Alien Opens RFID Tag Plant, Releases Gen2 Chip

Alien Technology this week made four announcements that together represent the company’s most assertive public move since it came out of the legally-mandated quiet period triggered by the IPO attempt earlier this year. The two major announcements were the opening of its North Dakota tag manufacturing facility and the introduction of its Gen2 chip product.

ETSI Tests Show EPC Scaleable in Europe

ETSI Tests Show EPC Scaleable in Europe

In a final, large-scale test involving 20 full pallets of tagged cases moving through portal reading zones, all interrogators tested worked in sync while still observing ETSI regulations.

Pharma RFID Adoption Still Seeking Shot in the Arm

Florida passed another technological milestone in its drug pedigree program by designating the first company (SupplyScape) to provide digital signatures for electronic pedigree authentication. Pedigree requirements of the FDA’s Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) will soon take effect. How soon will RFID for pharma e-pedigrees follow?