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RFID News Roundup
A.T. Kearney studies drivers for smart container adoption; Swiss tag manufacturer cutting jobs, closing plants; Kennedy Group introduces 10 RFID starter kits; Catalyst International partners with ConnecTerra; Frost & Sullivan notes RFID opportunities for Europe’s mobile carriers; Alien certifies Weber to convert smart labels.
California RFID Bill Wins Another Victory
Yesterday marked an important victory for “SB 862,” the California state bill that would render illegal the embedding of RFID tags in state-issued identification documents like driver’s licenses and state employee cards. The California State Senate approved SB 862 in a decisive, bipartisan 29-7 vote.
New Materials Emerge for Making Tags
ECM releases a new conductive adhesive designed to make UHF tag manufacturing more efficient and an antenna coating that boosts a tag’s read range.
TDAO Reveals Antenna Plating System
A U.K. technology developer claims its ultrafast electrodepositing system can produce antennas for RFID tags at a significantly lower cost.
VeriSign Makes $15 Million RFID Acquisition
Network infrastructure services giant VeriSign yesterday announced that it will buy San Francisco-based RFID consulting services firm R4 Global Solutions for $15 million in cash.
VeriSign Acquires R4 Global Solutions
The company that will manage the EPCglobal Object Name Service buys RFID systems integrator R4 Global Solutions for $15 million.
Kolinahr Introduces RFID Pallet Labeler
The company’s new model can encode, print and apply an RFID label to one side of a pallet and apply a label with just a bar code and text to a second side.
P&G Heats Up RFID Application Space
Procter & Gamble together with Silicon Valley-based RFID application provider T3Ci yesterday announced a multi-year agreement to “collaboratively identify and build high value RFID applications designed to leverage the EPCglobal RFID standards.”
Calif. Senate Approves RFID Bill
The bill, now headed for the state assembly, would ban the use of RFID in identification documents issued by the state or local governments.
Research: Euro RFID Market to Hit EUR5 Billion in 2007
According to a press release from research firm Frost & Sullivan, the European market for RFID hardware, software, and services will exceed EUR5 billion in 2007.
P&G Teams With T3Ci for RFID Apps
Procter & Gamble signs a multiyear agreement to jointly develop enterprise applications that use RFID data.