Savi Adds EPC Support

Cargo-tracker Savi Technology says its updated SmartChain platform can work with EPC readers and tags and process twice as many transactions.

RFID Tags That Break the Cost Barrier

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 8, 2004—”RFID challenges businesses and managers to rethink their business processes, and RFID allows them to modify and streamline some of these business processes to obtain a quantifiable return on...

RFID hype off the scale, says reseller

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 8, 2004—Despite market hype around Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), one new mobile applications reseller has argued large scale, mainstream deployments are years away.Read the article at iTNews
Chipping Away at Mag Stripes

Chipping Away at Mag Stripes

Innovision says contactless smart cards made with its new microchip will be so cheap, transit operators can get rid of their mag-stripe tickets.

Lack Of Cheap Tags No Reason To Ignore RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 7, 2004—While much of the clamor around RFID has centered around a cry for the chip-equipped tags to come down in price to five cents each, that’s short-sighted, a research firm said Wednesday.Read the...

Woolworths to put RFID on hold

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 7, 2004—Woolworths has delayed plans to introduce radio frequency identity (RFID) tagging after deciding it can achieve better returns from other investments.Read the article at vnunet.com

Tesco CEO voices RFID and privacy opinion

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 7, 2004—Elsevier Food International has interviewed Tesco’s CEO (and co-chair of the forthcoming ECR Conference), Sir Terry Leahy, reporting his opinions about the RFID market and adoption. According to...

Defense pushes for a single RFID standard

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 7, 2004—The Defense Department is coordinating its rollout of radio-frequency ID tags with other federal organizations in hope of arriving at a single set of standards.Read the article at Government Computer...

Boom and Bust for RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 6, 2004—IT vendors and customers may be getting overexcited about the wide-spread introduction of RFID over the next two years, but will soon be facing a sharp drop in spending on the technology, research firm...