“The [EPC – ISO disagreement] concerned eight bits of data in the EPC numbering scheme. ISO designates these eight bits for an Application Family Identifier (AFI) to identify the source of the product, but EPCglobal, which refers to these eight bits in an EPC as a EPC header, was concerned that ISO would not set […]

Texas Instruments says it expects to ship its 14443-compliant RFID chips, designed for MasterCard’s PayPass cards and tokens, by the second half of 2005. The Dallas, Texas company also expects certification from the credit card giant during the second quarter. Texas Instruments to Deliver RFID Solution for MasterCard PayPass DALLAS – Texas Instruments has announced […]

“Avid’s business practices are placing at risk the lives of animals whose owners have purchased RFID (radio frequency identification) chips for the very purpose of protecting their pets” according to the lawsuit filed by Crystal Import Corp. of Birmingham, Alabama. The microchip manufacturer filed the lawsuit Dec. 29 in U.S. District Court for the Northern […]

The 599th Transportation Group under the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command was designated by the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) today to serve as the single port manager to offload critical supplies supporting tsunami relief efforts in Thailand. The 599th will oversee all operations at the Port of Laem Chabang as six ships from the […]

“Mitsubishi Electric Corporation developed a technology that combines RFID tags and cameras for controlling elevators. With their technology, elevators don’t make people wait for them. Instead, they wait for people. By combining RFID and image processing, they claim that their system could tell if a person wanted to use an elevator or was just waking […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. by Murdo Munro, Vice President, Mobile/Wireless, MasterCard International MasterCard is planning a major launch of MasterCard PayPass™, a new “contactless” payment program that provides consumers with The Simpler Way to Pay™, […]

‘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 […]

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 […]