05 Nov, 2004Ask the Experts: Nurez Khimji, CFO, eXI Wireless
Nurez Khimji is the Chief Financial Officer of eXI Wireless. Their RFID based HALO system prevents infant abductions in healthcare facilities. How dire is the problem of abductions within health care facilities? A single abduction from a healthcare facility has a tremendous negative impact on the family, the staff and the hospital itself. The monetary […]
04 Nov, 2004NZ Animal Trials Continues
“If a farmer wants to count animals through a four-metre-wide gateway, two or more will be going through at once and that could result in shielding of signals or even double-counting of some tags. The situation is worse than that of trying to get all the goods on a pallet read as they enter a […]
02 Nov, 2004NFC as RFID Evolution
“Final pieces are being put in place for NFC technology to enable contactless point of sale transactions. The best way to look at NFC, Michielsen says, is as a step forward in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. “NFC is RFID,” he says. “The chips used in cellular handsets for NFC technology act as both a […]
02 Nov, 2004Analyzing RFID Costs
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31 Oct, 2004Delta Baggage Tagging
David C. Wyld is a Professor of Management at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he directs the Strategic e-Commerce Initiative. In recent months, news on the United States’ airlines has been bleak. With rising fuel prices, high cost structures and cut-throat competition from start-ups, America’s legacy carriers are struggling to stay in the air and out […]
31 Oct, 2004Florida Traffic Management
The State of Florida will soon begin using RFID transponders currently in the cars of some Floridians for automatic toll collections to monitor commute times and traffic patterns with an eye towards improving the road system and providing accurate trip time information. And the state has tapped a Canadian-based company (with offices in the U.S.) […]
27 Oct, 2004ASK’s Smart Paper ID for e-government applications on display at CARTES 2004
ASK’s Smart Paper ID for e-government applications, a Sesame nominee, will be shown during CARTES 2004 in Paris Nov. 2-4. Ideal for passports, the antenna is printed directly on the cover or on the internal data page, therefore creating a tamper-proof solid block which cannot be delaminated. A reel to reel process also enables the […]
27 Oct, 2004RFID Primer
“Before considering the issues raised by this technology, it is helpful to understand the basics of its operation. An RFID system is composed of readers and tags. Readers generate signals that are dual purpose: they provide power for a tag, and they create an interrogation signal. A tag captures the energy it receives from a […]
24 Oct, 2004Fargo’s new Print Security Suite protects your IDs by protecting the issuance process
The focus at Fargo Electronics is squarely on desktop ID card printers and consumables but some might be surprised to know that it is the consumables that make up the larger share of the company’s revenue. In a market where unit sales growth is relatively gradual, new revenue streams and ways to provide more to […]
14 Oct, 2004Vatican RFID at CNN
“Now, librarians at the Vatican Library are using cutting-edge technology to keep track of the priceless ancient collection. About 30,000 books have been tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips since implementation of the technology began last year. Two million of the 40-million piece collection will be tagged in the near future, allowing staff to […]
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