Motorola’s False Starts in RFID
It’s not clear how much emphasis Motorola would give to Symbol’s RFID efforts, if the proposed acquisition goes through, but Motorola doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record in the RFID field.
NIST Releases RFID Security Recommendations
The group’s IT security division offers practical advice on securing RFID systems, for government and non-government users alike.
Stakes Are High for Mexican Pharma RFID Mandate
To participate in Mexico’s federal Seguro Popular health-insurance program, which currently serves 4 million families, drug manufacturers and distributors will use UHF and HF RFID tags to track pallets, cases and individual containers of pharmaceuticals.
RFID-enabled Locks Secure Bags of Blood
Ospedale Maggiore, a hospital in Bologna, Italy, has been using a system involving RFID-enabled seals to be sure patients are given only the blood intended for them.
RFID Continues to Take Back Seat in Automotive
This guest article from AMR Research’s Kevin Reale considers reasons for the automotive industry’s lagging adoption of RFID, while making the argument that once adoption finally takes off, auto manufacturers will need to deploy the technology to remain competitive.
RFID Analysts Smile on Motorola-Symbol Deal
Early reactions to Motorola’s acquisition of Symbol from the general business and technology press were favorable when the deal was announced last Tuesday. Since then, analysts with a closer view of the AIDC and RFID space have digested the news and issued their own comprehensive analysis of what it means, the highlights of which are discussed in this article.
Learning From the Big Boys
Does RFID technology offer any real value for companies that aren’t behemoths? You bet it does, and midsize companies can learn from larger early adopters.
RFID Tracks Transatlantic Shipments of Jaguar Parts
Logistics provider Unipart is using radio frequency identification to monitor the security status and location of containers sealed with Savi Network’s active tags.
Pharma Label Maker to Test Tags That Record Temps
The credit-card-sized 13.56 MHz tags can measure and log up to 500 temperature readings, allowing drugmakers and other manufacturers to know the temperature at which their products were stored throughout the supply chain.
Tags Embedded in Discs Will Fight Piracy, Says Disc Maker
DVD and CD manufacturer U-Tech, along with RFID vendors RiRF and IPICO, have developed a means by which movie studios can manage digital rights to fight piracy.