IBM Announces Partnerships, Products
Big Blue is launching a range of RFID services, many in conjunction with OATSystems or MARC Global and TrueDemand Software.
IBM and Cisco Serious About RFID
Amid the flurry of announcements coming out of the EPCglobal conference, some of the biggest names in technology are asserting their commitment to the RFID market with new products and services. Today we look at the announcements of two such heavy-hitters, IBM and Cisco.
Startup to Help Companies Make Tags
A new Finnish company plans to help the printing, packaging and labeling industries develop the ability to manufacture RFID tags for their own customers.
HP, Philips Partner on Gen 2 Services
The two early adopters will use their RFID and EPC Gen 2 knowledge to help drive Gen 2 adoption for consumer goods, pharmaceutical and technology companies.
HP and Philips Partner to Spur Gen2 Adoption
Technology giants Hewlett Packard and Philips Semiconductors today threw their combined weight behind spurring accelerated adoption of Gen2 technology.
Flexibility Key to RFID Vendor Survival
In this guest article from AMR Research, analyst Dennis Gaughan argues that those RFID vendors who adopt flexible sales, technology, and partner strategies will be the ones that survive and thrive during the next stage of the market’s development.
Switching Off Credit Card Fraud
If a simple switch were added to contactless payment cards, the potential to steal credit card information could be greatly curtailed.
Pittsburgh Hospital Pilots Hybrid System
At St. Clair, where a bar code/RFID system tracks medication given to patients, hospital administrators expect to extend the system to track blood transfusions and lab specimens.
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.