What Is RFID Middleware and Where Is It Needed?

This is part one of a three-part series that examines middleware and other RFID integration options and the issues surrounding them. This first installment segments different types of specific software and hardware offerings that are commonly grouped together as “RFID middleware.”

It’s Still RFID to Me

RFID vendor Gemalto claims it’s wrong to call the RFID transponders in e-passports RFID transponders. If it ain’t RFID…what is it?

It’s Still RFID to Me

RFID vendor Gemalto claims it’s wrong to call the RFID transponders in e-passports RFID transponders. If it ain’t RFID…what is it?

IBM Launches End-to-End RFID Solution for Pharma

IBM today announced what it calls an end-to-end solution RFID track-and-trace solution for the pharmaceutical industry to help combat the growing problem of counterfeit drugs. The blended offering includes hardware, a middleware stack, use cases, and services.

Beware of RFID-enabled Terrorists

A security company has demonstrated how passports with embedded RFID transponders could be used to blow up Americans. Be afraid. Be very afraid.