Manhattan Associates and Alien Technology have teamed up with Microsoft to bring high performance EPC (electronic product code) compliant solutions to the enterprise market in the form of an ‘RFID In A Box’ solution. Using the Microsoft.NET framework for Manhattan Associates’ RFID-enabled supply chain execution applications, and the Microsoft Windows CE device platform for Alien […]

Datakey, Inc., (DKEY.OB; www.datakey.com), a leading developer of information security software products that simplify and secure authentication to corporate information systems, and Indala Corporation, (www.indala.com), the leading manufacturer of multi-technology cards and readers for physical and network access control, have formed an alliance to combine user access technologies onto one smart card. Datakey will offer […]

Ekahau, the leading provider of accurate Wi-Fi positioning solutions and site survey tools, today announced the availability of the Ekahau T101 Wi-Fi tag development kit. This development kit includes the Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) 3.0 software and 5 battery powered Wi-Fi tags, for people and asset tracking within standard Wi-Fi networks. The award winning EPE […]

TheFeature :: RFID, Par for the Golf Course “Each regulation ball contains a tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. If you slice a shot off the fairway into the unknown, you simply pull out a handheld RFID reader, point it in the general direction, and start walking. Once the ball is within the 40-100 foot […]

Hong Kong airport picks RFID baggage tracking “[Hong Kong Airport] announced that to “improve customer satisfaction” a baggage tracking infrastructure using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) will be installed. The baggage tracking system, which will be the single largest RFID deployment in Asia, will be provided by Matrics Inc., a large designer and manufacturer of EPC […]

Precisia LLC, a developer of advanced printed electronics technologies, announces that it is the first company in the world to produce fully functional radio frequency identification (RFID) tags with high-speed printed antennas in one location. This breakthrough will hasten the implementation of RFID technology for major retailers and their suppliers. In synthesizing printing and electronics […]

< ? $key="2718"; ?> The media and consumer advocate groups have criticized RFID as a threat to personal privacy for years. The industry is beginning to respond in forms of conferences, research and most importantly, corporate policy. This first issue of the RFID News monthly magazine provides a context of the debate through historical references, […]

It’s clear that unresolved privacy issues hinder the widespread adoption of retail RFID systems. But another major market, the library, has also been touched by controversy. As a historical battleground for intellectual freedom and privacy, libraries serve as a cultural litmus test for technological development. Lee Tien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), was quoted […]

Katherine Albrecht is the Founder and Director of Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (CASPIAN) What factors have contributed to the news media’s negative portrayal of RFID technology? By its very nature, RFID technology is disturbing to people. According to Procter & Gamble research published in January 2003, 78% of people surveyed respond negatively […]

While the RFID industry has focused in the last couple of years on developing complex hardware to meet commercial demand, a group of companies are beginning to push low-end, inexpensive tags that could eventually impact the supply-chain. These products use exotic fabrications or magnetic signature techniques to provide a low-cost automatic ID alternative to traditional […]