The U.S. government appears to have abruptly changed direction with regard to its initiative to RFID-tag the passports of American citizens.
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Airline Food Provider Uses RFID
To speed its delivery trucks through security gates at New York’s JFK Airport, catering company DO & Co deploys an active-tag system.
RFID Use in Healthcare Set to Take Off
A new study says that the market for RFID products for use in hospitals and the healthcare industry will grow to $8.8 billion by 2010.
Savi, HPH Form Joint Venture
Cargo-tracking provider Savi Technology and seaport operator Hutchison Port Holdings have created a new company that will deploy Savi’s RFID technology around the world.
Savi Networks Funded with $50M to Track Ocean Shipments
RFID supply chain solution provider Savi Technology and the port operator Hutchinson Port Holdings last week announced a $50 million joint venture aimed at bringing track-and-trace to ocean shipping.
Needed: RFID Subject Matter Experts
End users can help create an industry standard certification test, which is necessary to ensure a skilled workforce to deploy RFID technology.
DOD Publishes DFAR Amendment for RFID
The U.S. Defense Department has issued a proposed Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement amendment that specifies RFID requirements for suppliers.
RFID News Roundup
OrganicID proves HF capability in organic circuit; Sun upgrades RFID software for Gen 2; ABI launches RFID database service; software boosts handheld reader; Paxar giving 110 percent; new funding for TAGSYS.
U.S. DoD Publishes RFID Regulations
The U.S. Department of Defense yesterday published the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement, which outlines the regulations for shipping the DoD RFID-tagged goods.
Intellectual Property and RFID
Patents and patent strategy have become critical issues for RFID vendors and others in the RFID community. RFID end users need to understand the patent landscape to ensure that they are not committing to technologies that pass through intellectual property minefields. This preconference, hosted by the , explores critical intellectual property issues that companies selling, deploying and investing in RFID technologies face today.
RFID Phone Payment Systems Good to Go
A report by a smart card industry group predicts a strong market for RFID-enabled payment systems using mobile phones, but only if certain issues are resolved.
ABI Research: “Major Consolidation” of RFID Pure-Plays
A new report from ABI Research takes a close look at the relationships forming between young, smaller RFID pure-plays and larger, established enterprise and data capture technology companies.