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RFID Vendors Collaborate on Open-Source LLRP Project By offering an open-source low-level reader protocol toolkit to RFID interrogator manufacturers and software developers, the group expects to help lower the cost of RFID implementations.

Using RFID to Manage Work-in-Process Is Companies' Top Objective In a survey by the Aberdeen Group, 57 percent of respondents said the need to manage WIP is the top driver for RFID adoption, while 41 percent cited managing raw materials.

European EPC Competence Center Releases UHF Tag Study To help companies compare tags and select the RFID transponders best suited to their products and applications, the EECC tested 20 passive EPC UHF tags from six manufacturers.

ACMA Renews GS1 Australia's UHF RFID License Now that the government agency has renewed its 4-watt license, GS1's Australian branch plans to continue testing EPC RFID systems, in the hope of facilitating regulatory change.

Metro Fleshes Out Its RFID Plans The retailer will install Intermec interrogators at 130 Cash & Carry wholesale stores and Sirit models at 99 Real hypermarkets.

Visa and Wells Fargo Testing NFC Payments The two companies have started with internal tests involving Wells Fargo employees, but plan to involve consumers in the fourth quarter.

ODIN Releases First Benchmark of European RFID Readers The systems integrator tested seven ETSI-compliant RFID interrogators in both lab and real-world tests.

U.S. Cellular Phone Provider Tests NFC Cellular South is conducting a two-city trial in which customers can buy goods using RFID-enabled, biometric Kyocera phones.

Metro Rolling Out Reva's Reader Network Appliance The retailer is installing Reva's reader networking platform at 200 distribution centers and retail locations.

NXP Debuts Reference Design Center The semiconductor firm sees the facility as a place where end users can test RFID technology, and where NXP and other RFID technology vendors can develop specific products based on end users' needs.