Korea RFID Beef Tracking

Korean officials implement tracking process for beef distribution. ...

... "And as the second step, either the radio-frequency identification (RFID) or the bar-code recognition system will be introduced in 2010. " ...

Via Donga: Beef to Be Traced

RFID Inlays Enable Airline Baggage Management in Asia

Korea Airports Corporation will use 350,000 baggage tags, Rabbit RFID inlays from UPM Raflatac, to manage its airline baggage tracking. ...

... "By using RFID technology, Korea Airports Corporation seeks to improve its logistics efficiency and reduce the number of lost or damaged baggage. The RFID implementation project has a budget of USD 3.3 million being the biggest South Korean government supported RFID project this year. In addition to the RFID inlays, the infrastructure will cover 98 fixed readers and 85 printers at Asiana Airline's airports including Gimpo, Korea and Haneda, Japan. " ...

Via UPM Raflatac: Korea Airports Corporation selects UPM Raflatac's RFID inlays for airline baggage tracking

RFID Korea Manufacturing

LS Industrial Systems, Korean integrator, and Impinj, RFID supplier, partner to deliver high-performance RFID solutions in the Korean manufacturing market. ...

... "Responding to significant demand from the Korean manufacturing sector for RFID-enabled logistics and distribution capability, LS Industrial Systems will build and distribute a comprehensive RFID solution incorporating Impinj's Speedway reader platform and Monza Gen 2 tag chips. Available starting in February 2007, the LS Industrial Systems RFID solution targets Korean product distributors, manufacturing companies and government entities requiring RFID technology to improve factory automation and supply chain efficiency. " ...

Via Impinj: LS Industrial Systems and Impinj Partner to Deliver High-Performance Gen 2 Radio Frequency Identification Solutions in Korea ...

Savi RFID: China Ready

China State Radio Regulation Committee (SRRC), a division of the China Ministry of Information Industry, grants Savi Tech approval to implement its family of active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products throughout the country. Savi's tags and readers are compatible with the ISO 18000-7 (International Standardization Organization) standard for active RFID products. ...

... "By approving Savi's hardware equipment, China has authorized the use of active RFID products compatible with ISO-18000-7. These product approvals in China, combined with similar prior approvals in North America, South America, Europe and Pacific Rim markets such as Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, clearly show the solid support for the 433 MHz frequency as the worldwide choice for active RFID, Jennings said. Following extensive testing and document reviews, SRRC has issued Savi Technology a Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Certificate and Code for five of the company's flagship hardware products, including tags, readers and signposts. " ...

Via Savi Technology: SAVI TECHNOLOGY'S ACTIVE RFID SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUCTS APPROVED FOR USE IN CHINA ...

RFID Reader Korean Market ...

WJ Communications certifies its RFID reader module for the Korean market. The reader supports a number of mobile form factors. ...

... "WJ Communications, Inc., a leading designer and supplier of RF products and solutions for the wireless infrastructure and RFID reader markets, announced that it has successfully achieved certification from the South Korean government Ministry of Information Communication (MIC), for its RFID UHF WJR7090 reader module and is now approved for sale in Korea. The recently developed WJR7090, is a highly scalable, high-performance, and easy to integrate Gen2 UHF RFID reader module ideally suited for the Korean handheld and mobile market. Packaged in a PCMCIA Type II PC card format, the WJR7090 is compact in size and is ISO18000-6B, ISO18000-6C (Gen2) and Class 1 compliant. The WJR7090, is designed to offer maximum RFID read-range in applications such as handhelds, printers, forklift readers, portal readers, and other mobile devices enabled for RFID functionality. " ...

Via WJ Communications: South Korea Certifies WJ Communications RFID UHF Reader Module ...

Korean RFID Certification: Savi Active Tags ...

Korean government certifies Savi active RFID tags and readers. ...

Korean RFID Certification: Savi Active Tags: Via Savi Technology: SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT CERTIFIES SAVI TECHNOLOGY’S ACTIVE RFID SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUCTS OPERATING AT 433.92 MHz: Certification of Active RFID Tags and Readers Allows Commercial Deployment of Savi’s Real-Time Supply Chain Solutions in Asian Transportation Region ...

... "Savi Technology, a leading provider of RFID-based supply chain solutions, has become certified by the South Korean Government to use the 433.92 MHz radio frequency band for active RFID tags and readers. The decision by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) supports the ISO 18000-7 (International Standardization Organization) standard operating at the 433.92 MHz frequency, and enables deployment of Savi's RFID-based solutions in this regionally and strategically important supply chain region. South Korea, one of Asia's largest trading partners with the United States, ships about 900,000 TEUs (20-foot long container equivalents) between the countries annually. Specifically, MIC granted certification for the Savi Tag ST-654, a high performance, data-rich active RFID tag with transmission ranges up to 300 feet suited for various applications including tracking shipping containers, vehicles and other large assets; and, the Savi Fixed Reader SR-650, a highly reliable data collection system for real-time, end-to-end visibility of goods and critical assets moving through the supply chain. These products are based on proven technology Savi has deployed globally for more than a decade, and can be seamlessly integrated with Savi's SmartChain Enterprise platform and Savi's software applications for a number of supply chain solutions, including Asset Management, Transportation Security, Consignment Management and Chemical Chain of Custody. " ...

Allixon RFID Seminar Korea ...

Allixon RFID Seminar Korea: Via Allixon: Allixon Provides Update on RFID Middleware Seminar for SMB (Small and Medium Business) in Cooperation With IBM Korea ...

... "Allixon International Corporation (Pink Sheets:AXCP) is pleased to announce that it's first RFID Seminar in conjunction with IBM Korea to introduce IBM RFID middleware with the demonstration of Warehouse Management System (WMS) at Millennium Hilton Hotel was a success. With over 250 customers in attendance at this year's event, IBM introduced Allixon as the RFID Middleware solution and business partner to IBM Korea customers. During the seminar, Allixon participated in, as a partner for RFID business, to demonstrate the Warehouse Management System application, developed by EXE, based on the IBM RFID middleware. " ...

Founded in 2003, Allixon is a leading provider of RFID Middleware and Mobile Internet solution for device computing. Allixon combines its products, expertise, partnerships and integration capability into solutions for a wide range of device computing applications, including RFID Middleware and m-banking solutions. Allixon's products based on ubiquitous technologies, direct companies looking to tap into the wealth of data captured by networked devices such as RFID readers or handhelds to extend the quality of information to any device where they want. The company is headquartered in Soeul, Korea -- 3FL. Mijin Bldg., 1474-16, Seocho 3-dong, Seocho-ku, Seoul, 137-868, Korea.

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RFID Software Solutions Alliance: LG CNS And Savi Technology Form Strategic Alliance to Extend RFID ...

Savi and LG form alliance to serve customer in the Asia-Pacific region with RFID software solutions ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Savi Technology, a leading provider of RFID supply chain solutions, and LG CNS, South Korea's largest IT service provider with operations worldwide, have ...

... Savi Technology, a leading provider of RFID supply chain solutions, and LG CNS, South Korea's largest IT service provider with operations worldwide, have formed a strategic alliance to help bring Savi's RFID-enabled software solutions to LG CNS's extensive customer base throughout this Asia-Pacific region. (In a related press release today, the strategic partners also announced a joint technology project to improve cargo container security and efficiency with funding from the South Korean Government). Under the Savi-LG CNS partnership agreement, the companies will work together to co-market, integrate and implement Savi's software and inter-linked Radio Frequency Identification solutions to the regional supply chain community, primarily to international shippers and their service providers. ...

With over 15 years experience, Savi is a proven leader in RFID solutions for the management and security of supply chain assets, shipments and consignments. Savi's integrated RFID hardware and software solutions drive business value, such as reducing supply chain assets, inventory and operational costs. The company tailors its solutions to the defense, commercial supply chain asset management and global supply chain visibility and security markets. Savi's solutions meet the supply chain needs of defense and government organizations, global shippers, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers as well as service providers such as terminal operators, asset owners and third-party logistics providers. Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London, Singapore, Johannesburg, and Melbourne.

LG CNS was founded in 1987 as a joint venture between LG and EDS and has grown to be the market leader in the Korean IT Service market. LG CNS has implemented large-scale public IT infrastructure projects and played a major role in the Korean government's e-Korea initiatives. A total IT services company, LG CNS services include consulting, solutions, systems integration and management, Network integration, BPO. The company currently employs over 5,800 people across 6 subsidiaries, 3 joint ventures and 3 branch offices in Asia, Europe and North America. LG CNS provides over 5,000 businesses and governments across the world its expertise on a wide range of projects on diverse industry verticals ranging from Public sector, Financial Services, Manufacturing & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare among a host of others.

RFID Smart Container Program Enables Maritime Logistics ...

RFID Smart Container Program Enables Maritime Logistics: South Korean Government Selects Networked RFID and Software ...

Savi and LG form alliance to support the succesful delivery of the Smart Container program which will RFID-enable maritime logistics ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Savi Technology and strategic alliance partner LG CNS have begun implementation of Savi's software and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution at the ...

... Through a program sponsored by the South Korean government to improve the efficiency and security of international cargo container shipments, Savi Technology and strategic alliance partner LG CNS have begun implementation of Savi's software and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solution at the Port of Busan - the world's third largest container port. Savi Technology is a leading provider of RFID supply chain solutions and LG CNS is the market leader in the Korean IT Service market. Launched last December and planned through summer, the "Smart Container" program is being funded by the South Korean Government. The project, called "RFID-enabled Maritime Logistics," is aimed at deploying advanced, proven RFID technologies and solutions to enhance the efficiency and security of global trade with South Korea. ...

With over 15 years experience, Savi is a proven leader in RFID solutions for the management and security of supply chain assets, shipments and consignments. Savi's integrated RFID hardware and software solutions drive business value, such as reducing supply chain assets, inventory and operational costs. The company tailors its solutions to the defense, commercial supply chain asset management and global supply chain visibility and security markets. Savi's solutions meet the supply chain needs of defense and government organizations, global shippers, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers as well as service providers such as terminal operators, asset owners and third-party logistics providers. Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London, Singapore, Johannesburg, and Melbourne.

RFID Data Synchronization: Global eXchange Services Accelerates Global Data Synchronization ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... pool will facilitate a higher level of collaboration and solutions empowering emerging technologies, such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), that allow ...

... Continuing its momentum to drive global data synchronization adoption worldwide, Global eXchange Services (GXS) today announced that it has been selected by the Hong Kong Article Numbering Association (HKANA - EAN Hong Kong) to develop and manage the global data synchronization network (GDSN) compliant data pool for Hong Kong. By utilizing the GXS Trading Grid(SM) integration services platform, the data pool will allow suppliers, retailers and manufacturers across the region to improve levels of efficiency and to trade more competitively on a global scale. The announcement follows previous agreements for GXS to power data pools in Taiwan, Russia, United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. With GXS' capabilities, the data pool will power global interoperability within the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) linked by the GS1 Global Registry(TM). ...

Global eXchange Services (GXS) is a leading provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration. Organizations worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 500, use GXS' global interoperability and supply chain execution solutions to achieve a balance between supply and demand. Active in the global standards arena, GXS solutions, powered by the Trading Grid(SM), enable customers both large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronize product information and optimize the execution of supply chains.

Smart Card: New traffic measures cause chaos

From Korea Herald, South Korea ... The problem was caused by the omission of computer data on the new transportation program transmitted by the Korean Smart Card, the company which manages the T ...

Smart Card: Seoul Bus System Still In Confusion On New System ’ s Second ...

From Donga, South Korea ... purchasing one. However, the Korean Smart Card, the manufacturer of the T-money card, was not ready to receive the registrations. As ...

Walmart EPC: WalMart Expands Electronic Product Code Goals; Retailer Wraps Up ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... shipped to WalMart's Sanger, Texas, distribution center and then onward to seven local Supercenters with radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags attached ...

WalMart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) operates WalMart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States. Internationally, the company operates in Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, and South Korea. The company's securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.

WalMart 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 WalMart'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. WalMart initially announced its EPC initiative in June 2003. At the time, the company stated that the first phase of implementation would involve its top 100 suppliers tagging cases and pallets of products headed to three Dallas/Fort Worth area distribution centers by January 2005. Since then, an additional 37 suppliers have voluntarily asked to meet that same milestone.

RFID Compliance Testing: KTF Opens Ubiquitous Test Center

From Telecoms Korea, South Korea ... Ubiquitous Test Center . The center is expected to accommodate equipment for home network and ubiquitous sensor network such as RFID.

RFID Chips: Tiny chip may ease product management

From Joongang Ilbo, South Korea ... gathered at the "e-Business International Forum" yesterday to present various case studies involving the use of radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips. ...

RFID Technology: Allixon consults on Seoul local government's RFID strategy

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... Seoul, Korea, has selected a consortium led by Allixon to provide consulting services for ISP (Information Strategy Planning) based on the RFID business model. ...

... Allixon is a leading provider of RFID Middleware and Mobile Internet solution for device computing. Allixon's products based on ubiquitous technologies direct companies looking to tap into the wealth of data captured by networked devices such as RFID readers or handhelds to extend the quality of information to any device where they want. URIS, the RFID middleware, consists of three parts - RFID Multi-Adapter, Savant, and RFID Enterprise Middleware. RFID multi-adapter middleware consists of reader interface module and reader adapter module that make real-time data from RFID readers handled considering each characteristic product. Allixon has developed interfaces for RFID readers of Intermec, Matrics, and Alien Technology and interface development for RFID readers of other companies is available. Savant, as the central nervous system of the EPC Network and the core component of RFID middleware, filters real-time data from RFID readers and distributes real-time data shaped EPC (Electronic Product Code) to pointed computer systems enabling track products movement through EPC Network ...

Walmart RFID Pilot Update: The Tests Begin...

BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 30, 2004 - A new era in supply-chain management begins this morning as Wal-Mart and eight product manufacturers begin testing electronic product codes, or EPCs, at select Supercenters and one regional distribution center in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

"This pilot is the next step in Wal-Mart's addition of radio frequency identification, also known as RFID, to improve product availability for Wal-Mart customers. The real-world trial follows extensive testing at the company's RFID lab and months of collaborative preparation by Wal-Mart and its suppliers. Field equipment testing has been underway in Texas since mid-month but nothing with an RFID tag was placed on store shelves.

"It is imperative that we have the merchandise the customer wants to buy when they want to buy it," said Linda Dillman, executive vice president and Chief Information Officer. "We believe RFID technology is going to help us do that more often and more efficiently. This will help us increase customer satisfaction in the near-term and ultimately play an important role in helping us control costs and continue offering low prices."

Wal-Mart has set a January 2005 target for its top 100 suppliers to be placing RFID tags on cases and pallets destined for Wal-Mart stores and SAM'S CLUB locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area. Since announcing that initiative nearly a year ago, 37 additional suppliers have voluntarily chosen to meet that same milestone. The implementation beginning today will pave the way for achieving this goal...

... Field Test Synopsis
Initially, a total of 21 products out of the more than 100,000 products carried in a typical Supercenter will be included in the trial. Cases and pallets containing these products will feature EPCs when delivered to Wal-Mart's Sanger, Texas regional distribution center where RFID readers installed at dock doors will automatically let Wal-Mart's operations and merchandising teams as well as suppliers know this exact shipment of products has arrived and is inside the building. Cases will then be removed from pallets and processed as usual through the distribution center.

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.

Although Wal-Mart and its suppliers are focusing on case and pallet level tagging, there are instances where a case can also be a product's individual consumer packaging. This is especially true for electronic items. In the test beginning today, three products - two HP Photosmart photo printers and an HP ScanJet scanner - may feature RFID tags on the outer packaging consumers see on store shelves. That outer packaging will be marked with an EPCglobal symbol...

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States. Internationally, the company operates in Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, and South Korea. The company's securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.

In Texas alone, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. employs more than 130,000 Associates and operates 92 Wal-Mart discount stores, 196 Supercenters, 26 Neighborhood Markets, 69 SAM'S CLUB locations and 12 distribution centers.

RFID Network: Allixon to develop EPC project for IBM Korea

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... InterAmerican Resources, Inc. has announced that Allixon is to develop an Electronic Product Code (EPC) network system using RFID technology for IBM Korea. ...

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RFID in the PACAF Program Protects against Adversaries

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – Pacific Air Forces has taken the next step in the protection of its valuable resources. The Security System Effectiveness Program examines the force protection capabilities of each installation within the command to help each base enhance its capability to detect, delay and deny potential adversaries. It’s one facet of the Air Force’s Integrated Base Defense concept which includes in its framework a belief that that every airman is a defender of the installation.

As part of the SEA program, a multi-disciplinary team will visit each wing to look at different ways the entire base can improve its force protection posture. A Tiger Team comprised of individuals from various career fields will then use the SEA results to develop a plan to help each base through four areas: technology and equipment, manpower, policy, and procedures.

Six PACAF installations have been examined in the SEA program thus far including Andersen AFB, Guam; Yokota AB, Japan; the 497th Combat Training Squadron at Sembawang, Singapore; and Taegu AB, Kunsan AB, and Osan AB, Republic of Korea. All other PACAF installations will be evaluated before fiscal year 2005.

Specifically, the Tiger Team will consider the modifications the base can make and assist the wing in creating a Force Protection Improvement Plan that is different from a wing’s force protection plan or installation security plan.

“Those plans address how the bases execute force protection measures on a day-to-day basis,” said Capt. Joseph Musacchia, PACAF Security Forces Requirements Branch chief and Tiger Team leader. “The FPIP is a roadmap designed specifically for each installation to achieve the maximum capability to defeat any potential adversary. It integrates all the elements of force protection to achieve the greatest results by combining new technology with the most effective procedures."

The FPIP will include force protection modifications that will affect every person on the base.

One of the most noticeable modifications will be the installation of $351.7 million worth of new technology at entry control points at Air Force installations -- a technology that will increase the capability of security forces to detect illegal entry.

The PACAF Tiger Team is working with each installation on how this technology will be installed at each base. The new equipment will scan the identification card of every person entering an installation with special visitor passes being issued for contactors and sponsored guests. Additionally, each vehicle will have a Radio Frequency Identification Tag placed on its window. The base entry control points will take on a new appearance and become “high tech” with these new electronic card readers plus drop arm bars, electronic barriers and cameras.

Allixon to Develop EPC Network System Project for IBM Korea

From PRNewswire (press release) ... Sheets: IANR) announced that Allixon will develop an Electronic Product Code Network System, EPC, using Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, Technology for ...

InterAmerican Resources Inc. to Acquire Allixon Co. Ltd.

...Ltd of Seoul South Korea. Allixon Co. Ltd. www.allixon.com specializes in wireless Auto-ID technology which allows non-contact identification using radio waves. These systems called Radio Frequency Identification or RFID are effective in manufacturing and other hostile environments where bar code labels could not survive or are impractical to use. The Company intends to file shortly its Form 10SB with the goal of becoming a reporting company under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended so it will be eligible to be quoted on the NASD's OTC Bulletin Board...

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Study Shows RFID Security Yields Adds Profit, 2/26/2004

BearingPoint, Inc., McLean, Va., a consulting and systems integration firm, announced the results of a demonstration program, which found that using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensors to improve cargo security also resulted in savings for importers. The program involved containers shipped from Thailand during September and October of 2003.

The project affixed RFID sensor seals, also known as e-seals, to conventional bolt locks on standard 40-foot containers at the point of origin. The containers were then transported by truck or rail to Laem Chabang, Thailand, and loaded on ships destined for the United States. The containers were tracked through ports in Taiwan and Korea, and on to the Port of Seattle, using a real-time, Web-enabled software application developed by Savi Technology, the project's prime contractor...

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