live/2010/06/how-the-internet-of-things-is-already-making-c ities-smarter.html China Unicom Promotes Internet of Things Business http://en.21cbh.com/HTML/2010-6-13/1OMDAwMDE4MjM1OQ.html Europe Beats U.S. In Race For Social Networking The 'Internet of Things' http://inventorspot.com/articles/europe_beats_us_race_social_networking_internet_things_43 759 The Internet IS a Series of Tubes Real-Time Mapping of the London Underground http://bit.ly/9dtwmy Internet of Things zone In city http://bit.ly/cRHzTJ IBM’s description Of the IoT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEbMV295Kk&feature=player_embedded#! China Mobile's IOT user base In Shanghai exceeds 200000 http://bit.ly/b2GiGi Beijing entrepreneur Pioneers a futuristic way to sense the world http://bit.ly/9iJPIh USNAP Aims To Bring Plug-and-Play Smart Grid Connectivity to All Your Devices http://bit.ly/d8nBlC Jam gets sent to Coventry Innovation spreads http://bit.ly/cTB5Fn Cooper, AT&T recognized For best smart meter, smart grid product service http://bit.ly/9qpz2o Cheat Sheet The internet of things http://bit.ly/9gCmop Linux as a Catalyst For a Smarter Planet http://bit.ly/blhpvZ Wuxi Yu Jian Compete trillion market for all things networking http://staringfrog.com/2010/06/27/wuxi-yu-jian-compete-trillion-market-for-all-things-netwo rking-2/ Getting Ahead Of the Internet of Things http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=941&doc_id=193120&f_src=internetevolution_sitedefault The Internet Of Things & Augmented Reality http://bit.ly/93JFy5 http://bit.ly/9XlMQR Privacy concerns Challenge smart grid http://bit.ly/c46d17 Designing intelligent sensors For use on the "Internet of Things" Part 1 http://www.embedded.com/design/225701827 Part 2 http://www.embedded.com/design/225701848 MIT-invented IOT Seen as Moneymaker for Taiwan and China http://www.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_32754.html In praise of Measurement http://www.tmworld.com/article/509460-In_praise_of_measurement.php Creative Combinations of Technology Innovation Driving The Internet Of Things & People http://www.harborresearch.com/HarborContent/Smart%20Systems%20Innovation%20Infogra phic.pdf The Internet of things Is looked at http://bit.ly/alEVQW Internet of Things Takes Cisco I-Prize http://bit.ly/bdhsAG “Navigating the Web of Things” Demo by Alcatel http://bit.ly/8X95pK What Vint Cerf Sees In the Internet's Future http://bit.ly/cWK2xb Key to Creating Smarter Cities Agreeing on the Brand http://bit.ly/995ouh 5 Key Trends of 2010 Half-Year Report for The Web http://bit.ly/dkJ31C The Internet of things Needs http://bit.ly/atn2Oi China to Launch National Internet of Things Plan http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/china_to_launch_national_internet_of_things_plan.php Smart Grid Investment Will Top $46B by 2015 http://bit.ly/9d4igB Who builds The internet of things? http://bit.ly/bI3Auc IBM Also Planning to Build 'Internet of Things' http://bit.ly/c2dSVY 50 billion Device connections by 2020: Ericsson http://bit.ly/b0gqDl Mobile Commerce Nokia's Smart PhonesTo Feature NFC Chips In 2011 http://www.paymentssource.com/news/nokia-smart-phones-to-feature-nfc-chips-3002165-1.htm l?ET=paymentssource:e1050:46352a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm _campaign=PSO_PU_062110 http://www.paymentssource.com/news/nokia-plans-give-nfc-much-needed-boost-3002222-1.htm l?ET=paymentssource:e1135:46352a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email &utm_campaign=PSO_MB_070610 'Smart' Bracelet To Provide Boy Scouts A Contactless Payment Option http://www.paymentssource.com/news/smart-bracelet-provides-contactless-payment-option-3002315-1.html?ET=paymentssource:e1103:46352a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_c ampaign=PSO_PU_062910 New NFC-iPhone App from Apple? http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2010/07/apple-working-on-a-hot-new-nfc-iphone-app-with-hidden-surprises.html European Payments Council (EPC) White Paper: Mobile Payments http://www.paymentsnews.com/2010/07/european-payments-council-epc-white-paper-mobile-payments.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PaymentsNews+%28Payments+News%29 Advertising Begins To Incorporate RFID Technology http://www.wethepeoplewillnotbechipped.com/main/news.php?readmore=6501 Broadcom to buy Innovision To put NFC in mobiles http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2010/06/18/48874/broadcom-to-buy-innovision-to-p ut-nfc-in-mobiles.htm http://gigaom.com/2010/06/18/will-near-field-communications-rise-from-the-dead/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%29 JAGTAG mobile barcodes Win big with Avatar DVD launch http://www.gomonews.com/jagtag-mobile-barcodes-win-big-with-avatar-dvd-launch/
Biometrics Will hold fingerprints http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100629/local/new-passports-will-hold-fingerprints India Proposes Tighter Laws For National ID Project http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/200166/india_proposes_tighter_laws_for_national _id_project.html Emerging biometric technologies Poised for growth http://www.zdnetasia.com/emerging-biometric-technologies-poised-for-growth-62201018.htm The New Crime-Fighting iPhone App Launches http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1286831/Police-use-iPhone-app-identify-suspect-taking-photo-face.html Government Plans new biometric passport rollout http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/regulation/2010/06/23/labour-spending-for-id-cards-totals-near-300m-40089322/
Healthcare and Life Sciences Improved Patient Safety http://www.aimglobal.org/members/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=3739&zoneid=45 Smartrac launches Nnew gamma radiation proof RFID tags http://www.ameinfo.com/237250.html Hot in here RFID in the autoclave http://blog.odintechnologies.com/odin-rfid-blog/bid/47206/Hot-in-here-RFID-in-the-autoclave Privacy Ubiquitous RFIDAnd Privacy http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/7691/1/2/ Bar Code BarcodesNow hold more information http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_686851.html The 'beep heard around the world' Celebrates a birthday http://www.king5.com/news/business/The-beep-heard-around-the-world-celebrates-a-birthday-97182174.html Bar Codes Find New Business Uses http://www.mobile-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=73742 Wireless San FranciscoPasses Cell Phone Emission Law http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=74001 |
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 appoints Roger Webber as Chief Executive Officer Sydney, Australia 07 July 2010 – Magellan Technology Pty Ltd of Sydney, the Australian Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions provider, this week announced that Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Roger Webber, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. http://www.magellan-rfid.c om/news/magellantechnolog yappointsrogerwebberaschi efexecutiveofficer TASC, Inc. Implements 3-D RFID-Based Asset Management System for U.S. Navy "Spell-Check for Inventory Control" Indian Head, MD – July 8, 2010 – A new inventory management system developed by TASC, Inc. for the U.S. Navy will allow Naval warehousing facilities to automatically count and locate RFID-tagged inventory in real time. http://www.prnewswire.com/ news-releases/tasc-inc-imple ments-3-d-rfid-based-asset-management-system-for-us- navy-98029719.html Code Corporation Announces Scanology as new Reseller Code Corporation is expanding its presence in Europe Salt Lake City, UT - June 16, 2010 - Code Corporation, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of image-based bar code readers, announced today that it has signed a reseller agreement with Scanology, an AIDC Solutions provider from the Netherlands. http://www.codecorp.com/ pr.php?v=40 Savi Technology Unveils System-on-a-Chip to Streamline Development Of Active Radio Frequency Identification Hardware SoC Also Offered to Developers to Extend Supply Chain Tracking Applications http://blog.savi.com/2010/06/ savi-technology-unveils-syste m-on-a-chip-to-streamline-development-of-active-radio-frequency-identification-hard ware/ Impinj Raises $5.8M Seattle-based Impinj, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems developer, has raised $5.8 million in debt and options financing, according to a regulatory filing. http://www.seattlepi.com/xc onomy/423141_xconomy9221 5.html?source=rss First RFID Technology to Monitor Hand Hygiene to be Unveiled at APIC Wed Jun 30, 9:00 am ET The first use of Radio Frequency IDentification technology to monitor hand hygiene will be unveiled at the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) conference in New Orleans on July 11 through 15, 2010 by HandGiene Corporation. http://news.yahoo.com/s/prw eb/20100630/bs_prweb/prwe b4208904_1 SecureRF Granted U.S. Patent for Secure Communications Method Targeting Sensors and Wireless Platforms New Haven, CT, June 21, 2010 --(PR.com)-- SecureRF Corporation today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company U.S. Patent 7,649,999 for the world’s first cryptography method to run in linear time. http://www.sys-con.com/node/1440171 Landis+Gyr Wins Smart Grid Project with Texas Utility June 22, 2010 CPS Energy will deploy the company's smart meters in San Antonio, TX http://www.sensorsmag.com/ specialty-markets/utilities/new s/landisgyr-wins-smart-grid-pr oject-with-texas-utility-7249?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm _medium=twitter Gemalto acquires Cinterion, the global leader in Machine-to-Machine BusinessWire • Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2010 Regulatory News: Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces today the acquisition of Cinterion Wireless Modules GmbH (CWM). Cinterion is the leading provider of industrial Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless communication modules, with 2009 M2M revenues of €145 million, EBIT of €4 million and approximately 20% market share. Cinterion, which uses a fabless business model, employs 335 staff with major centers in Munich and Berlin, Germany. http://www.financialpost.co m/markets/news/Gemalto+a cquires+Cinterion+global+lea der+Machine+Machine/3213 673/story.html Hitachi sets up IOT RD base in east China Posted on: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:18:32 EDT NANCHANG, Jun 29, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Japan-based Hitachi, Ltd. set up an Internet of Things (IOT) research and development base in Nanchang, capital city of eastern China's Jiangxi province, the first of such in China for the company. http://www.tradingmarkets.c om/news/stock-alert/hit_hita chi-sets-up-iot-rd-base-in-ea st-china-1010711.html The Final Comment We always try to find something to keep away those boring evenings while you wait to get back to work. 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