Protecting Consumer Privacy
An article in BusinessWeek about new video surveillance systems shows the focus should be on business practices, not technology.
RFID on Your Wrist
PayPass wristbands make it easy and convenient to buy hotdogs at the Giants’ football games.
RFID on Your Wrist
PayPass wristbands make it easy and convenient to buy hotdogs at the Giants’ football games.
RFID Security Consortium Receives $1.1 Million NSF Grant
Comprised mostly of academics, the group hopes to develop ways to improve security measures for RFID systems, and to incorporate the study of RFID into engineering curricula.
Argentine Drivers Use Passive Tags to Pay Bridge Tolls
The newly deployed system replaces one that used costlier active RFID tags.
RFID News Roundup
Tagsys partnering with OTA Training; Turkish bank distributes PayPass cards; Inside Contactless, Fluensee raise funding; Arizona Cardinals rolls out PayPass system; SAP qualifies PEAK RFID software.
RFID Reader Market Worth $1.18b in 2010
Venture Development Corporation yesterday released findings on last year’s market for RFID readers, which the firm pegs at $320 million. Over the next five years, VDC expects the market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of almost 30%, reaching $1.18 billion in 2010.
Pro-active RFID Policy Reaps Huge Benefits
Adopting a bold, pro-active stance on incorporating RFID into its supply chain has resulted in huge benefits for a US manufacturer of women’s apparel — including demonstrating RFID compliance to major customer Wal-Mart well ahead of the deadline for second wave suppliers. This article is a case study.
Hyan and Parelec Teaming on Tags for Products, Mass Transit
The tag maker and conductive-ink manufacturer say their combined products are being used for product authentication and in single and multiuse mass-transit cards.
RFID Consortium Names Patent-Pool Administrator
Via Licensing Corp. will operate the UHF RFID licensing program; the consortium now needs to appoint a consultant to review patent submissions.