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News For The Week Of Sept. 8
The Cost of Wal-Mart's RFID Edict
ThingMagic Teams Up with Intel
NYK Logistics Tracks Containers
RFID Readers Get Smaller
Software Tracks Bar Codes and RFID
FEATURED STORY
Smart Cards for Smart Commuters
OPINION
The Big Picture
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TOP NEWS
The Cost of Wal-Mart's RFID Edict
Wal-Mart's mandate to its top 100 suppliers to deliver RFID tagged products by 2005 is set to cost those consumer package goods manufacturers a total of more than $2 billion. But so far, benefits to those companies are hard to find, according to a new report from AMR Research.
Full Story
ThingMagic Teams Up with Intel
ThingMagic, an engineering startup in Cambridge, Mass., has teamed up with Intel to develop a next-generation reader that delivers more computing power and is less expensive than ThingMagic's current multi-protocol, multi-frequency reader. The new Mercury4 platform has been licensed to Tyco/Sensormatic.
Full Story
NYK Logistics Tracks Containers
NYK Logistics is more than 100 years old, and its longevity may be attributed in part to the company’s willingness to embrace new technology. The Secaucus, N.J., logistics provider has implemented a real-time locating system (RTLS) at its Long Beach, Calif., facility that uses battery-powered RFID tags to track every container, trailer and tractor within its 70-acre yard.
Full Story
RFID Readers Get Smaller
One of the challenges of RFID technology is designing and manufacturing equipment that’s small enough to function in a wide range of environments. Now a strategic partnership between Alien Technology, a Morgan Hill, Calif., producer of RFID tags and readers, and WJ Communications, a San Jose, Calif., RF semiconductor company, has led to the development of a device that’s about 50 percent smaller than a conventional RFID reader.
Full Story
Software Tracks Bar Codes and RFID
Many companies are struggling to figure out how they will manage a steady stream of data from both bar code systems and RFID devices. GenuOne wants to help. The Boston, Mass., software firm, which specializes in systems designed to thwart counterfeiting and diversion, has unveiled TraceGuard 2.5, a tracking application and database that supports major RFID tags and readers, as well as bar code technology.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Smart Cards for Smart Commuters
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and other transit operators plan to deploy RFID-based fare collection systems in 2004. The technology isn't cheap, but it reduces maintenance costs over time, and customers love the convenience.
Premium Content
OPINION
The Big Picture
Many people say the world will never agree on a single global numbering scheme across all industries. Many people also said Europe would never have a common currency. The fact is, we are moving toward a world where business is done in one language, with one currency and with one system to track products.
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
RFID Opportunities and Challenges
RFID can provide a wide variety of benefits across many different industries. But there are also major obstacles to overcome in deploying the technology. The two biggest hurdles: building an infrastructure that handles the data and then making use of the data.
Story
The Cost of Wal-Mart's RFID Edict
Wal-Mart's mandate to its top 100 suppliers to deliver RFID tagged products by 2005 is set to cost those consumer package goods manufacturers a total of more than $2 billion. But so far, benefits to those companies are hard to find, according to a new report from AMR Research.
Full Story
ThingMagic Teams Up with Intel
ThingMagic, an engineering startup in Cambridge, Mass., has teamed up with Intel to develop a next-generation reader that delivers more computing power and is less expensive than ThingMagic's current multi-protocol, multi-frequency reader. The new Mercury4 platform has been licensed to Tyco/Sensormatic.
Full Story
NYK Logistics Tracks Containers
NYK Logistics is more than 100 years old, and its longevity may be attributed in part to the company’s willingness to embrace new technology. The Secaucus, N.J., logistics provider has implemented a real-time locating system (RTLS) at its Long Beach, Calif., facility that uses battery-powered RFID tags to track every container, trailer and tractor within its 70-acre yard.
Full Story
RFID Readers Get Smaller
One of the challenges of RFID technology is designing and manufacturing equipment that’s small enough to function in a wide range of environments. Now a strategic partnership between Alien Technology, a Morgan Hill, Calif., producer of RFID tags and readers, and WJ Communications, a San Jose, Calif., RF semiconductor company, has led to the development of a device that’s about 50 percent smaller than a conventional RFID reader.
Full Story
Software Tracks Bar Codes and RFID
Many companies are struggling to figure out how they will manage a steady stream of data from both bar code systems and RFID devices. GenuOne wants to help. The Boston, Mass., software firm, which specializes in systems designed to thwart counterfeiting and diversion, has unveiled TraceGuard 2.5, a tracking application and database that supports major RFID tags and readers, as well as bar code technology.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Smart Cards for Smart Commuters
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and other transit operators plan to deploy RFID-based fare collection systems in 2004. The technology isn't cheap, but it reduces maintenance costs over time, and customers love the convenience.
Premium Content
OPINION
The Big Picture
Many people say the world will never agree on a single global numbering scheme across all industries. Many people also said Europe would never have a common currency. The fact is, we are moving toward a world where business is done in one language, with one currency and with one system to track products.
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
RFID Opportunities and Challenges
RFID can provide a wide variety of benefits across many different industries. But there are also major obstacles to overcome in deploying the technology. The two biggest hurdles: building an infrastructure that handles the data and then making use of the data.
Story
