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News for the Week of Nov. 11, 2002
Gillette to Purchase 500 Million EPC Tags
China Embraces RFID Smart Cards
Standards Will Boost Biometrics Use
New Direct-To-Textile Washable RFID Tag
Can RFID Cure Healthcare's Ills?
FEATURE: RFID: The Investment Opportunity
OP-ED: Opportunity Knocks
Gillette to Purchase 500 Million EPC Tags
Exclusive: Gillette plans to purchase 500 million RFID tags from startup Alien Technology, according to sources attending an Auto-ID Center board meeting on Nov. 14. The deal marks a major milestone in the commercialization of low-cost RFID tags based on the Auto-ID Center’s specifications.
Full Story
China Embraces RFID Smart Cards
Some 45 Chinese cities have adopted RFID-enabled smart cards for collecting bus, subway and taxi fares. A new study by Asia Research & Strategies says the Chinese market for contactless payment systems will grow at an annual rate of 40 percent in the second half of this decade.
Full Story
Standards Will Boost Biometrics Use
Worldwide sales of biometrics technology are expected to remain sluggish through the end of next year, according to a new report by Allied Business Intelligence. But sales could top $1 billion by 2007 -- if the industry can agree on standards.
Full Story
New Direct-To-Textile Washable RFID Tag
KSW-Microtec, a Germany company that makes RFID tags and labels, has unveiled a new washable RFID label that can be attached directly to fabrics. The company is targeting the untapped uniform market in the United States.
Full Story
Can RFID Cure Healthcare's Ills?
Innovision Research & Technology, a British electronics company, says RFID can reduce human error in hospitals, improve traceability and save lives. The company is close to announcing a deal with a major medical device manufacturer that will embed RFID tags in its products. Full Story
FEATURE
RFID: The Investment Opportunity
The establishment of open, global standards for radio frequency identification will reduce the cost of equipment, spur adoption and create enormous business and investment opportunities. Learn where they are and who will likely seize them.
Subscribers Only
OP-ED: Opportunity Knocks
Open standards create opportunity by dramatically increasing the size of the potential market. And they tend to help startups and small-to-midsize businesses by preventing any one company, or a small group of companies, from controlling access to or dominating new markets.
Full Story
Exclusive: Gillette plans to purchase 500 million RFID tags from startup Alien Technology, according to sources attending an Auto-ID Center board meeting on Nov. 14. The deal marks a major milestone in the commercialization of low-cost RFID tags based on the Auto-ID Center’s specifications.
Full Story
China Embraces RFID Smart Cards
Some 45 Chinese cities have adopted RFID-enabled smart cards for collecting bus, subway and taxi fares. A new study by Asia Research & Strategies says the Chinese market for contactless payment systems will grow at an annual rate of 40 percent in the second half of this decade.
Full Story
Standards Will Boost Biometrics Use
Worldwide sales of biometrics technology are expected to remain sluggish through the end of next year, according to a new report by Allied Business Intelligence. But sales could top $1 billion by 2007 -- if the industry can agree on standards.
Full Story
New Direct-To-Textile Washable RFID Tag
KSW-Microtec, a Germany company that makes RFID tags and labels, has unveiled a new washable RFID label that can be attached directly to fabrics. The company is targeting the untapped uniform market in the United States.
Full Story
Can RFID Cure Healthcare's Ills?
Innovision Research & Technology, a British electronics company, says RFID can reduce human error in hospitals, improve traceability and save lives. The company is close to announcing a deal with a major medical device manufacturer that will embed RFID tags in its products. Full Story
FEATURE
RFID: The Investment Opportunity
The establishment of open, global standards for radio frequency identification will reduce the cost of equipment, spur adoption and create enormous business and investment opportunities. Learn where they are and who will likely seize them.
Subscribers Only
OP-ED: Opportunity Knocks
Open standards create opportunity by dramatically increasing the size of the potential market. And they tend to help startups and small-to-midsize businesses by preventing any one company, or a small group of companies, from controlling access to or dominating new markets.
Full Story
