U.K. company Instrumentel says its passive RFID tags can drive sensors and actuators, enabling a range of telemetric and security applications.
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TSA Funds Tracking System for Seaport
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has provided a $1.6 million grant to develop an RFID system to track ground vehicles and cargo at Jacksonville, Fla., port.
AMR Research: RFID Adoption “Stuck In Neutral”
Based on observations of last week’s big industry show RFID Journal Live!, AMR Research’s Dennis Gaughan concludes that RFID adoption is “stuck in neutral.”
Sun Releases 2.0 Upgrade to RFID Middleware
Sun Microsystems announced yesterday the release of Sun Java System RFID Software 2.0, an upgrade to the company’s 1.0 version released last July.
Reality Sets In
End users at RFID Journal LIVE! were focused on business and deployment issues.
Avante Takes On Cargo Security
Claiming that adding an RFID tag to container seals does not secure cargo, RFID systems provider Avante offers what it says is a better way to monitor a container’s integrity.
ALE: A New Standard for Data Access
Application-Level Events, one of the first RFID software specifications EPCglobal is expected to ratify, promises great benefits.
School Studies RFID’s Effect on Wal-Mart
The University of Arkansas is carrying out research at Wal-Mart stores in order to quantify the ability of RFID to decrease retail out-of-stocks.
ObjectStore Adding Event-Driven Tools
Through its parent’s acquisition of real-time application provider Apama, RFID solutions provider ObjectStore is developing software to integrate event-driven processing with RFID data management.
VeriSign Launches EPC Application Developers Contest
VeriSign has launched the EPC Application Developers Contest to spur adoption and innovative uses of the EPCglobal Network.
RFID News Roundup
VeriSign kicks off developer competition; Precisia to combine Impinj chips, printed antennas; Emerson & Cuming isolators increase read range; Oracle announces partnerships; NEC subsidiary to distribute AeroScout RTLS; Intelleflex offers Class 3 training; Symbol and Philips to collaborate; TI working with 12 vendors on Gen 2.
Alien Passes 50 Million RFID Tag Milestone
With all the excitement swirling around the , it has been easy to forget that we are still firmly rooted in a GEN 1 world. Take for example Alien Technology’s announcement this week that it has shipped 50 million first generation Class 1 tags.