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RFID Border Security Market $3B in 2009
ABI Research has released a report projecting the market for RFID products and services within the secure identification and homeland security sectors will be worth $3B in 2009. This article discusses that prediction and the report’s other findings.
Boeing’s Flight Plan for Dreamliner Tags
The company told a group of RFID vendors this week that its suppliers need a robust, durable passive tag to place on parts for its fleet of Dreamliner 787 aircraft. And they need it soon.
Company Aims to Turn Readers to Radar
A South African RFID technology developer says it has developed a technology enabling a single low-cost reader to pinpoint the location of any UHF RFID tag within read range.
RFID News Roundup
SATO smart labels 14.9 cents each in low quantities—Gen1 now, Gen 2 next year; EU guidelines for tagging aircraft parts expected in early 2006; IBM offering RFID development tools; VeriFone provides Meijer Stores thousands of RFID readers for payments; schools adding auto-ID curriculum; new Alien resellers in Australia and Europe.
RFID as an Innovation Catalyst
Contributing analyst Joe Barkai argues in this article that RFID will one day become an innovation catalyst, disrupting existing business models and processes. For that to happen, however, issues like standardization, privacy, and security must first be worked through.
Sun Debuts Solution for Asset Tracking
The company is partnering with third-party hardware and application providers to offer the RFID-based system, which it already uses to track its own assets.
U.S. to Issue RFID Passports Next Year
The U.S. State Department this week officially announced that it is moving forward with the “electronic passport” initiative which will see all U.S. passports issued after October 2006 include embedded RFID tags.
EPCglobal US Offers Tool for Pharma
The industry trade group has developed a health-care version of its EPC Value Model software to help drugmakers find the business case for using EPC RFID.
Sun Announces RFID Asset Tracking Solution
Sun Microsystems today announced the Sun RFID Industry Solution for Physical Asset Tracking to monitor the location of non-networked assets geographically distributed across an enterprise.
Dutch Supermarket Plans RFID Trial
Starting in December, Schuitema will track tagged trays of fresh produce shipped to one of its stores and one of its DCs.
AMR: Boeing’s RFID Push is a Catalyst
AMR Research has released an analysis of Boeing’s recent announcement that it would RFID tag certain parts of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This article recaps the key points.