Patent Dispute Resolved
The resolution of the patent dispute between Intermec and Symbol is good news for the RFID industry, and for end users.
RFID Venture Purchased by VCs
Six-year old Intelligent Systems, which was formerly a division of the New Ventures Group at packaging giant MeadWestvaco, has been acquired by two venture capital firms and renamed Vue Technology.
GlobeRanger Updates iMotion for Gen 2
The software company has released a version of its RFID middleware that can handle the new features and functions Gen 2 tags and readers provide.
Precisia Launches FleX Wing Tag Antenna
The printed electronics manufacturer says its new printed UHF RFID tag antenna lowers RFID tag costs and performs equally well regardless of frequency or protocol.
RFID News Roundup
Omron shipping Gen 2 inlays in October; European logistics provider to track 40,000 cars; printed RFID market to surpass $2 billion by 2010; SAMSys releases API to ease reader networking; Intelligent Systems becomes Vue Technology; SmartCode announces new reader, antenna; Axcess, Sun partner to integrate Java with ActiveTags.
Analysis of Intermec-Symbol Settlement
Yesterday the RFID industry was abuzz with the announcement that archrivals Intermec and Symbol Technologies had settled their legal dispute related to RFID intellectual property. This article considers the repercussions.
Impinj to Ship 50M Gen 2 Chips in 2005
Alien Technology is among the nine RFID hardware vendors turning Impinj’s Monza chips into inlays, strap assemblies or smart labels.
RTLS Market To Exceed $1.6 Billion by 2010
This is the second guest article from Yankee Group, with predicts that active RFID real-time location systems RTLS will have less than $20 million in revenue for 2005. However, rapid growth will happen in the next several years: global revenue will exceed $1.6 billion by 2010.
19 Firms Join Intermec Licensing Program
A number of major RFID vendors will license portfolios of IP, but several have declined to sign up.
Collaboration Vital to Attain EPC’s Potential
In a new report, leading retailers and manufacturers tout the benefits to be derived from an EPC RFID-enabled supply chain and outline the steps needed to realize those benefits.