Barcode maker sues RFID firm

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 13, 2004—If Intermec is successful in its recent litigation against Matrics, it will probably pursue similar action against other RFID industry players. The once harmonious RFID industry might then become a far...
Sticker Shock

Sticker Shock

The high price of EPC smart labels can be blamed on inefficiencies in the RFID industry—and on some shortsighted vendors that want to make a quick buck today.

Singapore Seeks Leading RFID Role

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 12, 2004—Singapore sees the burgeoning RFID field as an opportunity to establish itself as Asia’s dominant player in a key transformative technology. Initiatives currently underway include a $5.8 million...

From A to RFID: Plumbing 101

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 12, 2004—VP of worldwide SMB sales for IBM’s Software Group, Mark Ouellette, presents a list of difficult questions every SMB should ask before taking the RFID plunge.Read the article at ZDNet

Upstart tech snares $22M

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 11, 2004—Impinj, maker of the Zuma RFID system released earlier this year, has received $22 million in financing from the likes of consumer goods giant Unilever, shipping company UPS, and prestigious Silicon...
Developing RFID-Enabled Phones

Developing RFID-Enabled Phones

A report by ABI Research predicts that within a few years, as many as 50 percent of cell phones will incorporate RFID chips to enable near field communication.

RFID News Roundup

IBM opens European test center; Impinj raises $22 million in funding; Tharo adds RFID wizard to software; Lab-ID appoints North American rep; FEIG adds support for ISO 14443-4.

Developing RFID-Enabled Phones

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 9, 2004—ABI Research has released a new report on near field communications, or NFC, a protocol that uses RFID technology to allow devices to directly communicate with each other. NFC would be a far more...

Vatican Library adopts RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 9, 2004—The Vatican has tagged almost half of its more than 100,000 books with Texas Instruments RFID tags specially designed to avoid damage to the priceless volumes. It is estimated that the annual process of...