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EPCglobal Transportation and Logistics Pilot Takes Visibility to a Global Level The program's second phase, the organization says, illustrates how EPC-based technology can be utilized to track goods as they are transported by air, sea, road and rail, from China to the United States.

Banking Group to Set RFID Roadmap Hoping to facilitate RFID adoption by its members, the Financial Services Technology Consortium is working toward instituting a standardized approach to using the technology.

U.S. Defense Department to Host Conference Track at EPC Connection 2008 New sessions at EPCglobal NA's fifth annual event, being held Oct. 14-16 in Chicago, will highlight the DOD's successful EPC projects and help educate its suppliers about the benefits of using EPC RFID technologies.

ThingMagic Raises $9.5 Million CEO Tom Grant says the latest round of funding will help the company continue to develop custom RFID solutions and UHF passive-tag readers for specific applications.

GS1 Canada Revamps RFID Policy Forum The updated forum will work to encourage discussion about all aspects of RFID-based electronic business processes, as well as provide the public with facts and research.

Impinj Acquires Intel's UHF RFID Reader Chip Operation The company says it is positioning itself as a one-stop supplier of the technology underpinning UHF readers and passive tags, and that it will not compete with interrogator manufacturers using the R1000 chip.

RFID Journal, GS1 in Europe Team Up to Launch EPC Europe Conference The event, colocated with RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2008, will feature the latest EPC case studies from Metro Group, Rewe Group, the European Pallet Association, the BRIDGE project, Nestle and others.

GRIFS Issues Interim Report The Global RFID Interoperability Forum for Standards held its first open meeting, which included a document that outlines proposals for an ongoing database of standards and discusses some key issues that need to be addressed in ongoing research.

Drug Pedigree Mandate Could Be Expensive According to a new study, complying with legislation proposed by two U.S. Congressmen could cost as much as $110,000 per pharmacy—and more than a billion dollars for a large chain.

European EPC Competence Center Updates UHF Tag Study According to the updated study, new tag designs and improved antennas have increased UHF tag performance during the past year.