Sirit Files 3 RFID Reader Patents
Toronto-based SIRIT, a leading provider of RFID hardware, last week announced that it had filed three patents related to RFID readers.
Dollars and Sensors
RFID is the start of a new age of wireless sensors and actuators that will be as influential in information technology in the 21st century as the Internet was to e-business at the end of the last century.
Protecting the Public Health
The FDA and several pharmaceutical companies have taken the initiative to use RFID to combat drug counterfeiting and protect consumers.
GMA: Business Case for EPC Mixed
A new study by the Grocery Manufacturers of America says RFID can deliver a return on investment if used to track pallets and cases of some categories of consumer items, but not all.
Will Alien Technology be the Cisco of RFID?
The Boston Globe today ran an interesting profile on California-based Alien Technology, which sees profit in five-cent tags and aims to be the Cisco of RFID.
RFID Tags Fly With Airplane Parts
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Innovative Uses of RFID Tags
There is an informative debate going on at Slashdot regarding oft-neglected but successful and transformative uses of RFID technology.
RFID News Roundup
Peer-to-peer RFID software; DOD clarifies RFID deadline concerns; new product for controlling computer access; RFID-wristband maker PDC buys Euro distributor; R. Moroz offers RFID portal.
Six U.K. Drugmakers Pilot RFID
Merck, Novartis and other companies are running a trial that tags individual items to detect dispensing errors and counterfeit drugs before they reach patients.
Another Groundbreaking FDA Approval of RFID Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of another RFID-based technology for use in healthcare: the SurgiChip.