3M RFID Library Productivity

3M Library Systems introduces new features into its workstations that make them fast, reliable and easy-to-use RFID products in the library environment. ...

... "Like its 3M predecessor model, the 3M Model 946 - with its ergonomic design - performs checkout or return in one step, combining RFID item identification and Tattle-Tape Security Strip from 3M in the same operation. The system also can perform bar code-to-RFID conversions for new acquisitions and smaller scale collections. For visual and audio media, it enables staff to verify that the case and item within match, without opening the case, and can confirm the presence of a sensitized Tattle-Tape Security Strip by means of a verifier light. Also introduced today was the 3M Conversion Station Model 812, an improved self-contained portable system for rapidly scanning bar codes and converting the data for RFID. Compared to its predecessor model, it contains a larger touch-sensitive screen, an easier-to-load 3M RFID tag dispenser, and the capability of converting all 3M RFID tag formats. Similar to its predecessor, 3M Model 812's sophisticated laser scanner is effective for virtually any bar code location or orientation, and provides a visible scan line that helps the user place items correctly. Because it does not require connection to an automated circulation system, the workstation can be easily moved on its cart for use in the stacks. The station also can reprogram RFID tags as items change. " ...

Via 3M Library Systems: 3M Unveils Two Advanced RFID Workstations with Additional Enhancements for Productivity and Security ...

Libraries are increasingly using RFID technology to manage their processes. ...

3M: Wyoming's Largest Public Library Chooses 3M RFID for Expanded Facility:

... "With the 3M RFID system, everything in the library's collection is affixed with an RFID tag. The tag contains a tiny antenna and a memory chip that stores information about each item's identity and allows accurate identification and tracking. A cordless, handheld scanner reads the tags, enabling library staff to easily locate, inventory, check in and check out materials. Unlike barcode systems, RFID does not require line of sight between the tag and the scanner, resulting in easier, more efficient tracking. " ...

RFID Warehouse Forklift System

Intermec introduces forklift RFID system that integrates automated data collection to drive efficiency in warehouse business processes. ...

... "This ground-breaking RFID (radio frequency identification) forklift installation system allows forklift drivers to use RFID and other data collection technologies to gather complete real-time inventory data efficiently and safely without leaving their vehicle. Intermec partnered with Cascade Corporation, the world leader in the design and manufacture of lift truck attachments, to create an RFID-enabled forklift system that integrates durable, rugged inventory and data collection technology with existing forklift equipment. The system improves performance and safety while significantly reducing the cost of RFID forklift deployments in warehouse applications. The Intermec Adaptable Load Backrest and Antenna Cell system can be made to accommodate almost all forklifts on the market, providing customers a factory-certified product designed specifically for their lift trucks that meets OSHA and industry safety requirements. Flexible and configurable, the Adaptable Load Backrest switches easily from one application to another, allowing the driver to accomplish pallet-, case- and even shelf-level readings without the costly and intensive labor associated with retrofit systems. " ...

Via Intermec: Intermec and Cascade Introduce Mobile RFID Forklift Adaptable Load Backrest for Rugged, Industrial Warehouse Use

RFID Metal Packaging Works as Antenna

QinetiQ and Crown collaborate to develop adaptation of QinetiQ's Omni-ID Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for use on metal packaging. The improvements will enable RFID tags at the unit-level on metal items. Technology advancement is expected to integrate the metal substrate as part of the RFID tag's antenna. ...

... "This will enable brand owners to integrate ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID tags into metal packaging for a wide variety of applications at the single item level. Designed to mitigate issues such as signal reflection, detuning and grounding which reduce or negate RFID's effectiveness on metal packaging or with aqueous-based products, the unique technology leverages several of metal's inherent properties and shifts the format into an advantageous position.

QinetiQ's standalone Omni-ID tags and integrated Omni-ID packaging technology allows a UHF tag to be mounted directly onto the metal substrate. Measuring substantially less than 1mm in thickness, the unique Omni-ID structure collects and focuses RF energy and enables highly efficient coupling to the chip. Another advantage of the system is that RFID chips require only a short coupling antenna rather than the large dipole usually incorporated in UHF tags, significantly reducing manufacturing costs. Crown and QinetiQ are continuing development of the technology for metal packaging to further optimize design. In the near future, it is expected that the metal substrate itself will have an integral role in the way the technology functions. Using a beverage or food can as an example, the can itself would serve as the antenna, simplifying production of the RFID tag and further reducing costs. " ...

Via Qinetiq: Crown teams up with QinetiQ to resolve challenges of RFID on metal packaging ...

OTI RFID Supports Discover Network Contactless Payment

OTI receives certification for its RFID reader in support of the contactless payment solution for the Discover Network. ...

... "Discover Network, a business unit of Discover Financial Services and Morgan Stanley, announced that it has certified the Saturn 5000 contactless reader developed by On Track Innovations (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, for use with Discover Network's contactless payment application. The certification process ensures that the Saturn 5000's reader technology is able to support Discover Network's proprietary contactless payment solution. Additional OTI readers are in the certification process.

Compatible with major POS terminal providers and acquirers, Saturn 5000's enhanced features allow the reader to support multiple application programs and read a variety of payments sources, including credit cards and key fobs and cell phones. The console's plug-and-play design and small footprint facilitates quick upgrades of existing POS terminals to accept contactless payments. And because the reader faces the customer, the Saturn 5000 enables easier and faster payment transactions. Additionally, OTI's patented matched antenna technology provides more effective power consumption, reliable and stable communications, and additional levels of security and encryption throughout the communication link. " ...

Via Discover Network: Discover Network Certifies Oti Card Reader For Contactless Payment System, OTI's Saturn 5000 to Support Discover Network's Fast, Secure, and Simple Contactless Payment System Worldwide

RFID Passport Hack

Details of RFID e-passport being hacked ...

... "using a Bluetooth antenna connected to an RFID reader, Laurie relayed details of his son's passport over a distance of 10 metres and through two walls to a laptop. " ...

Via Guardian Unlimited: Link

RFID Read Range Clipped

IBM clips RFID tags wil permit consumer to tear off part of the antenna, decreasing the read range. ...

... "Marnlen will produce labels with RFID circuitry stretched across perforated paper. " ...

Via The Bryan-College Station Eagle: New technology clips RFID's range ...

ClipTag RFID: IBM LIcenses

IBM's Clipped RFID Tag gives privacy protection to the consumer through visual confirmation of the tag modification. ...

... "IBM announced it will license its acclaimed Clipped Tag technology to Marnlen RFiD, who will begin production of the tags and offer availability immediately. The Clipped Tag, developed at IBM's Watson Research Center, allows consumers to tear off the majority of an RFID tag's antenna, reducing the tag's read range to just a few inches, ensuring consumer privacy while maintaining the benefits of the technology, such as product authentication or recalls. " ...

Via IBM: IBM Licenses Clipped Tag RFID Technology to Marnlen RFiD ...

RFID SmartCards AccessControl ...

ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies supplies the Cartes conference with RFID-enabled smart card for access control. ...

... "ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies (ITG) will provide 30,000 contactless smart cards to be used by exhibitors, visitors, VIP guests and the organizers themselves. The cards are manufactured by VisionCard, a leading European card manufacturer based in Austria and part of ITG. Among the special features of the card is the printed antenna, which represents a complementary technology to ITG's other core transponder technologies, wire-embedding, wire-transfer and coil winding. VisionCard's long track record and their expertise in high volume printing allow the company to produce high quality printed antennas very cost efficiently and to connect them to any 13.56 MHz IC module available in the market. The cards for the CARTES exhibition are based on Philips mifare 1k chips. Set up of the access control system at the exhibition has been entrusted to French system integrator Tech-Event. For this application, Tech-Event has chosen RFID reader modules manufactured by ACG Identification Technologies, another ASSA ABLOY ITG company. The reader modules provided by ACG, compatible with multiple ISO standards including ISO 14443A/B and ISO 15693, will be used to read all the entry badges issued for the exhibition. " ...

Via ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies: CARTES exhibition goes contactless with RFID technology from ASSA ABLOY ITG ...

RFID Middleware: Automate Integrate ...

Reltronics Technologies has made their system, SmartInstrument, a versatile middleware for automatic Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, widely available in the marketplace. Reltronics strengths lie in automation and identification using remote RFID technology. The SmartInstrument middleware system plays a role in supporting interoperability and integration of multiple, potentially incompatible, solutions. ...

... "One of Reltronics Technologies' fortes is in creating and supporting RFID systems that assist in automating asset and inventory management, identifying drug pedigrees, etc. and which rely upon storage and remote retrieval of data using RFID hardware (Readers, Antennas, Tags or Transponders). Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target have whole-heartedly accepted the RFID concepts to implement efficiencies in their workflow and to limit inventories in their warehouses and they have subsequently initiated mandates to their vendors to implement RFID technology in their supplies within set timelines. These mandates are allowing shorter timelines and the industry not only needs many new deployments but also sustain existing deployments. SmartInstrument is a step forward to facilitate transparency in the RFID systems deployment thereby bringing commonality between various RFID protocols and hardware technologies (reader, antenna, and transponders or RFID tags), irrespective of the technology being new or old.

For instance, SmartInstrument enables end-users to deploy new RFID systems while seamlessly supporting all existing RFID systems and eliminating the need for single- sourcing thereby achieving a better return of investment. It fills the need by interpreting any RFID system utilizing any reader (Active, Passive), working on any frequency (LF, HF, VHF, UHF), with any communication protocol (Ethernet, WiFi, RS-232, RS-485), any transponder (Active, Passive), and any standard (EPCGlobal, ISO, AIMGlobal) bringing the much needed commonality into the RFID infrastructure. Reltronics Technologies' focus on bringing interoperability and sustainability into the RFID technology environment is the result of industry satisfaction with the RFID initiative, to enable overcoming the customer perception of which RFID technology to deploy, to enable commonality between the various RFID protocols, to enable a more cost-effective RFID system deployment, and finally to allow the end-users to start small with one RFID system and expand at their own financial pace without having to worry about the RFID system being antiquated. " ...

Via Reltronics: A Novel Idea to Harmonize Automatic Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems ...

RFID Antenna Plater: Europe

European semicon manufacturer reports significant RFID order ...

... "BE Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, announced that the Company's Meco unit received an initial multi-million euro order for its newly developed Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) Flexible Antenna Plater. The specific value of the order was not disclosed. List prices for such systems typically range between EUR1.5 million and EUR4.0 million depending upon the configuration. The order was placed by a major European industrial company for which delivery is anticipated in the first quarter of 2007. " ...

Via BE Semicon: BE Semiconductor Industries Receives Initial Order for RFID Flexible Antenna Plater ...

RFID Phase Jitter Modulation Technology ...

Zebra licenses Magellan's PJM Phase Jitter Modulation technology to support its RFID produtct development. ...

... "Under the license agreement, Zebra has the right to develop and commercialize RFID reader modules and tags that incorporate Magellan's patented PJM technology. In 2006, Zebra plans on embedding the reader modules in its printer/encoder products to enable more efficient programming of smart labels and tags. Ratified in 2004, PJM is an HF RFID system specified in an existing global standard: ISO/IEC 18000-3 mode 2, RFID for Item Management. Because the technology is optimized for applications where many hundreds of tags are packed tightly or need to be read reliably in dynamic situations, it is an ideal solution for pharmaceutical e-Pedigree, document control, gaming and other applications." ...

RFID Phase Jitter Modulation Technology: Via Zebra Technologies: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NEW RFID LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH MAGELLAN TECHNOLOGY ...

Magellan Technology Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, is a technology developer, manufacturer and licensor of advanced read and write 13.56MHz RFID systems. Magellan designs and offers RFID chips, inlets and a complete reader portfolio (multi channel, multi antenna, tunnel, and tray readers) and all operating software. Magellan’s Phase Jitter Modulation (PJM) technology complies with the International Standard ISO/IEC 18000 Part 3 Mode 2. PJM is optimized for applications where many hundreds of tags are stacked tightly or need to be identified reliably in dynamic situations including pharmaceutical authentication, document control, jewelry tracking and gaming management. The technology is also optimized for conveyor fed applications where tags are presented in all orientations. Typical applications are in the airline baggage, postal and courier markets. Magellan develops and licenses its PJM technology world wide to interested parties including other manufacturers and system integrators.

RFID Position Determination ...

AXCESS International introduces an enhanced method for providing positioning and directional capabilities for RFID applications. Their product is called the Dual Activator, built on their ActiveTag platform. ...

... "The Dual Activator product is based on the Company's ActiveTag platform that enables automatic tracking of personnel, assets and vehicles in multiple industries that use this capability for security, logistics and operations effectiveness. The patent pending solution is available now for purchase. The Dual Activator provides a high precision method for determining the position of people, vehicles and assets. Many other RFID systems don't have the ability to provide dependable positioning and rely on guestimation techniques or added switches to determine the location and direction of objects. AXCESS' enhanced product offers a more precise method which is cost and installation friendly. The ability to determine location and direction of the RFID tag is required to provide effective and secure perimeter control. The dual activator, connects directly to two transmit antennas to offer a radio frequency signal that awakens the tags as they pass through each antenna field. It writes its own ID to the tag, which is then retransmitted, along with the tag's unique ID, to provide the tag's location and direction at time of activation. " ...

RFID Position Determination: Via Axcess: AXCESS International Enhances Unique RFID Method for Precision Position Determination of Enterprise Assets and Personnel ...

RFID Antenna Manufacturing Differentiation ...

RCD Technology differentiates with RFID antenna technology ...

... "RCD Technology Corporation makes extremely low-cost, high-range, radio-frequency identification antennae. We take advantage of the enhanced reading distance inherent with high-conductivity copper traces. " ...

RFID Antenna Manufacturing Differentiation: Via RCD Technology Corp.: RFID antenna manufacturing for RFID tags or inlets used for EAS, and I-Code keyless entry etc. ...

Oracle RFID Middleware Upgrade ...

Oracle upgrades its RFID middleware suite of solutions. ...

... "The latest version of Oracle Sensor Edge Server provides several new features for customers investing in RFID technology including: out-of-the-box integration with a variety of market leading RFID devices; device management for the industry's leading RFID tag readers, antenna, tag printers and response systems, which helps customers reduce deployment time and costs; significantly enhanced user management capabilities, including a task-oriented user interface; enhanced RFID compliance workspace; and the ability to provide valuable insight into the status of items in the RFID and sensor network through a larger number of out-of-the-box reports. Customers benefit from scalability and ease of administration via consolidated views and management of devices on the network.

Oracle Sensor Edge Server is also integrated with Oracle Fusion Middleware to provide customers with enhanced features such as: RFID-driven business process management and workflows through integration with Oracle Enterprise Service Bus and Oracle BPEL Process Manager; Oracle RFID Event Monitoring and Oracle Business Activity Monitoring to help optimize supply chain management with RFID; and pre-packaged business analytics on RFID events. The Oracle Sensor Edge Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware are also integrated with Oracle's business applications to provide customers with an end-to-end RFID-enabled offering for supply chain management, order management and industry-specific solutions. " ...

Oracle RFID Middleware Upgrade: Via Oracle: Oracle Delivers Enhanced RFID Technology in Oracle Fusion Middleware ...

RFID Smart Shelf Dispenser ..

TagSys develops new item-level RFID reader-based devices that target improvement of inventory management for the pharmaceutical, retail, library and industry laundry sectors through an RFID-enabled Smart Shelf and Smart Dispenser products. ...

... "The Smart Shelf simulates the 3D tunnel reader approach on a static standard shelf. The Shelf is designed to read any tag that is placed on the surface of the shelf. Previous designs of RFID shelves have required tags to be perpendicular to the antenna. The new Smart Shelf is designed to provide accurate readings regardless of the orientation of the tag. The Smart Shelf is highly sought after by libraries to help manage high volumes of books and other media, the pharmaceutical industry, where RFID tagged bottles can be tracked and monitored, high-end jewelry stores, and retail, where inventory of items like DVDs and CDs can be monitored to ensure availability during peak seasons of demand. The Smart Dispenser provides a volume based approach to reading the items in the dispenser. A typical dispenser could be a drawer or cabinet used to dispense items to authorized individuals. The items can be placed in any order or orientation in the dispenser. The new design reads the items in the dispenser when the drawer is opened and again when it is closed. The items that are removed are identified through the difference between reads. One user example of the Smart Dispenser is the management of hospital garments (scrubs) used by medical staff. To help hospitals manage hygiene and sterilization requirements, the Smart Dispenser can dispense the appropriate attire to the staff, (e.g. size, number of previous washes, etc.), and also monitor inventory and how that inventory is being managed. " ...

RFID Smart Shelf Dispenser: Via TAGSys: TAGSYS Develops Item-Level RFID Smart Shelf And Smart Dispenser For Pharma, Libraries And Retail ...

RFID Antenna Technology: UHF Performance Boost ...

Omron develops RFID antenna technology that boosts UHF tag reading performance. ...

... "OMRON Corporation, a global leader in automation, sensing and control technologies, announced that it has developed a new electronic control antenna technology. The technology is the first of its kind to be embedded in UHF-band RFID reader that can improve RFID tag reading performance. UHF offers significantly greater communications range than other frequency bands. As a result, the use of UHF RFID systems for full traceability of products has seen tremendous growth in the retail and logistics industries, mainly in the United States but also in other parts of the world. UHF tags, however, are subject to multipath interference, an inherent problem of electromagnetic signals, which can make an RFID tag unreadable even if it is within the range of the reader. To solve this problem, OMRON developed a new type of antenna technology that can electronically control the electromagnetic field emitted from the reader. By adopting this technology for UHF RFID systems, OMRON has succeeded in reducing reflections, thus minimizing the degradation of system performance due to multipath interference. While an electromagnetic wave from a conventional antenna propagates over a wide area as it travels in a given direction, OMRON's new antenna technology allows a wave with directivity to propagate in any specific direction, with the direction of the propagation controllable from the reader. " ...

RFID Antenna Technology: UHF Performance Boost: Via OMRON: OMRON Develops World's First Antenna Technology That Boosts UHF RFID Tag Read Performance ...

RFID GlaxoSmithKline Technology Test ...

GlaxoSmithKline tests RFID technology on HIV drug to combat counterfeiting. ...

... "GlaxoSmithKline has begun distributing a medicine tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as part of a pilot project to help protect patient safety. The tags will be placed on all bottles of Trizivir (an HIV medicine) distributed in the United States. When scanned at close range, the tags will help verify that the medicine bottle contains authentic Trizivir. This specific medicine was selected for the project because it has been listed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy as one of 32 drugs most susceptible to counterfeiting and diversion. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked the pharmaceutical industry to develop standards and pilot processes for RFID that may lead in the next few years to broad adoption and use of the technology. RFID uses a tiny silicon chip and antenna about the size of a postage stamp that is attached to each bottle of medicine. The chip stores a unique product code that reflects information about the drug's manufacturing and shipping history. The product code can be read by pharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacists using a hand-held or stationary electronic device that is placed within 2-18 inches of the tag. The tag can be read by wholesalers when it is received from the manufacturer and when it is shipped to pharmacies, who would then record when they have received the medicine. This allows manufacturers to more precisely account for medicine as it moves through the distribution chain and to authenticate medicine at the point of dispensing. " ...

RFID GlaxoSmithKline Technology Test: Via GlaxoSmithKline: GlaxoSmithKline begins testing new technology ...

RFID UHF Gen2 Chips Used in Labels ...

Impinj wins contract to supply their RFID UHF Gen2 chips for use in label products from RF IDentics. ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced an agreement under which RF IDentics will purchase Impinj's Monza UHF Gen 2 chips for inclusion in its RFID inlay and label products. Responding to increased demand from leading consumer goods manufacturers in the global retail supply chain for high-performance RFID solutions, RF IDentics selected Impinj's Monza chips to power their RFID inlay products. In addition to Impinj's chips, RF IDentics will use its proprietary RFID antenna technology as well as antennas licensed from Impinj to manufacture the RFID inlays and labels used to gather and track retail supply chain data. " ...

RFID UHF Gen2 Chips Used in Labels: Via Impinj: Impinj and RF Identics Announce 25 Million UHF Gen 2 Supply Agreement ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and innovative semiconductor intellectual property (IP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works. Impinj's innovative IP products, core to the company's RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to seamlessly integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's IP products include the popular AEON family of embedded cores, which provides rewriteable NVM technology in logic CMOS manufacturing.

Bluetooth RFID Scanner ...

RightTag introduces Bluetooth-enabled 13.56 Mhz RFID scanner, which relieves users of the burden of wiring. ...

... "RightTag, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive wireless and wireline RFID solutions, announced the availability of the industry's first 13.56 MHz wireless radio-frequency identification scanner with Bluetooth. The new scanner, BT RIGHTReader, offers users greater flexibility by eliminating the need for cumbersome wires and transmitting data to devices up to ten meters (~10 yards) away. RightTag also announced the RIGHTScanner, a compact and inexpensive RFID scanner designed for companies looking to increase security and control and monitor access, or to better track products. The 13.56 MHz BT RIGHTReader is an easy-to-use and durable wireless scanner that can transmit data from any RFID tag, including ISO 15693, ISO 14443, USB and Serial port communications, to any Bluetooth-enabled device. The device is battery operated, and is fully functional in temperatures varying from -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) to 55 Celsius (131 Fahrenheit). The 1MHz bandwidth antenna can read tags as far as 16 centimeters (~6 inches) away and transmits to a Bluetooth receiver up to ten meters' distance, making BT RIGHTReader the most robust and flexible RFID offering available in the market. " ...

Bluetooth RFID Scanner: Via RightTag Inc.: RightTag Unveils BT RIGHTReader, Industry’s First Bluetooth RFID Scanner ...

RFID Marks and Spencer Trial ...

Marks and Spencer continues its progress in trial of RFID technology. ...

... "Marks and Spencer is extending its trial of item-level passive RFID tags, called the Intelligent Label Project. " ...

Via CIE: Components in Electronics: M&S extends RFID trial ...

Marks and Spencer goes to market with a disposable RFID intelligent label. ...

... "Marks & Spencer is trialling RFID within the supply chain as the next generation of barcode. In that application, RFID uses tags (a tag is a microchip combined with an antenna) to wirelessly transmit product item numbers. These item numbers are unique to each product (unlike barcodes, which only unique to the product type). The tags developed for the garment trial are contained within throwaway paper labels called Intelligent Labels. The RFID tags can be read over a short distance by a remote scanner. Traditional optical scanners, used with barcodes, require each barcode to be held a few centimetres from the scanner: with RFID Marks & Spencer is trialling scanners that can operate at a distance of up to approximately half a metre. The scanner can read the tags simultaneously, and at speed, allowing regular updating of stock information. " ...

RFID Marks and Spencer Trial: Via Marks & Spencer: BACKGROUND TO MARKS & SPENCER'S BUSINESS TRIAL OF RFID IN ITS CLOTHING SUPPLY CHAIN ...

M&S meets with success and extends the trial to more stores and increases functional capability to leverage RFID technology in prevention of stock-outs. ...

Marks & Spencer: Marks & Spencer's business trial of RFID in its clothing supply chain: "Marks & Spencer is trialling Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) within its supply chain as the next generation barcode. We are using technology responsibly to give a better service to our customers through improved product availability. During 2004 an item level RFID trial on men's suits was conducted across nine stores. From Spring 2006, the number of stores participating in the trial will extend from nine to 53. Product availability is a key issue for customers, the extension of this trial will help us to investigate the potential of RFID further. "

Marks & Spencer: MARKS & SPENCER DEVELOPS INTELLIGENT CLOTHING: "Marks & Spencer is the largest retailer of clothing in the U.K and has pioneered many innovations in technology, such as Lycra and the machine Washable Suit. RFID tagging of garments will be one of the earliest applications of this technology in the world. Marks & Spencer has won a funding package from the Department of Trade & Industry to help develop this project. The DTI chose Marks & Spencer to develop RFID in retailing because it sells only own brand products and has an integrated supply chain, which will allow broad and deep research. RFID tags in clothing labels will hold information on a microchip, which will give each garment a unique serial number. This will enable Marks & Spencer to manage its stock more effectively in stores and throughout its distribution chain. When the RFID tag is scanned the information is stored in a database giving Marks & Spencer a complete overview of stock management. "

RFID Readers: Wideband Antennas ...

MTI Wireless will showcase RFID reader antenna at upcoming RFID World ...

... "MTI Wireless Edge will exhibit their new range of wide band RFID readers antennas at RFID World 2006. This new family of MTI antennas includes two circular polarized and two linear polarized antennas covering the 856-956MHz band. The new antenna range allows RFID manufacturers to use the same hardware for a variety of geographies. " ...

RFID Readers: Wideband Antennas: Via MTI Wireless: MTI to Show New Wide Band RFID Reader Antenna Range at RFID World 2006 ...

RFID Gen2 Item Level Tags ...

Impinj extends RFID Gen2 solution to item-level tagging ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced the extension of its GrandPrix Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Gen 2 solution to include item-level tagging capability. Responding to increased demand from the global retail supply chain and other high-growth markets, Impinj has enhanced GrandPrix for tracking pharmaceuticals, apparel, CD/DVDs and many other high-value products. Conforming to EPCglobal's Gen 2 standard, GrandPrix is the first RFID system to provide a single infrastructure suitable for tagging items, cases and pallets, thus simplifying RFID installations and reducing system implementation costs without sacrificing system performance or functionality. Powered by Impinj's industry-leading Monza Gen 2 tag chip and Speedway reader with monostatic antenna technology, the GrandPrix item-level tagging solution also comprises a suite of patented, small-footprint tag antennas optimized for challenging item types or stocking conditions. For example, GrandPrix includes customized tag antennas for garments, DVDs and other stackable items, and items containing liquid or metals. " ...

RFID Gen2 Item Level Tags: Via Impinj: Impinj Extends GrandPrix™ Gen 2 RFID Solution to Item-Level Tagging ...

RFID Label for Anti-Counterfeiting ...

Sokymat offers RFID label for anti-counterfeiting applications in printing ...

... "Sokymat SA, the world's leading supplier of RFID transponders, has developed a 13.56 MHz RFID label specially designed as an anti-counterfeiting tool for printer ribbons. The label attaches directly to the core of the printer ribbon, making it impossible to tamper with. A printer with integrated reader module can now easily distinguish between an original ribbon and unauthorized counterfeits. ... The transponder is available both as a standard label, which comes in a special material with the same printing characteristics as paper, or as a customized product, such as a very robust PET laminated ring label. Sokymat provides this high frequency label with an I-Code1 IC chip. In any case, Sokymat is able to produce any variety of customized label based on ISO 15693 compliant ICs for example.

Sokymat has developed a very small specific flip-chip module package for this application – the SK1 – which makes it possible to produce a very thin and narrow ring transponder, about 10mm wide and less than 1.2mm thick. This very narrow HF label cannot be produced with traditional label manufacturing techniques (printed or etched antenna), which require a larger pitch resolution between the turns of the coil. The antenna is designed to achieve optimum performance despite the interference that may be present. " ...

RFID Label for Anti-Counterfeiting: Via Sokymat: Sokymat launches anti-counterfeiting RFID label designed for printer ribbon identification ...

Plastic RFID Electronics Demonstrated by Philips

Philips Research crew demonstrates RFID electronic based on plastic ...

... "Scientists at Philips Research have created a fully functional 13.56 MHz RFID tag based entirely on plastic electronics. In contrast to conventional silicon-chip-based RFID tags, a plastic electronics RFID chip can be printed directly onto a plastic substrate along with an antenna without involving complex assembly steps. This could pave the way for the packaging industry to replace existing barcodes by a low-cost RFID tag that provides individual packages with a unique item-level identification code - something not feasible with current barcode technology.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, based on remotely retrieving information via radio waves from miniature electronic circuits called RFID tags. Philips has now realized the first plastic-electronics-based tag that is capable of transmitting multi-bit digital identification codes at 13.56 MHz � the dominant industry-standard radio frequency for RFID tag applications. As an additional demonstrator for the technology, scientists at Philips Research have also developed a 64-bit code generator, showing the practicality of building plastic electronic circuits with the complexity required for item-level tagging.

Performance results for these circuits will be presented at this year's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC, February 5-9, San Francisco, CA, USA) in a paper that will also be awarded the conference's Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence. Being a world leader in the RFID business, Philips supplies silicon-based components for applications such as supply chain management, public transport, pharmaceuticals and animal tracking. Current silicon-based tags have excellent performance, and when produced in volume, can be manufactured at low cost. Philips is also conducting research into plastic-electronics-based RFID tags, since these tags have the potential to be manufactured in a radically different way, namely via even lower-cost reel-to-reel and other in-line processing techniques. " ...

Plastic RFID Electronics Demonstrated by Philips: Via Philips: Philips demonstrates world-first technical feasibility of 13.56-MHz RFID tags based on plastic electronics ...

Additional references on plastic RFID technology:

German researchers move forward on plastic RFID chip - Via Computerworld: "By 2008, PolyIC hopes to have a chip with a storage capacity of 128 bits and a processing speed of 13.56 MHz to comply with radio frequency identification (RFID) standards, according to Mildner. "

Beyond Bar Codes: Tuning up plastic radio labels: Via Science News: "Electronic labels made from plastic semiconductors can now pick up and respond to radio signals at a frequency suitable for use on products. "

OrganicID, Inc.: Printable, Plastic RFID Tags: "Organic Transistors - The Pros: Compatibility with flexible plastic substances, Lower temperature manufacturing (60-120°C), Lower-cost printable deposition processes "

RFID-Enabled Smart Card ...

QI Sys is developing RFID smart cards for contactless payment applications ...

... "QI Systems Inc., a leading developer and integrator of smart card payment, access control and tracking solutions, announced that QI product engineers are now developing hardware and software components that support RFID-enabled contactless payment systems. RFID-enabled payment systems are rapidly gaining in popularity with merchants and consumers in the U.S. Small-value transactions can now be quickly completed using a payment card with a built-in microchip and wire-loop antenna utilizing very-short-range (several inches) radio waves to securely transmit account information from the card to the merchant point-of-sale terminal. There is no need for the merchant to swipe the card through a reader, so the cardholder always remains in control of the card and transaction time is optimized. MasterCard, Visa and American Express are actively promoting contactless-payment versions of their cards. The International Standards Organization has established an implementation specification enabling these credit-card leaders to share a common transmission protocol. That in turn facilitates the programming of a single merchant point-of-sale terminal to accept and process transactions from all three companies’ payment cards/devices. Merchants and cardholders alike should benefit significantly from the enhanced convenience and security offered by a broader selection of contactless payment solutions. " ...

RFID-Enabled Smart Card: Via QI Systems Inc.: QI Systems Inc. Developing Products for RFID-Enabled Smart Card ...

RFID Gen2 China Project ...

UPM Rafsec’s RFID Class 1 Generation 2 technology has a single, globally applicable antenna design and provides higher read ranges and faster response times than RFID tags of previous generations and will implement Novetex’s complete RFID identification and tracking solution by early 2006. ...

... "UPM Rafsec, a leading RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, announces that it has entered into an agreement with Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Holdings Limited (SCL), a joint-venture of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), to deliver UPM Rafsec Gen 2 RFID tags. UPM Rafsec together with SCL will supply tags to Novetex Spinners Limited (Novetex), the world’s largest single site woollen spinner, for the project that will mark the first Gen 2 RFID initiative in Hong Kong and the South China region. The new RFID system being deployed for Novetex by SCL, consultant as well as hardware & solution provider for the project will touch three different processes in Novetex’s Zhuhai warehouse - the receiving process, cycle counting and the delivery process.

UPM Rafsec’s Gen 2 RFID tags will be instrumental in achieving real-time visibility of raw materials and product inventory, leading to fewer production delays and faster response times to customer requests. Novetex expects substantial enhancements in operating efficiency at its warehouse when the project is fully deployed. " ...

RFID Gen2 China Project: UPM RAFSEC PROVIDING RFID TAGS FOR THE FIRST GEN2 PROJECT IN HONG KONG AND THE SOUTH CHINA REGION ...

Tags: Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, RFID Tag

RFID Lab Provides Hands-On Classroom Experience ...

Stratum Global will provide the RFID technology foundation for the hands-on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) lab in Illinois at Oakton Community College, serving fourteen northern Chicago suburbs.

... "The Community College RFID lab will be located at Oakton’s new Art, Science, and Technology Pavilion in Skokie. Stratum Global, William Frick, Intel and Intermec Technologies Corp. are providing Oakton with the tools required to develop an RFID lab and curriculum that will give students the opportunity to study the dynamics of how RFID infrastructure, readers, tags, and software logic solve business problems.

Stratum Global’s TagNet RFID solution suite will serve as the software application foundation for understanding the integration components and the dynamics between the infrastructure, tags and readers. Students will use the software to manage and configure readers, conduct remote diagnostics, commission and interrogate tags, verify tag reads against existing enterprise data and create rules to establish application level events. William Frick, based in Libertyville, IL, specializes in tag and labeling solution offerings. Frick will assist in developing the tag curriculum as it relates to tag materials, tags for high impact or rugged environments, application of active or passive tags, high visibility tags as well as tagging location. Frick will provide the lab with a variety of tag types for the students to work with on different materials, in multiple scenarios. Students will have a firm understanding of the differences between tags types, where those types are applicable and how to effectively construct a tagging methodology. Enterprise data will reside on an Intel based P4 and Xeon Server infrastructure. Data will be used to commission tags, construct work rules and manage events. Stratum Global’s TagNet® will ensure a seamless flow of data within the RFID environment, between the Intermec Readers, antennas, tags and the Intel platform.

RFID hardware will be provided by Intermec and will include Intermec’s IF5 fixed readers, IP3® portable readers, and a combination of Intermec Intellitag antennas. Students will use the hardware to understand how physical readers, handhelds and antennas are used to develop portals, and how portal development impacts read rates and the dynamics of hardware configuration. The hardware and curriculum will prepare students for careers in RFID, with a firm understanding of the technology required for a successful implementation and how that implementation can bring continuous process improvement to the business. " ...

Via Stratum Global: Hands-On RFID Lab at Oakton Community College: Industry leaders collaborate to develop lab and curriculum ...

Additional resources on university RFID labs:

Via Cal Poly: RFID HIGHLIGHTS: "Fred Abler, Tali Freed visited Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park, CA for a day of meetings to present the Cal Poly RFID Research and Testing Lab to a team of SUN executives. The meeting was arranged by Sema Alptekin, a Cal Poly IME professor currently on sabbatical at UC Berkeley. During the day-long series of meetings, the directors presented their vision for RFID Research at CAL POLY, resulting in the RFID Research and Testing Lab being nominated to become the SUN Center of Excellence for RFID."

Via University of Wisconsin: Headlines for March 21, 2005: "The RFID laboratory on the UW-Madison campus enables RFID workgroup members to conduct structured experiments ranging from tag placement to antenna design. "

Via University of Arkansas - Daily Headlines: "The University of Arkansas RFID Research Center laboratory has passed accreditation criteria established by EPCglobal Inc., a global not-for-profit standards organization commercializing the Electronic Product CodeT (EPC) and RFID worldwide. The UA lab is one of the first EPC/RFID research laboratories worldwide to receive the EPCglobal Performance Test Center accreditation. The RFID Research Center, a subunit of the Information Technology Research Institute, housed in the university's Sam M. Walton College of Business."

RFID Visibility Solution for Supply Chain

TNT Express will implement Xterprise’s TraX Visibility, a real-time supply chain execution solution. The system will track high value electronics movement in the supply chain from China to Europe. The solution was piloted in 2004 and will now be expanded. ...

... "Phase II involves deployment of an enhanced TraX Release 2.0 application with multi-stakeholder enterprise system integration, including SAP. In addition, the solution will enable streamlining and higher accuracy sorting at the TNT facilities in Europe and enable Item-level shipment visibility for supply network partners. TraX 2.0 is expected to improve TNT customer service through a higher fidelity Track and Trace features which allows for better inventory planning and management and more accurate shipping performance, resulting in a value-added service offerings to TNT’s customer base. Xterprise technology partners in the project included Alien, Zebra Technologies and Apriso. The introduction of the latest RFID tag antenna designs and new multi-static European RFID readers both from Alien increased the read reliability dramatically. Tests have shown up to 100% read performance of a full pallet of notebooks as they are unloaded through the Xterprise XPort™ RFID reader portals in multiple locations throughout Europe. Xterprise’s TraX RFID enhanced visibility application, built on Apriso’s Flexnet SOA platform, enables customers, suppliers and logistics service providers to view real-time status of shipments around the globe. " ...

RFID Visibility Solution for Supply Chain: Via Xterprise: TNT Express Deploys Xterprise TraX Real-Time RFID Visibility Solution for China-Europe Supply Chain ...

RFID R U Tracked? ...

Devanie Angel explores the privacy issues associated with RFID technology or, as called in recent book, spychips. ...

... "But it's a Radio Frequency Identification tag, RFID for short, and each one has a tiny antenna that can broadcast information about the product, or person, to which it is attached. " ...

RFID R U Tracked?: Via AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Are You Being Tracked? ...

RFID Lead Retrieval at Trade Shows ...

Dietze offers RFID technology to support lead management at trade shows. ...

... "Lead retrieval at trade shows once meant collecting as many business cards as possible in a large glass fish bowl. Today, however, a faster and easier approach that’s revolutionizing lead retrieval and session tracking involves using paper name badges embedded with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. And Chicago-based Dietze Enterprises, Inc. (DEI) is leading the way.

The RFBADGE (patent pending) is a paper badge with 2 layers. Within the layers is an antenna-equipped electronic storage device that contains encrypted attendee registration information. This information is then collected, via radio frequency, by an RFBADGE reader that can scan the badge from a distance of between 2 to 6 inches. " ...

RFID Lead Retrieval at Trade Shows: Via Dietze: Dietze Enterprises Takes Lead Retrieval Technology Into 21st Century ...

RFID For Spying in China ...

If political dissention must be monitored and tracked, RFID technology could be used for human applications. Frederick Stakelbeck, Jr. explores the use of RFID for supply chain management and spying in China to monitor and track dissention. ...

RFID For Spying in China: Via Global Politician: Asia's Spying Eyes ...

... "reports were surfacing that China was considering the introduction of a new weapon to curtail dissent: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. About the size of a grain of rice, RFID tags are relatively simple devices comprised of an integrated circuit and antenna that transmits information to a receiver called a reader. " ...

RFID Technology Converges with NanoTechnology ...

There is a convergence of nanotechnology and RFID technology by firms, such as Nanosys, who are working to create integrated antenna and identification chips. ...

RFID Technology Converges with NanoTechnology: Via Computing: Nanotech noses into RFID ...

... "RFID tags have been hailed as the harbinger of more efficient manufacturing and shipping processes, which would eventually lower product costs and increase customer service levels. " ...

RFID Electronic Identification Technology: Animals

Animal RFID tags are based on passive tag technology. ...

RFID Electronic Identification Technology: Animals: Via USDA: Animal Electronic Identification

... "All transponders contain a microchip and an antenna. Transponders can be classified as active or passive depending on whether their power source is internal or external. Passive transponders are used in livestock because they get their power from the reader device (antenna). The power antenna transmits radio frequency bursts and the passive transponder returns a coded signal to a separate antenna. A transmission link, via radio waves, is established between the transponder and the reader device (antenna). Animal electronic identification technology uses passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) because it is cost effective and offers the characteristics desired for animal identification. RFID technology does not suffer from signal absorption by tissue or moisture, and it can be packaged differently without affecting performance. " ...

UWB RFID Tag: 10 Year Battery Life ...

Multispectral Solutions introduces active UWB RFID tag with a battery life expectancy of 10 years. ...

Via Multispectral Solutions, Inc.: MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS' ULTRA WIDEBAND RFID TAG SETS INDUSTRY RECORD WITH 10 YEAR BATTERY LIFE ...

... "Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (MSSI), the industry leader in ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, announces the latest in its series of active RFID tags for its Sapphire DART Precision Asset Location System product line. The new series of tags utilize a patented technique to achieve an operational life expectancy of greater than 10 years on a single Lithium button cell battery. MSSI's micro inventory tag, measuring only 39 x 11 x 21 mm (1.5 x 0.4 x 0.8 in) complete with antenna and battery, now achieves an operational life expectancy of greater than 10 years transmitting once every two seconds. Using a tiny button cell battery, 3.2 x 16 mm CR1632 rated at 125 mAh, MSSI's tag life expectancy actually equals or exceeds the manufacturer's specification for battery shelf life at room temperature, or 10 years. Utilizing MSSI's patented UWB technology, the Sapphire DART tags have read ranges in excess of 200 meters (650 feet) and can provide accuracy and precision of 10 cm (4 inches) in real time location system (RTLS) applications. " ...

Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (MSSI), Germantown, MD, is a pioneer and industry leader in the development of ultra wideband (UWB) systems for communications, radar and precision positioning applications. With an emphasis placed upon complete system solutions, MSSI's UWB portfolio is unique in the industry, encompassing a range of products for military, Government and commercial applications. The company's Sapphire Precision Asset Location System™ is the world's first FCC-certified, UWB-based, active RFID and tracking system for personnel and asset management.

RFID Reader Writer Options ...

Omron has marketed bistatic type RFID reader/writers, which require separate antenna elements for transmission and reception and can connect with up to two antennas. The monostatic type reader/writer, to be released for the first time among the ThingMagic licensees, allows connection of up to four antennas – twice that of the bistatic type. It maintains the same performance level as with one antenna even when four antennas are connected, thus proving highly cost effective.

RFID Reader Writer Options: Via OMRON RFID: Omron To Release World's First RoHS-Compatible UHF-Band ...

... "Omron has conventionally released bistatic type RFID reader/writers. With separate transmitter and receiver sections, this type requires two antenna elements for transmission of signals to and reception of signals from RFID tags. The bistatic type can communicate with RFID tags conforming to all class specifications of EPCglobal, but can be connected only with a maximum of two antennas. " ...

Siemens RFID Reader Tags: High Speed Identification ...

Siemens offers high-speed RFID reader and tags for identification applications in production. ...

Siemens RFID Reader Tags: High Speed Identification: Via Siemens: High-speed identification in production ...

... "With its Simatic RF300 RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) products, Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) offers a new identification system for use in production. Among the new items being introduced are an additional read/write device (reader) and two new data carriers (tags) which have been specially designed for high-speed identification applications in assembly lines, conveyor systems and production lines. The Simatic RF310R reader with its integrated antenna can be operated with the ASM 452, 456, 473, 475 communication modules for Simatic S7-300 and Profibus. Data transfer rates of more than 3,000 bytes per second are possible between reader and tag. This means that tags with a storage capacity of 8 KB, for example, can be read out or written to in approximately two seconds. This allows for exceptionally short cycle times during motor production, for example, in the automotive industry or when manufacturing of small motors, contactors or switches. " ...

Sub10Cent RFID Inlays

RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, UPM Rafsec, will ship UHF Gen 1 and Gen 2 inlays at sub-10 U.S. cent pricing in minimum order quantities of 50,000 pieces. Sub 10cent RFID inlays lay the foundation for the cheap and ubiquitous use of RFID technology ....

Sub10Cent RFID Inlays: UPM RAFSEC KNOCKING DOWN UHF RFID ADOPTION BARRIERS WITH SUB-10 CENT INLAYS ...

... "This UPM Rafsec offer includes dry and wet delivery formats of the OneTenna™ short dipole which are compatible with existing converting technology for the insertion of inlays into smart labels and other substrates. UPM Rafsec UHF products have already been tested, approved and used by a large number of leading RFID adopters. The inlays are manufactured at UPM Rafsec's production facility in Fletcher, North Carolina (USA), with innovative technology for the volume production of EPC (Electronic Product Code) -compliant UHF tags and inlays. The unparalleled yields of this new, high volume production technology give UPM Rafsec competitive advantages and provide customers significantly lower applied tag costs. The patent pending process is cost-efficient, scalable and enables UPM Rafsec to rapidly increase its capacity according to market demand. " ...

References on inexpensive RFID inlays:

... "Via SATO: RFID Thermal Labels: SATO RFID labels can be made with any type of RFID inlay. Some examples of the other inlay types available include Ucode, UHF 868-928MHz ISO 18000, and Class 0 and 0+. RFID labels can be pre-printed, flood coated or laminated and can be converted in most popular finishing styles. " ...

... "Via Avery Dennison: INNOVATIVE AVERY DENNISON MANUFACTURING PROCESS BOOSTS RFID TAG PRODUCTION CAPACITY: Inlay is the term used for the electronic core of an RFID label. It typically consists of a metal pattern on a sheet of plastic film that functions as an antenna, onto which an integrated circuit (semiconductor chip) is attached. The inlay is then sandwiched between a paper facestock and an adhesive layer to form a self-stick RFID label. " ...

... "Via SmartCode: SmartCode Corp. beats any price for EPC Gen 2 Inlays for orders of 1 million - SmartCode prices EPC Gen 2 Inlays at 7.5 cents for quantities of 1 million and 7.2 cents for orders exceeding 10 million: The EPC Gen 2 Quickstart™ Program aims to accelerate the mass adoption of EPC Gen 2 solutions. Under the EPC Gen 2 Quickstart™ Program, SmartCode Corp. will offer the lowest cost EPC Gen 2 inlays at a price of 7.5 cents in orders of 1 million inlays or more and 7.2 cents in orders of 10 million or more. SmartCode Corp. EPC Gen 2 Quickstart™ Program is available for orders received until the 1st of January 2006. The delivery schedule can span throughout 2006. " ...

Low Price RFID Reader: Research Driving

RFID tag prices are dropping. Reader pricing is expected to follow. Kelly Mills explores recent research on cost trends in RFID technology, such as tags and readers.

Low Price RFID Reader: Research Driving: Via Australian IT: Research to lower price of RFID tag ...

... "Over the next three to five years prices for UHF tags and readers are likely to come down 60-70 per cent, with the price of an RFID reader at less then 100 euro, the 2005 LogicaCMG RFID Hardware Survey says. " ...

Competitive market for RFID readers is showing lower price trends:

... "Applied Wireless Identifications (AWID) is dropping reader prices by about 70% to transform the market landscape. For the first time, a Generation 2 RFID reader, including four antennas, has fallen under the $1,000 price barrier. RFID technology depends on tags being read automatically by receptors known as readers, which are typically sold separately from the antennas they need in order to function. AWID is revolutionizing the marketplace by offering the MPR-3014 reader as production units for $1,000 each, and including four circular polarized antennas at no extra cost. MPR-3014 reader development kits go for $1,600; and the MPR-1510 reader module production units sell for under $400 each, with development kits at $700. " ...

... "Via Internet Week: RFID Readers: Read Right: Most UHF readers cost from $1,000 to $3,000, depending on the features in the device. Companies may also have to buy each antenna separately, along with cables. Antennas are about $250 and up. The price of readers is expected to fall as companies purchase them in large volumes. " ...

... "Via ZDNet: Static over RFID: We're seeing a downward trend in prices, and that's one of things driving adoption, said Jeff Richards, president and chief executive of R4 Global Solutions ... " ...

Boeing RFID 787 Dreamliner ...

Boeing RFID 787 Dreamliner: Via Boeing: Boeing Introduces Radio Frequency Identification on 787 Dreamliner ...

... "RFID is an automated identification technology that uses radio frequency waves to transfer data between a reader and items that have RFID devices affixed. The smart labels contain a microchip and antenna and operate at internationally recognized standard frequencies. Similar to a bar code, the RFID tag stores data but offers enhanced data collection and significant advantages such as being able to read without a direct view of the RFID label and a dynamic read/write capability. Boeing plans for the tags to contain unique identification as well as maintenance and inspection data in accordance with industry standards developed for commercial aviation by the Air Transport Association. Typical Dreamliner parts to incorporate RFID smart labels will be serialized end items such as line replaceable units (LRUs) and life-limited parts as well as on-board emergency equipment. Smart labels will be applied during the manufacturing process by the responsible systems and equipment supplier prior to delivering the airplane to airlines. " ...

Small RFID Reader Antenna Introduced: Gate Pillars ...

Small RFID Reader Antenna: MTI Introduces a Compact Antenna for RFID Reader Applications: MTI Wireless Edge brings to market their 900MHz dual circular polarity (L+R) 8dBic antenna, the smallest of its kind that allows for easy integration with portal and conveyer RFID readers ...

... "MTI Wireless Edge, the world leader of advanced high quality low cost flat panel antenna solutions, announced the introduction of their new dual RHCP + LHCP circular polarity 8 dBic antenna - MT-262010/TRLH, covering the 902-928MHz band. This antenna is the industry's smallest and lightest available antennas, designed to meet the market needs for RFID gate pillars. Its compact size 500x200 mm (20x8 Inches) and weight of less then 2kg make it the ideal choice for RFID reader applications. With mounting designed for easy, simple and quick installation, this is almost a plug and play solution. " ...

MTI Wireless Edge is the world leader in the development, production and marketing of high quality, low cost, flat panel antennas for Fixed Wireless and RFID applications. MTI has more than 30 years experience in supplying antennas for both military and commercial applications from 100 KHz to 40 GHz. BTS, CPE, broad and narrow band fixed wireless applications in PTP and PMP schemes, licensed and unlicensed bands, as well as for RFID readers. MTI Military products include a wide range of broadband, tactical and specialized communications antennas, antenna systems and DF arrays installed on numerous airborne, ground and naval, including submarine, platforms worldwide. MTI’s ISO 9001 certified development and production plant, based in Israel, In house test facilities from 8 meters to 300 meters.

RFID MultiProtocol Tracking Systems

RFID MultiProtocol Tracking Systems: Accu-Sort® Partners with ThingMagic To Expand its RFID Product Line ...

... "Accu-Sort Systems Inc. announced it is partnering with ThingMagic to expand its RFID product line offering for use in warehouse and distribution centers. Accu-Sort specializes in developing over the conveyor (OTC) RFID tracking systems for providing enhanced non-line-of-sight asset visibility within the supply chain. Accu-Sort has deployed these systems extensively, including an installation at one of the major retailer distribution centers, where every inbound RFID carton traveling over the conveyor passes through its RFID multi-protocol tracking systems. These systems are the industry’s first and only to singulate between boxes at high speeds, made possible through a combination of Accu-Sort patented software and antenna designs. The partnership with ThingMagic will further enhance Accu-Sort’s product portfolio for similar applications. " ...

Accu-Sort Systems is a pioneer in reliable auto ID and high-speed compliance solutions with more than three decades of experience deploying and supporting scanning and tracking solutions in distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, and retailer environments. The company is also an established provider of convergent RFID and bar code systems with more than 50 RFID installations.

ThingMagic is a privately held company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in RFID readers, sensors and other embedded and low cost computing technologies.

RFID Maritime Security Technology ...

Via RedNova News - Technology - Using Technology to Bridge Maritime Security Gaps

... "A simple radio frequency identification (RFID) tag consists of a microchip attached to a radio antenna. The microchip contains information about the type of cargo, manufacturer, serial number, etc. A variety of tags are now available on the market: passive tags, active tags and low, high and ultra-high-frequency tags. " ...

RFID Forms Design Software ...

RFID Forms Design Software: Via Quadrant Software: New Formtastic 5.3.1: Formtastic Brings RFID and Advanced Query Functions to iSeries Forms Design ...

Quadrant's forms software is now updated to enable RFID label management ...

... "RFID Support: Formtastic can now print Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) labels containing an antenna capable of sending/receiving information. This new feature makes it easier to streamline and improve supply chain processes. " ...

Quadrant Software, an IBM Business Partner, provides a suite of Electronic Document Distribution (EDD) solutions for the iSeries enterprise. Through EDD, companies electronically create and manage mission critical documents that are then delivered via print, fax or the email to reduce expenses, increase productivity and improve communication. Quadrant Software’s award winning solutions are installed around the globe at some of the world’s largest companies in a variety of vertical markets.

Zebra RFID Smart Labels Supply Alien Tech ...

Via Zebra Technologies: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDS RFID SMART LABEL BUSINESS: Zebra adds smart label converting equipment to its supplies plant and qualifies as a supplier of Alien Technology EPC Class 1 RFID labels ...

Zebra supplies RFID Smart Labels with Alien Technology ...

... "A smart label is created by embedding a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip and antenna within the label material. Zebra is working closely with chip providers, such as Alien Technology, to ensure the quality and performance of each tag. With its expanded RFID label converting capabilities, Zebra can offer a wide range of high- and ultra-high frequency inlays to meet a variety of application needs as well as customized label facestocks, adhesives, sizes and formats. " ...

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®), Alien manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company also provides RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien is an active member of EPCglobal.

Zebra Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ZBRA) delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications in 100 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra-brand printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code, "smart" label, receipt, and card printers, resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs, and better customer service. The company has sold more than four million printers, including RFID printer/encoders and wireless mobile solutions, and also offers software, connectivity solutions and printing supplies.

UHF RFID Industrial Environments

UHF RFID Industrial Environments: Escort Memory Systems Moves UHF RFID into the World of Industrial Control: EMS introduces the first UHF systems exclusively for the industrial environment ...

EMS introduces UHF RFID technology that will weather the storm in industrial environments ...

... "Escort Memory Systems announces the UHF-UN1 integrated RFID controller/antenna and UHF525HT high temperature passive tag solution for long-range, industrial applications. Escort Memory Systems leads the pack in RFID solutions for industrial control. With over 20 years of innovation in design and over fifty thousand installations worldwide, Escort Memory Systems is the company that understands RFID from the inside out. " ...

Escort Memory Systems, part of Datalogic Group, delivers rugged, industrial RFID solutions to leading companies worldwide. Recognized for high performance, highly connected and rugged RFID hardware that sets the standard for industrial RFID within the automotive, pharmaceutical, electronic and other demanding industrial settings

Tag: RFID

FAST RFID Card: Unique Chip ...

FAST RFID Card: Unique Chip: The FAST Commercial Driver Program is the result of the United States, Canada and Mexico Border Partnership Action Plans ...

... "The FAST Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card is a card that can be read electronically without mechanical contact, at a distance of a few feet. The FAST RFID card has a unique chip embedded in the card that transmits its arrival to a reader/antenna. The driver’s FAST RFID card is valid for up to five years. However, the driver’s visa or waiver could expire within the five years. If the visa or waiver expires within the five years, the system will automatically deactivate the FAST RFID card when the expiration date for the card is input into the CBP database. " ...

RFID Test Lab: Integration Simulation

RFID Test Lab: Integration Simulation: PEAK Opens Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Test and Integration Laboratory ...

Peak has created an RFID test and integration lab to support RFID business process simulation ...

... "PEAK Technologies, an RR Donnelley company (NYSE: RRD), announced that it has opened a new Radio Frequency Identification Test and Integration Laboratory at the company’s headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. The new state-of-the art RFID Test Lab is located within PEAK’s existing 20,000 square-foot warehouse in Columbia, providing an application environment that simulates a warehouse/distribution center for testing RFID technology. PEAK’s RFID Test and Integration Lab allows customers to understand the best ways to utilize the technology through a detailed lab process that includes testing packaging composition in terms of RFID signal propagation; tag placement and orientation; read range validation and antenna selection; portal and product-conveyor performance; and a host of other best-fit solutions. " ...

PEAK Technologies, an RR Donnelley company, is an international provider of automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) systems, enterprise mobility solutions and ongoing service and support. PEAK's primary applications include solutions for warehousing, manufacturing, distribution and field-based operations. PEAK's market leadership and strong financial management provide stability and assurance that solutions are delivered with long-term support. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland (USA), PEAK Technologies has more than 800 employees with locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

RFID PENI Tag: Product Emitting Numbering Identification ...

RFID PENI Tag: Product Emitting Numbering Identification: Univ. of Pittsburgh: Research Review: Fall 2002

... "The antenna on a chip, called PENI Tag, for Product Emitting Numbering Identification Tag, could replace present RFID tags, the current industry technology, before the end of the year. The technology also could open the door for myriad other uses, from anticounterfeit technology in currency to biofeedback for people with epilepsy or heart disease. The most immediate application of the antenna on a chip, however, is to help RFID technology replace bar codes on commercial products. " ...

RFID Chips ...

RFID Chips: Agenda: What is RFID?

... "RFID tags are tiny electronic computer chips that can be placed, for example, on pallets of factory-sealed products to readily tell shippers the quantity, type, date manufactured and destination as they pass through warehouse doors that are equipped with an RFID reader (also called an antenna). The tags can be read from 25-30 feet away and at indirect angles, removing any need for a person with a hand-held scanner to read the product. " ...

Low Cost RFID Tag Technology: Identifi Technologies

Low Cost RFID Tag Technology: Identifi Technologies: The Technology Collaborative : Identifi Technologies : Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse

Identifi Technologies is a incubating business focused on developing tachnology to produce low-cost RFID tags ...

... "Identifi Technologies is a Fabless Semiconductor company headquartered in West Middlesex, PA utilizing breakthrough technology to become a market leader in the production of low cost RFID tags. Identifi Technologies devices enable the company to be a leader in the emerging and rapidly growing auto-identification market. Using technology combining a unique non-volatile memory solution, proprietary logic design and an antenna on a single chip, Identifi makes it possible to produce and to sell RFID tags at less than 5 cents. " ...

RFID Application and Education ...

RFID Application and Education: Ohio Governor Bob Taft - News Release

... "Development Research Corporation (Kettering, Montgomery County) received more than $2.3 million to establish the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Application and Education Center (REAC). The REAC will serve as a source for RFID solutions for both end customers as well as suppliers. RFID tags, which consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver, could one day be used to track everything from soda cans to cereal boxes. Unlike bar codes, which need to be scanned manually and read individually, radio ID tags do not require line of sight for reading and hundreds of tags can be read per second. The project expects to achieve annual sales of $10 million and create 100 new jobs within 3 to 5 years. Collaborators on this project include Alien Technology Corp., Sinclair Community College, Miami Valley Venture Funds, Development Project Inc., NCIC Capital Fund and Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. " ...

RFID Cost Reduction Project ...

RFID Cost Reduction Project: Navy FY04.2 SBIR Solicitation Topics: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Cost Reduction ...

... "This system contains an extensive reader infrastructure that operates with a proprietary communications protocol. Naval Forces implementing RFID technology must purchase RFID tags compatible with that infrastructure protocol. This protocol limitation along with other industry-wide factors such as antenna design, battery design, infrastructure (tags, readers, software and communication links) design, international frequency approval, manufacturing processes and lack of or inadequate business case analyses have contribute to a prohibitive cost in purchasing and maintaining RFID technology for fleet forces. The objective of this SBIR is to perform innovate research in one or more of these areas for an overall reduction in the life cycle cost of using RFID technology. " ...

RFID EAS RF Readers

RFID EAS RF Readers: Checkpoint Systems Introduces the Liberty CFX Floor System; Provides Superior EAS Security in an Invisible Floor System ...

Checkpoint introduces RFID readers for the high-end retail market ...

... "The Liberty CFX system, designed with high-end apparel and specialty retailers in mind, is the latest addition to Checkpoints successful Liberty family of radio frequency (RFID) readers. These retailers often have very specific requirements when it comes to store design and decor. The Liberty CFX, a transceiver-based single antenna system, is installed into the floor and is available to span the retailers specific door opening. Checkpoint will work with the retailer to provide the best EAS system for their specific needs. This system is the only hidden EAS system capable of detecting at heights up to 5 feet with a variety of 8.2MHz tags and labels including integrated RF-EAS labels. Used with RF source tagging and Checkpoints non-contact deactivation technology, the Liberty CFX is the ultimate EAS solution for todays image-conscious retailer. " ...

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP) is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of technology-driven solutions for retail security, labeling, and merchandising. Checkpoint is the leading provider of radio frequency (RF)-based shrink management solutions to the global retail industry, including over half of the worlds top 200 largest global retailers. In addition to its shrink management capabilities, Checkpoints end-to-end supply chain technology helps apparel and consumer product manufacturers and retailers brand, track and secure goods worldwide. Checkpoint has a presence in more than 80 countries and a global network of more than 25 service bureaus located in the worlds apparel manufacturing capitals. Checkpoints technology solutions include digital RF-EAS systems, RF source tagging, RFID solutions, barcode-labeling systems, handheld labeling systems, and retail merchandising systems.

RFID DMEA Investments: Rugged Antenna

RFID DMEA Investments: Rugged Antenna: Paratek Awarded $1.987 Million DMEA Contract for RFID ...

... "Paratek Microwave, Inc., a privately held company at the forefront of the next generation wireless devices, announced a $1.987 million contract award from the Defense MicroElectronics Activity (DMEA). This research and development award is to advance the state-of-the-art concepts for ruggedized military radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas. " ...

Paratek is uniquely able to address the solutions needed for the next generation wireless devices by combining its patented tunable RF and microwave dielectric materials technology with its highly integrated 3-D miniaturization circuit and module design. Resulting products are multi-band, multi-function radio frequency components and front ends with ultra wideband frequency agility for software defined radios, circuit agility for longer battery life, and real-time adaptive impedance matching for improved performance. Other products include electronically tunable RF filters, pre-selectors and phase shifters. Paratek has also developed a line of smart scanning and phased array antennas, which provide enhanced wireless network performance, flexibility, scalability, and are particularly well suited for RFID and communications on the move applications. Paratek is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Nashua, New Hampshire.

RFID Automatic Identification Technology: EAN UCC

Combating Counterfeiting and Enabling Traceability in the Global Healthcare Supply Chain by using the EAN.UCC System

... "Automatic Identification is the umbrella term for technologies that allow machines (typically computers) to automatically identify objects. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is one type of automatic identification technology. Objects are labeled with "tags" (a microchip with a radio frequency antenna) that store data, which defines that object in a structured manner. Using radio waves, the reader wakes up the tags and automatically captures that data, which can then be processed. " ...

RFID Temp Sensor: MicroSensys

RFID Temp Sensor: MicroSensys: MATRICS Group Offers RFID products and sensor tags by MicroSensys

... "The TELID 1T module with a integrated temperature sensor. The measured temperature value will be read contactlessly from outside by standard iID 2000 components from MICRO-SENSYS. Dimensions - 28mm x 6 mm.; Antenna - coil on chip; distance - short, closed coupling. " ...

The company microsensys is a specialist in manufacturing and developing of radio frequency identification components. In this wide field of possible products microsensys focuses on wireless closed coupling, low power, 13.56MHz RFID transponder and reader technologies. microsensys strategy is to offer the most innovative technology and the true realistically technical solution as far as this product portfolio is concerned. Located in Erfurt, founded in 1991, microsensys has dedicated his 12 years history to supplying RFID products for niche markets in Europe every time.

RFID Equipment and Services ...

RFID Equipment and Services: Packaging Equipment ...

Kolinahr offers portal, pallet labelling solution that offers integrated RFID technology in the packaging equipment ...

... "Designed for easy installation and flexibility, the Kolinahr RFID Portal is ideal for meeting Wal-Mart’s requirements for EPC-compliance in 2005. The singe- or dual-post, four-antenna system is designed to allow for adjustable antenna movement and orientation to achieve the best possible read rates of numerous RFID tags on a unit load. ... The SA2200-RF Dual Panel RFID Pallet Labeler is Kolinahr’s existing SA2200 Dual Panel Pallet Labeler fitted with an RFID-enabled printer. The SA2200-RF labeler can read, write, and print and apply an RFID tag-embedded barcode label onto one or adjacent sides of a pallet load. " ...

... Packaging systems will integrated RFID will make compliance initiatives, such as Walmart and DOD RFID compliance, more efficient.

Kolinahr Systems, a privately owned, Cincinnati, OH-based company, is a manufacturer of print and apply labelers and specialty pallet handling equipment. Kolinahr's engineers have a vast background in finished goods material handling. This experience provides the knowledge base to design and integrate equipment specifically for the manufacturing warehouse environment.

RFID Antenna Production: Secure Printing ...

Creo and XINK Laboratories Announce World's First Security Ink for High-Volume Flexographic RFID Antenna Production: New Covert Taggant Formulation Prevents Counterfeit RFID Tags ...

... "Creo Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO; TSX: CRE) and XINK Laboratories Ltd. presented a new class of secure flexographic radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna printing inks at the PISEC 6th World Product & Image Security Convention (www.pisec-world.com), held in Vienna, Austria recently. These new covertly tagged flexographic ink formulations target manufacturers and converters producing RFID-tagged smart packaging for use in supply-chains. This type of smart packaging has been mandated by Wal-Mart and, more recently, was recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pharmaceutical counterfeit protection. This new class of flexographic security inks and RFID tags is available exclusively through XINK and its worldwide authorized printing and manufacturing partners. Until now, one of the main concerns of the RFID industry has been the ability of counterfeiters to copy RFID tags by duplicating RFID numbering schemes. The new XINK antenna inks eliminate this possibility by integrating Creo Traceless covert tagging technology, elevating Traceless XINK-printed RFID tags into the same league as currency and security instruments. " ...

XINK advanced conductive and resistive ink formulations allow printing of complex electronic circuitry, including flexible paper sensors (package security), sensor grids (smart pharmaceutical packaging), keypads (electronic paper diaries), and UHF RFID antennas.

RFID Antenna Company Relocates Operations ...

PCTEL Antenna Products Group, Formerly MAXRAD, Relocates to Bloomingdale, Illinois; Antenna Manufacturer Now Headquartered in a New 75,000 Square-Foot Facility ...

... "PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a global leader in simplifying mobility, announced today that it has relocated its Antenna Products Group operations to a new facility in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The new facility will handle production for most of its major product lines, including those recently acquired. The company continues to have manufacturing capability in Tianjin, China. " ...

PCTEL Antenna Products Group (APG) provides antenna solutions for multiple wireless applications including land mobile radio, broadband wireless access, RFID, in-building wireless, aerial navigation, GPS, and satellite communications. We produce the well-established MAXRAD(R), Antenna Specialists(R), and MicroPulse(TM) antenna brands, which together represent over 90 years of antenna design and development expertise. Located in Bloomingdale, Illinois, and with international facilities in Tianjin, China, PCTEL Antenna Products Group delivers over 8000 antenna parts and accessories to customers worldwide. The world's leading manufacturers and distributors of radio frequency communication products rely on PCTEL Antenna Products Group for their antenna needs. PCTEL Antenna Products Group, Inc. formerly MAXRAD, Inc., was acquired by PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI) in January of 2004.

RFID Applications For Metrology ...

Abstracts for the Gossamer Spacecraft Exploratory Research and Technology

... "It is envisioned that integrated into the solar sail next to each antenna are flexible, single-chip, solar-powered, low noise amplifier and signal processing circuits together with a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag will radiate the measurement results to the spacecraft bus. The Phase I effort will evaluate RFID designs and configurations for performing sail metrology, and will identify viable plasma wave and dust detection sensor configurations for solar sail spacecraft. " ...

Radio Frequency Identification: RFID Hardware

Radio Frequency Identification: RFID: MEP Source For Manufacturers

... "RFID systems consist of hardware and software. The hardware includes RFID tags, which can be active (i.e., they have a battery-operated transmitting device on board) or passive (the tag only transmits its data when energized by antenna radiation). RFID tags come in many shapes and sizes and broadcast in different frequencies, depending upon the application. RFID readers are matched to the tag types, and translate the information on the tag into digital form that is converted for use in software. The software sends the information to the business system, which stores the information in a database or displays it on a screen for human decision making. " ...

High Frequency RFID Reader ...

High Frequency RFID Reader: Improved Data Capture Capability: Psion Teklogix Enhances WORKABOUT PRO Product Line to Provide Customers with Greater Flexibility and More Application Options: Global mobile computing customers and partners now have access to 1D and 2D image readers, PC Card Kit and Windows Mobile platform to meet the needs of field service, asset tracking and route accounting markets ...

Psion Tek integrates high-frequency RFID reading into the software enhancement cycle for its Workabout Pro software ...

... "Psion Teklogix, (LSE: PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, RFID and wireless data collection, is continuing to improve flexibility and data capture capabilities for customers with a range of features that are available on the WORKABOUT PRO. Recent enhancements include 1D and 2D image readers, a high-frequency RFID reader, a wide area wireless communications PC Card Radio Kit, and Windows Mobile as an alternative platform to Windows CE .NET. ... A high-frequency RFID reader is now available, further enhancing the multimedia data capture capabilities of the WORKABOUT PRO. Operating at 13.56 MHz, high-frequency RFID is often used in applications such as asset tracking or closed-loop supply chain logistics. " ...

Psion Teklogix is a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection and RFID. The company's fully integrated mobile computing solutions include rugged hardware; secure wireless networks, robust software, professional services and exceptional support programs. Psion Teklogix is committed to helping its customers reap the benefits of new and emerging technologies, such as RFID. The company continues to introduce new RFID technologies that show tremendous potential across a wide range of markets. With over three decades of industry experience, Psion Teklogix has customers in more than 70 countries around the world, and over 36 sales and support offices in 17 countries. Psion Teklogix is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada with additional corporate offices located in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Psion Teklogix is the operating business of Psion PLC, which is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange (PON.L).

Additional references on high-frequency RFID readers ...

One-Source™ for Radio Frequency Identification ... ... High Frequency RFID Readers are designed to read and write information to High Frequency “Smart Labels”, typically operating at 13.56 MHz. ...

E* Tag ... ... The e*Tag® series of high frequency RFID readers and reader/writers utilize 13.56 MHz, a worldwide standard for radio-frequency identification ...

Solutions - Overview ... ... All RFID readers have the same basic architecture: an antenna (a coil of wire ... High-frequency RFID systems are suitable for applications requiring a ...

Passive RFID System Explained ...

DHS | Department of Homeland Security | Fact Sheet: Radio Frequency Identification Technology

... "In its simplest form in common use today, a passive RFID system works as follows: an RFID reader transmits via its antenna an electromagnetic radio frequency signal to a passive RFID tag. The reader receives information back from the tag and sends it to a computer that controls the reader and processes the information that has been retrieved from the tag. " ...

RFID SmartCard For eTicketing ...

RFID SmartCard For eTicketing: T-Systems presents smartcard for e-ticket valid throughout Germany ...

T-Systems leverage RFID smartcard technology to deliver electronic ticketing solutions to the German mass transit market ...

... T-Systems has developed an electronic chip card for mass transit companies in Germany. The card will replace various ticket systems currently in use. Thus, for the first time ever, bus and commuter train passengers across Germany can travel without cash. Riders will receive an overall monthly invoice for all the trips they take on public transportation. Besides the great flexibility the solution enables, Germany’s mass transit operators also benefit from the fact that the card is counterfeit-proof. Up to now, the manipulation of paper tickets has resulted in revenue losses. Instead of using the familiar ticket-canceling machine, soon mass transit passengers will simply wave a smartcard equipped with a wireless antenna in front of a card reader when they board the bus or train. ...

T-Systems is one of a group of German technology firms involved in a government-sponsored research project to develop a core application for Germany’s associated mass transit companies, known collectively by its German acronym VDV. The common goal behind the "VDV Core Application" project is the creation of a national standard for electronic tickets and related technical components.

RFID Location Sensors: Children's Study ...

Final Report Use of 1) Sensors and 2) Radio Frequency ID (RFID) for the National Children’s Study ...

... "Location sensors are mostly used by commercial agencies for tracking their goods and products during shipping and storage. Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are the most common type of location sensor, due to their low cost and small size. RFID tags essentially serve as a barcode that can be read by radio frequency transmission. These tags can carry all sorts of information about the product, such as the serial number, model number, color, location, or any other relevant information. The RFID tags will identify themselves when they detect a signal from a compatible device, such as an RFID reader. RFID tags can be active, passive, or semi-active. The passive tags are cheaper ($0.05 to $0.50) and smaller, but do not contain their own power source and are powered by the RFID reader through an antenna. Because these tags do not rely on battery power, they can last indefinitely. Active tags have their own battery and can transmit a signal to an RFID reader antenna, but are significantly more expensive at around $20. It is projected that active tags will eventually cost about $5 by 2005, however. Semi-active tags are a compromise between passive and active tags and cost around $1. " ...

EPC RFID Sense and Respond ...

SENSE AND RESPOND LOGISTICS: INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE DOMAIN ARCHITECTURE ...

... "The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a unique number that identifies a specific item in the supply chain. The EPC is stored on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, which combines a silicon chip and an antenna. Once the EPC is retrieved from the tag, it can be associated with dynamic data such as from where an item originated or the date of its production." ...

RFID Sensor Integration: Capability to Monitor Status ...

The Combat Feeding Directorate Global Asset Visibility (GAV) Program is exploring the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology ...

... "The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a unique number that identifies a specific item in the supply chain. Passive RFID tags are made up of a microchip holding an EPC and an antenna that receives an RF signal. Powdered by a reader, passive tags emit a radio signal that transmits the EPC and other information back to the reader. Sensor integration on tags provides the capability to monitor the status of an item, pallet or container by detecting temperature, vibration, rough handling, chemical/ biological contamination (stretch goal), etc." ...

EPC RFID Lifecycle Management: Driving a Sustainable Future

EHP 111-9, 2003: Connecting to a Sustainable Future

... "Before the end of this decade, there will be an Internet of things. The Auto-ID Center, a partnership of almost 100 global companies and 5 of the world's leading research universities, is developing a global infrastructure that will allow computers to identify any object anywhere in the world instantly, through the use of radio-frequency identification tags (RFID). Every product, and even individual parts, will have its own unique identity (an electronic product code, or ePC) burned onto a tiny microchip equipped with an antenna. " ...

The EPC Global Network ...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer: How RFID and EPC Technology Work ...

... "Because of these advances, it is now possible to store on a microchip a series of zeroes and ones -- digital bits -- that can uniquely identify trillions of different objects -- the way bar codes identify many of today's products, but with potentially much more information about a particular shipment of products. This unique series of digital bits is called the Electronic Product Code, or EPC. Attach a tiny radio antenna to this microchip and you have an EPC tag, a cheaper version of a toll pass which, when asked, can signal its assigned number. The tag is not transmitting information actively. Secure devices called readers that comply with global standards developed through EPCglobal send out radio frequency waves that wake up the tag for a short period of time, enabling it to transmit information stored on the RFID tag -- namely the Electronic Product Code. The EPC can then be matched to the specific product information contained in a corresponding database, which is accessed through a secure network: the EPCglobal Network. " ...

3M Law Firm RFID Solution ...

3M Introduces Legal Professionals to Radio Frequency Technology That Tracks and Manages Critical Files ...

... "At the upcoming Association of Legal Administrators conference, 3M is unveiling a high-tech way to take control of file tracking and management. 3M RFID Tracking Solutions offers a suite of products for law firms based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that locates and identifies individual files via a tiny microchip and antenna. The microchip and antenna are inside a 3M RFID Tracking Tag that is affixed to each file and allows the files to be easily tracked through the entire workflow. As a file moves from central file rooms, team rooms, or individual offices, a complete file history is tracked and can be easily viewed on any network computer." ...

3M is a $16 billion diversified technology company with leading positions in consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics; health care; industrial; safety, security and protection services and transportation. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, the company has operations in more than 60 countries and serves customers in nearly 200 countries. 3M, which marked its 100th anniversary in 2002, is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and also is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

RFID Travel Technology: Land Borders ...

Alternative Technologies for Implementation of Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 at Land Borders

... "We are working with the INS to test the feasibility of various technology solutions that could expeditiously collect entry and exit records for all non-citizens at a land border port of entry. The feasibility study is a limited evaluation of different types of technologies that could be used to track non-citizen travelers who enter and exit the U.S. either on foot or by vehicle. Machine readable document scanners and several types of radio frequency (RF) systems will be tested at INS's Glynco, Georgia training facility. For RF identification, tests will be conducted on cards with various data storage and read range capabilities. When a traveler holds their document near an antenna, the RF chip transmits the necessary information to create an automated record." ...

RFID Temperature Sensor ...

Research & Technology Report 2000

Frank S. Milos writes ...

... "The microsensor circuit contains a thermal fuse, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchip, a capacitor, and a coil antenna. The purpose of this microsensor is to indicate the occurrence of excessive temperature at the bond-line between the TPS and the structure of an RLV. The fuse opens at about 288oC, the multiple-use temperature limit of RTV-560, which is a common TPS bonding agent. The rest of the circuit is designed to return the microchip identification code, and a signal for whether or not the fuse is open, to a wireless radio-frequency transceiver" ...

Ohio RFID Application Education ...

Newsroom | Ohio Department of Development

... "Development Research Corporation (Kettering, Montgomery County) received more than $2.3 million to establish the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Application and Education Center (REAC). The REAC will serve as a source for RFID solutions for both end customers as well as suppliers. RFID tags, which consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver, could one day be used to track everything from soda cans to cereal boxes. Unlike bar codes, which need to be scanned manually and read individually, radio ID tags do not require line of sight for reading and hundreds of tags can be read per second. The project expects to achieve annual sales of $10 million and create 100 new jobs within 3 to 5 years. Collaborators on this project include Alien Technology Corp., Sinclair Community College, Miami Valley Venture Funds, Development Project Inc., NCIC Capital Fund and Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. " ...

Systematic Approach to RFID ...

Panel 5--Anti-Counterfeit Drug Initiative--October 2003 Meeting

... "What do we need to be able to deliver on the potential of the EPC network? We need a systematic approach to Radio Frequency Identification--or RFID for short--that is based on standards. This is a view of the EPC network components. Starting with Electronic Product Code or EPC, the EPC uniquely identifies the item. The tag is a small RFID chip with an antenna. In the EPC network, these tags can be as small as a dime and can be made to fit within the lid of a vial. Tags are excited by and broadcast their EPC information back to the reader. Savant is a set of functionality that serves as the real-time event manager or traffic cop in a reader network. Savant can be implemented in software or as a combination of software and firmware in the reader itself. ONS, the Object Name Service, provides a simple directory that can tell Savant where in the network information related to a particular EPC number can be found. ONS is very much like DNS, the Domain Name Service, that's part of the Internet. ONS and DNS share many of the same characteristics. " ...

Radio Frequency Technology Procedures ...

Procedures for the use of radio frequency technology

... radio frequency identification (RFID) is a generic term for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify assets. The most common method is to store a unique number identifying the asset on a microchip that is attached to an antenna.

The tracking and identification of personal property has become a challenge for Federal agencies and the employment of RFID technology permits us to implement rules that allow us to reapportion critical human resources and streamline our business processes. ...

RFID Antenna Detection System Investment

RFID Antenna Detection System Investment: Digital Angel Awarded $700,000 in Contracts by the Bonneville ...

Digital Angel wins opportunity to build world's largest RFID antenna tht will support fish tracking and management through a detection system ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... today receipt of $700,000 in contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration to continue the development of an extremely large RFID antenna detection system ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC) an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets announced today receipt of $700,000 in contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration to continue the development of an extremely large RFID antenna detection system for the tracking of fish. ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, humans, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors.

Proximity Cards ...

4.1 INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC AND AUTOMATED FARE PAYMENT SYSTEMS

... "There are two techniques that eliminate the requirement for physical contact between card and reader. The most prevalent of these techniques uses radio frequency inductive coupling. Since RF inductive coupling does not require physical contact between circuits being coupled, but only requires that the circuits be in proximity, cards using this type of coupling are called proximity cards. This technique employs an induction coil in the card read-write unit to generate an RF magnetic field that couples to another induction coil embedded in the card. The RF magnetic field provides power to the card's circuitry, and is modulated to carry signals to the card as well. The card must be equipped with a small power conditioning system to extract needed power from the magnetic field, regulate it, and provide it to the card's circuitry as long as the card is in the vicinity of the read-write unit. The card transmits signals back to the read-write unit by means of the same coil used to receive signals, or by means of a separate coil or antenna. " ...

RFID Reader: Radio Frequency Identification Technology

DHS | Department of Homeland Security | Fact Sheet: Radio Frequency Identification Technology

... "In its simplest form in common use today, a passive RFID system works as follows: an RFID reader transmits via its antenna an electromagnetic radio frequency signal to a passive RFID tag. The reader receives information back from the tag and sends it to a computer that controls the reader and processes the information that has been retrieved from the tag. Passive tags do not have batteries and operate using the energy they receive from signals sent by a reader. " ...

EPC Electronic Product Code: Connecting to a Sustainable Future

EHP 111-9, 2003: Connecting to a Sustainable Future

... "Before the end of this decade, there will be an Internet of things. The Auto-ID Center, a partnership of almost 100 global companies and 5 of the world's leading research universities, is developing a global infrastructure that will allow computers to identify any object anywhere in the world instantly, through the use of radio-frequency identification tags. Every product, and even individual parts, will have its own unique identity (an electronic product code, or ePC) burned onto a tiny microchip equipped with an antenna.

A global computer network, layered on top of the Internet, has been developed to coordinate and process the mountains of information this system will generate. For business, radio-frequency identification tags will revolutionize management of the supply chain, eliminating all guesswork from inventory control, allowing precise fulfillment of demand, and facilitating optimized cradle-to-grave tracking of products, including recycling and refurbishment. Observers are optimistic that the system will generate substantial environmental benefits as well. Obviously, massive potential gains in efficiency could eventually translate into massive energy savings. " ...

RFID Readers Forklift Applications ...

RFID Readers for Forklift Applications: LXE, Intel and Sirit to Collaborate on Forklift-Mounted RFID Data ...

LXE is collaborating with partners on RFID applications for forklifts ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Development effort to include antennae and RFID readers for forklift applications ATLANTA, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- LXE is pleased to announce it is working ...

... LXE is pleased to announce it is working with Intel and Sirit to produce the first robust, forklift-mounted RFID data collection solutions for use in warehousing and distribution. This effort will produce solutions that will enable customers to garner the benefits of RFID throughout their warehouse, beyond simple compliance. As the lead in this development, LXE will bring 35+ years of experience in developing wireless products and solutions, extensive antenna engineering talent through its sister divisions in EMS Technologies, and a customer base including most the top companies implementing RFID in their Supply Chain operations today. ...

LXE Inc. improves supply chain performance by applying over 35 years' experience developing wireless products and solutions. From rugged mobile computers, advanced auto-ID technologies, and secure wireless network infrastructure, to our award-winning customer support - LXE's easy-to-use products are as reliable as the people who install and support them. Based in Norcross, Georgia, LXE also offers a full range of turnkey services, including radio integration, project and installation management, network design, technical support, and repair services. LXE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELMG), and has offices worldwide.

Founded in 1993, Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI) is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification ("RFID") solutions to customers worldwide. The company designs, manufactures, integrates and sells RFID solutions with an emphasis in several vertical markets including Supply Chain Management, Product Authentication, Asset Tracking, Security and Access Control and Automatic Vehicle Identification. Building upon years of success deploying traditional RFID products, Sirit continues to capitalize on the growing demand for next generation RFID solutions.

Refrigerator Antenna reads RF Tags ...

WIRELESS WEB WORKSHOP - DECEMBER 11

... "Some things will get adopted; some things will not. We even have antenna arrays in the fridge that actually detect the RF tags that are affixed to food items, okay, so you can actually tell dynamically what you have in your fridge at any one given time, and since you can tell, right, since your fridge knows that, there's no reason your WAP phone doesn't know that, as well. So, we transcode that to WAP phones and things like that. Rapid code technology with wireless web pads, this is an older version wireless web pad, the one I had up here is a little bit newer version, but with the same CPU cloning and the same wireless infrastructure." ...

RFID Library Labels Printed Silver Ink With Flip Chip ...

RFID Library Labels Printed Silver Ink With Flip Chip: ASK to Deliver 4 Million RFID Smart Labels for US and European ...

Unique RFID solutions for libraries support printed silver ink antennae and flip-chip labeling and are targeted for European and US library markets ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Bibliotheca and ASK Enter Strategic Partnership to Offer a Complete Library RFID System. ASK, a worldwide ...

... ASK, a worldwide leading manufacturer of RFID products, has been selected by Bibliotheca, Europe #1 RFID library system provider to supply C.label, a unique RFID smart paper label, to American and European public libraries. ASK labels are based on its core technology of a printed 13.56 Mhz silver ink antenna on paper and direct flip chip embedding process. A scalable and high volume capacity manufacturing chain combined with low cost materials offer librarians cost effective and reliable labels for books, CDs, DVDs and video tapes. ASK has already supplied specific labels and readers to more than 20 French, Italian and German libraries over the last 4 years and has therefore gained a valuable experience within this market segment. ...

Founded in 1997, ASK is today the leading supplier of a comprehensive range of contactless cards, tickets, RFID tags and readers, complying with ISO and EPC standards. They address the mass transit, access control and e-government ID markets as well as the supply chain and logistics market. 50 million RFID cards, tickets and labels are already in use worldwide. Manufacturing is located in Sophia-Antipolis, France. Local offices are based in Paris, Singapore, Taiwan and Westport, USA.

Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Bibliotheca is a leading provider of RFID technology products to libraries. Its installed systems manage the circulation and inventory of a combined total of nearly 40 million items. The company's American headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Bibliotheca designs, manufacturers and services RFID library systems through an international network of employees and distributors.

SB867 - Requires disclosure of Radio frequency identification tags (RFID) to consumers ...

SB867 - Requires disclosure of Radio frequency identification tags (RFID) to consumers - Coleman

... "Current Bill Summary: SB 867 - This act requires that any product that contains a radio frequency identification tag or bar code shall have a label disclosing that information to the consumer. HENRY HERSCHEL " ...

407.1150. 1. This act may be cited as the "RFID Right to Know Act of 2004".

2. A consumer commodity or package that contains or bears a radio frequency identification tag or bar code shall bear a label as provided in subsection 4 of this section.

3. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Radio frequency identification" or "RFID", technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify individual items;

(2) "Tag", a microchip that is attached to an antenna and is able to transmit identification information.

4. A label required by subsection 2 of this section shall:

(1) State, at a minimum, that the consumer commodity or package contains or bears a radio frequency identification tag, and that the tag can transmit unique identification information to an independent reader both before and after purchase; and

(2) Be in a conspicuous type-size and location and in print that contrasts with the background against which it appears.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ...

GSA - FMR Bulletin B-7 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

... "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a generic term for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify assets. The most common method is to store a unique number identifying the asset on a microchip that is attached to an antenna. The tracking and identification of personal property has become a challenge for Federal agencies and the employment of RFID technology permits us to implement rules that allow us to reapportion critical human resources and streamline our business processes. What are the benefits? This technology has great potential to improve our personal property management functions, asset visibility, maintenance, and facilitate aspects of an agency's supply chain and commodity ordering process." ...

How Does RFID Work ...

PNNL News and Publications

... "RFID Tags: How do they work? RF tags rely on modulated backscatter similar to radio waves to communicate. Modulated backscatter means the tags only reflect energy and do not create any radio frequency of their own. To read the tags requires a device called an interrogator. The interrogator is another electronic circuit board, typically much larger than a tag, that contains an antenna and a transceiver. The antenna beams radio waves to the RF tag, which then is powered up. The tag reflects its stored, encoded data back to the interrogator.The reflected signal is decoded by the transceiver inside the interrogator. " ...

Active RFID at Dock or Gate ...

Active RFID and Infrared Electronic Seal: Freight Transportation Vulnerability, Security, and Productivity ...

Encrypta Electronics, Waterside Ct., Albany St., Newport, NP20 5NT, UK

... "Frequency either 433.92 MHz or 914.5 MHz. Transmit range is 120 yards at 433 MHz and 60 yards at 914 MHz. Wake-up frequency is 134.2 kHz, usually in ground loop antenna at gate or dock. " ...

Loading Dock RFID Process ...

TI-RFid eNews, RFID TrollyTrack ...

... RFID system tracks Hoogvliet reusable shipping containers using TI-RFid low frequency transponders and Yougenius antennas. A glass transponder with read/write capabilities is embedded in the bottom of each container and in the rear loading entrance of each delivery truck. As the truck backs up to the loading dock, an antenna, installed in the floor of the loading dock bay, reads the truck's transponder, automatically sending unique information about the truck, such as origin, destination, and shipping details, to a centralized database system. ...

TrueBlue Generation2 RFID SAMSys ...

SAMSys True Blue Generation 2 RFID Readers ...: SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services is announcing that: 1) purchasers of its UHF RFID readers can be assured of full interoperability compliance with EPC and ISO compliant UHF RFID tags, as well as other tag protocols currently supported by SAMSys readers; and 2) that customers will be able to upgrade their readers to the newly approved EPC Generation Two (Gen 2) standard. ...

MP9320 RFID Reader supports all EPC tag protocols (EPC Class 0, 0+, Class 1, ISO18000-6A, 6B, 6B "fast", Philips U-code 1.19, 1.19 "fast", Intermec Intellitag, EM Marin 4022, 4222, 4223 and enables EPC Class1 Gen 2.



As part of the Tru Blue Gen 2 program, SAMSys will offer field application support to customers such that their applications can be performance-optimized for their specific environment. This includes supporting multiple protocols tags and multi-reader/antenna environments in close proximity for application environments such as dock door portals, conveyors, etc. The SAMSys Tru Blue, Gen 2 Assurance Program is available immediately on its MP9310 and MP9320 UHF readers.

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: “SMY”. The Company has a total of 47.7 million shares outstanding.

Chokepoint RFID Portal For Cargo ...

RFID Portal Patent ...

From Patent Office ...

... "Industrial data capture system including a choke point portal and tracking software for radio frequency identification of cargo. A radio frequency identification (RFID) capture system for identifying and recording information parameters associated with cargo items, said system comprising: a choke point portal defining a doorway through which passes a plurality of the cargo items in transit from a first location to a second location, said portal including at least one radio frequency scanner and at least one antenna in operative communication with said scanner for issuing a radio frequency signal; a plurality of radio frequency sensitive labels, each of said labels being affixed to a selected one of the cargo items; and a processor based operating system in interfacing communication with said portal scanner and, in response to each of said labels emitting a signal detectable by said antennas as the cargo items are transported to the second location, a processor in operative communication with said antennas capturing and comparing information derived from said labels with an inventory manifest held in a computer readable medium and for authorizing shipping of the cargo items upon reading a correct number of labels." ...

RFID-Enabled Parts Tracking Recognized by DOD ...

RFID Parts Tracking Recognized by DOD: Tobyhanna Army Depot Gives SYS-TEC Exceptional Ratings Across ...

Parts tracking, using RFID technology, is valued by the DOD in their recent pilot at the Tobyhanna Depot. RFID Supplier SYS-TEC Corp is recognized for their performance ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... is also highly experienced on the commercial side, having worked with many leading enterprise systems as well as implementing a Wal-Mart-compliant RFID project ...

... SYS-TEC Corporation is pleased to announce that its performance as prime contractor for the Tobyhanna AIT (Automatic Identification Technology) Pilot Program received the highest possible ratings. The purchase order was awarded under a Department of the Army contract to SYS-TEC for project management and installation of the WhereNet Corp. Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) at the Tobyhanna Army Depot. The Depot, a major element of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, is a full-service repair, overhaul and fabrication facility. Some of the items it refurbishes are vital links in the U.S. war on terror, like radar antenna systems. These systems, comprising approximately 20,000 parts apiece, are disassembled, repaired and tested at the Depot before being returned to the field: a 12-15 month process. ...

SYS-TEC serves the automated data collection, bar coding, labeling and hardware needs of government and commercial organizations in supply chain management.

RFID Safety Inspection Program Support ...

RFID Safety Inspection Program Support: Project Group RFID Subsidiary to Implement Purchase Order from ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... (OTCBB:PJTG) announced today that the State of Indiana has awarded a purchase order for expanding the state's RFID based safety inspection program for ...

... The Project Group, Inc. (OTCBB:PJTG) announced today that the State of Indiana has awarded a purchase order for expanding the state's RFID based safety inspection program for amusement parks. The order will be implemented by its RFID solutions subsidiary, Pro Squared, Inc. ...

Pro Squared, Inc is a subsidiary of The Project Group focused on closed loop RFID solutions. RFID technology replaces traditional, unreliable bar codes and is rapidly becoming the state-of-the-art in supply chain management. RFID tags consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver. Recently, Wal-Mart has mandated that all major vendors utilize RFID and recently Pfizer, Smith Kline, Purdue Pharma and the FDA have all announced new RFID programs.

RFID Symposium: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED RADIO TECHNOLOGIES

... "7thANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED RADIO TECHNOLOGIES, ISART Forecasting the Future of Radio, 1 - 3 March 2005

The ISART technical program committee is soliciting papers for the 7th annual International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies (ISART) to be held in Boulder, Colorado March 1-3, 2005. These papers will discuss new technologies, research and development, innovative ideas, enabling technologies, standards, protocols, business practices and policies, and government regulation for the purpose of forecasting the future development and application of radio frequency technologies into the next decade.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Future of 802.16
Wireless/Hybrid LANs
New Wireless Convergence and Protocols
Software Defined/Cognitive Radios
Digital Video Broadcasting: Handhelds (DVB-H)
New Wireless Protocols
Voice over IP (VoIP)
IPv6
Global Mobile Communication Systems (2/2.5/3/4G)
Mobile VSATs
Broadband over Power Lines
GPS, Galileo, Glonass Interoperability and standards
2004 Olympics Communications Lessons Learned
Effective Spectrum Management
First Responder Communications
Human Computer Interface
Propagation Modeling in Urban Environment
VPN/Wireless Security
Mesh Networking
High Speed Digital Packet Access
Battery/Power Sources
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
UWB Communications
Signal Compression
Conformal Antenna Design
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Automatic Voice Recognition
Automatic Language Translation
Automatic Direction Finding Network
Network Services (Artificial Intelligence)
Quantum Computing" ...

RFID in a watch that's smarter than you?

... "The tags consist of an electronic circuit, antenna and memory chip. When pinged by a radio signal, they answer with an ID code identifying the tagged object. The tags currently cost about 50 cents each, and that price is expected to drop dramatically with increased demand as such corporate giants as Walmart implement RFID systems to manage their inventory. The UW smart watch system equips users with a wristwatch that acts as an interface, driven by a small personal server that the wearer can easily carry in a pocket but which will eventually be part of the wristwatch itself. Important items are labeled with RFID tags and RFID readers are installed at various locations - home, car and work, for instance - to read the tags. When the person passes a reader, the reader pings the tags and the ID information is broadcast locally to the user's personal server, which processes it and checks to see that all critical items are present. The server also takes into account the last known location of items, the user's calendar and where the user may be going. If the server finds that an item is missing and will be needed, it signals the watch to prompt the wearer. " ...

Near Field Communication: Chip makers still uncertain about NFC

From Electronic Buyers News ... If anyone wants to use an NFC-capable mobile phone for payment and ticketing, for example, "incorporating an RFID antenna and a dual SIM [subscriber identity ...

RFID Paper: ASK Launches Smart Paper ID for E-Government Applications at ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... About ASK: Founded in 1997, ASK is today the leading supplier of a comprehensive range of contactless cards, tickets, RFID tags and readers, complying with ISO ...

... ASK Electronic Paper based on a silver-printed antenna on a paper substrate is again the core process of its innovative Smart Paper Solution for passports, national ID cards, healthcare cards, civil servant cards, eGovernment services, visas and driver licenses. Bringing flexibility, reliability and durability, SPID is also environmentally friendly and answers requirements and specifications of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations standardization agency. ...

Founded in 1997, ASK is today the leading supplier of a comprehensive range of contactless cards, tickets, RFID tags and readers, complying with ISO and EPC standards. They address the mass transit, access control and e-government ID markets as well as the supply chain and logistics market. 50 million RFID cards, tickets and labels are already in use worldwide. Manufacturing is located in Sophia-Antipolis, France. Local offices are based in Paris, Singapore, Taiwan and Westport, USA.

RFID Smart Labels: Paxar First to Market with Compact RFID Smart Label

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... chain and the supplier of Monarch(R) brand products and services, today announced immediate availability of short feed length 915 MHz Class 1 RFID smart labels ...

... Paxar Corporation (NYSE: PXR), a global leader providing bar code and identification technologies for the retail supply chain and the supplier of Monarch(R) brand products and services, today announced immediate availability of short feed length 915 MHz Class 1 RFID smart labels, another first in the industry. Paxar's RFID labels are now available in feed lengths as short as one inch. T