RFID Can Benefit Manufacturers
Boeing and Airbus have embraced RFID, signaling that the technology offers substantial benefits for manufacturers.
RFID News Roundup
New low-cost ISO 15693-compliant chip; partners offer RFID design, testing and deployment; Intermec provides RFID migration strategy; new, faster chips for smart card readers.
Despite privacy fears, library board approves microchips to track books
This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 7, 2004—Despite some resistance by a group of privacy advocates that includes the ACLU, the San Francisco Library Commission has announced that it will move forward with a plan to implement an RFID-based book...
New RFID/EPC Education Courses
RFID Journal will hold executive education courses in the U.S. and Europe this year in conjunction with members of Auto-ID Labs.
RFID: Is it soup yet?
This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 6, 2004—A CNET interview with Tibco Software’s VP and chairman of EPCglobal’s Software Action Group, Tom Laffey. Discusses the innerworkings of EPCglobal and the state of the RFID industry.Read the...Sun and Capgemini Launch RFID System
This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 6, 2004—Sun and Capgemini together announce a new RFID solution aimed at retail and consumer goods companies. The comprehensive package includes services, software, and hardware.Read the article at...Goodyear Turns To Sun To Get RFID-Ready
This article was originally published by RFID Update.May 6, 2004—Tire maker Goodyear, required by the Wal-Mart mandate to tag every tire shipped to the retailer, will be the first company to use Sun’s RFID test center that opened this week.Read the article at...
Boeing, Airbus Team on Standards
EXCLUSIVE: The two major commercial airplane manufacturers will hold three global forums for customers and suppliers to prepare the industry for the use of RFID technology to identify major airplane parts.
Tracking CDs in Real Time
Stora Enso, a global paper and packaging company, and CD-Linja, one of its customers, are tracking CDs shipped between them in real time.