Yesterday’s announcement that an intellectual property consortium is being formed for the “consolidated licensing” of RFID-related patents marks a major development for the industry and one that could significantly impact adoption of RFID technology.
The drugmaker is working with ADT Security Systems and OATSystems to develop an item-level RFID tagging system for its pharmaceuticals.
Some 20 providers of RFID technology have announced plans to create a patent pool, which could end confusion and contention over patent royalties.
Q-Track claims its low-frequency real-time locating system is more precise and less expensive than existing systems.
Last week RFID Update participated in a phone call discussion about the cold chain, which covered all aspects of the ways in which RFID is being used throughout the cold chain to improve old processes and expand into new ones.
RFID Journal has partnered with OTA Training to provide comprehensive, vendor-neutral RFID training in the most sophisticated commercial RFID test centers in the United States.
Business technology magazine Red Herring has an excellent article this week on the state of RFID in China.
Market research firm Venture Development Corp. says vendors are contributing to confusion among end users by providing misleading information. The situation is likely to get worse as EPC Gen 2 products start hitting the market.
As rulers of the world’s largest potential RFID market, Chinese leaders view the setting of RFID standards as critical to its economic strategy.
The company’s Crypta Data Tag allows trucking yards to monitor loaded trailers and tractors, enhancing security and facilitating scheduling.
The ITC has voted to investigate Intermec’s complaint that Symbol imported mobile computing hardware from abroad that infringed on Intermec patent-protected intellectual property.
RFID Global Solution opens RFID test center; SATO demos Gen 2 compatibility; Lockheed Martin chooses Zebra printer; Intelligent Systems and IBM collaborate; NCR expands Demo Center; InfoWave upgrades tracking software.