- ADT's Readers Control Conveyors
By Jonathan Collins
At Coleman's distribution center, ADT Security Services deployed a system that enables RFID readers to start and stop conveyors based on tag reads.
- Sybase Releases RFID Enterprise Software
By Jonathan Collins
The company says the role of its new software suite is to collect, manage and integrate RFID data for any enterprise data management environment.
- Markem Launches RFID Starter Packages
By Jonathan Collins
The product-labeling provider’s new packages are based on a desktop label printer-encoder, giving companies a lower-costing option to meet RFID mandates.
- P&G Fund Awards Academic Grant for RFID
By Jonathan Collins
The philanthropic arm of CPG-maker Procter & Gamble provides $150,000 to Indiana University to develop its RFID lab and curriculum.
- Tom Ridge Joins Savi Technology Board of Directors
Tom Ridge, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined the board of directors of Savi Technology, a leading RFID solutions provider based in Silicon Valley.
- Gen 2 Tags Get Real
By Mary Catherine O'Connor
At next week's RFID Journal LIVE! conference, a number of vendors will demonstrate tags that comply with EPCglobal's second-generation standard for passive UHF tags and readers.
- Consumers More RFID-Aware, Still Wary
By Jonathan Collins
A recent survey finds that more U.S. consumers have heard about RFID, but worries about privacy remain.
- RFID News Roundup
By Ari Juels
Gen 2 tag, reader demonstrated at METRO; "RFID for Dummies" for sale; U.S. ski area completes first season using RFID; GSI UK publishes planning guide; new PC card reader from WJ Communications; Indala releases HF reader series; Lab ID introduces FRAM tag chip; LXE releases pre-Gen 2 software upgrade.
- Open Source RFID Middleware Initiative Launched
i-Konect of Mason, Ohio, last week announced a new open source middleware initiative which the company hopes will transform the business of collecting, processing, and sharing RFID-generated data across the EPCglobal Network.
- SSA Marine Adds RFID to Quicken Cargo
By Bennett Voyles
The international container-terminal operator is deploying WhereNet's Marine Terminal Solution at several of its West Coast ports.
- SAMSys to Debut GEN 2 Reader Next Week
Canadian RFID solutions provider SAMSys officially announced yesterday the scheduled debut of its GEN 2-compliant RFID reader at next week's RFID Journal Live! conference in Chicago.
- Startup Opens Up RFID Middleware
By Mary Catherine O'Connor
A software integration firm is developing an open source middleware platform for RFID deployments.
- Impinj Announces GEN 2 Solution
Seattle-based Impinj yesterday announced the introduction of the first official RFID product release that meets the GEN 2 specification.
- Marin County DA Saves With RFID
By Claire Swedberg
The district attorney for Marin County, Calif., says his department will trim 2,500 man-hours a year thanks to a 3M RFID system that lets it locate legal files.
- Philips Ships GEN 2 Chips
Dutch semiconductor giant Philips announced on Friday that it had begun shipping a trial version of its GEN 2 RFID chip.
