High Tech Aid can help

What we do?

High Tech Aid is a consulting company providing information, education and training on all aspects of Automatic Identification and Data Capture including the standards arena.

We work with Manufacturers, VARs, System Integrators and Users of AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture) technologies to provide the information and resources they need to make informed decisions about their involvement with these technologies.

What is AIDC?

Technologies supported:

• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

• Bar Code

• Magnetic Stripe

• Smart Card

• Optical Media Card

• Biometrics

Standards:

• What are standards?

• ISO process

• Standards Updates

Education/training

We can provide education and training at your facility or we can provide speakers for your conference. Call to discuss your needs. Email at

Who are we?

Steve Halliday is President of High Tech Aid a Pittsburgh, PA USA based consulting company. High tech Aid specializes in consulting for the Automatic Identification and Data Capture industry, providing information on standardization as well as education and training.

Steve was previously vice president, technology for AIM Inc. (AIM), a trade association for manufacturers, consultants, systems integrators, and users involved in automatic identification and data capture. He was responsible for all technology aspects for the trade association on a global basis.

Steve has had numerous papers and articles published on technology subjects. He was the editor/publisher of RFID News, an electronic newsletter for the RFID community. He is currently the chairman of the SC31 committee responsible for creating RFID air interface standards and is the chairman for the United States Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31, Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques. He has also served as the Vice-Chair for the ANSI committee on Identification Cards, the Secretary for the ANSI Magnetic Stripe committee, and he is a regular attendee at ISO meetings.

Steve can be contacted by email at