In the face of recurring animal disease epidemics, the European Union (EU) wants to ensure that its meat products meet high safety standards, and the semiconductor division of Royal Philips Electronics has already implemented its RFID technology for animal tracking through a Spanish reference project and an Italian pilot scheme. In recent years, the repeated […]

MSNBC – Cloaking system for RFID tags unveiled “The blocker tags work by emitting radio frequencies designed to trick RFID readers into believing that they are being presented with unwanted data, or spam, causing the information collection devices to shun the incoming transmission. RSA claims that by placing an RFID-loaded product into a parcel bearing […]

RFID leader supporting development of EPC UHF Gen2 standard DALLAS, TX (February 24, 2004) – Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (TI-RFid™) Systems, a worldwide leader of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today announced it is has joined the Hardware Action Group (HAG) of EPCglobal, Inc., the technical action group responsible for developing RFID technology standards. […]

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 24, 2004–Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), announced it has received a $7 million contract from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to provide technology that will link BART to the regional mass transit smart card ticketing program known as TransLink(R). Cubic will […]

Integrated, Trusted Digital Identity Product Line Breaks New Ground in Easing and Securing Access to PC and Network Resources RSA CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – ActivCard Corp. (Nasdaq: ACTI), a global provider of strong authentication and trusted digital identity solutions, today announced availability of its modular Enterprise Access solutions for government, enterprise, and […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final report highlighting steps the agency is taking to keep the US drug supply secure in the face of increasingly sophisticated criminal efforts to introduce counterfeit drugs. And, with new technologies brought to the fore, RFID suppliers have been quick to announce their support and […]

New $15 Price And Lifetime Replacement Option For ActivCard Dynamic Password RSA Conference, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 23, 2004 – ActivCard Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global provider of strong authentication and trusted digital identity solutions today announced availability of ActivCard Tokens starting at $15 with a Lifetime Replacement option*. Historically, one of the primary […]

Creation of OATH, Cross-Industry Reference Architecture to Support Strong Authentication Across All Networks, Applications and Devices SAN FRANCISCO, RSA Conference 2004, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN – News), the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced the Open Authentication reference architecture (OATH), a revolutionary approach […]

Integrated RFID Offering Safeguards Pharmaceutical Supply Chain SANTA CLARA, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/– Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), and SupplyScape Corporation announced today a Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeit RFID Package, an offering enabling companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain to combat counterfeiting and diversion while gaining efficiencies throughout the supply chain. The offering addresses […]

Canadian Crown Corporation Moving Forward With Biometric Security TORONTO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – After a competitive bid process, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has chosen ACME~Future Security Controls to develop a comprehensive solution for the operational trials of CATSA’s restricted area identification card (RAIC) project to improve security at Canadian airports. ACME~Future Security […]