RFID Hazardous Cargo Tracking

ORNL is implementing RFID to support efficient handling and tracking in the transportation of hazardous, radioactive materials. ...

... "Using radio frequency identification, or RFID, in conjunction with other technologies in use and being developed, the research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to take the world of commerce to the next level of efficiency. " ...

Via ScienceMode: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

RFID Role in Commerce - Event in October

RFID Solutions event will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. ...

... "Join senior government officials and business leaders for RFID Solutions: Securing the Commerce of Tomorrow co-hosted by the National Chamber Foundation and SAP. This important event will discuss the most promising security-related RFID applications, the balance between regulation and innovation, and responsible approaches to key issues. " ...

Via RegOnline: RFID Securing the Commerce of Tomorrow

Government RFID Position

US and EU position on RFID technology is cautiously optimistic, with an eye toward protecting privacy. In order to enable efficient and effective commerce, governments appear willing to allow the technology to mature without the burden of legislation, at this time in the development lifecycle. ...

... "We were afraid the EU would mandate RFID legislation and would perhaps fail to understand where the technology was going. Instead, they took a step in the direction of monitoring the technology to prevent consumer harm. " ...

Via GCN: Commerce Dept, Robert Cresanti Interview

RFID Nano-Battery Technology

mPhase Technologies plans to reinvent the design of batteries, that power portable electronic devices, freeing us from the fire-hazards of lithium ion batteries, ie. the ones that catch fire in laptop computers. mPhase is creating the Smart Nanobattery, which is a radical approach to energy storage using nanograss.

... "The company is developing a battery for potential use in consumer commerce and security applications like active RFID Radio Frequency ID tags; " ...

Via mPhase Tech: mPhase Technologies To Continue Its Development Of A Radical Improvement In Battery Technology Superior To Current Designs ...

RFID Security: NSF Funds Smart Tag Research ...

National Science Foundation, NSF, provides funding to increase the privacy and security of RFID smart tags, through better cryptographics.

... "Strengthened security for smart tags - the wireless devices that allow drivers to zip through automatic tollbooths or pass a security desk with the flash of a card - is the aim of a new initiative that has received $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation. Led by Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the researchers are developing much-needed cryptographic protocols, hardware and applications for the increasingly common devices. Millions of consumers already use smart tags—wireless devices that use radio waves to identify and authenticate people and things - and they will become more numerous, says Fu.



Smart tags - which include Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags—are already used to track items from library books to merchandise to cattle. Increasingly, they are replacing the magnetic stripe cards used in security badges and mass transit cards, sometimes also serving as electronic cash. The tags will soon be incorporated into documents such as passports; their use is being explored for tracking medical records and prison inmates. But the tags, which also include contactless smart cards and low-resource sensors, are a technology that has crept in from the edge of the Internet and they present new challenges in terms of security and privacy issues, says Fu.

The unique environment presented by smart tags - they can operate without human intervention and without a physically connected power source - presents unique security concerns, says Fu. Smart tags automatically respond to the device that reads them, so human users don't have the traditional means of giving or denying consent to the reader. This infrastructure of untrusted readers and tags requires an approach that preserves privacy while maintaining the flexibility and convenience that the tags offer.

The new consortium, dubbed the RFID ConsortiUm for Security and Privacy (RFID-CUSP), takes these operating conditions into account and is designing new cryptographic definitions, algorithms and models that will lay the solid foundation on which secure applications can be built. As part of their project, the researchers are working with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The project will result in the first completely open, publicly available software for experimenting with RFID security and privacy. " ...

UMass Amherst: UMass Amherst-Led Research Will Protect Consumers by Ramping Up Security for Smart Tags

Kevin Fu: "Open cryptanalysis of existing RFID protocols will give assurance in the soundness of reliable RFID technology. At UMass, we are investigating how to build secure RFID-based systems. "

The Sensor Revolution: Industry & Commerce: "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) stands among the fastest-proliferating sensor technologies. RFID systems combine electromagnetic sensing with radio communications. RFID tags and interrogators can be used to track inventory in a warehouse or collect tolls from moving cars. "

Understanding Contactless Smart Card Technologies and Some of the Leading Reader/Card Product Providers (PDF): "That transmission could then be replayed to a reader to gain access illicitly at some time in the future. In contrast, today’s secure contactless cards and readers (such as XceedID ISO-X and HID iCLASS) employ a myriad of cryptographic techniques. These techniques encrypt data in ways that render it useless to an illicit user. Thus, traditional proximity cards and readers provide inferior communication security when compared to secure contactless smart cards and readers. "

RFID Supply Chain Webinar Upcoming ...

Upcoming web seminar focuses on RFID in the supply chain ...

... "Understanding the role and benefits of RFID for your supply chain: Webinar: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time; This informative and interactive webinar series featuring Winson Woo, 1SYNC-Certified Consultant from Cactus Commerce, focuses on the key concepts of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and explains the role of Global Data Synchronization (GDS) in the context of successful RFID deployments. " ...

Cactus Commerce: Webinar

RFID Supply Chain Company Acquired ...

Illinois Tool Works acquires Click Commerce, a growing supply chain software company that leverages RFID technology to create real-time visibility. ...

... "Illinois Tool Works reaches an agreement to make a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Click Commerce, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions. As part of the agreement, ITW would purchase all of Click Commerce's outstanding shares for $22.75 per share. The total value of the transaction, including outstanding stock options, is approximately $292 million. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction.



With trailing 12 month revenues of $74 million, Click Commerce's supply chain software solutions enable millions of users around the globe to collaborate, in real time, with partners across their extended enterprises. The company's range of software products includes B2B e-commerce solutions for demand chain management, real time RFID-enabled supply chain management, service supply chain management providing visibility at all levels of the service network and master data management allowing harmonization of master data across an extended enterprise.

ITW is a $12.8 billion in revenues diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. The company consists of approximately 700 business units in 48 countries and employs some 50,000 people. " ...

Via Illinois Tool Works: Illinois Tool Works Inc. to Acquire Click Commerce, Inc. ...

RFID e-Passports Vulnerable ...

ePassports based on RFID technology have vulnerabilities as recently demonstrated. ...

... "The demonstration, given late Friday night by German computer security expert Lukas Grunwald, showed how personal information stored on the documents could be copied and transferred to another device. " ...

RFID e-Passports Vulnerable: Via San Jose Mercury News: Researcher warns of security problem in electronic passports ...

DN-Systems: "DN-Systems is an international consulting company. Our expertise is primarily in the field of information security and Internet/e-commerce solutions for medium to large enterprises of all industries. The company was founded by Lukas Grunwald in Hildesheim, Germany "

RFID Network Device Services ...

AT&T and Sterling Commerce collaborate with partners to create new capabilities for RFID network devices. ...

... "AT&T Inc. and its subsidiary, Sterling Commerce, announced that they are partnering with industry leaders, Intel, BEA Systems and Symbol Technologies to design and deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) device services and networks for business customers. The goal of this initiative is to provide business customers with a best-of-breed managed RFID service and standardization of RFID technology by accelerating the mass adoption of RFID through the evolution to universal sensor networks (USN). Currently conducting customer trials, scheduled for completion by mid-2006, the companies are working on network solutions that incorporate end-to-end services for RFID networks across diverse hardware platforms, operating systems, applications and databases — one of today's major challenges confronting RFID technology. Through this initiative, AT&T is seeking to make RFID devices as simple to manage and as secure as any other network element in response to growing customer demand for an integrated affordable service.

As an extension of its previously announced collaboration, the Intel worldwide professional services organization, Intel Solution Services, is co-developing with AT&T Laboratories reference architectures that will establish basic building blocks for RFID devices to improve the management and administration of RFID readers and sensors in a networked environment. The development work capitalizes on Intel's leading-edge network processor technology, Intel Solution Services' technical and execution expertise, and AT&T's experience building and managing complex enterprise networks on a large scale.

RFID market leader Symbol Technologies is providing the RFID hardware to round out the overall offering, including mobile and fixed RFID readers. The collaboration allows Symbol readers to read UHF RFID tags and pass the information securely to the AT&T network and have the readers managed remotely. " ...

RFID Network Device Services: Via Sterling Commerce: AT&T Accelerates Adoption of RFID Networks Through Collaboration With Technology Industry Leaders ...

RFID Warehouse Automation: Receive Putaway Pick Ship ...

Click Commerce upgrades warehouse software to enable automated warehouse transactions for receiving, putaways, picks, and shipments. ...

... "This release also provides RFID capabilities integrated with basic warehouse operations such as receiving, putaway, picking and shipping, and is an upgrade to the Intelligent Supply Chain solution offered by Click Commerce. In partnership with Vue Technology, the Intelligent Supply Chain is a cost-effective, RFID-integrated solution that increases productivity and inventory accuracy in the warehouse. It also enables the ability to pull inventory through the supply chain network based on real-time demand demands to avoid stock-outs. The solution is designed to deliver increased customer service levels, and lower supply chain costs. " ...

RFID Warehouse Automation: Receive Putaway Pick Ship: Via Click Commerce: Click Commerce Launches MOVE 8.1 at Distribution/Computer Expo 2006

RFID Truck Tag Program ...

WhereNet is supporting the RFID needs of port logistics ...

... "Now counting 11 West Coast terminals as customers, in its largest marine security effort to date, announced January 12, WhereNet was tapped to equip up to 10,000 drayage trucks serving two of the nation's largest -- at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach -- with its active RFID tags as part of the TruckTag program initiated by PierPASS. " ...

RFID Truck Tag Program: Via JeraOne: RFID Technology from WhereNet Providing Safe Harbor for U.S. Commerce ...

DOD RFID Contract Value Doubled and Extended ...

DOD doubles RFID contract value with Savi Technology and extends the contract expiration date.

... "The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has increased its RFID II contract value with Savi Technology from $207.9 million to $424.5 million and extended the ordering period for the company's active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services by another two years -- through January 31, 2008. The contract amendments were made by the U.S. Army's Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4), and the executive agent for the DoD is the office of the Product Manager, Joint-Automatic Identification Technology. In a public notice, the Department of the Army wrote: The extension of the ordering period and raising of the contract ceiling is necessary in order to continue to provide active RFID tags and associated supplies and services for shipments of materiel to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Savi Technology, a leading developer and provider of RFID supply chain solutions for allied defense forces and commercial enterprises, has provided RFID solutions to the DoD for more than a decade. The company helped build the DoD's In-Transit Visibility (ITV) network, which spans more than 45 countries and tracks military supplies through more than 2,000 sites. In addition to the DoD, the company provides RFID solutions for allies such as NATO, the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, and Spain, among others. Savi Technology is building interoperable RFID-based networks for allies that enable them to improve the management of consignments for multi-national, joint-force operations. " ...

DOD RFID Contract Value Doubled and Extended: Via Savi Technology: SAVI TECHNOLOGY’S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RFID II CONTRACT CEILING INCREASED TO $424.5 MILLION: Procurement contract for RFID Products and Services Extended Two Years ...

Tags: Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, RFID Tag

RFID Competency Center ...

Click Commerce creates RFID competency center to showcase the use of RFID technology in the extended enterprise ...

... "Click Commerce, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, announces the opening of its radio frequency identification (RFID) Competency Center. Located at company headquarters in Chicago, the RFID Competency Center showcases how RFID enhances Click Commerce solutions. In addition, the Center showcases the next-generation extended enterprise with solution demonstrations. The Competency Center features the Intelligent Supply Chain, a RFID solution created by Click Commerce and Vue Technology, a leading provider of item-level RFID. This demonstration tracks the movement of inventory through a multi-tier supply chain from manufacturing through distribution to the retail store shelf. Item, case, and pallet level RFID tagging is used to provide inventory visibility and management across the supply chain. This visibility and control increases supply chain agility and accuracy, allowing inventory to be pulled through the network based on real-time demand conditions to avoid stock-outs. Within the distribution center, RFID drives labor productivity and accuracy by automatically sensing inventory throughout the warehouse, eliminating labor associated with check-in, bar code scans, and cycle counts. The resulting benefits of the Intelligent Supply Chain include fewer lost sales, increased customer service levels, and lower supply chain costs. " ...

RFID Competency Center: Via Click Commerce: Click Commerce Unveils RFID Competency Center

RFID Gen2 Tag Benchmark ...

ODIN Technologies and Unisys create Gen2 RFID tag benchmark. ...

... "ODIN technologies, the leader in the physics of RFID testing and deployment, released the RFID Gen 2 Tag Benchmark, sponsored by Unisys. The report presents analysis of eleven of the leading EPC (electronic product code) compliant Gen 2 RFID tags. The benchmark was developed to provide end users with objective insight into how well tags actually work in the field and what criteria should be evaluated when making tag selection, placement and orientation decisions. The Benchmark is the first scientific and objective comparison of how Gen 2 RFID tags work with various standard materials such as corrugate packaging, water and metal. ODIN technologies President and CEO Patrick J. Sweeney II commented, Gen 2 is the foundation for the rapid growth of RFID. ODIN technologies is proud to once again lead the way in RFID by producing the industry's first and most comprehensive, scientific analysis of Gen 2 RFID tags. The RFID Gen 2 Tag Benchmark can save end users time, money and hassle during this important technology transition. ODIN technologies RFID Benchmark Series is the most read and referenced source for independent evaluation of leading RFID tags and readers. ODIN leverages its scientific lab combined with the industry's most experienced RFID deployment team to test products from an end user's perspective. The RFID Gen 2 Tag Benchmark is designed to be an end user's trusted source for comparing the performance of leading RFID tags. " ...

RFID Gen2 Tag Benchmark: Via ODIN Technologies: ODIN Releases Industry's First RFID Gen 2 Tag Benchmark: Unisys sponsors the first objective, scientific analysis of Gen 2 RFID Tags ...

RFID Policy Guide: Real ID Options ...

RFID Policy Guide: Real ID Options: Via Telematics Journal: CAGW Vice President to Address NCSL on License Technology ...

... "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): A Policymaker's Guide, sponsored by the ID Systems Partners Project and the NCSL Communications, Technology and Interstate Commerce Committee, focuses on wireless tracking technology, which is being considered by the Department of Homeland Security as a possible option for implementing the Real ID Act. " ...

RFID Market Leaders: Walmart DOD ...

RFID Market Leaders: Walmart DOD: Via Dept of Commerce: David A. Sampson RFID Conference, U.S. Chamber of Commerce ...

... "According to industry sources, the RFID market for related consulting, implementation, and managed services is expected to reach between $2 billion and $4.2 billion by 2008. In addition, as much as 30% of all capital goods will carry RFID tags by 2008. There are many business reasons to use RFID technology: supply chain visibility, inventory management, ensuring product legitimacy, and shrinkage/loss prevention. It's therefore not surprising that WalMart and the Department of Defense are market leaders as both rely on extensive supply chains. RFID applications are also being tested in other parts of government for logistics support and for public safety and security. But the commercial sector will continue to drive innovation in this area. " ...

2006 Big Year For RFID ? ...

Article supports the hypothesis that RFID will have a big year in 2006. Experts point to RFID adooption rates and the creation of industry RFID standards as indicators of a strong foundation for significant adoption in the year ahead. ...

2006 Big Year For RFID ?: Via CIO Today: Analysts Predict Big Year Ahead for RFID

... "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology will reach a significant turning point by the end of 2006, according to Unisys Global Visible Commerce experts. Companies will move beyond the pilot phase, implementing RFID infrastructures that will increasingly become a core element of their businesses in 2006. ... " ...

RFID NFC Near Field Communication Transform Commerce ...

RFID NFC Near Field Communication Transform Commerce: Via ABI Research: ABI Research Sees Three Critical Years for Near-Field Communications ...

... "Near Field Communications (NFC) applications will transform consumer commerce, connectivity and content consumption, beginning with trials through 2006 and volume deployments into 2007, according to a new study from ABI Research. NFC, a short-range contactless communications protocol, enables easy-to-use, secure Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity between devices. It provides high-bandwidth content acquisition and transfer, contactless payment capability and smart object interaction. That means, for instance, interactive advertising posters and kiosks, instant ticketing, and transmitting audio, video and pictures. NFC brings convenience to increasingly connected digital consumers. " ...

RFID Innovation: Grocery Industry ...

Partnership aims to sustain RFID innovation in Canadian grocery industry ...

RFID Innovation: Grocery Industry: Via Grocery Innovations Canada 2005: Global Standards Organization GS1 Canada Joins Grocery Innovations Canada ...

... "John F.T. Scott, President of CFIG said, CFIG’s partnership with GS1 Canada, who is responsible for EPC/RFID standards in Canada, sends a clear signal to the industry that GIC continues to grow and remains the place for the grocery industry to converge and learn about the very latest in technology, new product development, innovative retail strategies and upcoming trends that influence and impact the grocer’s day-to-day business. " ...

Grocery Innovations Canada 2005 (GIC), is Canada’s premier grocery industry exposition and conference. The event is considered a must-attend by key industry players and attracts more than 6,000 industry attendees. GIC runs October 24 through 25 at the Toronto Congress Centre. GIC 2005 is produced in partnership by Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG); with the Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC); and the Canadian Association of Sales and Marketing (CASMA) with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Canadian Grocer. These organizations represent the strength, innovations and leadership behind Canada’s $70.1 billion grocery industry.

GS1 Canada is a not-for-profit organization that promotes and maintains global standards for the identification of goods, locations and related e-commerce communication, such as bar code issuance and maintenance. GS1 Canada is the only authorized source for globally unique company prefixes in Canada, a standard term and condition of trade globally. It provides a range of educational opportunities, maintains ECCnet Registry, Canada’s national product registry, and offers one-stop access to product images and dimensions. As technologies like Electronic Product Codes (EPC) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) continue to drive the e-commerce revolution, GS1 Canada will provide the leadership to help ensure that Canadian companies can participate competitively.

SAP RFID Technology: Policymaker Dialogue ...

SAP RFID Technology: Policymaker Dialogue: Via SAP: SAP Promotes Policymaker Dialogue on RFID Technology ...

... "SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced a recent round of informal discussions involving the U.S. Department of Commerce, European Union (EU) officials and other public and private leaders on the opportunities presented by radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as well as concerns that may hinder its widespread adoption. Held in Brussels the week of September 12, the meetings were organized by SAP, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Brussels-based think tank The Centre. The objective of the discussions was not to promote any particular accord or policy but rather to exchange views and information and continue an ongoing dialogue in the direction of harmonized global policies. " ...

SAP has been conducting RFID research since 1998 and, having embedded RFID-enabling infrastructure in the SAP NetWeaver® platform, is a driving force in developing and implementing business applications of RFID technology.

DOD HandHeld RFID Computer ...

DOD HandHeld RFID Computer: Via Psion Teklogix: Psion Teklogix Rugged RFID Hand-Held Only One Tough Enough For DoD

Psion Tek secures DOD HandHeld RFID Computer contract ...

... "Psion Teklogix (LSE: PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection, imaging and RFID, announced that its rugged EPC-compliant 7535 Hand-Held Computer with RD7950 Integrated UHF RFID Reader has been the only hand-held reader selected for use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Coast Guard and several other federal agencies. Psion Teklogix partners CDO Technologies, SYS-TEC and WFI Government Services have each been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the Army Contracting Agency Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4), for passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Electronic Product Code (EPC) -1 for Multi-protocol (Class 0 and 1) Hand-held Readers. " ...

RFID e-Biz Consortium ...

RFID e-Biz Consortium: Via UW Business News Wire: Taking Care of e-Business: How the e-Business Consortium at UW-Madison gives companies a competitive advantage ...

Bill Shepard writes about the value provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's e-biz consortium ...

... "The University of Wisconsin-Madison e-Business Consortium, Wisconsin's leading university-industry partnership that helps companies stay competitive through e-business and e-commerce. The consortium, in its seventh year, helps companies address a host of complex issues, including information security, customer relationship management, supply chain management, radio frequency identification (RFID), and in the case of Lands' End, Web strategy and marketing. " ...

Sybase Unwired Strategy: RFID Enabled ...

Via Sybase Inc: Sybase Fortifies Unwired Enterprise Vision with Updates to Unwired Accelerator and Unwired Orchestrator ...

... "ProPath Laboratory, a leading pathology laboratory, is utilized by multiple hospitals and health care organizations to analyze patient tissue samples. ProPath selected the Sybase solution because it will provide us with the ability to manage the large amount of mission-critical RFID information we are collecting, integrate it with pathology records and our legacy systems, and quickly and easily provide this information to the doctors, patients, insurance companies and other health care partners as required, said Mel Lively, Director of Information Technology, ProPath Laboratory. " ...

Sybase is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase.

RFID Technology Perspectives ...

RFID Technology Perspectives: Via Opening Remarks by Phillip J. Bond Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, RFID In 2005: Technology and Industry Perspectives Workshop, April 6, 2005, Speech, Department of Commerce (DOC), Speech

... "Introduction of RFID technology into the marketplace requires an explanation of the benefits of the technology and discussions about actual and perceived challenges.
It is our hope that in the process of today's program we will see some patterns emerge regarding what RFID is, what this technology can do, the benefits it promises to deliver straight on up from improving the supply chain process to increasing business process efficiencies. " ...

RFID Smart Cards: DOD Access Control ...

RFID Smart Cards: DOD Access Control: Via The Committee on Energy and Commerce

... "Smart cards are essentially RFID systems with advanced computing power, storage, and strong encryption accelerators, offering advanced services with enhanced security and privacy protection. In fact, smart cards are so powerful that the Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies are adopting the technology to secure access to their facilities and computer networks, even storing a picture and fingerprint of the cardholder on the card for enhanced security control. " ...

Real-Time DDSN RFID Support ...

Real-Time DDSN RFID Support: Click Commerce Launches Tradestream 5.0 to Support Demand-Driven Supply Networks: New Features Help Companies Respond in Real Time Dynamically ...

... "Tradestream’s 5.0’s ability to integrate real-time information across the supply network make it an important part of our strategy for delivering value from IT investments, including those customer’s investing in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, said Steve Cole, senior vice president of product management for Click Commerce. " ...

Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKCM) provides collaborative commerce solutions for sales and order management, supply chain management, service parts optimization, and compliance automation. Enterprises and institutions in the aerospace and defense, consumer product, distribution, financial services, higher education and health care, manufacturing, retail, telecom, and transportation industries utilize the Company’s solutions. Click Commerce enables corporations such as Abbott Labs, Alaska Airlines, BAE Systems, Carrier, Cisco, Citibank, Dell, Delphi, Eastman Kodak, FedEx, Hewlett Packard, Home Shopping Network, Honda, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, Samsung, SBC Communications, Tellabs, Verizon, and Xerox, to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. Five of the top 10 research institutions in North America, including Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and the University of Michigan, use the Company's compliance automation software to automate their regulatory compliance processes and manage research project approvals.

DOD Passive RFID Service Provider: BearingPoint

DOD Passive RFID Service Provider: BearingPoint: U.S. Army Selects BearingPoint for Passive RFID Technical Engineering Services: Blanket Purchase Agreement to leverage BearingPoint’s network of RFID providers ...

... "BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE), one of the world's largest management consulting and systems integration firms, announced today that it has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Army to provide passive RFID technical engineering services. The contract was awarded by the Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4), and is designed to provide RFID technical services, data integration software, and passive RFID middleware to meet Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. " ...

BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE) is one of the world’s largest management consulting, systems integration and managed services firms serving government agencies, Global 2000 companies, medium-sized businesses and other organizations. We provide business and technology strategy, systems design, architecture, applications implementation, network infrastructure, systems integration and managed services. Our service offerings are designed to help our clients generate revenue, reduce costs and access the information necessary to operate their business on a timely basis. Based in McLean, Va., BearingPoint has been named by Fortune as one of America’s Most Admired Companies in the computer and data services sector.

RFID Operation Safe Commerce

RFID Operation Safe Commerce: WHERENET FORMS SECURITY GROUP WITHIN ITS RAPIDLY GROWING TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS BUSINESS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL MARITIME AND PORT SECURITY NEEDS: Global Shippers Look to Proven WhereNet Technology for Security Applications in Support of President Bush’s Homeland Security Presidential Directive-13 ...

... "As the only company to have successfully installed active RFID, real-time locating system technology at several marine terminals, WhereNet will further leverage this technology by developing additional applications to meet security requirements for marine assets and cargo. Positioned to serve business and government organizations, these systems will greatly enhance transportation security by providing real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities for vessels while at sea and at port. Matthew Schor, a veteran of multiple container security and Operation Safe Commerce initiatives, will lead WhereNet's security group. " ...

WhereNet is the first company to deliver a single wireless location and communication infrastructure that reliably and cost-effectively manages valuable mobile resources and delivers a complete return on investment within 6-12 months. Based on patented, standards-compliant technology resulting from a collective 100+ years of development, the WhereNet real-time solutions enable companies such as BMW, Ford Motor Company, and NYK Logistics to reduce inventory, lower operating costs, and improve operations. The company has received the Henry Ford Technology Award; was recognized for strong ROI by Computerworld; was ranked among the top 10 in the InfoWorld 100; and has been recognized as a wireless innovator by Forrester Research, Computerworld ROI, Frontline Solutions, Plant Engineering, and Supply Chain Systems magazines. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with offices throughout the United States and Europe, WhereNet is funded by Crosspoint Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Bay Partners, Crescendo Ventures, and Sun Microsystems.

RFID Application and Education ...

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

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

The Facts on RFID: Benefits and Implications ...

The Facts on RFID: Benefits and Implications: Office of Congressman :: Joe Barton

... "It is our job to cut through the hype, get the facts about RFID, learn more about its applications, and examine the pubic policy issues generated by its use and widespread deployment. The benefits to our homeland security could prove the most beneficial aspect of the technology, Barton, chairman of the full Energy and Commerce Committee, continued. The capability to track imports and containers will enhance our ability to monitor what is coming across our borders and where it goes. Similar applications related to controlled substances and hazardous materials shipped to or within the states will provide an additional layer of security we would all welcome. Hearing witnesses included Linda Dillman, chief information officer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Sandra Hughes, global privacy executive for The Proctor & Gamble Company, who each testified to the consumer applications of RFID. Testimony was additionally heard from one of the leading scientists in RFID technology, Dr. Sanjay Sarma, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as witnesses from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, who testified on the possible privacy implications of RFID technology. " ...

RFID Smart Secure Tradelanes: Wireless Cargo Tracking ...

RFID Smart Secure Tradelanes: DoD Roles and Missions in Homeland Security ...

... "“Smart and Secure Tradelanes” (SST) - borrows technology from DoD Total Asset Visibility Network. Wireless cargo tracking system. Employs radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. Other vendors are also proposing RFID-based tracking systems under the TSA Operation Safe Commerce initiative, which addresses the issue of marine container security through demonstration projects at the nation’s three largest container ports - Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, and Seattle/Tacoma. " ...

Voice RFID Technology Warehouse Management

Voice RFID Technology Warehouse Management: Click Commerce and Vocollect Revolutionize Warehouse Management with Voice-Directed Work ...

... "By combining our best of breed warehouse management solutions with Vocollect's track record of consistent success, Click Commerce is uniquely positioned to offer cutting edge technology to our customers, including solutions for the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) market. We believe voice and RFID-enabling technologies will provide compelling business benefits for companies looking to improve productivity and accuracy in their warehouses. " ...

Each day, over 75,000 workers in hundreds of companies on five continents use Vocollect’s voice-directed work solutions to increase fulfillment accuracy, boost productivity, and improve customer satisfaction. Since pioneering voice recognition for industry in 1987, Vocollect has set the standard for voice-directed business solutions that cut operating costs by eliminating errors and improving worker productivity shift after shift. Leading WMS providers, material handling integrators and specialty voice solution providers around the world choose the performance and reliability of Vocollect to deliver hand and eyes-free distribution solutions.

Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKCM) provides collaborative commerce solutions for sales and order management, supply chain management, service parts optimization, and compliance automation. Enterprises and institutions in the aerospace and defense, consumer product, distribution, financial services, higher education and health care, manufacturing, retail, telecom, and transportation industries utilize the Company’s solutions. Click Commerce enables corporations such as Abbott Labs, Alaska Airlines, BAE Systems, Carrier, Cisco, Citibank, Dell, Delphi, Eastman Kodak, FedEx, Hewlett Packard, Home Shopping Network, Honda, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, Samsung, SBC Communications, Tellabs, Verizon, and Xerox, to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. Five of the top 10 research institutions in North America, including Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and the University of Michigan, use the Company's compliance automation software to automate their regulatory compliance processes and manage research project approvals.

RFID Track and Trace

RFID Track and Trace: Edge Dynamics: Join Edge Dynamics and Pembroke Consulting for a Special Webcast: Secure Commerce Practices for Today's Pharmaceutical Channel ...

... "RFID Track and Trace: Edge Dynamics and Pembroke Consulting for a Special Webcast: Secure Commerce Practices for Today's Pharmaceutical Channel, Wednesday - July 13, 2005, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time; Edge Dynamics CEO John McGrory and Pembroke Consulting President Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. will present a compelling analysis of the current U.S. drug distribution channel, discuss future trends, and supply a framework to help drug makers protect patients from counterfeits from being introduced into the legitimate supply chain through inventory diversion. " ...

RFID Privacy Commentary: Passports

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer: The Committee on Energy and Commerce: Mr. Barry Steinhardt, Director of the Technology and Liberty Program, The American Civil Liberties Union

... "Today, I will explore with you the risks to privacy of governmental uses of RFID tags in identification documents, and the risks to consumer privacy of use of RFID tags by the private sector. I will close by suggesting that Congress play an active role in deciding whether to authorize governmental use of RFID tags in U.S. passports. " ...

RFID Policy Summit DC

RFID Policy Summit DC: Washington, DC RFID Summit Focuses on Business and Policy Issues: Experts Discuss Need for Harmonized Global Standards and Smart Data Security Policies: Global Leader in RFID Applications Aims to Advance the U.S. Policy Dialogue, Educate Washington Policymakers and Influencers ...

SAP sponsors an RFID policy summit in DC in collaboration with the US Chamber of Commerce to educate leaders on the opportunity offered by adoption of RFID technology and to identify policy implications that need to be addressed ...

... "Building on its core commitment to help customers improve efficiency and competitiveness, the world’s leading provider of business software solutions, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today co-hosts a global policy summit in Washington, DC, that will focus on the significant opportunities presented by radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, as well as concerns that are hindering its adoption. The summit—cosponsored by SAP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation—brings together senior leaders of government, business and independent advocacy groups for a high-level discussion of RFID’s business and policy implications, including the many ways that RFID can boost economic competitiveness, global trade and security. The summit will also address the need for harmonized global RFID standards and smart data security and privacy policies that protect consumers and allow rapid innovation. " ...

SAP has been conducting RFID research since 1998 and is a driving force in developing and implementing business applications of RFID technology. The company supports the development of globally harmonized, industry-driven standards such as those set forth by EPCglobal Inc™, an initiative of leading research institutes and global organizations. SAP is an active member of EPCglobal, participating in three action groups. SAP was also a founding member of EPCglobal’s forerunner, the Auto-ID Center at MIT.

RFID Hospital Logistics Process

RFID Hospital Logistics Process: Cactus Commerce Partners with Allstream to provide RFID solution: Cactus Technology Integral to Improvement of Supply Chain Management Infrastructure for Leading Healthcare Supplier ...

Cactus partners to deliver efficient hospital logistics process through RFID technology ...

... "Cactus Commerce Inc., a provider of ebusiness software and services for global data synchronization and trading partner integration, today announced at the U Connect Conference that Allstream, one of Canada’s leading business communication solutions providers, is using Cactus technology to provide Hospital Logistics Inc. with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) supply chain management solution. Allstream, a Cactus Strategic Partner, announced last week an agreement with Hospital Logistics Inc., a company that provides third party logistics services including hospital supplies to hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area. This announcement marked the first phase roll-out of Allstream’s portfolio of RFID solutions. " ...

Cactus Commerce is an e-business software and services provider dedicated to helping manufacturers, distributors and retailers bring more efficiency to their complex business processes with integrated B2B solutions that lay the foundation for the move towards RFID. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Cactus works closely with partners like Allstream and Microsoft to develop and deliver rapidly deployed, cost-effective and extensible global data synchronization (GDS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions. Cactus complements its packaged software offerings with an array of professional services and unique industry expertise, enabling companies to take full advantage of their existing and future technology investments.

RFID Smart Cards Partnership ...

RFID Smart Cards: Ingenico and OTI Form Partnership in Secure Contactless Payment and Identification: Initial Deployments Will Support US Payment Market ...

OTI partners to advance RFID smart card technology for the US payment market ...

... "On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security and payments, announced a partnership with Ingenico North America. Ingenico and OTI will provide secure contactless solutions for the payment and identification markets. " ...

Established in 1990, OTI (NASDAQ: OTIV, Prime Standard: OT5) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, micro payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the prestigious ESCAT Award for smart card innovation in both 1998 and 2000.

With a 26.5% market share, Ingenico is the world's largest provider of payment and transactions systems used by banking, retail, petroleum, transportation and government agencies to accelerate and secure the flow of electronic commerce. The Company's 1,300 employees working in 29 subsidiaries, as well as a network of a hundred partners and distributors, ship over 1.5 million payment terminals annually to more than 90 countries. Ingenico, through an annual investment of over 8 percent of revenues in research and development, is producing increasingly efficient and secure payment systems that incorporate the UNICAPT 32 architecture and the latest EMV standards. These systems leverage the most advanced technology available, including biometrics, touch technology, RFID, GSM/GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth communications, providing our customers with an efficient and versatile array of transaction solutions. Ingenico leverages this expertise and technology to provide solutions in markets requiring, highly secure applications such as purchasing cards, e-procedures, prepaid card reloading and electronic transaction flow management. This investment had enabled Ingenico to enter the emerging markets of electronic ID scanning, microchip-based healthcare cards and supply-chain traceability.

RFID Technology Use Study

RFID Technology Use Study: Kurt Salmon Associates: VICS and AAFA to Co-Sponsor RFID Study Performed by KSA ...

... "The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards Association (VICS) and American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) announced they will co-sponsor a study on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology use. The study will be conducted and summarized by Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA). " ...

Use Of RFID Technology: Commercial and Government Sectors

Opening Remarks by Phillip J. Bond Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, RFID In 2005: Technology and Industry Perspectives Workshop, Speech, Department of Commerce (DOC), Speech

... "It is clear that use of RFID in the United States and around the world is poised for immense growth in business, government, and consumer applications. While RFID applications are being tested in both the commercial and government sectors, it is also clear that the commercial use of RFID will dominate and drive further technology development in this space. " ...

RFID Smart Card: Encryption Acceleration

The Committee on Energy and Commerce

... "Smart cards are essentially RFID systems with advanced computing power, storage, and strong encryption accelerators, offering advanced services with enhanced security and privacy protection. In fact, smart cards are so powerful that the Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies are adopting the technology to secure access to their facilities and computer networks, even storing a picture and fingerprint of the cardholder on the card for enhanced security control. The DoD makes worst case scenario assumptions about the cards falling into the wrong hands and having large resources at their disposal to crack the card -- standards that advanced smart cards have met through the use of encryption, secure design, and other measures. " ...

RFID Global Data Standardization: Produce Industry ...

RFID Global Data Standardization: Produce Industry: PMA's ASAP: Produce will assist the industry with database standardization in order to help increase e-commerce efficiencies ...

... "In today's fresh marketplace, the produce supply chain must trace product, investigate & incorporate RFID technology, utilize the GDSN (Global Data Standardization Network), apply category management concepts, and efficiently cross reference proprietary inventory numbers. To do this, data synchronization must be utilized and adapted to proprietary systems. PMA's ASAP Produce allows buyers and suppliers to have the same information in both of their databases. " ...

RFID Feasibility Studies

Radiofrequency Identification Feasibility Studies and Pilot Programs for Drugs ...

... "A manufacturer, repackager, relabeler, distributor, retailer, or others acting at their direction will attach RFID tags (chips and antennae) to only immediate containers, secondary packaging, shipping containers, and/or pallets of drugs that are being placed into commerce. There is no limit to the number of tags or readers that may be used in the study. The drugs involved will be limited to prescription or over-the-counter finished products. The drugs involved will not include those approved under a Biologics License Application or protein drugs covered by a New Drug Application. " ...

RFID Programs Enablement Strategy

RFID Programs Enablement Strategy: Click Commerce Acquires Xelus, Inc.: Acquisition Bolsters Capabilities in line with the Company's RFID-Enablement Strategy ...

RFID-enabling strategy through acquisition ...

... "Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKCM), a leading provider of collaborative commerce solutions and a pioneer in the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry, today announced it has acquired Xelus, Inc. The acquisition brings analytical capabilities that are critical for extracting value from RFID programs and broadens the Company’s solutions portfolio to include Xelus’ Service Parts Planning (SPP)... " ...

Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKCM) provides collaborative commerce solutions for sales and order management, and compliance automation. Enterprises and institutions in the manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, consumer product, retail, financial services, higher education and health care industries utilize the Company’s solutions. Click Commerce enables corporations such as Microsoft, Delphi, Honda, Citibank, FedEx, Carrier, Samsung, Hitachi, Ryder, Tellabs, Pier 1, and Home Shopping Network to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. Five of the top 10 research institutions in North America, including Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and the University of Michigan, use the Company's compliance automation software to automate their regulatory compliance processes and manage research project approvals.

Xelus, Inc. provides collaborative Service Parts Management and Reverse Chain solutions to Global 1000 organizations. The Xelus solution combines planning and execution to optimize global inventory and collaboration in the multi-enterprise service chain. Xelus’ domain expertise, combined with best-practice knowledge of service operations in its targeted vertical markets (aviation, telecommunications, high-tech, surface transportation, energy and DoD). Xelus is a privately held company headquartered in Rochester, NY, with field offices throughout the United States and Europe.

RFID Technology Future Discussion

RFID TECHNOLOGY: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR COMMERCE, SECURITY, AND THE CONSUMER ...

... "And if technical and cost feasibility issues can be addressed, RFID readers, for example, could have the ability to read instantaneously not only pallets but also each unique individual product they contain. This could be done without having to unload any product contents, with inventory being updated in real time. Forecasting would become obsolete, shelves would always be stocked with the most popular brands, and cost savings would be passed on to the consumer. Now this is just one possibility, future possibility." ...

RFID Spectrum Regulatory Reform

Tokyo Embassy Official Calls for Regulatory Reform

... "The United States Government urges your Government to reform Japan's legal and regulatory environment to better suit to the knowledge economy. We encourage Japan to establish technology neutral frameworks and create an environment where e-commerce and e-business and the development of new IT products and services can flourish. We encourage the cooperation between our private sector and academics in areas of new technology such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). " ...

RFID Technology Application Growth ...

RFID in 2005: Technology and Industry Perspectives ...

... "RFID technology applications have the immense potential to enhance commerce, personal and business security, and government and business processes. Market estimates for RFID applications range from about $1 billion in 2004 to almost $5 billion by 2008, with about 30% of all capital goods carrying RFID tags by 2008. This has important implications for businesses and consumers. " ...

RFID Volumetric Sensors ...

rftrax inc. Sensors for commerce, security & high-value assets | Intelligent sensors that stay alert

... "AcousticSense - Acoustic Volumetric Sensors: Senses the presence or lack of cargo, and detects motion inside containers or closed areas. " ...

RFID Market Position Strengthened ...

Click Commerce Year over Year Revenues up 107%, Profits up 209%

... "In addition to posting positive financial results, the Company also took several steps in Q1 to strengthen its position in the radio frequency identification market (RFID). The Company's acquisition of Optum, which was completed in February, better positions Click to offer RFID-enabling products and services. The Company also announced the formation of Strategy 18, a strategic consulting division, whose mission is to provide consulting services to help companies define their supply chain vision and transform their RFID vision into reality. " ...

Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKCM) provides collaborative commerce solutions for sales and order management, supply chain management, and compliance automation. Enterprises and institutions in the manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, consumer product, retail, financial services, higher education and health care industries utilize the Company’s solutions. Click Commerce enables corporations such as Microsoft, Delphi, Honda, Citibank, FedEx, Carrier, Samsung, Hitachi, Ryder, Tellabs, Pier 1, and Home Shopping Network to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. Five of the top 10 research institutions in North America, including Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and the University of Michigan, use the Company's compliance automation software to automate their regulatory compliance processes and manage research project approvals.

Optum is a leading provider of supply chain coordination, visibility and execution solutions that optimize performance throughout the extended supply network. Optum offers a comprehensive portfolio of software products and services. Our innovative solution sets combine software, business processes and services to allow customers to address specific supply chain challenges quickly and cost-effectively.

RFID Consumer Protection Concepts ...

PETITION -- HOUSE

An Act RELATIVE TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, Massachusetts ...

... "A commercial entity that uses an RFID system in their normal course of commerce that includes readers placed in the customer shopping area, shall display a sign placed in a conspicuous location printed in a conspicuous type size, in contrast with the background against which it appears. The sign shall be readable by a consumer before the consumer comes in contact with the RFID system. The sign shall state that: (1) the store uses radio frequency identification technology; (2) the radio frequency identification tag contains information about the product that can be accessed by a reader both before and after the purchase; and (3) a description of the purpose of the readers. (b) Any product that utilizes an RFID tag shall contain a logo or identifier on the product or packaging, and a label placed in a conspicuous location and printed in a conspicuous type size, in contrast with the background against which it appears. The label shall state that: (1) the product contains a radio frequency identification tag; and (2) the radio frequency identification tag contains information about the product that can be accessed by a reader both before and after the purchase." ...

RFID Reader Read Range ...

The Committee on Energy and Commerce

... "When an RFID reader emits a radio signal, nearby tags respond by transmitting their stored data to the reader. With passive RFID tags, which do not contain batteries, read-range can vary from less than an inch to 20-30 feet, while active (self-powered) tags can have a much longer read range. " ...

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 Product Information Management RFID-PIM ...

RFID Product Information Management RFID-PIM: AAFES Expects to Decrease Operating Costs with GXS’ Product Information Manager ...

GXS PIM system will be used to manage information through the AAFES supply processes into customer systems, leveraging the DOD RFID technology ...

... GXS, a leading provider of B2B e-commerce solutions, today announced that the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has selected GXS’ Product Information Manager (PIM) Retailer Edition to integrate inbound product information from its suppliers into its customer facing systems. ... In addition, the PIM solution establishes a single source for product data, creating consistency across departments and disciplines. For AAFES, PIM Retailer Edition will be the foundation for price and promotion synchronization, scan-based trading and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The U.S. Department of Defense now requires that RFID be implemented by all military vendors. ...

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) brings a tradition of value, service and support to its 11.5 million authorized customers without regard to where they may be stationed. AAFES operates 12,000 facilities in more than 35 countries and in all 50 states. These include 3,150 retail facilities, of which 160 are main stores on Army, Air Force and Marine installations throughout the world.

GXS (Global eXchange Services) is a leading worldwide provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration. Organizations worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 500, leverage the GXS Trading GridSM to achieve the perfect balance of supply and demand. Active in the global standards arena, GXS solutions enable customers both large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronize product information, optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of supply chains. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., GXS provides sales and support to businesses and their partners worldwide.

Enterprise RFID Infrastructure ...

Enterprise RFID Infrastructure: Sybase Unveils End-To-End RFID Infrastructure Solution — RFID Enterprise: RFID Enterprise Eliminates Complexity of Developing and Deploying Cohesive, Integrated Enterprise RFID Solutions

Sybase introduces its enterprise scale RFID infrastructure solution, called RFID Enterprise ...

... Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced the availability of its new end-to-end radio frequency identification (RFID) solution, RFID Enterprise. RFID Enterprise offers companies the long awaited capability to integrate data from RFID devices seamlessly with enterprise data management environments. This product allows companies to track and manage resources, items and products more effectively and fully integrate with their enterprise applications. The results include reduced inventory losses, improved and expanded service offerings, and the ability to manage all RFID assets using a single system. ...

Sybase is the largest enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase.

RFID Drug Pedigree Requirement ...

Implementation of SB 1307 (Chapter 857, Statutes of 2004) Relating to Wholesalers: Pedigree Requirement

... "McKesson reported that EPCglobal, a non-profit organization, has developed broad industry standards for the use of electronic product codes (EPC) in global commerce. An EPC is a simple license plate that uniquely identifies objects (items, cases, pallets) in the supply chain. Multiple committees within EPCglobal are currently working to develop standards and fully examine both the feasibility and the ramifications of implementing EPCs to support the use of RFID with pharmaceutical products. EPCs can securely store information about a specific product in a tag that is affixed by the manufacturer. With the development of global standards and the utilization of RFID technology, EPCs will provide for immediate, automatic, and accurate identification of any pharmaceutical item in the supply chain and will enable the industry to track a product’s distribution history, which constitutes an e-pedigree." ...

EPC Network RFID Tags ...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer: VeriSign is the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks ...

... "An Electronic Product Code (EPC) embedded on an RFID tag provides a unique number that can be assigned to individual items in cases and pallets within the supply chain for identification and tracking. With the EPC network, computers that use RFID technology to identify objects can acquire associated information about that object, enabling manufacturers to track items and materials throughout the supply chain. This technology will revolutionize the way products are manufactured, sold and bought. VeriSign was selected to operate this network by EPCglobal, a non-profit joint venture of the Uniform Code Council (which manages the allocation of bar codes) and the EAN International (which provides similar services internationally) responsible for driving the global adoption and implementation of the EPCglobal Network across industry sectors. " ...

The EPC Global Network ...

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

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

P+G EPC Electronic Product Code Enabled by RFID Technology ...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer: Why P&G is investing in EPC ...

... "Procter & Gamble is pursuing the use of Electronic Product Code (EPC) to create efficiencies in the supply chain. As you have heard from Dr. Sarma, EPC is a way to uniquely identify a pallet, case or individual product using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. It's similar to today's bar code, but with many more potential uses and benefits. P&G is a founding sponsor of MIT's Auto-ID Center because we realized the enormous potential to improve processes in the entire supply chain from our plants to retail distribution centers to store shelves. The real time, automated, accurate information that EPC generates will benefit manufacturers, retailers, suppliers and most importantly, consumers. Today's supply chain systems are outdated and not meeting the needs of our consumers. EPC offers potential solutions for problems like out-of-stocks, theft and counterfeiting, as well as reducing inventory levels. We know that out of stock levels are higher than we, our retail partners and our consumers want. It is frustrating when you go to your local supermarket to buy your favorite flavor of Pringles and the shelf is bare. It can result in a lost sale for P&G and for the retailer. To guard against out of stocks, we keep an average of 65 days worth of product inventory, which costs us $3 billion a year. Theft and counterfeiting are growing problems as well. Worldwide theft costs retailers $50 billion a year and counterfeiting is a $500 billion problem. " ...

RFID 2005 Workshop April 6th ...

Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center

... "April 6, 2005

Technology Administration - Radio Frequency Identification: Workshop with Industry

Description: Apr 6, 2005 - Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20230

RFID in 2005 - Technology Administration & Industry Perspectives will engage stakeholders on the latest advances in RFID technology to include: the benefits of RFID, technology development efforts, current and future applications, and privacy and security considerations.

On April 6, 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce will host a workshop to discuss Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). This event builds on the April 2004 “From RFID to Smart Dust: The Expanding Market for Wireless Sensor Technologies” workshop, held jointly by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Technology Administration. “RFID in 2005 – Technology & Industry Perspectives” will engage stakeholders on the latest advances in RFID technology to include: the benefits of RFID, technology development efforts, current and future applications, and privacy and security considerations.

CONTACT: Dr. Sujata Millick
sujata.millick@technology.gov, 202-482-6804
or,
Andrea Da Silva
andrea.dasilva@technology.gov, 202-482-0383" ...

RFID Clothing Commerce ...

C&T Contracting Page

... "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Although official scheduled implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is January 1, 2005, compliance is voluntary pending issuance of contractual language and implementation guidance by DLA. Generally, it is anticipated that passive RFID will apply to Clothing and Textile (C&T) acquisitions and that C&T will have little to no involvement with active RFID. Please Note: At this point in time, until contractual language addressing RFID is incorporated in a specific solicitation or contract (via modification), contractor compliance with this requirement is not mandatory. " ...

When U.S. warfighters go to war and operations other than war, products from DSCP's Clothing and Textiles Directorate (www.warfighter.net) always go with them. This business unit supplies more than 8,000 different items ranging from uniforms and body armor to tents and canteens. Many Clothing and Textiles products such as BDUs are unique to the military, and the Directorate teams with Military Service customers and private vendors to design and test them. Clothing and Textiles also identifies, tests, and approves commercial items for military use, such as sweatshirts, gloves, and blankets. It supplies special purpose clothing, wet weather clothing, chemical suits, and field packs. In addition to products, the Clothing and Textiles Directorate provides extended supply chain management right up to the "point of sale," when individual warfighters or military units receive the products they need. Through the Directorate, DSCP plays an active role in maintaining a domestic manufacturing base for military clothing and textile products, especially through small and disadvantaged businesses.

RFID Devices Drive Growth ...

H.R. 4218, High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004

... "Omnipresent communications keeps the world online and in touch 24-hours a day. Some experts believe that by 2006 the number of devices attached to the Internet everything from PCs, smart phones and set-top boxes to RFID tags, home appliances and automobiles will approach ten billion; the number of users will approximate one billion; the number of online buyers a half-billion; and the total amount of commerce $5.5 trillion. Indeed, the price/performance ratio of microprocessors has made them so affordable that they can be integrated in huge numbers into everything from oil well drilling rigs and home appliances to vending machines and automobiles. Adidas is even putting them in running shoes. Open standards are integrating all this technology and enabling it to amass and transmit information. The availability of information on such a scale and timeframe leads to decisions, decisions to actions, actions to change and change to the need for response. The pace of change will only accelerate and its magnitude will only increase with the constant proliferation and integration of technology." ...

Importance of RFID Standards ...

US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation

Mr. Christopher Koch, President and CEO, World Shipping Council ...

... "It is important to keep in mind, however, that no international standard exist today for the application of RFID-based e-seals or for active, read/write RFID tags. Nor has a clear and appropriate delineation been drawn between the possible usage of RFID technology to address container security requirements and the possible usage of that technology to address supply chain management objectives. These are not trivial issues. The issues, the challenges, and the requirements involved in addressing the two are not the same. The purposes and the use are not the same. The technology, operational and information implications are different. A failure to clearly distinguish between security requirements and commercial supply chain management objectives will create confusion; will impede progress on these issues; and may in fact create significant security vulnerabilities. " ...

RFID SST UDAP Integrated ...

Menendez

... "SST is an initiative to improve container security, utilizing a collection of interoperable technologies, ranging from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) electronic seals and readers, GPS tracking systems, sensor and biometric technologies and gamma-ray image scanners - all seamlessly linked to software through the Universal Data Appliance Protocol (UDAP). Initially funded and driven by the world's largest port operators, SST is closely coordinated with the U.S. Customs Container Security Initiative (CSI), Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Transportation Security Agency's (TSA) maritime security initiatives, such as Operation Safe Commerce. " ...

Ohio RFID Application Education ...

Newsroom | Ohio Department of Development

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

RFID Smart Cards Identification Technology ...

The Committee on Energy and Commerce

... "Contactless identification technology is also used for personal identification, including in so-called smart cards. Smart cards typically come in a credit card form factor and carry sensitive, personally identifiable data. American consumers are likely to encounter smart cards and similar RF-enabled personal identification devices in their daily lives through applications such as secure access cards for building entry, speedy gasoline purchasing such as the Exxon Speedpass, vehicle anti-theft systems, and in transportation systems all over the world, including in the Minneapolis, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego (in Subcommittee member Congressman Issa's district), Houston, and other systems. Smart cards are essentially RFID systems with advanced computing power, storage, and strong encryption accelerators, offering advanced services with enhanced security and privacy protection. In fact, smart cards are so powerful that the Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies are adopting the technology to secure access to their facilities and computer networks, even storing a picture and fingerprint of the cardholder on the card for enhanced security control. The DoD makes worst case scenario assumptions about the cards falling into the wrong hands and having large resources at their disposal to crack the card -- standards that advanced smart cards have met through the use of encryption, secure design, and other measures. " ...

RFID Electronic Product Code: The GCI EPC Roadmap

GCI EPC Roadmap - it

From GCI, Global Commerce Initiative ...

... "GLobal Commerce Initiative EPC Roadmap (Report and Executive Brief): Much has been written about how RFID is bringing wealth of new technologies and their resulting new business processes. GCI in collaboration with IBM, EPCglobal and companies from the food and consumer packaged goods industry have developed a roadmap for the standards-based implementation of RFID, termed the GCI EPC Roadmap. " ...

The GCI EPC Working Group focuses on creating awareness and encouraging the adoption and implementation of the EPC system in the global marketplace, based on EPCglobal standards. The group, with active support and participation of AIM, CIES, EAN International (future GS1), EPCglobal, FMI, GMA, and facilitated by IBM, is developing an Industry Business Case for EPC covering the full supply chain.

RFID Technology Collaboration For Innovation

Tokyo Embassy Official Calls for Regulatory Reform

... "We encourage Japan to establish technology neutral frameworks and create an environment where e-commerce and e-business and the development of new IT products and services can flourish. We encourage the cooperation between our private sector and academics in areas of new technology such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)." ...

RFID Breeds Surveillance Society ...

The Committee on Energy and Commerce

... "RFID tags are tiny computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be placed on or in physical objects. The chips contain enough memory to hold unique identification codes for all manufactured items produced worldwide. When an RFID reader emits a radio signal, nearby tags respond by transmitting their stored data to the reader. With passive RFID tags, which do not contain batteries, read-range can vary from less than an inch to 20-30 feet, while active (self-powered) tags can have a much longer read range. " ...

Electronic Product Code Update to Committee on Energy and Commerce

The Committee on Energy and Commerce

... "An Electronic Product Code (EPC) embedded on an RFID tag provides a unique number that can be assigned to individual items in cases and pallets within the supply chain for identification and tracking. With the EPC network, computers that use RFID technology to identify objects can acquire associated information about that object, enabling manufacturers to track items and materials throughout the supply chain. This technology will revolutionize the way products are manufactured, sold and bought. VeriSign was selected to operate this network by EPCglobal, a non-profit joint venture of the Uniform Code Council (which manages the allocation of bar codes) and the EAN International (which provides similar services internationally) responsible for driving the global adoption and implementation of the EPCglobal Network across industry sectors. " ...

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 Solution Delivery For Automated Data Collection ADC ...

RFID Solution Delivery For Data Collection: Tech Data US to Distribute Data Capture and RFID Solutions ...

Tech Data expands RFID solutions for data collection ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Tech Data will help broaden the exposure of Intermec's radio frequency identification (RFID), mobile computing, wireless networking, printer and data capture ...

... Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) today announced that it will distribute asset management and data collection solutions manufactured by Intermec Technologies Corp. Tech Data will help broaden the exposure of Intermec's radio frequency identification (RFID), mobile computing, wireless networking, printer and data capture technologies to resellers focused on IT infrastructure, retail and small-to-mid-sized business (SMB) applications. Tech Data will distribute Intermec products through its POS/Data Capture Specialized Business Unit (SBU), which tailors its product offering, sales and technical support to resellers targeting the demand for point-of-sale (POS) and data collection solutions in a wide array of industries. ...

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 111th on the FORTUNE 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 90,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data's extensive service offering includes pre- and post-sale training and technical support, financing options and configuration services as well as a full range of electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of $19.1 billion for the last four quarters reported, which ended October 31, 2004.