Doug Ahlers is the Vice President of Operations for the InCom Corporation. Brittan Elementary School called InClass’s® wearable RFID tags “safety badges.” Does this accurately describe the purpose of the system? No — but it does describe one of the many values the system has to offer. The InClass® system is an automated electronic attendance […]

Precision Dynamics is using passive RFID wristbands to track jailhouse prisoners. Right now, the company is in local jails, but state prisons are next. “We currently have three facilities (jails) up and running,” said Tom Foster, RFID patron management specialist for Precision Dynamics. “We also have a dozen water parks up and running so you […]

A California produce company which has delivered tree fruit and grapes to grocery store shelves for more than 50 years tapped RFID technology as one of its 21st century moves to increase its order accuracy while getting a better handle on inventory. The result will be a better quality product for its retail and wholesale […]

Dr. Peter Harrop PhD, FIEE, FCIM is Chairman of IDTechEx Ltd. He has consulted for organizations such as Kodak, GEC, the Manchester Airport, and Diageo. He lectures and consults internationally on low cost RFID. On the left of the following diagram, you’ll find horizontal marketing. Chipmakers and material suppliers sell their goods to all comers. […]

Semiconductor manufacturer Atmel Corp. recently announced its smaller-than-a-dime 13.56 MHz chip reader–billed also as the lowest cost–geared for the handheld reader market. Available for $250, the contactless reader reference design development kit allows the user to easily read and write data to either Innovision Jewel or Philips MIFARE Ultralight tag types. Cuts Both Size and […]

“To be an enhancement to item-level, real-time product security, the Authenticated RFID model aims to strengthen authentication between the tag and any Authenticated RFID reader, between manufacturer and consumer. The model combines ISO/IEC standard 13.56 MHz RFID and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technologies.”

By Dann Anthony Maurno Intermec Technologies Corp. is offering its version of a summer sale on its patent portfolio; and, yes, it’s only available until just before Labor Day. The company announced on May 4 its Rapid Start Licensing Program, which provides RFID manufacturers access to Intermec’s 140+ portfolio of RFID patents at reduced rates. […]

Wanted: innovators who anticipate the complexity of future RFID networks By Steve Smith You know that line chart projecting billions of revenue for the RFID market by 2008? Leave it out of your next pitch to venture capitalists. “Everybody’s got the hockey stick chart,” says Aaron Cheatham, principal at Mobius Venture Capital. Claiming that your […]

Privacy concerns continued to dominate the legislative RFID landscape at the state level. So far, those who want to limit access to personal information seem to be prevailing. Actions taken on three of four bills related to privacy issues sought to limit the scope of RFID. Texas lawmakers killed a plan to use RFID tags […]

“FBA, whose members produce more than 90% of all corrugated boxes manufactured in the U.S., commissioned Forrester Consulting to study the impact of RFID on corrugated boxes as it is very likely that RFID tags will soon be requested on finished corrugated boxes. The conclusion of the study is that currently the cost of capital […]