Frank Moss, the U.S. State Department’s former deputy assistant secretary for passport services, says the electronic passport is not a panacea, but does provide a number of real and potential benefits.
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ODIN Announces Patent for RFID SMART Containers
RFID solutions provider ODIN technologies announced its award of a patent for what the company calls S.M.A.R.T. container technology. The goal of S.M.A.R.T., or Secure Material Accounted in Real Time, is to enhance the automation and accuracy of visbility into containerized assets.
IBM Adds E-Pedigree Features to WebSphere RFIDIC
Drug distributor AmerisourceBergen says it plans to test the software’s electronic-pedigree capabilities as part of its current RFID pilot.
VeriChip Parent Buys Out Animal Chipping Subsidiary
The corporate structure and relationship among Applied Digital, Digital Angel, and VeriChip has historically been confusing, but a merger between Applied Digital and Digital Angel announced last week may change that.
Savi Announces E-Seal Licensees; Axcess Reveals Development Plans
Six companies have licensed the IP behind the ISO 18185 air-interface standard. Axcess will use its Enterprise Dot platform to develop an e-seal tag.
RFID Research Center to Demonstrate EPC Technologies and Applications at EPC Connection 2007
EPCglobal North America and RFID Journal announced today that the University of Arkansas’ RFID Research Center will conduct live demonstrations of EPC technology at the fourth annual EPC Connection conference and exhibition.
European RFID Reader Benchmark Webinar by Sirit
This sponsored column from Sirit looks at the effectiveness of the Sirit INfinity 510 worldwide Gen 2 reader as determined by the ODIN technologies European RFID Reader Benchmark. Sirit will be offering a webinar on the same topic this Thursday, August 16. Attendees will receive a free copy of the ODIN reader benchmark report.
Refueling Firm Sees 6-Month Payback from RFID
A New Zealand company called Mini-Tankers has published a compelling case study about how it deployed RFID to streamline its core business process of refuelling industrial equipment located in remote and constantly changing settings around the country. The solution reportedly yielded a payback in just six months.
RFID to Track Rare Cheese in Spain
The University of Dortmund is testing RFID’s ability to authenticate and track cave-ripened blue cheese as it moves from production to stores.
RFID Is Not All or Nothing
Companies in almost every industry are using specific RFID applications to achieve real business benefits today.
University of Maryland Offers Free RFID Assessments
The University of Maryland has announced an initiative to offer free RFID assessments to manufacturing companies in the state that are considering deployment. The idea is to spur the adoption of RFID among Maryland companies by working with them to understand how the technology can yield better productivity.
RFID News Roundup
Metalcraft introduces RFID windshield tag; NCR invests in RFID payments company; Pramari releases Rifidi LLRP virtual reader; Innovision Research growing through investments, staff; new system for analyzing tags and tag location; Avery Dennison, RedPrairie partner to create RFID-enabled inventory management; Cortegra offers RFID labels for pharma companies.