Checkpoint Buys 100 Million Tags
Security and label maker Checkpoint Systems announced a multiyear contract to buy EPC tags from Matrics for deployment in the retail supply chain.
RFID Gets More Out of Mines
Software developer Emergent Technology teams with RFID supplier Axcess to increase productivity by tracking trucks and transactions in quarries and yards.
Wal-Mart Set For RFID Pilot With Pharmaceutical Suppliers
This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 30, 2004—Not all 18 suppliers are ready to go yet, but they will be by the end of June, a spokesman says.Read the article at InformationWeekOracle Unleashes RFID Middleware
This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 30, 2004—To help companies better respond to data from sensor-based tools such as RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, Oracle Corp. on Tuesday announced its namesake Sensor-Based Services, which draw on...RFID’s First Real Hurdle: Bar Codes
This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 30, 2004—Privacy concerns will create some turmoil, but near-universal investment in bar codes is the bigger hurdle now, according to a panel of tech insiders.Read the article at InformationWeek
The Need for Corporate Identities
Widespread deployment of RFID tags will prove difficult without the introduction of unique identities for corporations around the world.
Startup Seeks Organic RFID Chip
Research firm ORFID is developing technology to make cheaper, thinner, more flexible chips out of plastics, instead of silicon.