RFID World March 2007

RFID World is coming up in May 2007. ...

... "Now in its 5th year, RFID World 2007 spotlights successes in all aspects of the market - from the core applications and business process improvements driving RFID demand, to the latest innovations in hardware, software and infrastructure needed for deployment. Produced by CMP Technology, the show expects to attract a record attendance of enterprise users, manufacturers and systems integrators to the world's largest RFID trade event from March 26-28, 2007 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas (near Dallas). " ...

Everything RFID at 5th Annual RFID World 2007

Hospital RFID: High Value Asset Management ...

THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano will be dedicated solely to providing inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular care. The $100 million, 68-bed hospital is scheduled to open in January 2007 on the campus of Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano., Texas Hospital will automate the storage, tracking, utilization, and billing of clinical resources through RFID technology to realize benefits in enhanced care quality, increased productivity, accurate billing, and significant inventory cost savings. ...

... "To support the opening of the facility in January 2007, THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano will implement a radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled inventory management system to store, track, and manage the utilization of high cost cardiovascular devices and supplies. Developed by Mobile Aspects, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the system, called iRISupply, uses a RFID tracking architecture to automate charge capture, inventory management, device expiration management, and other key operational processes within the patient care setting. THE HEART HOSPITAL will implement fourteen iRISupply cabinet units to manage items such as stents, catheters, and guide wires that are commonly used during cardiovascular procedures. In leveraging the RFID technology, the organization seeks to efficiently and accurately automate device and supply utilization processes without manual tracking approaches such as paper documentation, stickers, bar coding or button pushing. " ...

Via Mobile Aspects: THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano selects RFID system from Mobile Aspects ...

RFID Automated Application System Supports Supply Chain Strategy ...

Dairy Fresh implements Xterprise RFID automation system to support supply chain performance. ...

... "Dairy Fresh chose Xterprise to deploy the XARM 4000 solution on two manufacturing lines so that supply chain strategies and their customer mandates could be met in a timely manner, without the need for added labor to accomplish the RFID tagging requirements. The XARM 4000 is a fully integrated, automated, RFID application solution that enables Dairy Fresh to easily transition from non-tagged production line packaging to RFID tagged production line packaging. The XARM 4000, designed and built by Carrollton, Texas based Xterprise, is designed around a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software platform that enables real-time monitoring and control of the complex production line material handling system and RFID printer applicators and verification readers. The system can accommodate full pallet single SKU tagging (case and pallet) and pallet only tagging for their various retailer’s requirements. In addition to using the latest technology to ensure maximum readability of RFID tags in the retailers supply chain, the Xterprise automated solution also provides the lowest cost per case application and the highest case per minute throughput in the industry. " ...

Via Xterprise: Dairy Fresh Deploys Xterprise RFID Source Tagging Solution: WalMart Beverage manufacturer chooses automated solution for RFID case and pallet tagging ...

RFID Medical Record Army System ...

3M will implement RFID-enabled medical record system for the US Army that support their operational efficiency objectives and increase the quality of services through reduced errors. ...

... "3M has been awarded a $3.76 million contract to develop and install a system that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track medical files at the U.S. Army's massive Fort Hood Installation in Texas. The system is expected to make a positive impact on operational efficiencies in health care delivery, the troop deployment process and the management of medical data collection. The active medical records of more than 150,000 servicemen and women and their dependents are housed at five sites at Fort Hood, and as many as 70,000 files may be in use at the base's six clinics during the course of a month.



The RFID system is intended to substantially reduce errors and inefficiencies associated with manual tracking, retrieval, filing and file merging methods. The tracking of Army medical records through RFID technology is an innovation led by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), a unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). Fort Hood, situated about 60 miles north of Austin, the state capital, is the nation's largest active duty domestic military installation, occupying some 340 square miles. The Army becomes the third federal entity to employ RFID systems from 3M, following similar decisions recently by the Tax Division of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Tax Court. Unlike the other applications, however, the system in development for the Army requires higher-performance capability and a greater degree of continuous and automatic tracking of the files. " ...

Via 3M: United States Army Awards Contract to 3M for Pilot RFID Program To Track and Manage Medical Records at Fort Hood ...

RFID Certification Prep Training in June ...

Lowry offers RFID training in preparation for CompTIA RFID certification. Course is coming up in June. ...

... "A System's Approach to RFID Implementation will be offered at Lowry's state-of-the-art RFID Center June 13-15th and August 8-10th. OTA Training, the developer of the comprehensive RFID training curriculum, is based in Dallas, Texas. Both 3-day training sessions have an optional RFID+ Certification Module. The Certification Module includes additional hours of training and a full day dedicated to review of all exam topics. Those who register for the add-on module have an opportunity to become RFID certified, by taking the CompTIA RFID+ exam at the conclusion of the class. CompTIA certification is the industry recognized standard for foundation-level information technology (IT) skills. " ...

RFID Certification Prep Training in June: Via Lowry computer Products: LOWRY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING RFID CERTIFICATION TRAINING CLASS DATES: Industry-Recognized Classes Prepare Attendees For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Certification ...

Walmart RFID: Vehicle Mounted Reader ...

Vehicle-mounted RFID reader will be presented at Walmart Supplier Forum. ...

... "LXE Inc., a leading manufacturer of rugged wireless computers that improve the performance of supply-chain execution applications, announced that it will be unveiling its ultra-rugged RX2 lift truck mounted RFID reader at WalMart Supplier On-Boarding Forum and EPCglobal US Tech Expo, April 25 and 26 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The RX2 is the second lift truck mounted RFID reader being developed by LXE, the first one being the RX1 announced last September. The RX2 addresses a need for a simple, easy-to-install, vehicle mounted RFID reader that can be used for standard RFID based forklift pallet move applications such as shipping, receiving, picking and put-aways where EPC RFID based identification of pallet loads and locations are used. The RX2's mounting solution requires no permanent lift modifications or lift truck downtime for installation. The unit is ultra-rugged and has been designed to operate in the extreme environment found on the business end of a lift truck. " ...

Walmart RFID: Vehicle Mounted Reader: Via LXE: LXE Inc. To Unveil RX2 Vehicle Mounted RFID Reader At Wal-Mart Supplier On-Boarding Forum And EPCglobal US Tech Expo ...

RFID Gen2 Strap-on-Box Case Tracking ...

TI and Smurfit-Stone collaborate to deliver case tracking capability through Gen2 strap-on-box RFID tags. ...

... "Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, the industry's leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging, is demonstrating the first Electronic Product Code (EPC) Generation 2 (Gen 2) radio frequency identification (RFID) strap-on-box prototypes at RFID World 2006, in Dallas, at the Texas Instruments booth #701. Using TI's Tag-it™ EPC Gen 2 Strap, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has developed an innovative process for attaching Gen 2 straps to printed antennas directly on a corrugated box. The company is introducing its technology to consumer products goods (CPGs) manufacturers applying Gen 2 technology to cases for supply chain tracking applications. " ...

RFID Gen2 Strap-on-Box Case Tracking: Via Texas Instruments: Texas Instruments and Smurfit-Stone Demonstrate EPC Gen 2 Strap-on-Box Application at RFID World 2006 ...

RFID Edgeware Solutions ...

Globeranger will showcase its edgeware RFID solutions at upcoming RFID World conference ...

... "GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions, will be exhibiting its latest iMotion Edgeware platform with Gen 2 features at the upcoming RFID World conference, February 27 to March 1, 2006 in Dallas, Texas, booth 507. " ...

RFID Edgeware Solutions: Via GlobeRanger: GlobeRanger's iMotion Enables Gen 2 RFID with Partners and Customers; More Than 300 Trained to Develop Custom RFID Solutions On Platform ...

RFID World Keynote ...

RFID World is coming up ...

... "Julie England, vice president of Texas Instruments, and general manager of the RFID Systems business; and David Bonalle, vice president and general manager of Advanced Payments for American Express, will be presenting the opening keynote addresses at the 4th Annual RFID World, on February 28, 2006 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, Texas " ...

RFID World ...

RFID Library SelfCheck Systems: 3M ...

3M introduces two new RFID-enabled self-check systems at ALA event this month, which feature real-time performance. ...

... "Two new SelfCheck Systems from 3M make their first appearance in booth 1256 at the 2006 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Conference on Jan. 20-23 in San Antonio, Texas. Debuting are the SelfCheck System C-Series for material check-in and the SelfCheck System R-Series for material checkout and check-in. Both systems use the power of radio frequency identification (RFID) to help improve materials management, further simplify library self-service transactions, reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction.

Features of SelfCheck System C-Series for material check-in include: Realtime check-in enabled by accurate read of RFID tags that instantly records returned items and lets customers immediately checkout new items. Simple-to-use 3M Digital Library Assistant connection to help speed sorting and return of in-demand items to the shelves. ... Features of the SelfCheck System R-Series for checkout and check-in include: Accurate read of RFID tags placed on items to provide fast and efficient self-checkout of all library materials. " ...

RFID Library SelfCheck Systems: Two New RFID-based 3M SelfCheck Systems Take the Stage at 2006 American Library Association Midwinter Conference; Customer Satisfaction Increases, Costs Decline ...

RFID 3PL Walmart Cold Chain Solution ...

Ship2Save implements RFID in the third-party logistics (3PL) cold chain for Walmart. ...

... "Ship2Save has provided Atlas Cold Storage with a RFID system specifically developed to enable this premier Cold Storage Third Party Logistics’ provider to offer RFID services to its customers across North America. The first implementation at Atlas Sikeston, Missouri facility was driven by a request from one of Atlas largest ice cream customers to service WalMart's Texas D.C.'s. Atlas is currently working with another customer on a second RFID implementation in the Midwest and has more planned for the future as demand develops. The continued implementation of RFID Systems across the supply-chain is facilitating the use of more open-looped systems. These systems allow cooperation and data sharing amongst trading partners providing supply-chain visibility and improvements in supply-chain processes. The commitment to this technology by 3PL companies such as Atlas Cold Storage will encourage further RFID adoption amongst their customer base, and in turn pave the way for more open-looped RFID systems. " ...

RFID 3PL Walmart Cold Chain Solution: Via Ship2Save: Cost Effective & Innovative RFID Business Solutions: Pulling RFID out of the Freezer: Ship2save deploys RFID solution for Atlas Cold Storage ...

TI RFID Ships Walmart Tagged Cases ...

TI ships WalMart RFID tagged cases ...

... "The Educational & Productivity Solutions (E&PS) business of Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced it is the first consumer goods supplier to ship RFID tagged cases and pallets based on the Generation 2 (Gen 2) Electronic Product Code (EPC) specification to WalMart. Starting with a dozen Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) shipped to five distribution centers, TI E&PS, a WalMart next 200 supplier, is tagging cases and pallets of its market-leading graphing, scientific and financial calculators using Gen 2 smart label solutions from Texas Instruments RFid Systems, NCR Corporation and Zebra Technologies. The dozen SKUs represent 100 percent of the calculator products E&PS ships to WalMart. " ...

TI RFID Ships Walmart Tagged Cases: Via TI: Texas Instruments Educational & Productivity Solutions First to Ship EPC Gen 2 Tagged Cases and Pallets to Wal-Mart

TI Retains RFID Unit ...

Reports say TI to retain its RFID unit during sale of sensor division. ...

... "According to the Wall Street Journal report, TI is expected to hold on to a piece of the sensors and controls division that makes what's known as radio frequency identification, or RFID, devices. " ...

Via Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | WFAA.com | Business: Sale of sensor unit would help TI focus, analyst says ...

Best Buy RFID Compliance: LG Experience

LG's RFID implementation was completed quickly and successfully certified to meet Best Buy's RFID compliance requirements. ...

... "The deployment was completed in less than two months and has been certified by Best Buy to meet the retailer's January 2, 2006 mandate. As a global supplier of televisions, mobile phones, and other consumer electronics, LG began investigating RFID technology when Wal-Mart and Best Buy issued mandates last year. In the initial deployment, LG plans to tag three SKUs to be shipped from their warehouse in Texas to Best Buy distribution centers. According to Sam Ismail, Director, Logistics Advanced Engineering at LG Electronics, this infrastructure gives LG the ability to tag and ship additional SKUs from the warehouse and manufacturing facility as more retailers mandate the use of the technology and as more business cases are determined to add value. " ...

Best Buy RFID Compliance: LG Experience: Via OATSystems: LG Electronics Goes Live with OATSystems: Implementation Completed in Record Time ...

OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID framework leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage from radio-frequency identification (RFID). As pioneers in the development of RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standard in RFID for over half a decade and is responsible for industry firsts that include the largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID solutions. OAT's multinational client base, which includes companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Gillette, consists of over 50 customers in retail, CPG, consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense.

RFID Supply Chain Excellence Recognition ...

Supply chain innovators are recognized for their operational excellence. ...

... "OATSystems, Inc., the recognized RFID framework leader, offers its congratulations to customers who have been named to the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, which highlights companies that are excellent operationally and brilliant innovators. A third of the companies on the Top 25 list are using OAT's RFID platform to help optimize their supply chains. AMR Research analyzed the top retailers and manufactures on a variety of metrics and criteria including return on assets, inventory turns, trailing 12 months growth. According to Marc Osofsky, vice president of marketing and product management at OATSystems, RFID has become an increasingly attractive and realistic strategy for companies to track their products through the supply chain and gain operational efficiencies.

AMR Research's Supply Chain Top 25 for 2005 list includes:
Dell, Procter & Gamble, IBM, Nokia, Toyota Motor, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung Electronics, Wal-Mart Stores, Tesco, Johnson Controls, Intel, Anheuser-Busch, Woolworths, The Home Depot, Motorola, PepsiCo. Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments, Lowe's, Nike, L'Oreal, Publix Super Markets, Sysco and Coca-Cola. " ...

RFID Supply Chain Excellence Recognition: OAT Customers Included in the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25: List Identifies the Top 25 Global Supply Chain Performers for 2005 ...

TI Expands RFID Product Line

TI expands the capabilities of its Tag-It RFID transponder product line. ...

... "Expanding the scope, flexibility and potential market applications for high frequency (HF) ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 18000-3 radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced it is broadening its line of Tag-it transponders with new memory, data protection and form-factor options. Now offered in both 256 bit and 2,048 bit memory options, the expanded Tag-it HF-I line introduces new tracking and authentication capabilities that provide system integrators and application providers the flexibility to build a host of data protection and privacy functionality options into their RFID solutions. The new Tag-it HF-I platform now offers the only password protected write functionality for ISO/IEC 15693 compliant products in the market. It allows RFID application developers the flexibility to choose the optimum memory and level of security from a factory-locked unique ID, to user-programmed password lock with decommissioning or kill functionality, to the combination of RFID with Public-key-Infrastructure (PKI). Markets for this ISO/IEC standard solution include high-value product and asset tracking visibility, pharmaceutical supply chain authentication, library management, event and venue ticketing, and laundry and textile rental tracking. " ...

Via Texas Instruments RFID: Texas Instruments Expands Tag-it ISO/IEC 15693 RFID Product Line

Library RFID: New Zealand Town Leads ...

Manukau city in New Zealand leads in the application of RFID in libraries and expects to increase adoption. ...

Library RFID: New Zealand Town Leads: Via Stuff.co.nz: Wider use of RFID likely in libraries ...

... "RFID pioneer Manukau City Council will consider extending its use of the much talked about technology so it can electronically track books in all its libraries. Libraries manager Chris Szekely says a study of Botany Downs Library, which became the first in New Zealand to introduce RFID (radio frequency identification technology) in October last year, supports the move. " ...

The use of RFID in library processes can have a positive impact on quality, throughput, and efficiency. ...

Via ALA: Richard W. Boss on RFID Technology for Libraries ...

... "RFID security and the tracking of materials throughout the library; or it is a hybrid system that uses EM for security and RFID for tracking, but handles both simultaneously with a single piece of equipment. [3M has developed readers that can do both concurrently except for videotapes and audiotapes. These have to be desensitized and sensitized in a separate operation]. In either case, there can be as much as a 50 percent increase in throughput. The time savings are less for charging than for discharging because the time required for charging usually is extended by social interaction with patrons. " ...

Vendors that focus on RFID library systems continue to innovate in the field. ...

Via Bibliotecha RFID Library System: New RFID Handheld Reader improves mobile inventory control ...

... "The data exchange via radio waves provides new possibilities for a mobile inventory control. Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems has now developed a specific RFID handheld reader – called BiblioWandTM – which can be used to maintain the complete inventory in the shelves. For the reader, there is no difference in the processing of books, VHS cassettes, CDs and DVDs. Only the attachment of all material with programmed BiblioChip® RFID labels is required. " ...

There will be challenges in the deployment of RFID in library applications, such as the facility, the age of the collection, and other environmental considerations. ...

Via Libramation: Libramation's RFID technology protects the valuable collection of the Zottegem Library ...

... "The introduction of RFID technology in the Castle a decade later posed unique challenges. Building elements like stone flooring made the physical installation problematic. Melding new technology into the interior design of the library was a high priority. Finally, the new system would need to be flexible, easy to use and adhere to international technology standards. The Libramation solution (installed by Kno-Tech, its sister company in Europe) exceeded all expectations. " ...

Here are a few vendors that specialize in RFID library applications. ...

Bibliotheca is specialized in designing, producing and marketing of RFID systems that is hard- and software for library automation and media security. In Europe the BiblioChip® System is the Number One RFID Library System. Bibliotheca was formed to exclusively focus on the needs of librarians. The BiblioChip® RFID Library System is the result of what librarians have requested.

Libramation is positioned as a leader in library automation equipment technology and ergonomic work environments. We take pride in knowing that our systems and service are continually evolving to meet the needs and expectations of our clients. With its new office in Utah Libramation continues to expand its sales and marketing efforts in the United States. Libramation headquarters is in Edmonton Alberta Canada and has a sister company, Kno-Tech, the Netherlands. The company's contemporary and functional automation products have progressed from front of the house Easy-Check units, to automated return and sorting systems, and our latest, the Lib-Chip RFID Library and Self Check solutions. Libramation systems are in use at libraries in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and throughout Canada.

RFID Generation 2 Chips: TI Impinj Collaborate ...

Impinj and TI collaborate to deliver RFID Generation 2 inlay products. ...

Via Impinj: Impinj and Texas Instruments Announce RFID Gen 2 Supply Agreement ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: semiconductor intellectual property and high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), a leading provider of RFID chips, inlays and straps, announced a supply agreement under which Impinj will provide its Monza RFID Generation 2 (Gen 2) chips for inclusion in TI's initial production of RFID inlay and strap products. As part of its Gen 2 product offering, TI is using Monza chips from Impinj for its manufacturing of Gen 2 inlays and straps that label converter companies are incorporating into finished RFID tags for use by consumer goods manufacturers in the global retail supply chain. Part of Impinj's GrandPrix solution for robust RFID systems, Monza is the world's first tag chip certified as compliant with the Gen 2 standard promulgated by EPCglobal Inc, the industry consortium established to promote RFID in the global supply chain. " ...

RFID LowFrequency Mobil Speedpass ...

The Mobil Speedpass is enabled by RFID technology operating at a low frequency of 134 KHz. It is an example of RFID used in a payment application, as compared to the wave of recent retailer RFID applications in the supply chain .

Via Network World: RFID (radio frequency identification)

... "Exxon Mobil uses RFID technology in its Speedpass payment system. Customers wave a small transponder in front of a sensor on a gas pump, debiting their account. Low-frequency RFID applications range from 3 KHz to 300 KHz; Speedpass operates at 134 KHz. " ...

Reference material on Speedpass RFID operating at 134Khz low frequency:

... "Analysis of the Texas Instruments DST RFID: DSTs of the type found in SpeedPass and automobile ignition keys are designed for short range scanning - on the order of a few centimeters. ... The DST, however, operates at 134 kHz. Signals at this considerably lower frequency penetrate obstacles more effectively, which may facilitate eavesdropping ... " ...

... "Texas Instrument’s ISO 14443 payment platform promises faster data transfer rates and more security: Speedpass, for example, uses a 134-KHz RFID platform made by Texas Instruments. The data transmission speed is around 10 to 15 kilobits per second, according to Richardson. " ...

... "Mobil tags (supplied by Texas Instruments) are excited by and interrogated with a 134 KHz signal because of its ability to provide solid coverage. Early field trials, however, revealed interference problems when the much lower-power tag-to-reader link operated at that frequency. The tags now deployed still use a 134 KHz downlink, but a 902 MHz uplink solves the interference problem. " ...

... "Psion Teklogix: Understanding RFID and Associated Applications: Low-frequency RFID systems are typically 125 KHz, though there are systems operating at 134 KHz as well. This frequency band provides a shorter read range (< 0.5m or 1.5 ft) and slower read speed than the higher frequencies. LF RFID systems have the strongest ability to read tags on objects with high water or metal content compared to any of the higher frequencies. LF tags are typically slightly more expensive than HF or UHF tags. Typical low-frequency RFID applications are access control, animal tracking, vehicle immobilizers, healthcare applications, product authentication and various point-of-sale applications (such as Mobil/Exxon SpeedPass). " ...

RFID Education Training Platform ...

RFID Education Training Platform: GlobeRanger, Ohio University Team to Provide RFID Platform for Education and Training ...

Industry academic partnership for RFID education and training platform ...

... "GlobeRanger’s iMotion platform allows unprecedented flexibility for Ohio University to leverage in studying how RFID, barcode and mobility applications can easily be developed and deployed while looking at the management of edge processes. As the use of AIDC continues to increase, the Center for Automatic Identification helps meet the educational and research needs of clients through its workshops, R&D work, standards comparisons and independent verification of customized research results. Past research includes two very comprehensive bar code symbology tests to establish base line reliability data for the first two-dimensional bar code symbologies (Code 16K and Code 49 Data Integrity Test) and to evaluate the robustness of those two high data capacity symbologies (Code 16K and Code 49 Data Integrity Test). " ...

The Ohio University Center for Automatic Identification is the nation's first university-based research center devoted solely to the study of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC). AIDC includes the technologies of bar coding, magnetic stripe and radio frequency identification, voice data entry. The Center was established in 1988 to provide a focused, unbiased, non-profit organization in recognition of the increasing uses of bar coding and other AIDC technologies.

GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID and mobility software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware™ platform, iMotion™, provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data, and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time response. iMotion serves as the foundation for GlobeRanger and its partners to rapidly develop, deploy, and manage RFID and mobile solutions. Founded in 1999, GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

RFID Sense Respond Demand Signals ...

RFID Sense Respond Demand Signals: Via One Network Enterprises: On Demand Supply Chain Solutions and Network Applications ...

... "Food Lion is utilizing One Network Shipment Execution and Appointment Scheduling. The solution includes visibility and the advanced functionality needed to both sense and respond to demand signals, a vital requirement in creating a demand-driven network. " ...

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion operates more than 1,220 stores and employs approximately 70,000 associates, delivering great prices, neighborly convenience and quality products to its customers, in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Food Lion stores offer more than 28,000 different products.

One Network is the pioneer of next generation solutions for dynamic supply networks. The company delivers an advanced process-centric software architecture, robust supply network process templates and leading-edge mobile/RFID devices. The solution is delivered via an on-demand network, transforming slow moving, linear supply chains into responsive, adaptive supply networks. One Network is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has offices in the United States and Europe.

RFID Smart Waste Containers: National Municipal Roll-Out ...

RFID Smart Waste Containers: National Municipal Roll-Out: Smart Waste Containers to Roll Out Nationally: Launch of High-Tech Garbage Bins Follows Successful Philadelphia Test Program ...

RFID-enabled smart waste containers will be rolled out in municipalities nationally ...

... "Cascade Engineering announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind waste container equipped with electronic tags that will help municipalities and waste collection companies operate their waste management processes more efficiently and cost-effectively. The announcement follows the conclusion of a large-scale pilot program in the City of Philadelphia that demonstrated the effectiveness of Cascade's new container technology. The company made its announcement at the Solid Waste Association of North America's Sept. 27-29 WASTECON trade show in Austin, Texas. Cascade's smart waste containers emit radio signals that allow sanitation personnel using an electronic reader to collect key data on the container's use. The new bins combine the company's expertise in engineered plastics systems with a technology known as radio frequency identification, or RFID, that has gained popularity in a number of other applications, including EZ Pass for toll collection, a variety of door entry systems, pallet tagging, and livestock tracking. " ...

RFID Gen2 Edgeware Available ...

RFID Gen2 Edgeware Available: Via GlobeRanger: GlobeRanger Announces Gen 2 - Ready iMotion Platform: New software release enables users to dynamically incorporate Gen 2 capabilities within business processes ...

GlobeRanger provides Gen2 update to its RFID edgeware ...

... "GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions, announced the latest version of its iMotion Edgeware platform. This new release gives companies the ability to easily leverage features and functionality of Gen 2 readers and tags while providing comprehensive edge process, infrastructure and data management for enterprise-wide, multi-site, global deployments. With Gen 2 products presenting more powerful and complex capabilities, the need for an intelligent edge layer to orchestrate smart reader/device networks for business processes is greater than ever. " ...

GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID and mobility software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware™ platform, iMotion™, provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data, and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time response. iMotion serves as the foundation for GlobeRanger and its partners to rapidly develop, deploy, and manage RFID and mobile solutions. Founded in 1999, GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

RFID Transportation Security Next

RFID Transportation Security Next: Ship2Save deploys a Unit in Transit tracking service for Integris Metals Corp ...

Ship2Save enables metals company to take future step in RFID transportation security ...

... "Ship2Save believes that given sufficient time, the next logical step in further securing many of the transportation activities for Integris Metals is RFID. Mr. Singh adds: In the end, the ultimate goal for us at Ship2Save is to build upon the now existing Unit in Transit service Integris has, in order to provide a full fledged RFID infrastructure. " ...

Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs.

Integris Metals is positioned as one of the largest, most diverse metal service center organizations in North America. Integris Metals operates three dedicated processing centers and 59 branch locations across the U.S. and Canada, with the heart of company operations being the marketing of a complete line of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and processing services.

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RFID Gen2 Printer Upgrade ...

RFID Gen2 Printer Upgrade: Via Printronix: Printronix Delivers World's First Free Gen 2 Printer Upgrade: Lowry and Texas Instruments Cite Printronix's Gen 2 as a Smart Start to Gen 2 Label Encoding ...

... "Printronix Inc. (Nasdaq: PTNX), the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, today introduced the industry's first free EPCglobal(TM) Generation 2 (Gen 2) printer firmware upgrade. With this release, Printronix customers using any of its SmartLine, multiprotocol, radio frequency identification (RFID) printing systems gain a cost-free upgrade path to the Gen 2 protocol and a means to immediately begin Gen 2 encoding. " ...

Printronix developed the Gen 2 firmware to work with its SmartLine RFID printer family, which includes the recently introduced 5r Multi-Technology Platform as well as SL5000e(TM) MP and SLPA7000e(TM) MP printers. There is no cost to existing Printronix customers using any of its SmartLine, multiprotocol printers. Customers may obtain the firmware immediately by contacting customer technical support at (714) 368-2686.

RFID Conference Nov2005

RFID Conference Nov2005: Via Chain Link Research: RFIDLink 2005 ...

Upcoming RFID conference in Nov 2005 ...

... "RFIDLink 2005
The Definitive Event on RFID & EPC Implementation and Adoption
November 8-9, 2005, Four Seasons Las Colinas Resort and Club, Dallas, Texas - Eliminate The Hype And Take Away Actionable Tools & Lessons Learned From The Experience Of Your Industry Leaders " ...

Tag: RFID

RFID QuickStart Kit Selected ...

Via Catalyst International: Uniden Selects CatalystCommand iRFID™ Software: The leading wireless consumer electronic products manufacturer will use Catalyst’s RFIDConfigure QuickStart Kit to integrate passive RFID technology into its supply chain ...

Uniden selects Catalyst's RFID QuickStart kit ...

... "Catalyst International, a global provider of supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, is now implementing its CatalystCommand iRFID™ software for Uniden America Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of cordless telephones, to ensure its compliance with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) requirement mandates set by Wal-Mart and Best Buy. CatalystCommand iRFID is an exclusive technology for integrating passive RFID technology into the supply chain environment. " ...

Catalyst International delivers software and solutions that enable companies to optimize the performance of their enterprise supply chains. Catalyst is the only resource that combines over 25 years of industry leadership in warehouse and logistics software development with an in-depth understanding of ERP systems. Catalyst has provided successful SCE solutions for customers around the world, including Boeing, Brown Forman, Reebok, Office Max, Panasonic, Rayovac, Subaru, and The Home Depot. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI and has offices or representatives in the UK, Italy, Mexico and South America.

Uniden America Corporation, the North American subsidiary of Japan-based Uniden Corporation, manufacturers and markets wireless consumer electronic products including cordless telephones, business telecommunications systems, networking and data products, scanners, FRS/GMRS radios, marine radios and other wireless personal communications products. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Uniden America sells its products through dealers and distributors throughout North, Central and South America.

Zebra TI RFID Gen2 Demonstrated

Zebra TI RFID Gen2 Demonstrated: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES FIRST COMPANY TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS’ GEN 2 TECHNOLOGY: Zebra, Texas Instruments and ThingMagic demonstrate Gen 2 technology, proving Zebra’s flexibility to handle RFID tags from multiple sources, to help accelerate the adoption of Gen 2 ...

RFID leaders collaborate to demonstrate RFID Gen2 performance ...

... "Zebra Technologies (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a global leader in delivering on-demand printing solutions for business and process improvement, recently collaborated with Texas Instruments and ThingMagic to demonstrate EPC Gen 2 tags from Texas Instruments in a Zebra printer/encoder during the EPCglobal Fast Moving Consumer Goods Business Action Group meeting in Houston, Texas. Zebra is the only company to successfully demonstrate printer/encoder communication with Gen 2 inlays from several leading suppliers. Highlighting the meeting’s Gen 2 Live theme, the demonstration featured Zebra’s R110Xi printer/encoder, embedded with ThingMagic’s RFID reader module and Texas Instruments’ EPC Gen 2 inlays incorporated into label rolls. " ...

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.

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers’ real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company’s businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

Founded in 2000 and based in Cambridge, MA, ThingMagic is a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID), sensing and embedding computing technologies. Mercury4, ThingMagic’s fourth generation agile RFID reader, builds on and substantially enhances the company’s original platform created for early field tests of the Electronic Product Code (EPC). Designed to meet the business needs of a future where networked objects are pervasive, the Mercury4 line of RFID readers also includes an embedded reader, Mercury4e, and a handheld reader, Mercury4h. Mercury4 RFID readers are the only intelligent, network-ready RFID readers, and the only devices that can read any RFID tag.

RFID Scanner Controller Technology ...

RFID Scanner Controller Technology: TI INTRODUCES 100-V POWER-OVER-ETHERNET SINGLE-CHIP CONTROLLER FOR IP PHONES AND WLAN SYSTEMS: Highly Integrated Power IC Combines Power Device Control with DC/DC Controller to Simplify Design of Ethernet-Powered Applications ...

TI launches controller that supports implementation of RFID scanners ...

... "Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced its third generation Power-over-Ethernet controller technology that eases implementation of Ethernet-powered devices such as WLAN access points, IP phones, security and RFID scanners. " ...

TI provides IEEE 802.3af-compliant powered device controllers and power sourcing equipment manager ICs, which manage power in multiple Ethernet ports. Leveraging its volume production capabilities, TI to date has shipped Power-over-Ethernet ICs to a broad base of customers around the world. TI's highly integrated TNETV1050 IP phone system-on-a-chip incorporates TI's Power-over-Ethernet technology, providing increased capability and reliability when implementing Ethernet-powered IP phones. TI is the leading supplier of VoIP semiconductor products.

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RFID Integration Manufacturing Process ...

RFID Integration in the Manufacturing Process: Via ClearOrbit: ClearOrbit Launches Xtended Quality Control (X.QC) Suite to Add Manufacturing Execution Directly to ERP Systems: Tier One Automotive Supplier ArvinMeritor Selects X.QC to Automate Component Verification for Vehicle Assembly ...

... "RFID integration. Traps RFID tag reads in the assembly process for improved efficiency." ...

Since 1994, ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling their supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit extends enterprise systems value with proven Supply Chain Execution (SCE) and Collaborative Supply Management (CSM) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while also gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into their supply chains. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth," expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using the customer's data model, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and SAP (NYSE: SAP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit customers include Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN).

Lowry RFID Uses TI Gen2 Inlays ...

Lowry RFID Uses TI Gen2 Inlays: LOWRY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOR SMART TRAC™: EPC GEN 2 LABELS: Lowry is among the first label converters to offer EPC Gen 2 RFID labels ...

Lowry's RFID labels incorporate TI EPC Gen2 inlays to support Walmart and DOD RFID implementations ...

... "Lowry Computer Products, Inc., a leading provider of wireless, RFID-EPC, bar code, and data collection solutions, announced an agreement with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), a worldwide leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Lowry’s label conversion facility will integrate TI’s Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) Gen 2 inlays into its Smart Trac RFID labels for retail and Department of Defense (DoD) RFID supply chain applications. " ...

Lowry Computer Products, Inc. is a synergistic organization made up of manufacturing, services, and systems integration, enabling the company to provide complete wireless, RFID, bar code, and data collection solutions in the vanguard of technology, equipment, and industry compliance. Lowry is a manufacturer of Print, Encode & Apply™ systems for case and pallet RFID labeling applications and Smart Trac™ RFID labels with tag inlays from leading suppliers, and a systems integrator of RFID printers, encoders, scanners and middleware from best-inclass partners. Lowry’s experienced professional services team has the skill set to conduct site surveys, recommend and install products, and determine optimal tag selection and tag placement for RFID supply chain applications. The company’s nationwide service network ensures that hardware is well maintained, whatever the location, and Lowry’s service team conducts authorized on-site and depot repair. Comprehensive service and media programs are available to customers. Lowry is a Founding Solution Provider of EPCglobal and a member of AIM Global, the organization for Automatic Identification and Mobility.

Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

Gen2 RFID inlay references:

Texas Instruments (TI) recently announced a delivery milestone of pre-production samples of Gen2 UHF inlays and straps to label converter and printer customers. TI will begin ramping to volume production in the millions beginning in July 2005, starting with its ultra-high frequency (UHF) EPC Gen2 inlays.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology (distributed in Australia through Electro-Com), today announced a delivery milestone of pre-production samples of Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) Generation (Gen) 2 inlays and straps to label converter and printer customers.

Texas RFID Animal Identification Trials

Texas RFID Animal Identification Trials: Texas Animal Health Commission: Real Life Trials for Animal Identification Underway: Livestock Owners: Get Your Premises Number Now ...

State of Texas trials RFID technology for animal identification through this year ...

... "Through the rest of the year, livestock identification in Texas is moving from the drawing board to field conditions to test identification devices, equipment durability and reliability. Using USDA cooperative agreement funding, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has awarded contracts to four manufacturers of radio frequency ear tags (RFID), five makers of tag reader devices, four computer software providers and a data trustee to maintain the computer records. Tag readers and computers are set up in several livestock markets, and customers of these facilities will be issued RFID ear tags for cattle that will be marketed through the livestock markets. " ...

Registering for a premises identification number is easy, and the application is simple to complete. Producers can call for an application, or they can go on the internet to register. To obtain a paper copy or schedule a presentation, call the TAHC at 1-800-550-8242.

Symbol RFID Leader Joins AIMGlobal Board

Symbol RFID Leader Joins AIMGlobal Board: Symbol Technologies John G. Bruno Elected to AIM Global's Board of Directors

... "Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company, today announced that John G. Bruno, senior vice president and general manager of Symbol's RFID division, has been elected to AIM Global's Board of Directors. AIM Global, a not-for-profit trade association, is recognized as the worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility. Bruno joins 12 other industry leaders on the AIM Board of Directors, including other newly elected members from such notable companies as Texas Instruments, Zebra Technologies and Acura Technologies. " ...

Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company™, is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and world-class services programs under the Symbol Enterprise Mobility Services brand.

For more than 30 years, AIM Global has served as the association for and worldwide authority on automatic identification, data collection and networking in a mobile environment. AIM members are providers and users of technologies, systems, and services that capture, manage, and integrate accurate data into larger information systems. Serving more than 900 members in 43 countries, AIM is dedicated to accelerating the growth and use of Automatic Identification and Mobility technologies and services around the world.

RFID Truck Fleet Transportation Services

RFID Truck Fleet Transportation Services: Trucking in with RFID - Ship2Save provides RFID Enhancing Infrastructure for Transport Company Liaison CAN/US Courier (1986) Inc. ...

... "Ship2Save has deployed an Radio Frequency Identification enabled infrastructure for Liaison Can/Us Courier and its fleet of trucks. Liaison Can/Us Courier has used Ship2Save integration and consulting services to develop and deploy an RFID infrastructure that will enable them to provide RFID powered transportation services throughout North America. The model and its underlying RFID hardware network will help improve internal productivity and provide an additional value tool for their customers. " ...

Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs.

Liaison CAN./US. (1986) Inc. has been at the forefront of the cross-border industry for over 15 years. Growing from a small courier to a full fledged international freight forwarder. The company offers a wide range of services, including transport, handling, and custom clearance.

Flexible Comprehensive RFID Application

Flexible Comprehensive RFID Application: Ship2Save’s RFID Flagship Product Nominated for 2005 Microsoft World Wide Partner Awards ...

... "Growing from a RFID middleware application to a flexible and comprehensive RFID solution, compatible with an assortment of RFID readers, printers, and back-end systems. Arsalan Ahmed, Director of RFID development and one of the key personnel responsible in developing the application has been witness to the evolution of this globally recognized RFID middleware. " ...

Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs.

Texas RFID Research Center ...

Texas RFID Research Center: University of North Texas News Service - UNT forms team to foster new Radio Frequency Identification initiatives

UNT sponsors RFID research at center of excellence ...

... "The Texas Center for Digital Knowledge -- a University of North Texas think tank that explores how technology affects society -- has established a multi-disciplinary research group to focus on the emerging technology of Radio Frequency Identification. RFID is technology that uses radio signals or electromagnetic energy to identify objects. Current applications include soccer event ticketing, wristbands for sporting events, patient tracking, child safety in theme parks and contactless payment cards. " ...

RFID Shipping Warehousing Operations

RFID Shipping Warehousing Operations: ClearOrbit Harvests Supply Chain Efficiencies for Paramount Farms - the World's Largest Pistachio and Almond Supplier: ClearOrbit's Solution Will Enable Real-Time, Precise Tracking of Inventory, Shipping and Deliveries from Standard-setting Warehouse and Cold Storage ...

... "Paramount Farms is the world's largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds, managing 175,000 square feet of cold storage with up to 190 million pounds of capacity. ClearOrbit's G.SI for Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) solution enables companies running OPM to leverage bar code, RF scanning and RFID to dramatically improve inventory, warehousing and shipping operations. " ...

Paramount Farms is the world's largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds. Paramount Farms, a company with a long established history building successful produce brands including Sunkist® California Pistachios, a top seller; and Sunkist® Almond Accents®, the leading flavored, sliced almond topping. Sister brands include POM Wonderful®, the largest grower of California Wonderful; pomegranates and producer of POM Wonderful® Pomegranate Juice.

Since 1994, ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling their supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit extends enterprise systems value with proven Supply Chain Execution (SCE) and Collaborative Supply Management (CSM) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while also gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into their supply chains. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth," expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using the customer's data model, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and SAP (NYSE: SAP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit customers include Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN).

DHS DCRSC RFID Rail Security Project ...

DHS DCRSC RFID Rail Security Project: Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. Awarded Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Washington D.C. Rail Security Corridor (DCRSC) Contract: Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.

... "The DCRSC contract awarded by DHS has a value of $9.8 million and includes integration of several surveillance technologies, including intelligent video and radio frequency identification (RFID). Epsilon's Marine, Industrial and Security Technology Sector has supported DHS since early 2004 with installation of buffer zone surveillance systems at chemical plants throughout the country. The Epsilon team for the DCRSC Project includes Duos Technologies, Inc. (Duos), headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. " ...

Epsilon is a diversified contracting services firm providing innovative technical and operational solutions to its government, commercial and non-profit clients. The company has a national presence, supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and prime contractors nationwide. Epsilon’s Nuclear Operations and Environmental Services Division, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico provides services to customers in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, and Washington. Epsilon offers Marine & Security Services in Portsmouth, VA, San Diego, CA and Pearl Harbor, HI. Its offices in the field of Information Technology and Communications include San Diego, CA and Arlington, VA.

Since 1990, Duos Technologies, Inc. has provided quality intelligent video, automation, information technology, and engineering services to a broad range of clientele. Duos specializes in providing automated systems with an emphasis on process controls, homeland security solutions, including intelligent digital video, instrumentation, and information technology services.

RFID DualInterface Smart Card

RFID DualInterface Smart Card: Raak Technologies Joins HID’s Development Partner Program to Supply Strong Authentication Products and Services to HID’s Reseller Channel ...

... "Raak's solution supports HID's dual-interface SMARTS program cards, which combine HID's proven RFID technologies with powerful smart card chips from various contact smart card suppliers. The solution also includes RaakSign, Raak's comprehensive cryptographic middleware package, smart card readers, and deployment services: everything a customer needs to enable strong authentication security for Network Logon, VPN, Citrix, Web Access, WLAN, E-mail and a wide variety of other applications." ...

Based in Austin, Texas, Raak Technologies, Inc. is a privately held firm that provides products and services that enable the deployment of strong authentication. Raak's solution is built around RaakSign, a powerful and cost effective middleware solution for USB Tokens and smart cards. By implementing RaakSign an organization can securely store their digital certificates and keys on a USB Token or smart card for use with any standards based Digital Certificate capable application, including Windows Log On, VPN Authentication, Web Access, WLAN Security and E-mail Signing & Encryption.

Proprietary RFID Architecture Model

Proprietary RFID Architecture Model: Cathexis Innovations Inc. | RFID MADE EASY

... "Cathexis Innovations Inc. is a global provider of RFID technology, based in Atlantic Canada. With offices in Western Canada and in Dallas, Texas, we are able to reach all major markets in North America. Cathexis is a provider of wireless, mobile RFID readers, advanced integration software and RFID application models built on its proprietary RFID Engine architecture. This allows system integrators, VARs and ISVs in the AIDC and mobility space to rapidly solve real business problems with RFID. " ...

Accelerate EPC Generation2 RFID Deployment

Accelerate EPC Generation2 RFID Deployment: Philips and Texas Instruments join forces to accelerate EPC Generation 2 RFID deployment: Industry leaders team up to drive standardization and ensure worldwide interoperability of ultra-high-frequency Electronic Product Code RFID standard ...

... "Two of the leading radio frequency identification (RFID) semiconductor manufacturers, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), today announced an agreement to cooperate on conformance testing for the technical interpretation of the EPCglobal Inc Electronic Product Code (EPC) Generation (Gen) 2 RFID standard. This joint effort is aimed at ensuring interoperability and accelerating market deployment of Gen 2 products, such as labels, hardware and system solutions, to offer multiple sourcing for implementations of RFID throughout the world. The EPC Gen 2 standard, currently in the process of standardization by the International Standards Organization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for global adoption, is the newest and most advanced of the RFID specifications for the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band centered around 900 MHz. " ...

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world’s biggest electronics companies and Europe’s largest, with sales of EUR 30.3 billion in 2004. With activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 160,900 employees in more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions.

Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

RFID2 Laboratory: Education, Research, Development ...

RFID2 Laboratory: Education, Research, Development: GlobeRanger, Texas A&M Partner for RFID Education, Research and Development ...

... "GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based solution, has partnered with Texas A&M University in support of their RFID education, research and development programs. As part of the agreement, GlobeRanger has provided its iMotion platform to the new Texas A&M RFiD2 Laboratory for students to learn about RFID as well as gain hands-on training with the software infrastructure needed for applying RFID in a real-world environment. Texas A&M offers one of the largest and most respected programs in Industrial Distribution and has recently announced the opening of the RFID lab where they are providing a test-bed for the planning and implementation research of leading edge RFID solutions. " ...

For those companies seeking to take advantage of the labor-savings and data accuracy benefits of RFID-based distribution operations and meet RFID deployment mandates in both private and public retail sector, RFiD2 Lab offers a test-bed to plan, implement and test-drive pilot programs, along with hardware-software interface with existing information systems in receiving, picking and shipping operations.

GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID and mobility software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware™ platform, iMotion™, provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data, and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time response. iMotion serves as the foundation for GlobeRanger and its partners to rapidly develop, deploy, and manage RFID and mobile solutions. Founded in 1999, GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

Authenticated RFID Drug Security: PKI Technology

Authenticated RFID Drug Security: PKI Technology: 3M and Texas Instruments Implement Authenticated RFID to Combat Counterfeit Drugs ...

3M and TI collaborate to deliver authenticated RFID solutions, based on PKI technology, that secure the drug supply ...

... "3M and Texas Instruments today announced they have teamed up to implement a strategy to battle drug counterfeiting and boost pharmaceutical supply chain security. The companies are offering an integrated security solution for the pharmaceutical market's first authenticated radio frequency identification (RFID) industry platform. The Authenticated RFID Platform is a multi-layered, transaction-based security solution where each item is uniquely and securely authenticated. A Texas Instruments RFID tag placed on each package delivers a machine-readable security stamp containing a digital signature that is based on Public-key Infrastructure (PKI). Dispensing sites can use this digital signature as strong evidence that the product came from the original manufacturer. " ...

Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications. Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers’ real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company’s businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN.

Every day, 3M people find new ways to make amazing things happen. Wherever they are, whatever they do, the company's customers know they can rely on 3M to help make their lives better. 3M's brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Vikuiti. Serving customers in more than 200 countries around the world, the company's 67,000 people use their expertise, technologies and global strength to lead in major markets including consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics and telecommunications; safety, security and protection services; health care; industrial and transportation.

Valuable RFID Future: Consumer, Business, Government ...

Valuable RFID Future: Consumer, Business, Government: Ship2Save Attends Prestigious Policy Primer for the U.S. Government : Ship2Save - Cost Effective & Innovative RFID Business Solutions

... "Amninder Singh, Director of IT Development at Ship2Save adds: I think there is a clear and unanimous acceptance by the government that RFID is here to stay, and is here to help. Help the consumer, help the business owner, and help the government. So there is a lot more willingness on the part of these governmental institutions to walk hand-in-hand towards a common goal. The goal of a successful and safe future for RFID. That is what has happened here today, a gathering of RFID market leaders coming together to make RFID succeed. " ...

Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs.

Wireless RFID Technology at Communications Summit ...

Wireless RFID Technology at Communications Summit: NI RF Products Advance Development of Emerging Wireless Technologies: National Instruments and SeaSolve Software Deliver Complete ZigBee, Wi-Fi Test and Analysis Solutions ...

National Instrument will showcase wireless technologies, such as RFID, at the upcoming communications summit ...

... "Engineers can learn more about emerging wireless standards and other related technologies by attending the NIWeek customer and technology conference and participating in this year’s RF and Wireless Communications Summit. The RF and Wireless Communications Summit offers the latest in industry advances including communications algorithm development, RFID, wireless sensors and telemetry, MIMO and software-defined radio (SDR). Leading RF experts, researchers and NI developers, including representatives from National Semiconductor, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Texas, present technical sessions and technology demonstrations while providing training opportunities to attendees. " ...

... RFID, and other wireless technologies, are key to National Instruments product development strategy.

National Instruments is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,500 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

RFID Smart Warehouse: RFID Business Solutions

RFID Smart Warehouse: Welcome to Ship2Save - Cost Effective & Innovative RFID Business Solutions: Ship2Save completes its RFID Smart Warehouse Complex ...

... "Ship2Save has officially opened its Smart Warehouse facility with its first automated RFID enabled shipments arriving earlier this week. The compound houses a 12,000 sq-ft storage area that utilizes some of the most advanced radio frequency identification technologies available. Adjoin, an additional 10,000 sq-ft print and apply section, known as the Compliance Center, works round the clock to tag cases as they enter through arriving gates. " ...

Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs.

WalMart RFID: 100Percent Readability

Wal-Mart Stores: Wal-Mart Begins Roll-Out Of Electronic Product Codes in Dallas/Fort Worth Area: Eight Manufacturers Participating in First Phase of Implementing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology at the Case and Pallet Level ...

... "Wal-Mart is targeting 100 percent readability of pallet tags through dock doors and 100 percent readability of case tags on distribution center conveyor belts. At seven pilot stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex - specifically in the communities of The Colony, Decatur, Denton, Hickory Creek, Lewisville and Plano, RFID readers at dock doors will replicate the process from the distribution center by automatically confirming that this particular shipment is now in the store's back room. Individual products will then be stocked as needed. During the initial test, tagged cases and pallets may be distributed to stores throughout North Texas and South Central Oklahoma - the geographical area served by the Sanger, Texas distribution center. As suppliers expand their efforts to meet the requirements of multiple retailers, it is possible that tagged cases and pallets will arrive at Wal-Mart stores around the country. However, readers will not be installed in stores outside the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex so those cases and pallets would be handled as usual. " ...

WalMart RFID Program: June 2005 Through January 2006

Wal-Mart Stores

... "June 2005: Live in up to six distribution centers Live in up to 250 WalMart stores and SAM'S CLUB locations; October 2005: Live in up to 13 distribution centers Live in up to 600 Wal-Mart stores and SAM'S CLUB locations; January 2006: Next top 200 suppliers begin tagging cases and pallets; The retailer is currently working with suppliers to determine in which geographical region the expanded EPC implementation will occur. Wal-Mart launched its initial implementation on April 30 in the North Texas area. Cases and pallets of 21 products from eight suppliers are being shipped to Wal-Mart's Sanger, Texas, distribution center and then onward to seven local Supercenters with radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags attached. This technology allows retailers greater inventory visibility from supplier to distribution center to a store's backroom. Wal-Mart initially announced its EPC initiative in June 2003. " ...

RFID Early-Stage Investments ...

RFID Early-Stage Investments: Backing from AMRC Benefits Promising High-Tech Startups in Texas ...

RFID company garners early-stage investment ...

... "The AMRC beneficiaries include innovators in leading-edge lithography, next-generation lighting, organic RFID systems, optical interconnects, wireless networks, and nanomaterials. Each is receiving technology or support from the AMRC, which was established in 2004 to develop new materials and nanostructures for semiconductors and to explore opportunities for nanotechnology, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies. ... OrganicID, developing a low-cost, organic electronic process technology designed to replace bar codes with printable electronic radio-frequency (RF) ID tags. (Silicon RFIDs cost up to $1 each, and are too expensive for item-level tagging.) Associated with Dr. Ananth Dodabalapur of UT's College of Engineering, OrganicID maintains a technology development center located at UT's Microelectronics Research Center, one of the facilities making up the AMRC. " ...

The University of Texas College of Engineering ranks among the top ten engineering schools in the United States. With the nation's third highest percentage of faculty elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, the College's 6,500 students gain exposure to the nation's finest engineering practitioners. Appropriately, the college's logo, an embellished checkmark used by the first UT engineering dean to denote high quality student work, is the nation's oldest quality symbol.

Pharma RFID Authentication Model

Pharma RFID Authentication Model: Texas Instruments and VeriSign Collaborate on Authenticated RFID Model for the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Proposes Combination of RFID and PKI Technologies Adding New Layer of Security to Combat Counterfeit Drugs ...

TI and VeriSign propose RFID-based model for drug authentication ...

... "In the battle against counterfeit drugs in the pharmaceutical supply chain, Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) and VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) today introduced a model for Authenticated RFID that has the potential to enhance security and chain-of-custody controls. The Authenticated RFID model will combine ISO/IEC standard 13.56 MHz RFID and PKI (Public-key infrastructure) technologies in a two-stage approach to fight the counterfeit drug problem. Texas Instruments and VeriSign are developing the Authenticated RFID model to support item-level authentication at the pharmacy, and the implementation over time of a supply chain infrastructure to validate transactions at any point along the chain of custody. This Authenticated RFID model proposes an enhancement to item-level product security in real-time by creating stronger authentication between the tag and any Authenticated RFID reader from the point of manufacture to the point of sale. 3M, a leading provider of security solutions including RFID tracking and authentication systems, will supply the Authenticated RFID readers to support this new model. " ...

Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable businesses and individuals to find, connect, secure, and transact across today's complex global networks.

RFID Electronic Pedigree Pilot ...

SupplyScape RFID Electronic Pedigree Pilot: SupplyScape and Unisys Pilot Pharmaceutical Industry's First Electronic Pedigree System for Commercial Drugs

... "The pilot project is the pharmaceutical industry's first electronic drug pedigree, which is a certificate of authenticity detailing a drug's movement through the supply chain. It will track the distribution of one of Purdue Pharma L.P.'s analgesic products from the manufacturing facility to the seventh largest wholesaler in the U.S., H. D. Smith. Using a universal electronic pedigree model, the system is designed to help reduce the risk of counterfeit medicines being introduced into the legitimate supply chain. The pedigree management system is a first-of-its-kind, open system, with technology designed to certify medicines as legitimate throughout the supply chain. The system uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or barcodes to match each medication container with its corresponding pedigree. Without the pedigree, it is difficult to determine where a drug has been and if it is authentic. " ...

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. Purdue Pharma L.P. and its independent, associated U.S. companies are privately held pharmaceutical companies known for pioneering research on persistent pain. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Purdue is engaged in the research, development, production, and distribution of both prescription and over-the-counter medicines and hospital products. Headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, H. D. Smith is the largest privately held national full-service wholesale distributor that provides a complete line of pharmaceuticals, OTCs, HBAs, surgical supplies, seasonal merchandise and a wide array of marketing programs to retail, hospital and institutional pharmacies. The company has five distribution facilities in California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas that service major markets in the west, mid-west, southwestern and northeastern United States, and will soon open a sixth distribution center located in southern Florida that is expected to be fully operational in early 2005.

RFID Controller System ...

Genesta - Specialists in RFID, Speech Recognition, & Wireless Data Collection: Genesta & Digi Partner on RFID Appliance ...

... "Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII), the leader in Connectware, announced its Digi Connect Wi-EM wireless embedded module will be used by Genesta to add wireless networking functionality to the company's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Genesta is quickly and easily adding wireless networking functionality to its RFID controller systems by exchanging the Digi Connect EM, an embedded module for wired device networking, with the pin compatible and interchangeable Digi Connect Wi-EM. RFID technology, often referred to as the next generation of bar coding, uses radio waves to automatically identify tagged items. It is expected to create significant inventory and labor cost savings for end users. Genesta's RFID controller system will be on display on Digi's booth 2237 at ESC San Francisco. " ...

Digi International, based in Minneapolis, is the leader in Connectware and makes device networking easy by developing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

Genesta is a leading provider of data collection solutions for industrial, transportation, and logistics applications. Genesta's hardware controller systems coupled with RFlex and SyVox software products enable processes using radio frequency identification (RFID), speech recognition, bar coding, and wireless based technologies. Genesta offers a complete set of integration, installation, and support services through a highly trained staff and partnerships with leading technology manufacturers in the data collection industry. Genesta is a privately held partnership based in Rockwall, Texas.

Partnership Drives RFID Data Integrity ...

RFID Data Integrity: Inovis and Kewill Partner to Deliver Global Data Synchronization Across Europe

... "With large retailers driving advanced initiatives like RFID and Vendor Managed Inventory, which rely on data integrity to deliver the business benefit, the issue of data accuracy and accessibility has become paramount. Furthermore, the retail industry is becoming more global, which has led to the formation of a variety of data standards, means of communication and synchronization requirements, making it increasingly complex to ensure data accuracy. " ...

Inovis is a leading provider of business-to-business solutions for global trading relationships. With more than 20 years of experience, Inovis enables collaborative business processes and solves the complete B2B integration challenge for more than 20,000 customers and their trading partners. The company’s comprehensive line of B2B software and managed services help companies speed transaction flows, synchronize product information ...

Innovative RFID Card System: Enhance Retail Experience

Innovative RFID Card System: Enhance Retail Experience: RadioShack Unveils Innovative Retail Experience in Fort Worth: Grand Opening Events Scheduled for 10 a.m., May 20: StoreOne to Serve as Learning Portal for Enhancing Customer Experience: Leverages RFID Technology ...

RadioShack leverages RFID card system to enhance it's innovative retail experience ...

... "Located at the southeast corner of RadioShack's new Riverfront Campus, StoreOne is a 10,000-square-foot retail store modeled after the ultimate modern home of the future. Featuring a Family Room, Home Office, Garage, Game Room, Kitchen and more, StoreOne lets customers experience a broad assortment of consumer electronics in a real life setting that is fun and interactive. Customers can try out virtually any product in the store, learn about them using the interactive, touch-screen Easy Answer Center in each room, and even have information e-mailed to them through an innovative RFID (radio frequency identification) card system. " ...

Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is North America’s most trusted consumer electronics specialty retailer and a growing provider of business-to-business retail support services. The company operates a vast network of sales channels, including: nearly 7,000 company-owned and dealer stores; more than 100 RadioShack locations in Mexico; more than 500 SAM’S CLUB wireless kiosks; and a growing number of mall-based Sprint PCS wireless kiosks. RadioShack’s knowledgeable and helpful sales associates deliver convenient product and service solutions, which in the United States is within five minutes of where 94 percent of all Americans either live or work. For more information on RadioShack Corporation, visit www.RadioShackCorporation.com.

RFID Innovation

Innovation Alive and Well at Texas Instruments as Company Celebrates 75th Anniversary

TI celebrates 75 years of innovation, including advances in RFID technology ...

... "While our core business has been real-time signal processing with digital signal processors, or DSPs, and analog semiconductors, we're still actively innovating in the calculator market and other areas as well, said TI president and CEO Rich Templeton. TI's graphing calculators have become an educational rite-of-passage for students, Templeton said. Also, we're the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems, which are used in an ever-increasing range of applications from inventory tracking and authentication to temperature sensing and condition monitoring. " ...

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers’ real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company’s businesses include Sensors & Controls and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

RFID Remote Sensor Control: Detection and Intervention ...

AQUAONE H2ORB REDUCES WATER WASTE AND PREVENTS DAMAGE WITH TI'S ULTRA-LOW POWER MSP430 MCU AND RFID TECHNOLOGY ...

... "Providing leading technology for innovative water leakage and overflow monitoring systems, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (TXN) announced that AquaOne Technologies Incorporated will begin shipping their latest H2ORB system using TI's MSP430 platform of microcontrollers (MCU) and radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. Ultra-low power MCUs from TI allow the H2ORB control unit to operate for over five years from just one standard coin cell battery while TI-RFid technology allows continuous communication between the control unit and wireless, remote sensors enabling the system to remotely monitor for water leakage or overflow in water appliances such as toilets. Detecting a problem, the H2ORB system automatically sends an alert or shuts off the water supply before significant water loss or overflow occurs, helping reduce or prevent costly property damage, cleanup, water waste and higher utility bills, and other problems associated with water overflow. " ...

Aqua One Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Westminster, California and designs, manufactures, and markets an exclusive, patented line, of high technology products that benefit people and the environment. Aqua One's systems detect and stop water malfunctions occurring to plumbing fixtures and appliances within homes, workplaces, and institutions and currently holds thirteen awarded and pending patents for its technology.

Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

RFID Management Expansion ...

Texas Instruments Expands Its RFID Management Team ...

TI strengthens its RFID management by expanding its leadership positions ...

... "Texas Instruments Incorporated, a worldwide leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, announced the expansion of its RFID management team with the addition of three new director positions. The company has named Shawn A. Rogers, director of Wireless Commerce and Tag-it products; Mikael Ahlund, director of RFID Healthcare, and William A. Santini, director of technology development. TI's RFID division is expanding its upper management team as it prepares to launch its Electronic Product Code (EPC) Generation 2 UHF product line for retail and supply chain applications, and grow its RFID business in these emerging markets. " ...

Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

RFID Inventory Track Monitor For Shipping Containers ...

Fairfield Industries Acquires RFTrax ...

... "Fairfield Industries announced today that it has acquired RFTrax Inc., based in Allyn, Washington as a wholly-owned subsidiary. RFTrax develops systems utilizing multiple sensors, in concert with data management and alerting software, to provide an end-to-end solution that tracks shipments globally, protects valued assets, and ensures the integrity of the nation's supply chain. Using a combination of radio, satellite and RFID components with customized software and hardware, RFTrax provides visibility and security for the nation's intermodal transportation network." ...

Fairfield Industries Inc. is headquartered in Sugarland, Texas and offers a complete suite of seismic imaging services – from data acquisition to advanced data processing. Privately held, Fairfield is the leader in cable free acquisition system manufacturing and maintains the largest bottom-referenced, multi-client 3D seismic database in the Gulf Coast.

RFTrax Inc. is a premier supplier of intelligent sensors, inventory management and security solutions utilizing various wireless and web-based technologies. RFTrax solutions allow their clients to continually track the movement of, and monitor the security of, any item as it moves along the supply chain. RFTrax was initially founded to address security, tracking and inventory management issues for the Exhibit and Museum industries. Utilizing a combination of commercially available Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) components and customized software and hardware RFTrax developed a product to inventory, track, and monitor a shipping container and its contents from the moment it is closed for shipment to the moment it is received.

RFID EPC Gen2 Interoperability ...

RFID EPC Gen2 Interoperability: Texas Instruments Teams Up With Leading Reader and Printer Partners for EPC Gen 2 Interoperability ...

TI builds a coalition of support for its EPC Gen2-compliant RFID technology to drive interoperability through the global supply chain ...

... Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced broad industry support for its Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) Gen 2 technology through its collaboration with 12 leading printer and reader manufacturers: Avery Dennison, AWID, Datamax Corporation, FEIG, Paxar, Printronix, SATO, Sirit Inc., SAMSys, ThingMagic, WJ Communications, and Zebra Technologies Corporation. TI is working with this alliance to ensure interoperability within the EPC Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) infrastructure and drive accelerated adoption of EPC Generation 2 compliant solutions in the global retail supply chain. All of the companies are committed to providing products based on the EPC Gen 2 standard, and are working in close collaboration with TI to bring to market a wide range of interoperable solutions for encoders, readers, printers, and hardware devices that support TI's EPC Gen 2 products which are planned for volume production beginning in 3Q 2005. ...

Texas Instruments RFid Systems: Texas Instruments is the world’s largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications. For more information, contact TI-RFid™ Systems at 1-888-937-6536 (North America) or +1 214-567-4364 (International), or visit the Web site at www.ti-rfid.com. Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers’ real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company’s businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN.

Telenexus RFID: Digital Wireless Voice Network

Digital Wireless Voice Network

... "Based on technologies developed for the NASA project, Telenexus established itself in wired/wireless telephony and RFID system development. Telenexus is an important technology partner with Texas Instruments TIRIS RFID Group and Sirit Corporation. Developed and manufactured transceivers for toll collection systems, Mobil Speedpass, and Tag-it low cost tags " ...

Telenexus RFID System: Digital Wireless Voice Network

Digital Wireless Voice Network

... "Based on technologies developed for the NASA project, Telenexus established itself in wired/wireless telephony and RFID system development. Telenexus is an important technology partner with Texas Instruments TIRIS RFID Group and Sirit Corporation. Developed and manufactured transceivers for toll collection systems, Mobil Speedpass, and Tag-it low cost tags " ...

RFID Inlay Insertion Printing ...

RFID Inlay Insertion Printing: Mark Andy to Demonstrate RFID Conversion Equipment Using Texas ...

Mark Andy is showcasing new capabilities in RFID printing with inlay insertion equipment ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Mark Andy, the leading narrow web printing equipment manufacturer, will demonstrate to label and printer manufacturers its recently developed RFID strap and ...

... Mark Andy, the leading narrow web printing equipment manufacturer, will demonstrate to label and printer manufacturers its recently developed RFID strap and inlay insertion equipment incorporating RFID straps and inlays from Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) at its "RFID Focus" Educator Series, "In-Line RFID Solutions for Today's Converters" on April 27, 2005. Mark Andy's printing and converting technology, which uses an RFID inlay and strap insertion module developed by Tamarack Products, is a leading commercial product line available for companies seeking to integrate RFID technology into traditional narrow web label manufacturing lines. In addition to the RFID insertion demonstration, the event will cover a variety of key topics about RFID and Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) label production. ...

Mark Andy, Inc., a Dover Company, is the world's number one manufacturer of narrow web printing equipment. The company has a rich history of delivering solutions to increase productivity and profitability for the label and packaging markets. The company supplies leading global brands including Comco printing/converting machinery, Mark Andy printing/converting machinery and UVTechnology curing systems and replacement parts. Mark Andy is headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with sales and distribution offices in France, Switzerland, and the UK. Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

EPC Gen2 Tag Emulators ...

EPC Gen2 Tag Emulators: Texas Instruments Delivers EPC Gen 2 Tag Emulators to RFID Reader ...

TI delivers Generation 2 EPC-compliant RFID tag emulation ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is delivering Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) Generation 2 tag emulators to five of the leading RFID reader and printer ...

... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is delivering Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) Generation 2 tag emulators to five of the leading RFID reader and printer manufacturers. This effort, underway since Q4 2004 in parallel with the company's Gen 2 RFID product development, helps to ensure EPC Gen 2 interoperability between TI transponders, and readers and printers being manufactured based on the recently ratified, next-generation EPCglobal Inc(TM) ultra-high frequency (UHF) standard. The reader and printer manufacturers will use the TI emulators to simulate 96 bit code read/write, lock, as well as other functionality defined by the EPC Gen 2 protocol, to facilitate their development of EPC Gen 2 products. TI's delivery of EPC Gen 2 emulators is a milestone on the company's path to achieving interoperability of Gen 2 products in the market as it ramps to production of EPC Gen 2 technology later this year. ...

Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications. Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN.

RFID Wireless Sensor Networks Vision ...

RFID Wireless Sensor Networks Vision: TI's Julie England Outlines Strategy to Drive Far-Reaching ...

TI offers a vision for wireless sensor networks built on RFID infrastructure ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... TI Envisions RFID at the Edge of Evolving Wireless and Sensor Networks DALLAS, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With the RFID market poised to surge from millions to ...

... With the RFID market poised to surge from millions to tens of billions of tags over the next five years, a critical mass of the technology will spur innovation and new applications across the enterprise value chain, said Julie England, vice president of Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) and general manager of TI's RFID business. Texas Instruments has the critical wireless competencies that extend from its number one analog chip position in cell phones to its 15 years of innovation in wireless RFID highlighted by application milestones in automotive anti-theft and library books, to the Exxon/Mobil Speedpass(TM) payment system. The company is nearing a production milestone of 500 million RFID tags and is gearing up to produce billions of chips, straps, inlays and reader modules for retail supply chain, contactless commerce and pharmaceutical applications. ...

Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications.

RFID System Interoperability Demonstrated ...

RFID System Interoperability Demonstrated: SeeBeyond to Showcase RFID Solution in Conjunction with Sun ...

SeeBeyond is demonstrating RFID interoperability ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Building on its continued focus in driving added ROI from radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq: SBYN) today announced it will ...

... Building on its continued focus in driving added ROI from radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq: SBYN) today announced it will be collaborating with Sun Microsystems at this week's RFID World Conference to jointly demonstrate interoperability between SeeBeyond and Sun technology. The demonstration will address common issues in the supply chain and be unveiled at the Sun Dallas RFID Test Center on March 1, and will later be shown at the 3rd Annual RFID World Conference being held at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, Texas, March 2- 3. Based on the companies' collaborative efforts in RFID, this demonstration simulates an application spanning a manufacturing-retail supply chain, targeted at improving business processes and quickly obtaining business insight from transformational data collected via RFID technologies. ...

Based on 15 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq: SBYN) delivers the industry's first integrated composite application network built on a comprehensive integration platform. The SeeBeyond(R) Integrated Composite Application Network Suite(TM) helps organizations rapidly assemble and deploy enterprise-scale end-user applications built on existing systems and infrastructure to dramatically improve business operations. SeeBeyond has approximately 2,000 customers worldwide, including BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Halliburton, Hertz Corporation, HP, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint and Sutter Health.

RFID Sensor Capability at Upcoming RFID Conference ...

RFID Sensor Capability: GlobeRanger Demonstrates RFID and Sensor Capabilities at RFID ...

GlobeRanger will showcase its RFID sensor capabilities at upcoming RFID conference ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software, will showcase advanced capabilities of ...

... GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software, will showcase advanced capabilities of its iMotion platform at the upcoming RFID World, March 1-3, in Dallas. GlobeRanger demonstrations will include solutions for real-world business processes such as compliance, shipping and receiving; device management and monitoring capabilities; integration of senor-based systems; and edge process design and development. ...

GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware(TM) platform, iMotion(TM), provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time response. iMotion serves as the foundation for GlobeRanger and its partners to rapidly develop, deploy and manage edge solutions. Founded in 1999, GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

RFID Industry Certification Training ...

RFID Industry Certification Training: OTA Training, LLC Joins With CompTIA to Design and Develop RFID ...

Industry certification in RFID technology is developing through the CompTIA organization ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... OTA Training, LLC (OTA) the leading provider of vendor-neutral Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Training and ...

... OTA Training, LLC (OTA) the leading provider of vendor-neutral Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Training and Certification, is pleased to announce that it is working with the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), an international IT trade association based in suburban Chicago that supports IT technology professionals worldwide, to define and develop an RFID industry certification program. OTA will contribute its proprietary RFID courseware to assist CompTIA in creating a vendor-neutral RFID certification. Students who have completed OTA’s training will have the option of taking the CompTIA certification exam at the end of the OTA training and certification course or will receive a voucher to take the exam at a later time. ...

OTA Training offers RFID training and certification that covers RFID systems from a high-level, executive perspective to a detailed, systems approach for implementing RFID. The three-day systems approach is a series of ‘hands-on’ sessions that allow students to put into practice the information presented, in a working RFID test facility, simulating real-world conditions. Both OTA’s single-day Manager’s Perspective course and the three-day Systems Approach to RFID Implementation courseware increase an RFID team's ability to navigate through the complexity of RFID technology. OTA provides state-of-the art training materials, facilities, tools, continuing education and support that lead to success outside of the classroom. OTA Training, LLC is based in Dallas, Texas, and offers RFID training courses around the globe. Any course can be customized to fit a company's requirements and can be conducted at the company location.

China RFID Event ...

China RFID Event: BearingPoint, Texas Instruments, OATSystems, webMethods and Zebra ...

Leaders in the RFID solutions space are hosting stakeholders from China to support learning and awareness of RFID technology, since China is responsible for such a significant amount of global trade and logistics in the retail supply chain ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Government and Industry Leaders Forging Relationships With US for RFID Adoption WHAT: Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, driven by global ...

... Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, driven by global retailer mandates, such as those from Wal-mart, Tesco, Albertson's and the U.S. Department of Defense, will eventually make its way into the warehouses and distribution centers of China. Well over 70 percent of the more than $200 billion worth of goods imported into the U.S. from the Pacific Rim each year comes from China. And this figure is growing. BearingPoint, Inc., Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), OATSystems, Inc., Zebra Technologies Corporation and webMethods will host a delegation of leading government and business leaders, including the Chinese Government's Ministry of Information and Industry, EPCglobal China and AIM China, interested in learning more about RFID technology, standards and supply chain applications. ...

Members of the delegation are also available on March 2-3, 2005 at The China Pavilion at RFID World, Gaylord Texas Resort in Grapevine, Texas.

KimberlyClark AutoID RFID Strategy at Conference ...

KimberlyClark AutoID RFID Strategy at Conference: Mike O'Shea from Kimberly-Clark Corporation to Keynote on Day 2 of ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Mike O'Shea, director of corporate Auto/ID and RFID strategies and technology at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will be the featured keynote speaker on ...

... Mike O'Shea, director of corporate Auto/ID and RFID strategies and technology at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will be the featured keynote speaker on day two of RFID World 2005, March 2-3 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas, adding to the show's list of top end-user speakers and case studies. Mike Meranda, president of EPCglobal US(TM), a regional Member Organization of EPCglobal Inc.(TM), the not-for-profit standards organization entrusted with driving the global adoption of Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) technology, will also address attendees in a morning keynote session. The second day keynote panel, "RFID Readiness and Interoperability," features Alien Technology, Intermec Technologies, Microsoft Corporation, Printronix, Inc. and Texas Instruments, who will discuss global standards issues surrounding frequency allocation, tag and reader functionality, and intellectual property. ...

RFID Vehicle Condition Monitoring ...

RFID Vehicle Condition Monitoring: Stemco Introduces BAT RF -- An Innovative New Line of Technology ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Stemco's BAT RF products use advanced sensor technologies and radio frequency identification (RFID) to collect and communicate critical data on vehicle ...

... Stemco, a technology leader in heavy-duty truck and trailer wheel products and an EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO) company, has introduced an innovative new product line developed to reduce the cost of commercial vehicle ownership and improve vehicle safety. Stemco's BAT RF products use advanced sensor technologies and radio frequency identification (RFID) to collect and communicate critical data on vehicle condition and maintenance. ...

Stemco's BAT RF products provide accurate, accessible data to assist fleets in safe, productive operation and maintenance of vehicle assets. With offices and manufacturing facilities in Longview, Texas, Stemco is a leader in the technology and manufacture of heavy-duty truck and trailer wheel end products.

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RFID tagging, rfid tracking, asset: structures occur every day from hand tools, vehicle components, machine ... Condition Monitoring Equipment - Products Avonwood design and manufacture a range of ...

ANSYS Industrial Division: countering of hazardous conditions, operator information ... Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems are used ... assets, such as vehicles, containers, raw ...

Digital Angel: CCIA has long recognized that RFID would be ... identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high ... and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft ...

Healthcare RFID Real-Time Tracking ...

Healthcare RFID Real-Time Tracking: McKesson's CarePoint-RN(TM) Gives Nurses Unparalleled Point-of ...

From Market Wire (press release) ... McKesson turned to radio frequency identification (RFID) systems provider PanGo Networks, Inc., to incorporate advanced real-time tracking capabilities to ...

... McKesson, the world's leading healthcare services company, announced that it will preview CarePoint-RN™, the industry's first-of-its-kind mobile workstation, at the HIMSS 2005 annual conference and exhibition Feb. 13-17, in Dallas, Texas. CarePoint-RN is designed to alleviate one of nursing's most vexing challenges: how to deliver safer, more efficient care. McKesson's fully equipped, transportable workstation takes bedside computing and scanning to the next level by conveniently placing everything that nurses need at their fingertips. Patient-specific medication bins, supplies, a bar-code scanner and a wireless PC are combined on a single platform, enabling nurses to access clinical information, scan and administer medications, complete assessments, and chart care from anywhere they wish. ...

McKesson Corporation is a Fortune 16 healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 170-year history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare, and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients.

Linda Dillman on the Walmart RFID Program ...

Dillman on the Walmart RFID Program: WalMart CIO Linda Dillman to Offer Keynote Address at RFID World ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Linda Dillman, executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., one of the RFID market's most outspoken ...

... Linda Dillman, executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of WalMart Stores, Inc., one of the RFID market's most outspoken executives on the benefits of RFID in the retail supply chain, will be presenting the opening keynote address at RFID World 2005, on March 2nd, at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, Texas. An additional highlight of the first day of RFID World 2005 is an end-user panel, featuring a cross-section of industry players leading the way in early RFID implementations. Moderated by D'Anne Hotchkiss, editor of RFID News & Solutions, the panel includes Miley Ainsworth, director, Innovation and Scanning Technology, FedEx Corporate Services; Stephen M. Moody, chief warrant officer and RFID program coordinator, U.S. Army; Robert E. Kashmer, Jr., vice president, Information Technology, H. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Company; and Howard Stockdale, chief information officer, Beaver Street Fisheries. These end users will discuss lessons learned in early implementations and share ideas for expanding these trials into broader-scale deployments. ...

Shorecliff Communications is a leading producer of high-quality content rich events worldwide in technology industries including broadband, wireless infrastructure, telecommunications and radio frequency identification (RFID).

Additional resources on Linda Dillman and the Walmart RFID program in the retail supply chain ...

Wal-Mart begins using RFID product tags: Wal-Mart chief information officer Linda Dillman would not say ... a presentation organized Thursday by Wal-Mart in Dallas, and he spoke with Dillman and Ian ...

Wal-Mart Details RFID Requirement: President and CEO Mike Duke, CIO Linda Dillman and others at ... Opts for EPC Class 1, V2.) Dillman said Wal ... “Wal-Mart is saying to CPG companies and RFID vendors ...

Talking RFID with Wal-Mart's CIO: when an item is out of stock, says Linda Dillman, Wal-Mart's chief information ... In RFID, Wal-Mart is running a little behind some of its international ...

Secure RFID Chips for Payment Card Applications ...

Secure RFID Chips for Payment Card Applications: Texas Instruments to Deliver RFID Solution for MasterCard PayPass

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Texas Instruments today announced plans to deliver ISO/IEC 14443 compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) chips designed to meet the ...

... Texas Instruments today announced plans to deliver ISO/IEC 14443 compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) chips designed to meet the stringent security requirements for MasterCard International's PayPass(TM) line of RFID payment cards and tokens. TI expects to submit this product for MasterCard certification in the second quarter of 2005. Full production is planned to start in the second half of this year TI's new 13.56 MHz RFID chip is the latest to be introduced in a series of solutions based on the company's ISO/IEC 14443 technology platform. This proven platform features products with universally accepted and standardized cryptography, using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) approved crypto algorithms, including Triple DES and SHA-1. ...

Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications. Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN.

Additional resources on secure RFID chips for payment card applications ...

RFID Tags and Contactless Smart Card Technology: Comparing and: The on-chip intelligence uniquely enables systems that ... card technology for new secure identification and ... For additional information on how RFID and contactless ...

Infineon Technologies AG: Business Concept ... Secure Mobile Solutions offers an extensive line of ... health insurance cards) and payment cards (debit and ... and customer base with RFID chips for identification ...

DOI Buys 30,000 DESFire Chips: says the government has tested a number of other chips that meet the ... NASA, which began a DESFire-based smart card secure access program at an ...

Flexible RFID Readers Used at RFID Compliance Test Center ...

Flexible RFID Readers Used at RFID Compliance Test Center: SAMSys Readers Selected for New RFID Test Center To Meet ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX) announced today that its radio frequency identification (RFID) readers have been selected and ...

... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX) announced today that its radio frequency identification (RFID) readers have been selected and installed as part of the hardware infrastructure of the new Star Alliance Center, a 3,200-square-foot RFID demonstration center designed to assist companies in complying with RFID tagging mandates from Wal-Mart, the Department of Defense, and other major retailers and organizations. SAMSys equipment was chosen because its built-in support for multiple tag protocols and frequencies will allow tags from any supplier to be tested without installing multiple 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 47.6 million shares outstanding.

Additional resources on flexible RFID readers ...

Long-range Active RFID Specialists - Products: The i-CARD is the most adaptive and flexible RFID reader available, allowing users to select from a range of handheld equipment specific to their needs. ...

Psion Teklogix Launches RFID Development Kit: Both the Mobile UHF RFID Reader and the Fixed Station Readers are flexible enough to integrate with the protocols chosen by customers. ...

Texas Instruments’ Multi-Function: With its flexible architecture and scalability to a variety ... and design engineers an adaptable reader technology for open RFID infrastructure implementations ...

RFID Readers: 1 Tags Low Cost, Flexible Reader. This new product addresses a key market need for a low-cost, flexible industrial reader. The combination ...

Animal RFID Field Testing Is Ready ...

Premises identification numbers now available

From Texas Farm Bureau ...

... "animal identification is ready for field-testing. This involves the unique identification of each head of livestock moved from its original herd. For cattle, sheep, goats, cervidae (deer) and some other species of livestock, the identification device will be an electronic ear tag, also called a radio frequency (RFID) identification device. For other species, such as swine and poultry, the number can be applied to groups of animals, if they spend their entire production life together as a group or unit. " ...

Education Program on RFID Standards for EPC Deployments ...

Education on RFID Standards for EPC Deployments: Refactored Networks Releases EPCglobal Network Education Program

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Refactored Networks, an Atlanta-based RFID and supply chain management company, announced its new RFID and EPCglobal Network education ...

... Refactored Networks, an Atlanta-based RFID and supply chain management company, announced its new RFID and EPCglobal Network education program today. The program helps companies with the emerging data exchange and network infrastructure standards required to realize many RFID use cases. While many are aware of emerging low cost RFID technologies, few are aware of the equally important standards for turning raw RFID middle-ware output into usable business information and exchanging that information with partners. ...

Founded in 2004, Refactored Networks, LLC is a software and consulting company specializing in deploying RFID and EPCglobal Network based solutions for radically inexpensive but capable solutions for enterprises of all sizes. Refactored Networks believes that the power of the world's economy is in its small businesses and that the distinctions between consumers and small businesses are blurring beyond all useful recognition. Refactored Networks is a privately held company located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Additional resources on education opportunities on RFID standards and EPC deployments ...

Addressing the Looming RFID Skills Shortage: File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint 97 ... Continue and accelerate education offerings. ... Coalesce IT industry RFID skills efforts – academic ... Adopt key principles regarding standards and policies that ...

AIM - The global trade assocation for automatic identification: If some standards commonality is achieved, whereby RFID equipment ... set out the basic information about RFID in a ... AIM's purpose is to provide education on RFID ...

RFID/EPC Education Courses: frequencies, protocols, tag and reader interference issues, how to deploy RFID in a ... It will also spell out the six stages of an EPC deployment and describe the ...

Texas Instruments RFID- EPC Supply Chain Solutions: The supply chain is at an RFID crossroads and you’re getting ready to set your company on the right course to EPC deployment. ...

RFID World Conference Coming in March 2005, Register Soon ...

RFID World Conference Coming in March: RFID World 2005 Show Heralds RFID Shift From Trials to Deployments ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Industry pundits predict that 2005 will be the year for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to move beyond pilots to broad-scale ...

... Industry pundits predict that 2005 will be the year for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to move beyond pilots to broad-scale deployment in retail supply chain, pharmaceutical/healthcare, contactless payment, government ID as well as other markets. Thousands of attendees are expected to gather at RFID World 2005, March 2-3, 2005, at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, Texas to hear insights on this trend from the industry's leading experts. The RFID World 2005 (www.rfid-world.com/rfid05) conference program covers the broadest range of RFID technologies and markets, and is designed to provide companies with practical, in-depth strategies for deploying RFID and EPC solutions. Attendees will also be able to visit with more than 100 exhibitors, while learning more about the technology and lessons learned through case studies in eight breakout tracks and more than 30 educational sessions. ...

Select resources on moving beyond RFID pilots ...

MARKEM Corporation: CoLOS RFID Software: For smart and fast pilots, industry leaders are using ... RFID SmartStart software even comes with a set of ... return on your investment when you move beyond a pilot ...

The Path Forward: I predicted that we would move beyond talk of theoretical ... to try to figure out what exactly RFID was and ... they are further along in their pilots or deployments ...

RFID: File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint 97 ... Practice: utilized existing OSD RFID 0-6 IPT; briefed RFID Policy/pilots status. Tasked by 3-Stars (DTTF) to Expand IPT Scope. Move beyond RFID to all AITs and ...

RFID Software ...

RFID Software: NewMarket Technology Inc. Announces Plans for $6 - $7 Million in ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... NewMarket Technology Inc. (OTCBB: NMKT) today announced 2005 plans for their proprietary Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Software product to include a ...

... NewMarket Technology Inc. (OTCBB: NMKT) today announced 2005 plans for their proprietary Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Software product to include a forecast of $6 - $7 million in revenue from the sale and integration of their RFID solution. This announcement is part of a recent and ongoing communication effort to outline in detail the Company's overall business plan in 2005. NewMarket's Plans For $6 - $7 Million in 2005 Revenue from RFID: NewMarket acquired a proprietary software solution with specific application in the growing RFID market. The software solution has been licensed and customized in 2004 in a variety of pilot projects. ...

In 2002, NewMarket launched a business plan to continuously introduce emerging communication technologies to market. The plan included a financing model for early technologies and an approach to creating economies of scale through a specialized service and support organization intended specifically for the emerging technology industry. The Company posted six consecutive profitable quarters through 2003 and established an annualized $15 million in revenue. In 2004, the Company diversified its communications technology offering into the healthcare and homeland security industries with the respective acquisitions of Medical Office Software Inc. and Digital Computer Integration Corp. The Company has expanded sales into Asia and Latin America through the acquisitions of Infotel Technologies in Singapore and RKM IT Solutions of Caracas, Venezuela.

Software Solutions - EPC and RFID: The Java System RFID Software is Sun's unique RFID middleware platform ... RFID Software consists of two software components: The Java System RFID Event ...

Texas Instruments RFID - Software Downloads: TI-RFid™ Software Downloads. S6 Reader Utility. S6 Reader Utility Version 1.32 (1.88 MB ZIP) The S6 Reader Utility V1.32 is a windows based software ...

Northwest VC RFID software companies: RFID software companies. Roadblocks could slow RFID | CNET News.com. Tackling the problem A number of technology providers are lining up to help ...

RFID Software Solutions: Wave RFID solutions has developed user friendly Windows based RFID host software. This software is highly flexible and is designed to be integrated in ...

TI RFID Gen 2: Texas Instruments to Provide EPC Gen 2 RFID Tags Based on Recently ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Instruments (NYSE: TXN) today confirmed plans to deliver Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) UHF Generation 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) products to ...

... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) today confirmed plans to deliver Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) UHF Generation 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) products to the market, based on the recently ratified EPCglobal Inc.(TM) Gen 2 specification, with working samples available in the second quarter of 2005 and volume production in the third quarter of next year. The company has been developing an EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID solution over the past year, in cooperation with the EPCglobal Inc. standards body, and will provide the market with EPC Gen 2 chips, straps and inlays. ...

Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. Capitalizing on its competencies in high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics packaging, TI is a visionary leader and at the forefront of establishing new markets and international standards for RFID applications. Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN.

International Paper RFID Program: OrganicID Announces Strategic Partnership With International Paper ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... OrganicID, a leading developer of low-cost, printable radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, today announced a strategic partnership ...

... OrganicID, a leading developer of low-cost, printable radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, today announced a strategic partnership with International Paper, the world's largest paper and forest products company. Through this agreement, International Paper will work with OrganicID to develop the first organic printable RFID tags. The partnership signifies a leap forward in the use of RFID technology and OrganicID promises to bring the approximate cost per tag down $0.01. In addition, OrganicID announced that it has received a sizeable seed investment from ITU Ventures. ...

OrganicID (http://www.OrganicID.com) was founded in December of 2003 by Klaus Dimmler, Jon Barad and Dr. Ananth Dodabalapur of the University of Texas at Austin, one of the foremost experts in the organic electronic industry. The company is headquartered in Colorado Springs and has received seed-stage funding from ITU Ventures. OrganicID has filed multiple patents on its innovations.

RFID Print Management: ClearOrbit Introduces Enterprise-Class RFID and Bar Code Print ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution (SCE) software solutions, has dramatically simplified bar code label and RFID print management with ...

... ClearOrbit, the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution (SCE) software solutions, has dramatically simplified bar code label and RFID print management with the release of its new X.LM (Extended Label Manager) software. Affordable, pre-packaged and easy to implement quickly, X.LM offers a bar code and RFID label compliance management software for companies of any size using any warehouse management system (WMS) or enterprise resource planning system (ERP). Using an open architecture that can exchange XML or leverage direct APIs, X.LM offers connectivity from any WMS or ERP to all leading bar code label printers and RFID printers (a.k.a. "tag burners"). Moreover, X.LM serves as a central repository for all the current drivers needed to run these diverse devices while isolating the ERP and WMS applications and business process from the effects of any hardware changes. ...

Since 1994, ClearOrbit has assisted more than 250 clients in automating and controlling their supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit extends enterprise systems value with proven Supply Chain Execution (SCE) and Collaborative Supply Management (CSM) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while also gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into their supply chains. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth," expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using the customer's data model, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit customers include Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU), and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN).