“Taiwan has taken what can only be described as a major step toward implementing NFC as a broad platform for mobile commerce by bringing together a number of industry members in the Proximity Mobile Transaction Service Alliance, including international players such as MasterCard, Visa and Philips. … In the near future, consumers are expected to […]

< ? $key="8500"; ?> As 2004 draws to a close we can look back at a year where intellectual property, EPC standards and pilot programs defined the RFID industry. This month we talk to companies (and seasonal characters) that are laying the groundwork for innovation in 2005. Santa’s Got a Brand New (Smart) Bag He […]

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the facility The elves were keeping up to the best of their ability, Pallets were tagged by the gate with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; Retailers were nestled all snug in their beds, With dreams of ROI dancing in their heads; And […]

Casino owners may become the newest members of the RFID bandwagon. They show a keen interest in the technology as a way to track customers from the moment they hit the gaming tables. And the purchase of two patents by a large manufacturer shows they will not miss out on the 21st century technology. Shuffle […]

Following a torrent of RFID mandates, many wonder if there are enough qualified workers to meet demand. Two trade associations say no, and plan to launch an RFID certification and training program. “Hundreds of thousands of people” knowledgeable in RFID will be needed in the coming years, said David Sommer, vice president of electronic commerce […]

David C. Wyld is the Mayfield Professor of Management and is the Director of Strategic e-Commerce Initiative at Southeastern Louisiana University. It’s 9 a.m. at a Sam’s Club in the Dallas suburbs. A mother is pushing a cart with a broken wheel through the store, stocking up for her daughter’s soccer team party. As she […]

David C. Wyld is the Mayfield Professor of Management and is the Director of Strategic e-Commerce Initiative at Southeastern Louisiana University. Around the world the scene is repeated over and over again. In cavernous aircraft hangars handsomely paid aircraft mechanics are spending considerable portions of their shifts leafing through log books, rifling through bins, and […]

WorldNetDaily: People-tracking closer to reality “Once inserted into a human, it can be tracked by GPS technology and the information relayed wirelessly to the Internet, where an individual’s location, movements and vital signs can be stored in a database for future reference. “ORBCOMM’s relationship with VeriChip provides yet another new and important industry that will […]

“Digital Angel Corporation has received an order from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its proprietary RFID traceability system to help the US government’s ongoing effort to eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in captive cervids (deer and elk). The initial order, valued at over US$200,000, covers the purchase of the electronic tags and scanners […]

Royal Philips Electronics announced that the U.S. Department of Interior (DoI) will begin full-scale deployment in December of a physical access system using Philips’ MIFARE DESFire contactless chip technology complying with Government Smart Card-Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS). The DoI will be issuing the GSC-IS V2.1-compliant smart cards to its employees, thus heightening secure access to its […]