Alien CEO Stavro Prodromou said at last week’s RFID World that he expects tag prices to fall to only 10 cents by 2007.
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RFID “Police Robots” to Debut in Japan
Japan will see the introduction of a new RFID-enabled crime-fighting technology next year in Osaka.
RFID News Roundup
Alien Technology releases compliance package; retailer- and DOD-compliance packages from EIS; SmartCode providing education, materials for DOD suppliers; supply chain security courses available; IDVelocity updates software for RFID; Vizional receives $3.5 million; ScanSource to distribute Printronix goods.
EU RFID Spending to Near $1.9 Billion
The western European RFID market will approach $1.9 billion by 2009, up from $464 million in 2004, according to a report.
Harvard Medical CIO Loves Implanted RFID Chip
In a recent Forbes.com Executive Toy Box section, Harvard Medical CIO John Halamka, the man who in January had the VeriChip implanted to test the controversial device’s medical merits, apparently loves the device.
China Comes to RFID World to Discuss Standards
A number of representatives from China were on hand at this week’s RFID World conference in Dallas.
RFID Tagging of Japanese Students Continues
Popular technology blog Engadget reports that a school in Japan where students go for special tutoring has deployed RFID to track its patrons comings and goings.
Early RFID Adopters Will Be Winners
Wal-Mart’s CIO and EPCglobal US’s president told conference attendees in Dallas this week that end users will reap RFID’s benefits by adopting the technology now.
Aviation Industry Forums
Airbus and Boeing are introducing RFID in their supply chain. If you do business with either, or both, you need to understand how to meet their tagging requirements—and benefit from the technology internally to maintain your competitive advantage.
EPCglobal Sets Up New Working Groups
The hardware action group has assigned teams to develop specifications for Class 2 tags, evaluate conformance testing for tags and readers based on the Gen 2 standard and tackle other issues.
Philips Deploys RFID in Its Supply Chain
The semiconductor company will track cartons of microchips from a manufacturing and packaging facility in Taiwan to a distribution center in Hong Kong.
Kimberly-Clark Ramps Up RFID Initiative
Kimberly-Clark will continue its aggressive RFID initiatives with RFID-tagged shipments in Europe, the use of GEN 2 compliant products, and an expanded and renovated RFID research lab.