News for the Week of March 24

GlobeRanger Demos RFID Platform
Supply chain software provider GlobeRanger has been showing off a new RFID component for its iMotion wireless application platform, which enables companies to develop, deploy and maintain applications linking wireless terminals to GlobeRanger's supply chain management software.
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Two Days at the Alien Academy
Alien Technology has launched a two-day seminar aimed at systems integrators, business partners and potential customers who want to get a deeper understanding of RFID and of Alien's products. RFID Journal Editor Mark Roberti recently attended and reports on the experience.
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RFID Helps Protect Oscar Winners
Security was tight at the 75th Academy Awards in Los Angeles because of concerns over terrorist threats related to the war in Iraq. The event came off without a hitch, thanks in part to an access control system based on RFID technology from Texas Instruments. Full Story

New Smart and Secure RFID Labels
French smart card developer ASK is offering flexible smart labels based on the high-speed communications and security protocol that the company developed for contactless smart cards. The C.label comes in two versions -- ISO 14443- or ISO 15693-compliant.
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VENDOR PROFILE: The Truth About Alien Technology
No RFID company is more controversial than Alien. Questions surround its capacity, finances and deal with Gillette. RFID Journal recently visited the company to get answers and learn about the company's go-to-market strategy.
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OPINION: Alien Encounter
Alien Technology is an important RFID company, because it's FSA process has the potential to deliver billions of very low-cost microchips that can easily be attached to antennas to create RFID inlays. But it is neither the savior nor the destroyer of RFID industry.
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