Avery Dennison offers free tags and evaluation; EPCglobal certifies SAMSys MP9311 Gen 2 module; Ofcom to adopt license-free RFID spectrum; Kennedy Group, RFID4U to offer training; ACG HF reader supports multiple protocols, apps; Power Paper announces $28 million in funding.
BearingPoint has developed an economic model to help determine the business case (or lack thereof) for RFID baggage tracking systems. While the company believes that such systems will become prevalent, the model suggests that in the near-term airlines and airports may want to hold off. This article has more details.
Pet care providers hope an open platform will allow readers to identify any RFID tag embedded in a pet, leading to wider adoption of pet-tagging.
In 2006, NSB will begin replacing its conventional ticketing system with one using embedded RFID tags.
Axcess International yesterday announced Asset Activator, a comprehensive physical asset management solution based on semi-active RFID technology. RFID Update spoke with Allan Griebenow, President and CEO of Axcess, about the new offering.
The data security startup says its Algebraic Eraser is faster, requires less processing power and could be used on EPC Gen 2 Class 1 tags for protecting data transmissions.
ARC Advisory Group analyst Chantal Polsonetti herein considers the supply chain RFID market in Europe. She argues that in the face of lacking retailer mandates and regulatory constraints, the European market still pales in comparison to its U.S. counterpart.
Weeden & Co. last week issued reports on Symbol, Zebra, and Intermec, and their respective values as possible stock investments. The reports are rich in financials and investor-speak, so this article is intended as an extraction of the information most interesting to RFID Update readers.
Company researchers claim consumers could reduce a passive tag’s read range while retaining its operability.
The German mail-order retailer sees benefits from its current RFID deployment, but tag costs stymie wider adoption.
A ban on surreptitious scanning could resolve most of the concerns people have about RFID being used to invade privacy.
While cost is a leading differentiator among competitors in the RFID tag space, there are already announcements coming from some vendors determined to broaden the discussion beyond merely price. Two recent announcements covered in this article highlight the trend.