Wal-Mart accused of unethical RFID trial

This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 13, 2004—Consumer privacy group CASPIAN is not happy with Wal-Mart’s recent roll-out of RFID technology, deriding the accompanying PR campaign as “unethical” and full of “half...

Research says M2M market set to balloon

This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 11, 2004—A new report by the Wireless Data Research Group predicts an impressive 27-percent annual growth rate through 2008 of the wireless machine-to-machine communications industry. RFID is of course one of...

Privacy protection is not a luxury, RFID industry told

This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 11, 2004—The National Consumer Council published a report asserting that the current privacy regulations regarding RFID are insufficient and that companies are not being diligent enough in self-regulation.Read...

Toy-maker Hasbro Adopts HP RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 11, 2004—Hasbro has chosen Hewlett Packard as its primary solutions partner for the implementation of RFID across its supply chain.Read the article at Electronic News

Suppliers will meet RFID deadline, says Wal-Mart

This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 11, 2004—Despite rumors that Wal-Mart might push back the January 2005 deadline for its top 100 suppliers to comply with its RFID mandate, the retailer insists that all but two of the 100 are on track to meet...
HP Debuts RFID Services

HP Debuts RFID Services

Hewlett-Packard launches three services to guide companies throughout the RFID implementation process, from learning how the technology works to maximizing a return on investment.

Boeing, Airbus sponsor forums on RFID tracking

This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 10, 2004—Competing aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus team to sponsor forums at the Global Aviation RFID Forum with the hope of more quickly agreeing on standards for the implementation of RFID in...