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Texas A&M Senses New RFID Apps
A university research facility is hoping to deploy wireless sensors networks combined with RFID tags.
Cisco Backs ThingMagic
The networking company has increased its stakes in RFID technology by funding ThingMagic, bringing the RFID reader manufacturer’s total funding to nearly $21 million.
Rethinking Privacy
Radio-based technologies change the way we gather, access and protect data.
Research Will Overcome
An aggressive program is under way to reduce barriers to RFID adoption in the aerospace industry.
Scale Matters
As RFID moves from pilot to deployment, the thing that will most starkly separate success from failure will be the ability of systems to scale.
Gillette RFID Mastermind Shares Secrets
Forbes.com has posted an interview with Dick Cantwell, Gillette vice president and chairman of EPCglobal’s board of governors. As the article notes, Cantwell “is in an unusually good position to judge where EPCglobal and RFID are going.” This article recaps the interview’s highlights.
Tag Proposal Addresses Industry Needs
RFID tag data specialists from EPCglobal, ISO and an auto industry group have found a way for tire makers to include industry-specific data in EPC Gen 2 tags. Other industries could use the same approach.
RFID to Ride N.Y. Subways
New York City Transit, MasterCard International and Citi will test MasterCard’s contactless PayPass payment system in 25 New York City subway stations.
iAnywhere Announces New Software, First Customer
Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere announced the release of RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition (AE), a version of its RFID Anywhere software that runs on edge devices like RFID readers. iAnywhere also announced reader manufacturer AWID as the first customer of the software.