The U.S. space agency will run a trial of an RFID-based access control system, the first in the world to use the Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) standard.
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Behind the RFID-Standards Brawl
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 5, 2004—As of August 2004, the RFID space remains immature. RFID standards are still being worked out, and, given recent lawsuits, there is the question of whether royalty fees will be required on the most...
Gartner Predictions Regarding RFID Hype
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 4, 2004—Research company Gartner has released "Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2004," which predicts the path for a number of currently hyped technologies. According to the report, RFID has five years before...
RFID Bracelets a Success at Fuji Rock Festival
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 4, 2004—RFID bracelets provided by Japan's Softbank were a success last weekend at the Fuji Rock Festival '04. Festival authorities had historically used wristbands that needed to be visiually checked by...
Here’s looking at RFID
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 4, 2004—asdfRead the article at ZDNet Australia
Using RFID to Drive Up Business
A car repair franchiser plans to give its customers RFID-enabled loyalty cards as a way to help the company improve efficiency and customer service.
RFID Vehicle Identification System Introduced
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—South Africa-based iPico has released an RFID-based vehicle identification system whose applications include electronic licensing, tolling, traffic and speed control, ticketing and cross-border...
Making Inks for Printable Tags
Cabot Corp. forms a new business unit to develop conductive inks for creating printed RFID antennas and, eventually, entire RFID transponders.
Opinion: Focus On RFID’s Possibilities, Manage The Pitfalls
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—RFID will ultimately enable what Meta Group's VP of Technology Research Services, Gene Alvarez, calls "The Adaptive Organization." Such an organization has accurate, real-time access to information...
Skin-based RFID Alternative
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—Germany's Skinplex has devised a way for small amounts of data to be transmitted via human skin. Like RFID, when the transponder (in this case, the human body) and receiver come within range, data is...
RFID—Ready for Prime Time Yet?
This article was originally published by RFID Update.August 3, 2004—asdfRead the article at Yahoo! News
EPCglobal Appoints New President
Chris Adcock, formerly a senior executive at Gillette, takes over the organization that is commercializing EPC technologies.