Air France-KLM Embarks on RFID Luggage-Tag Trial
The carrier hopes to use the technology to provide new services and to improve its ability to return checked-in luggage to its passengers.
FDA Seeks ID System for Medical Devices and Supplies
The agency is requesting comments on using RFID and other auto-ID technologies to identify and track everything from bandages to insulin pumps.
Apparel & Footwear Summit Attracts Wide Audience
Retailers and manufacturers from around the world shared experiences and discussed challenges at RFID Journal’s Apparel & Footwear Summit.
RFID News Roundup
SmartCode expanding manufacturing with new plant; Dover to acquire Markem; NFC Forum issues first four specifications; NFC chipmaker releases white paper; ODIN offering global tag-testing software; small-business credit cards get RFID’ed.
Philips Enters Gen2 RFID Chip Fray
Philips Semiconductors has long been expected to enter the Gen2 silicon market, competing with the likes of Impinj, Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, and others to sell the microchips that power Gen2 RFID tags. It appears that the company’s time has come.
What Retailers Really Want
Yes, they would like to find ways to encourage you to buy stuff, but legitimate retailers understand that their relationship with their customers is more important than one sale.
The Security-Privacy Trade-Off
What the recent capture of terrorists plotting to blow up American planes departing from London means for electronic passports.
New Smart-Card Group Seeks to Educate Policymakers
The Secure ID Coalition says its mission is to promote the understanding and appropriate use of contactless (RFID-enabled) smart-card technology, while still maintaining user privacy.
IPICO Submits Its IP-X RFID Air Interface to ISO
The RFID systems provider is making its proprietary air-interface protocol available for use royalty-free, and has asked the International Standards Organization to approve it as a standard.
ERP Support Squeezes RFID Middleware
This is part two of a three-part series that examines middleware and other RFID integration options and the issues surrounding them. This second installment analyzes how forthcoming software standards from EPCglobal plus developments from mainstream IT, ERP and other application software providers may impact future RFID integration.