Microsoft forms RFID council

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 6, 2004—Microsoft has formed an RFID council, a multi-supplier group that will study requirements for Microsoft’s software to participate in RFID data processing systems.Read the article at InfoWorld

New technology may chip away at privacy

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 6, 2004—Alberta’s privacy commissioner has cautioned retailers against using radio frequency identification chips to invade personal privacy.Read the article at The Edmonton Journal

Blocker tag protection from RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 6, 2004—Personally-controlled blocker tags may offer a technical solution to unwanted consumer tracking by radio-frequency ID chips as retail stores begin to adopt (RFID) for inventory and anti-theft...

RFID partnership formed

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 6, 2004—US technology firm Franwell has developed a new partnership with the University of Florida’s Center for Food Distribution and Packaging. The partnership was formed to develop the requirements for...
Middleware Is the Key to RFID

Middleware Is the Key to RFID

To get the most out of their RFID systems, companies will have to deploy both new RFID middleware and conventional integration middleware. The key to success will be knowing when and how to use each.

The Path Forward

The Path Forward

Attendees at last week’s sold-out RFID Journal Live! executive conference were focused on how to deploy RFID in ways that deliver a clear return on investment.

iPico Gets Funds, Shuns EPC

iPico Gets Funds, Shuns EPC

After raising $15 million, the South African RFID chip and reader designer says that for now, it will focus on pilots using its own technology.

RFID Tests Wal-Mart Suppliers

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 5, 2004—Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last week confirmed that some of its 18 pharmaceutical suppliers didn’t meet a March 31 deadline to put radio frequency identification tags on warehouse packs of Class II...

RFID is coming

This article was originally published by RFID Update.April 5, 2004—Canadian business software developer VantagePoint Systems has formed an RFID product group within the company to provide software and integration services to packaging manufacturers. The company...