Accenture Leads Initial RFID Rollout for Drug Supply Chains

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 23, 2004—Accenture this summer plans to begin limited deployments of RFID technology in pharmaceutical supply chains as part of a project called Jump Start.Read the article at Computerworld

Sun pushes RFID drug technology

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—Radio frequency identification tags to combat pharmaceuticals counterfeitingRead the article at vnunet.com

Putting an Online Lock On Drugs

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) and SupplyScape Corp. on Thursday announced their joint Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeit RFID Package. The announcement comes at a time when federal agencies are...

RFID cracks China for House of Fraser

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—International supply chain management gets a helping of chipsRead the article at silicon.com

FDA proposes RFID tagging to stop drug counterfeiting

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report, Combating Counterfeit Drugs, published this week recommends the “adoption and common use of reliable track and trace technology,” later...

PCS & Infosys Stir Up RFID War In India

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—Patni Computer Systems (PCS), and Infosys, are among the biggies taking an early entry into the RFID sphere in India, by putting in R&D and pilot projects in place.Read the article at...

Data Synch Comes Before RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—Three industry organizations warned suppliers and retailers that the ballyhooed efficiencies obtained by using electronic codes (EPCs) and RFID technology to track goods can’t be achieved...

China Establishes Group To Set RFID Standards

This article was originally published by RFID Update.February 20, 2004—The National RFID Tag Standards Working Group aims to develop a national standard that’s compatible with the international community.Read the article at InformationWeek