Part of the AVISIAN Publishing Expert Panel series to be published throughout December 2006 Manuel Albers, NXP Semiconductors From ultra thin smart card ICs that are finer than a human hair, to infusing an extra layer of patient safety to pharmaceutical products, 2007 will bring the development of contactless and RFID technologies closer to the […]

IBM’s clients will be able to securely share and analyze accurate and real-time data generated by RFID tags thanks to the computer Goliath’s new WebSphere RFID Information Center. The technology is based on a recently completed EPCglobal standard called EPCIS, which provides a standard way to securely communicate the data created by sensors and RFID […]

The U.S. government efforts to tighten security in the pharmaceutical supply chain by mandating the industry adopt track-and-trace technology hit a roadblock last week when a federal court judge issued an injunction, RFID Update reports. The injunction lifts pedigree requirements for drug shipments, slowing momentum behind RFID e-pedigree adoption.    

Delray Beach, Fla., RFID product manufacturer VeriChip’s Ottawa, Canada-based facility was recertified to the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard. The facility is responsible for the design, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and support of VeriChip’s healthcare security and industrial products. The ISO 9001:2000 standard specifies requirements for a quality management system in order for an organization to demonstrate […]

Data’s encrypted, alright. But that doesn’t mean it’s safe among slick drug counterfeiting types, who are capable of cloning captured tags. What you need is strong readers and mutual authentication, say the folks at SecureRF, which just announced a new RFID tag with onboard security and cold-chain management features. The startup’s latest UHF tag includes […]

“The tunnel is a natural extension of our core mission to make wireless sensor deployments as easy as possible.” That’s the buzz from Blue Vector’s Nancy Anderson (CEO), speaking of her company’s new item-level conveyor tunnel, which reads both HF and UHF tags (the jury’s still out on which is better for pharma apps, we’re […]

A Lake Forest, Calif., company says its new RFID product will help make drug recalls and recall management easier. Vue Technology is touting its item-level RFID platform, TrueVUE – a powerful software suite that delivers a scalable and reliable infrastructure. According to the press release issued esterday, Vue’s hot-off-the-shelf product allows standard readers to network […]

Biotech and pharmaceutical firms are losing sleep over the increasing number of counterfeit drugs flowing into the masses, reports Genetic Engineering News (GEN) (www.genengnews.com) in the November edition. “Counterfeit drug manufacturers have moved beyond the mom-and-pop operational stage. They have become quite organized and sophisticated and can get look-alike products on the market pretty quickly,” […]

It’s a sleek, new tabletop printer and encoder. And its maker calls it an industrial, multi-protocol RFID solution that excels in on-demand smart-label printing and RFID tag encoding. Enter Zebra Technologies’ new R110Xi high frequency printer, built on the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company’s XiIIIPlus Platform. “The R110Xi HF capitalizes on key areas where the high […]

It’s less than one ounce, about two square inches, thin, and flexible. And it’s a flexible RFID sensor tag capable of processing up to 64,000 readings per trip. Intelligent Devices Inc. just pulled the coveres from its Log-ic Temperarture Tracker at the 4th Annual Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals Forum (a global gathering for discussions […]