RFID News Roundup
RedPrairie and Lowry offer compliance package; Zebra releases two multiprotocol readers; X-ident to produce smart tickets; new industry groups in India, France.
DOD’s RFID Compliance Deadline Pushed Back
The U.S. Department of Defense is pushing back the deadline for compliance with its RFID mandate until February at the earliest.
Taiwan Behind in RFID Development
A study commissioned by the Institute for Information Industry in Taiwan found the nation serious lacking in its embrace of RFID.
RFID Users Want Clean Data
Companies strongly desire accurate, relevant and timely data from their RFID deployments but lack the ability to make this happen, suggesting the need for effective middleware.
New Fast-Curing, Low-Temp Adhesive
A maker of industrial adhesives is marketing a quick-curing electrically conductive adhesive as an enabler for faster RFID tag production.
Sapient CTO Explodes RFID Myth
Sapient CTO says that RFID merely as a “suped-up barcode” is one of the leading myths in IT today. Its potential, he asserts, is far vaster.
Strong Demand for RFID in Canada
Deloitte & Touche has released a research report which looks at RFID within Canada entitled “2004 Canadian Radio Frequency Identification Study.”
Using EPC to Combat Counterfeiting
The Auto-ID Lab at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland is setting up a special interest group to research how EPC technology can be used to combat counterfeiting.
90% of People Find VeriChip “Creepy”
This article from MSN’s Slate magazine makes a number of great points about the lightning rod of our industry, the VeriChip.
New ETSI RFID Rules Move Forward
European regulators have agreed to allow RFID readers to operate in a wider band and with more power, but some issues remain around slower data transfer rates.