Radio tags may give consumers more power
This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 11, 2004—Ken Sakamura pulls out what looks like a handheld digital organizer and holds it next to a small bottle of single-malt whiskey. Affixed to the bottle is a tiny radio-frequency identification (RFID)...
U.S. Seeks Intra-Agency Council
The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking to create an intra-government RFID council to coordinate adoption plans and ensure that all departments are using the same technology.
RFID News Roundup
Omron licenses ThingMagic reader; RF Code teams with RedPrairie; UPM Rafsec boosts production capacity; contactless payment provider gets funding.
The rush to RFID
This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 9, 2004—After years of use in applications such as vehicle tracking, factory automation, and anti-theft systems, RFID is suddenly poised to break into the same league as the transistor and the microprocessor....UPS pilots an RFID rollout
This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 9, 2004—How is UPS, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, approaching RFID? Like many companies, it’s launching pilot deployments to better understand the business case for a wider rollout.Read the...Defense Won’t Budge On January RFID Deadline
This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 9, 2004—The Department of Defense is holding fast to its January mandate for suppliers to use RFID technology.Read the article at InformationWeekDoD’s RFID Update
This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 9, 2004—The Department of Defense continues to nudge its 43,000 suppliers towards compliance deadline of 1/1/2005; the RFID learning curveRead the article at Line56
DOD Clarifies UID vs. EPC Issue
At a meeting with suppliers this week in Washington, the United States military clarified how it will use the Electronic Product Code and its own Unique ID numbering system.
EPC Integration Firm Launched
Chris Parkinson, a former hardware engineer at Alien Technology, has set up Integral RFID to help companies deploy Class 1 RFID systems.