Chip-enabled tags to drive checkout line changes

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 28, 2004—With a hefty shove from Wal-Mart, Target and the Pentagon, a provocative new technology is driving widespread changes in the consumer packaged goods industry – and it’s coming through the...
RFID Fibers for Secure Applications

RFID Fibers for Secure Applications

A new chipless RFID transponder made of nano-resonant fibers could be invisibly integrated into packaging and labels to enable authentication and thwart counterfeiting.

European group researches polymer RFID chips

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 26, 2004—Several electronics manufacturers and research institutes in Europe have joined forces in a European Union-funded project aimed at developing low-cost, polymer-based electronic circuits.Read the...

Leahy wants national RFID study

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 26, 2004—RFID – radio-frequency identification – is hot and senator Patrick Leahy says the US congress should start looking it.Read the article at p2pnet.net News

Survey Says RFID on Upswing

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 26, 2004—Global Packaging Industry Believes Consumer, Retailer and Manufacturer Benefits from RFID Will Accrue Over Next Three Years.Read the article at WirelessIQ

RFID News Roundup

NATO plans RFID pilot; Kennedy Group opens test facility; Impinj introduces long-range read-write chip; Plitek offers EPC-compliant RFID labels; new wireless RFID point-of-sale terminal.

TransCore Buys Vistar

TransCore Buys Vistar

A provider of transportation-related RFID technology has acquired a satellite-communications firm to enable new global asset tracking and security monitoring services.

Sen. Leahy Calls On Congress To Study RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 25, 2004—The Vermont Democrat says a dialogue is needed now to make sure that innovation is encouraged while the public’s privacy rights are protected.Read the article at InformationWeek

Opinion: RFID kick-start

This article was originally published by RFID Update.March 25, 2004—Worrying about RFID? Now’s a good time for it. Really. And not just because the topic of radio frequency identification tags is hovering like a dark cloud over your IT shop. Last week at the big...