The Mood of the EPCglobal Community
There’s a sense that things are not moving as quickly as people expected, but progress continues to be made.
AT&T Plans Managed RFID Services
The company will soon launch a trial of its new services, including the design, implementation and management of RFID networks.
RFID News Roundup
Flagmaker to weave RFID data into SAP platform; IP Smart Packaging, Cascade offer RFID-enabled clamp attachments; Blue Vector, RFID4U offering RFID training; Alien names two label converter partners; Indala, CoreStreet combining products; IBM to add Gen 2 capability to printer.
Startup Offers Outsourced Tag Production
A new RFID startup was announced earlier this month. Called Confidex, the company is located in Nokia, Finland, and will specialize in providing solutions for tag design, engineering, and production.
RFID Consortium Taps MPEG LA
The patent-management organization will administer the consortium’s RFID patent-licensing process.
EPCglobal Certifies Gen 2 Hardware
The organization announced the initial recipients of its Gen 2 hardware conformance certifications, and the accreditation of four performance test centers.
Alien Drops Tag Price to 12.9 Cents
The California tag-maker, which also announced new Gen 1 and Gen 2 Squiggle tags, claims the low price indicates its ability to break further price barriers down the line.
Siemens and AT&T Jump Into RFID
Today we consider the announcements of two household technology names, Siemens and AT&T. What makes these two particularly interesting is that they represent the first highly-publicized RFID activity by both companies.
Cisco Embeds RFID Apps in Network
The networking company has embedded RFID filtering capabilities into its hardware and announced new partners.
IBM Announces Partnerships, Products
Big Blue is launching a range of RFID services, many in conjunction with OATSystems or MARC Global and TrueDemand Software.