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 […]

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 […]

TORONTO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY:TSX-VEN) (“SAMSys”), an international provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services, today announced it has signed a value added reseller (VAR) agreement with Lyngsoe Systems, a global provider of customized logistics solutions based on automatic identification equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, […]

Self-Adaptive Silicon Will Enable Significant Performance Enhancements SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 17, 2004–Impinj, Inc., the Self-Adaptive Silicon(TM) company, today announced plans to provide Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products which reduce inventory costs, improve out-of-stock conditions and minimize shrinkage for the trillion-dollar worldwide consumer packaged goods industry. Impinj’s RFID products will leverage the company’s award-winning Self-Adaptive Silicon technology […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ – Blue Vector Systems today unveiled the first-of-its-kind RFID network infrastructure solution at DEMO 2004, the premier launch pad for emerging technologies. Blue Vector Systems’ X-3000 is the only product suite designed to address the enormous operational complexities of deploying RFID solutions from initial pilots to full nationwide supply chain […]

The UK department store, Marks & Spencer, has reported on the results and findings of its first item-level RFID technology trial on a selection of men’s suits, shirts, and ties at its High Wycombe branch from October 13th to November 7th, 2003. Consequently, the company has announced a second, much wider trial. Marks & Spencer […]

When heavyweights like Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense mandate the utilization of a new technology, one can be fairly certain that it has a better than good chance to succeed. Market making organizations tend to be extremely cautious about such moves and do their homework first. As you will find in the articles […]

The EPC (Electronic Product Code) Network will soon allow manufacturers and distributors to accurately track and maintain information on countless individual items via RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. The network enables instant identification of physical objects within the global supply chain. Wal-Mart, the world?s largest retailer, is requiring its top one hundred suppliers be fully […]

On June 11, 2003 Wal-Mart CIO Linda Dillman announced the retailing giant?s EPC (Electronic Product Code) initiative to a packed room. Wal-Mart?s top 100 suppliers have until the end of 2006 to label all cases and pallets with EPC compliant RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags. Wal-Mart?s mandate will fundamentally enhance the global supply chain. RFID […]

Citing privacy concerns, hearings held in California late last year could lead to regulations that would slow the development of contactless technology in the U.S. Although the hearings were aimed at regulating how retailers use RFID sensors for inventory control or at points of sale, any future regulations could end up impacting all uses of […]