Impinj Inc., a UHF gen 2 RFID vendor, has announced an implementation in food freshness and customer safety with the METRO Group. At the launch of their Future Store, METRO Group began using RFID in the butchery to guarantee freshness, increase customer safety and manage inventory. METRO Group adds an Impinj Monza powered tag to […]

iDTRONIC has introduced two versions of a new RFID industrial reader/writer called Bluebox, capable of reading and writing LF and HF tags in harsh industrial environments. The devices are resistant to temperatures up to 55 degrees Celsius and are completely sealed against moisture and dust. The 125 kHz version of the Bluebox reader/writer supports all […]

Cephalon Inc. has selected OAT’s RFID solution for serialized shipment container tracking, extending its SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure for RFID reach to operational processes and workflows. Cephalon is an international biopharmaceutical company that has been testing RFID technology for the past three years to improve supply chain efficiency and visibility. RFID serialized container tracking will support […]

Swiss company Bones Inc. has introduced a new PDA incorporating RFID to help the blind and visually-impaired negotiate everyday tasks more easily. Users of the Milestone 312 can attach RFID tags to household objects like clothing or CDs and then scan them with the PDA’s embedded Texas Instruments multi-standard RFID reader. Once scanned, the user […]

The New Zealand government has pledged $23.3 million (New Zealand dollars) to create a system of mandatory RFID-tagging for all of the country’s farm-raised cattle and deer by 2011. The funding for the biosecurity project will cover its set-up costs, with a new tax likely to be levied to support operational costs. Under the proposed […]

The Chinese Olympic Committee has offered more details about the RFID-enabled tickets being issued for the Beijing Olympics this summer. All tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies will include RFID tags containing personal information about the ticket holder, including passport information and home and e-mail addresses. The information is included in an attempt to […]

RFID Global has launched its Jewelry 1 system, designed to provide item level jewelery inventory tracking. The system features an RFID jewelry tag catalog system, rapid inventory traking and the ability to issue quotes and invoices. The Jewelry 1 system is particularly targeted at salespeople on the road, with a portable design and a weight […]

A bill awaiting approval by Missouri’s governor would make the state the fourth in the U.S. to ban employers from making their employees get RFID implants. If signed into law, this mostly theoretical invasion of privacy would become a misdemeanor offense, imposing a fine of up to $1000. Missouri would join California, North Dakota and […]

By Jerry Banks, Co-author of RFID Applied The issues of privacy and security, although interrelated, are different. With respect to RFID, we define these issues as follows: Privacy: the ability of the RFID system to keep the meaning of the information transmitted between the tag and the reader secure from non-intended recipients. Security: the ability […]

Two companies bringing technology to the ski slope have joined forces. Resort Technology Partners, a provider of software and web services for the resort and recreation industries, and SKIDATA AG, a provider of RFID-enabled access control systems, have announced a partnership agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will develop a joint […]