Rutgers University RFID Research Center

The Rutgers Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technologies and RFID TagSource collaborate to create the Rutgers University RFID Research Center on the Rutgers Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. ...

... "The newly established Research Center combines laboratory facilities with real world insight into how RFID is being utilized across the globe to provide real business value. This provides the Rutgers community and industry sponsors with the tools required to support research activities that have near term commercial value. The center will also be used to host industry seminars and executive forums, continuing education classes, and independent research projects to support industry, government, and department of defense RFID initiatives. " ...

Via RFID Tag Source: Rutgers RFID Research Center

RFID Research Alliance

Georgia Electronic Design Center and Microsoft Research will collaborate through a research alliance to develop RF-DNA, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology for advanced authentication. ...

... "Under the alliance, Microsoft Research is investing $600,000 over two years. The new lab’s work, which is based on intellectual property from both partners, is providing both basic research into RFID technology and ongoing student education in the field. New RFID technologies allow tiny circuits, sometimes printed on paper, to enable secure sharing of product information and other data via wireless networks at low cost. This new collaborative RF-DNA research project will be designed to enable the creation of hard-to-forge certificates of authenticity by exploring the randomness of simple objects in the RF electromagnetic domain. Advances in this area of research could have a significant and positive impact on the pharmaceutical and banking industries. " ...

Via Georgia Tech: Electronic Design Center Alliance

RFID Implementation for Managers

RFID 101 for Hospitality Financial Technology

Upcoming session on RFID basics will be offered to hospitality financial and technology workers, highlighting success stories. ...

... "RFID 101: Your Questions Answered: This educational RFID session, developed by Bourque, will take place on Thursday, September 25 from 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the 2008 Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) Annual Convention & Tradeshow, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Bourque's presentation to HFTP attendees will demystify RFID for financial and technology professionals by presenting successful implementation cases and providing practical information. " ...

Via Precision Dynamics: Douglas Bourque Presents Educational RFID Session

Ladybag RFID Technology

Students have fun with RFID technology application. ...

... "It's a smart bag that uses RFID technology to ensure that you leave the house with those three staples you need in the modern world: mobile, keys, and wallet ... " ...

Via Gizmodo Australia: Ladybag Idea Uses RFID

RFID Portal Education Program

OCC offers hands-on experience in RFID to its students through an RFID lab program, that uses real-world scenarios such as warehouse RFID portal. ...

... "The portal is designed to emulate a factory portal where workers move tagged boxes or pallets through the passageway allowing inventory processing to occur automatically." ...

Via Oakton Community College: RFID Program

RFID Mobile Resource Management in Education

AT&T integrates radio frequency identification (RFID) and GPS-based mobile resource management (MRM) for application in the K - 12 education market segment, where visibility to transportation and assets will increase efficiency and safety. ...

... "AT&T is the first network services company to provide comprehensive and integrated RFID and MRM solutions for the education marketplace. AT&T's RFID application works in conjunction with MRM location-based services that use GPS technology, AT&T's wireless data network and specialized hosted and managed applications. These applications enable K - 12 institutions to track school bus locations, monitor their speed and condition while on the road and report on events within vehicles. The service enables school districts to improve student safety and to save money by routing their school buses as efficiently as possible - cutting down on fuel, maintenance and labor expenses. MRM relays vehicle location, speed and other data across the AT&T wireless data network and sends it to a secure Web site portal. Both RFID and MRM data are available to designated educators and administrators who have access to a Web browser. " ...

AT&T- News Room

Consumer RFID Education Uses Real World Scenarios

GS1 EPCGlobal creates internet experience to educate consumers on the benefits of RFID through real-life scenarios. ...

... "Thanks to RFID, Mette knows that the nurses will give her mother the blood which is intended for her... " ...

Via discover rfid: GS1 EPCGlobal

RFID in Manufacturing Will Be Discussed

University RFID Forum will focus on RFID technology applications in manufacturing processes. ...

... "the Twin Cities RFID Industry Forum – an educational and networking event for those interested in learning about new uses for RFID technology – will hold its quarterly breakfast and speaker event on Dec. 6. " ...

Via MidwestBusiness: RFID Forum

UnitedStates RFID Awareness Initiative Planned to Influence Perceptions of Benefits

AIM Global will aggressively promote RFID awareness initiative in the United States, with emphasis on educating the public and influencing policy makers about the benefits of RFID technology, creating a positive market perception. ...

... "AIM Global intends to showcase the viability and versatility of RFID technologies in familiar environments, and illustrate how RFID is already improving consumer quality of life through such innovations as the automated payment of toll road fees and public transit fares, the authentication of prescription medications, food safety and homeland security enhancements, the quick check-out of library materials, and the tracking of the locations and progress of participants in marathons and other races. " ...

Via Aim Global: Aggressive RFID Consumer Awareness Campaign

RFID Education to Enable Adoption and Growth

RFID use is growing, but full adoption is nowhere near. Walmart and other companies see benefits. But, for broader adoption across industries, education and awareness must be increased to drive innovative use of the technology. ...

... "The most important issues to address in RFID today are education and ROI (return on investment). RFID is a mystery to many industries at this point. As RFID matures and makes inroads into more industries, it will become easier to implement; " ...

Via CRM News: RFID

RFID World September

RFID World 2007 Conference is coming up in September ...

... "Scheduled for September 19-20, 2007, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, the event will have three major components: an educational conference, including both traditional seminar formats and elements of peer-to-peer learning; a tradeshow featuring the sellers of RFID tools, technologies, services, and infrastructure; as well as networking events designed to bring the global RFID community together. " ...

Via CMP Communications: RFID World

Canada RFID Conference

is upcoming this May - conference registration. ...

... "May 8th & 9th 2007 at the Delta Markham " ...

2007 Canadian RFID Conference

RFID Asset Management Course

Course on RFID technology for asset management to be offered in the first quarter of 2007 at Univ of Kansas. Registration. ...

... "RFID for Intelligent Asset Management: Wednesday-Friday, February 28-March 2, 2007, Hampton Inn and Suites Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Mo. This intensive three-day course will focus on radio frequency identification closed-loop applications for managing assets and controlling processes. Participants will learn to apply RFID to drive more flexible, lean manufacturing operations and to manage their assets more efficiently. Professionals from a wide variety of businesses-from heavy industry to healthcare-will benefit from attending this seminar. " ...

Via University of Kansas Continuing Education: RFID for Intelligent Asset Management Course

RFID University Webcasts ...

Webcasts through RFID University ...

... "iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., unveiled RFID University, a series of free technical webcasts targeted at RFID developers. The goal of the program is to educate developers on various aspects of RFID development to enable them to jumpstart their RFID projects. The webcast series is offered as part of the Sybase iAnywhere RFID Developer Community in which hundreds of RFID developers have enrolled in order to benefit from free development software, RFID whitepapers, tech-tips, discussion forums and sample applications.

Thursday March 9 - RFID 101
Thursday March 16 - The Intelligent RFID Network
Thursday March 23 - Turning RFID Data into Information
Thursday March 30 - RFID Management & Security
Thursday April 6 - Growing the RFID Network I: Distributed Architectures for Logic and Data
Thursday April 13 - Growing the RFID Network II: Adding New Applications " ...

RFID University Webcasts: Via iAnywhere: Sybase iAnywhere Delivers RFID University Webcasts: Higher Education to Simplify Your RFID Development! sponsored by AWID, Printronix, Symbol, ThingMagic and Zebra ...

RFID Pharmacy IT Solutions ...

RFID Pharmacy IT Solutions showcased at Symposium by Eclipsys ...

... "Exclusive Sponsor of Pharmacy IT Symposium, Sunday, February 12, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
In Sunday's HIMSS Pharmacy IT Symposium, exclusively sponsored by Eclipsys, attendees will learn how to maximize and develop their role during the emergence of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. They will also discover other new technologies that continue to perfect the implementation of the EHR and reduce errors in the Pharmacy setting. Continuing education accreditation will be provided with the support of ASHP, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. This part of the program includes e-prescribing, data management, drug interactions, productivity enhancement and quality gains. " ...

RFID Pharmacy IT Solutions: Via Eclpisys: Eclipsys to Showcase Newest Release of Industry-Leading Sunrise Advanced Clinical and Financial Solutions at HIMSS 2006 ...

RFID Tags: Entry Lanes ...

RFID Tags: Entry Lanes: Via UnitedStatesVisas.gov -- Related Information

... "US-VISIT entry had little impact on wait times. Will this new technology impact wait times? There will be no effect on travelers exiting the United States. As visitors leave the United States they will exit at current speeds with no additional stops. Through our public education program, we suggest that the visitor keep the RFID enabled Form I 94A VISIBLE, so that it is in the best position to be read properly by readers located at entry and exit points at the port. Will there be RFID-enabled gantries at every vehicle lane at these test port locations? Yes, every lane will be able to read the RFID tag embedded inn the Form I-94A. " ...

RFID Training Initiative: RFID4U Printronix Collaborate

Printronix contributes its real-world knowledge of RFID technology applications to RFID certification training initiative. ...

RFID Training Initiative: RFID4U Printronix Collaborate: Via Printronix: Printronix Expands RFID Education Initiative With RFID4U Alliance: RFID4U Prepares Supply-Chain Leaders for CompTIA's RFID+ Certification While Printronix Imparts Real-World Knowledge Gleaned From Pilot Implementations ...

... "Printronix Inc. (Nasdaq: PTNX), the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, and RFID4U today aligned to help train tomorrow's supply-chain leaders on radio frequency identification (RFID). RFID4U is a division of eSmart Source Inc. and a worldwide leader in vendor-neutral RFID learning solutions. The company delivers training content in a range of formats tailored to individual learning styles, including online courses, instructor-led training and publications. Printronix will contribute content to RFID4U's curriculum and offer its RFID demo center to students as a hands-on learning lab. RFID4U will incorporate Printronix's handbook, RFID Labeling: Smart Labeling Concepts and Applications for the Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain, into its program. The training provider also will engage Printronix's chief technology officer, Andy Chapman, who is one of the authors of 'RFID Labeling,' in an interactive ask the expert column. " ...

RFID Education Training Platform ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

DHS USVISIT RFID Pilot at POEs

DHS USVISIT RFID Pilot at POEs: Testing of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology at Land Borders Questions and Answers ...

DHS makes Q+A's available for their RFID pilot at border points of entry, POEs, under the USVisit program ...

... "US-VISIT entry had little impact on wait times. Will this new technology impact wait times? There will be no effect on travelers exiting the United States. As visitors leave the United States they will exit at current speeds with no additional stops. Through our public education program, we suggest that the visitor keep the RFID enabled Form I 94A VISIBLE, so that it is in the best position to be read properly by readers located at entry and exit points at the port. Will there be RFID-enabled gantries at every vehicle lane at these test port locations? Yes, every lane will be able to read the RFID tag embedded inn the Form I-94A. " ...

RFID Executive Elected AIMGlobal Board ...

RFID Executive Elected AIMGlobal Board: Savi Technology: SAVI TECHNOLOGY'S FRASER JENNINGS ELECTED TO AIM GLOBAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Savi's Mark Nelson Also Appointed Chairman of AIM Global's Newly Formed Education and Public Policy Committee ...

... "Savi Technology, Inc., a leading provider of RFID solutions for supply chain management and security, announced today that Fraser Jennings, Savi's Vice President of Standards and Regulatory Activities, has been elected to the Board of Directors of AIM Global. AIM Global, a not-for-profit trade association, is recognized as the worldwide authority and professional association for the automatic identification and mobility industry. " ...

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 Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Singapore, and Washington D.C.

RFID Data Management Solution ...

RFID Data Management Solution: Business Objects Helps Graniterock Manage Mountains of RFID Data: Materials and Construction Company Uses Business Intelligence to Improve Operational Performance and Customer Satisfaction ...

Business Objects provides RFID data management solution for Graniterock to deal with skyrocketing information growth ...

... "Graniterock relies on Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions to help manage the data pouring in from an RFID (radio frequency identification) tagging system. With Business Objects, Graniterock has been able to leverage its RFID information to improve operational performance and boost customer satisfaction. Graniterock, a long-time customer of Business Objects, found that its information management needs grew exponentially after implementing an RFID tagging system to track inventory and supply movement, such as the arrival and departure of trucks through its asphalt and quarry loading locations. The system collects information on the truck, project assignment, and weight for each load via RFID tag readers located at throughout plant locations. " ...

Graniterock was founded on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1900. The company has operations in Watsonville, Santa Cruz, Seaside, Salinas, Gilroy, Hollister, Aromas, Felton, Oakland, San Jose, Redwood City and South San Francisco. Graniterock Pavex Construction Division is a significant heavy engineering contractor building roadways, airport and private commercial and residential projects. Graniterock has also been the recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Governor’s Golden State Quality Award.

Business Objects is the world’s leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company’s business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects™ XI, offers the BI industry’s most advanced and complete platform for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports®, the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has also built the industry’s strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France.

RFID Business Executive Education ...

RFID Business Executive Education: Supply Chain Management Academy: Key Activities

IU incorporates leadiing-edge technology, such as RFID, into business education program ...

... "Key activities will include: one-on-one mentoring by executives of companies that are at the forefront of internationalizing their business operations, ... experiential exercises to develop general global leadership skills; exposure to current best practices, including process improvement methodologies like Six-Sigma Programs and technological advances like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); " ...

The Kelley School of Business has a variety of academic programs available on Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses. Indiana University has eight campuses: the original campus in Bloomington, which is a residential campus; an urban campus in Indianapolis, which also includes the IU Medical Center; and six regional campuses in the Indiana cities of Gary, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Richmond, and New Albany.

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. " ...

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.

Innovative RFID Marketing Program

Innovative RFID Marketing Program: Integrated Business Systems & Services Provides Enabling Technology For Innovative Wave & Win RFID-Based Exhibition Program ...

... "Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. (IBSS) (OTCBB:IBSS), creator of the Synapse technology framework for RFID applications, and Retail Systems Alert Group, organizers of the annual Retail Systems event, announced the successful launch of an innovative exhibit program, Wave & Win . The Wave & Win program, created by Retail Systems Alert Group and custom-designed by IBSS for the Retail Systems 2005 Event, held May 24-26 in Chicago, demonstrated how RFID, self-service kiosks, wireless technology and loyalty cards can be fully integrated to enhance customer experience and manage customer shopping data. " ...

IBSS is the creator of Synapse ™, a groundbreaking software technology. Synapse ™ is a complete application development and deployment environment used to create, implement and manage a wide variety of real-time applications including RFID and wireless, quickly and efficiently. IBSS is utilizing its Synapse ™ technology to build and distribute a family of application products that are optimized to provide solutions for specific industries. SynTrack ™, a Synapse based asset tracking solution highly optimized to exploit the power of Linux and Synapse in the healthcare sector is the initial release from this family of industry specific products. Global enterprises utilizing Synapse ™ enjoy tremendous time and cost advantages, in the development, deployment and on-going management of a growing number of real-time applications. Enabled by Synapse ™ to take competitive advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as wireless networking, mobile computing and RFID, IBSS and its strategic partners bring solutions to customers for mission-critical applications in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, education, and government.

M2M RFID Market Assessment

M2M RFID Market Assessment: New Players, Partnerships, and Key Segments Will Grow Wireless M2M to $270 Billion by 2010

... "Go-To-Market solutions built around single vendors, new players providing vertical packages, and the expanding and innovative deployments in the supply chain, retail, utilities, security and health customer sectors are the primary contributors to a forecasted 49% annual growth rate. These are some of the key findings from a new research report: Machine to Machine (M2M) - Strong Growth of Wireless M2M and Impact of RFID, now available from Alexander Resources, a leading research, consulting and education firm specializing in wireless communications. " ...

Alexander Resources is a leading provider of strategic consulting, educational services, and research reports to the wireless communications industry. Founded in 1990, the company’s clients include over 200 of the world's leading manufacturers and service providers of wireless communications networks, products, and services.

RFID2 Laboratory: Education, Research, Development ...

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

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

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

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

RFID Eduction Program Established ...

RFID Eduction Program Established: DeVry University Launches Corporate Education Program for Emerging Radio Frequency Identification Market: Curriculum Development Agreement with RFID Technical Institute Establishes DeVry's Center for Corporate Education as Leader in RFID Education for Industry and Government ...

DeVry establishes RFID Education Program with the first offering of an RFID foundation course ...

... "DeVry University, one of North America's leading career-oriented institutions for business, technology and management education, today announced an agreement between its Center for Corporate Education and RFID Technical Institute, Inc. (RTI), a global education services company based in Cambridge, Mass., to offer corporate education and training in the emerging field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). DeVry's Center for Corporate Education will begin offering both day and evening courses at its Arlington, Va., and North Brunswick, N.J., campuses in July, state approval pending. The first to be offered is a 30-hour foundation course that focuses on providing business and technology professionals the basic understanding of RFID. " ...

The RFID Technical Institute, Inc. (RTI) is an international global educational services company. The company designs, develops and delivers university-level education programs, seminars and workshops, for both the private and government sectors. Staffed by experienced practitioners, educators and thought leaders in supply chain management, wireless and RFID technologies, the company's products and services address both the business and technology aspects of auto-identification systems, RFID solutions and supply chain performance improvement. Its curriculum and seminar offerings are developed in close association with end-users and standards organizations, so that students develop the relevant knowledge and skills they require in the workplace. The company's educational products and services are delivered directly to corporations and government agencies or through accredited universities, trade associations and other learning institutions.

As a service of DeVry University, the Center for Corporate Education draws on faculty, staff, curriculum and facility resources of the university to create dynamic educational programs for client companies in such areas as project management, electronics, business management, information systems management and network and communications. DeVry University, one of the largest regionally accredited, degree-granting higher education systems in North America, provides high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs in technology, business and management. Approximately 53,000 students are enrolled at its 75 locations that are in 21 states and Canada, as well as through DeVry University Online. The Center for Corporate Education and DeVry University, a division of DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV), are based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

Upcoming EPC RFID Conference

Upcoming EPC RFID Conference: EPCglobal US Conference 2005 ...

EPCGlobal announces their US conference in the Fall of 2005 ...

... "EPCglobal US is proud to announce that the EPCglobal US Conference 2005 will be held September 13-15, 2005, in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The EPCglobal US Conference offers more in-depth information regarding EPC technology, the business case for adopting it, best practices to ease your implementation and insights as to the future of EPCglobal standards, products and support services. EPCglobal US Conference is positioned to provide education at all levels of understanding and experience; from those looking to learn the basics to those looking to improve the efficiency of their implementations and achieve additional ROI. " ...

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 Venture Capital Investments ...

Industry Heavyweights Join Forces at Sennari to Solve Mobile Carriers' Biggest Problem: Senior executives create mobile loyalty services firm, attract over $2 million in Series A seed financing from investors ...

... "Novak Biddle Venture Partners, located in Bethesda, Maryland is a leading early stage venture capital firm focused on unique, cutting-edge technology investments. With over $350 million under management, Novak Biddle operates four venture funds that currently provide equity financing and management assistance to 31 portfolio companies. Novak Biddle continues to seek business situations where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long term, sustainable value. A sampling of companies funded by Novak Biddle include: RFID first-mover Matrics, VOIP trailblazer Telogy, education technology leader Blackboard Inc. and intelligent video surveillance pioneer ObjectVideo. " ...

Sennari provides mobile carriers, game publishers, music and video publishers and other content based entertainment companies with solutions for maintaining customer loyalty, reducing churn and creating new revenue streams.

Drug RFID Technology Awareness ...

Pharmaceutical Education Associates Speech in 2005

Remarks by Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs ...

... "In November, 2004, FDA stepped up its effort by issuing a compliance policy guide to facilitate pilot projects for the use of Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) Technology in the pharmaceutical sector. RFID is the cornerstone technology in the fight against counterfeit drugs because of its ability to track, trace and authenticate packages of drugs. Using state-of-art electronic technology on every product, RFID allows the creation of an electronic pedigree from the point of manufacture to the point of dispensing. An electronic pedigree is a record of all the places where drugs have been and who has had it. It will minimize fraudulent mishandling and mischief to occur to tagged drug products. I announced a few months ago that Pfizer and Purdue Pharma have already joined FDA action in implementing RFID and more are following suit. The FDA expects to see widespread adoption of RFID technology by the pharmaceutical industry by the year 2007. " ...

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 Sensor Networks Research and Development ...

University of Maryland's Business School and Avaya Expand Research and Development Relationship and Activities ... Development of virtual community prototype to enhance collaboration between alumni, students, faculty and staff at Robert H. Smith School of Business; Advancements to RFID research at school's Netcentricity Lab and Supply Chain Management Center

... "The Smith School and Avaya will also build on previous collaborative research to extend communications capabilities in radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor networks into supply chain management and healthcare scenarios, and into event-triggered conferencing for crisis situations. Past Avaya-Smith research in this area has resulted in significant advances in enterprise supply chains beginning with a project for the United States Air Force in 2000 as well as for the State of Maryland." ...

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, PhD, and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in three continents including North America, Europe and Asia.

Avaya Inc. designs, builds and manages communications networks for more than one million businesses worldwide, including over 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®. Focused on businesses large to small, Avaya is a world leader in secure and reliable Internet Protocol telephony systems and communications software applications and services. Driving the convergence of voice and data communications with business applications - and distinguished by comprehensive worldwide services - Avaya helps customers leverage existing and new networks to achieve superior business results.

RFID Sensor Networks: Research Development Relationship ...

University of Maryland's Business School and Avaya Expand Research and Development Relationship and Activities

... "The Smith School and Avaya will also build on previous collaborative research to extend communications capabilities in radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor networks into supply chain management and healthcare scenarios, and into event-triggered conferencing for crisis situations. Past Avaya-Smith research in this area has resulted in significant advances in enterprise supply chains beginning with a project for the United States Air Force in 2000 as well as for the State of Maryland." ...

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, PhD, and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in three continents including North America, Europe and Asia.

Avaya Inc. designs, builds and manages communications networks for more than one million businesses worldwide, including over 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®. Focused on businesses large to small, Avaya is a world leader in secure and reliable Internet Protocol telephony systems and communications software applications and services. Driving the convergence of voice and data communications with business applications - and distinguished by comprehensive worldwide services - Avaya helps customers leverage existing and new networks to achieve superior business results.

RFID Loyalty Cards Drive Customer Service

RFID Café ™ is a proof of concept solution that enables the use of ABCO's RFID preferred customer cards in self-service kiosks to promote higher-efficiency line-busting in busy restaurant operations ...

... "In the RFID Cafe card and platform demonstration, preferred customers are issued special loyalty cards that store dollar values for purchasing food; tally award points based on frequency of purchases; and record quick-order preferences to speed order processing and eliminate long lines at the register. " ...

IBSS is the creator of Synapse, a groundbreaking software technology. Synapse is a complete framework and methodology used to create, implement and manage a wide variety of dynamic, distributed, networked, and real-time enterprise applications including RFID, quickly and efficiently. Global enterprises utilizing Synapse leverage the power of its single, flexible framework to enjoy tremendous time and cost advantages, in the development, deployment and on-going management of customized applications. Enabled by Synapse to take competitive advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as wireless networking, mobile computing and RFID, IBSS and its strategic partners bring solutions to customers for mission-critical applications in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, education, and government. IBSS is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.

Arthur Blank & Co., Inc., founded in 1934 and located in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in all facets of custom printed plastic cards. Products include private label loyalty, gift, phone, credit, debit, membership, security I.D., access cards, RFID and Smart cards, as well as complete card numbering and personalization. The company produces more than 600 million plastic cards a year, and its manufacturing capacity exceeds one billion cards annually. With its distributor partners, Arthur Blank serves many of today's Fortune 1000 companies.

RFID Sensor Partner Services ...

RFID Sensor Partner Services: Oracle® Launches Sensor-Based Services Initiative for Partners ...

Oracle offers RFID solutions through a strong global partner network ...

... Enabling its partners to deliver complete RFID solutions, Oracle today announced the launch of its Sensor-Based Services Initiative offered through the Oracle PartnerNetwork. With 60 partners -- systems integrators (SIs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and hardware vendors -- already signed up, the program will provide partners with training, technical enablement and go-to-market support, backed by Oracle's leading Sensor-Based Services technology, to offer best-in-class solutions to customers around the globe. Oracle Sensor-Based Services' partners are integral in helping promote customer adoption of RFID and sensor technology. ...

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 14,000 companies who deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers' leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle qualify for the Oracle Certified Partner levels.

RFID Track Trace Authenticate ...

Drug Importation: The Realities of Safety and Security - U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Testimony of Mr. John Gray, Health Care Distribution Management Association, Reston, VA, President and CEO, ...

... "As those who seek to introduce counterfeit or adulterated products into the supply chain become more sophisticated, so, too, must the technologies that manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies employ to frustrate and defeat them. We believe technologies employing electronic product codes (EPC)/radio frequency identification (RFID) hold the most promise for tracking, tracing and authenticating a product's movement across the supply chain. Using RFID technology, a tiny radio frequency chip containing essential data in the form of an electronic product code will allow supply chain stakeholders to track the chain of custody (or pedigree) of every unit of medication on an individual basis. By tying each discrete product unit to a unique electronic ID, a product can be tracked electronically through the supply chain." ...

RFID Authenticating Product Movement ...

Health Calendar of Events - U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

... "As those who seek to introduce counterfeit or adulterated products into the supply chain become more sophisticated, so, too, must the technologies that manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies employ to frustrate and defeat them. We believe technologies employing electronic product codes (EPC)/radio frequency identification (RFID) hold the most promise for tracking, tracing and authenticating a product's movement across the supply chain. Using RFID technology, a tiny radio frequency chip containing essential data in the form of an electronic product code will allow supply chain stakeholders to track the chain of custody (or pedigree) of every unit of medication on an individual basis. By tying each discrete product unit to a unique electronic ID, a product can be tracked electronically through the supply chain. " ...

RFID Tags Materials Education ...

OFEE and EPA Host Meeting on Recycling Impacts of RFID Tags

... "OFEE and the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste co-hosted a meeting on the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on packaging materials reuse and recycling. Participants included representatives of the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the industrial drum recyclers, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, and the paper, steel, aluminum, glass, and plastic packaging industries. The intent of the meeting was to provide the potentially affected recyclers and users of recycled materials with an understanding of what RFID tags are, what constituents they contain, and how they are and will be used." ...

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. " ...

European RFID Conference in October 2005 ...

European RFID Conference in October 2005: RFID Journal Announces European Executive Conference

RFID Journal schedules its European RFID COnference for this October ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... First RFID Journal LIVE! Europe to be Held 11-12 October ... RFID Journal LIVE! Europe will ...

... RFID Journal announced today it will hold its first European executive conference 11 to 12 October 2005 at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam, The Netherlands. RFID Journal LIVE! Europe will feature executive presentations from early adopters across Europe including Marks & Spencer, Metro and Tesco, and will be lead by RFID Journal founder, editor and global RFID expert Mark Roberti. ...

RFID Journal is the only independent media company devoted solely to radio frequency identification and its many business applications. Our mission is to be the ultimate resource for businesspeople that need to understand how RFID can help their companies boost supply chain efficiencies, reduce inventories, limit theft, improve product availability and add convenience for consumers. RFID Journal serves the needs of businesspeople looking to take advantage of RFID technologies with timely news, strategic analysis, networking opportunities at events and in-depth education.

Healthcare RFID ActiveRFID Location System Deployed ...

Healthcare RFID ActiveRFID Location System Deployed: Mississippi Baptist Health Systems uses real-time workflow ...

Baptist Health deploys active-RFID location tracking system ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The solution integrates patent-pending Radianse active-RFID location technology into PeriOptimum's PathFinder, a software application that collects patient ...

... Committed to using information technology to support improved clinical outcomes, staff productivity and operational efficiency, Mississippi Baptist Health System Surgery Department has deployed a real-time workflow management and patient location solution from industry partners PeriOptimum and Radianse. The solution integrates patent-pending Radianse active-RFID location technology into PeriOptimum's PathFinder, a software application that collects patient, equipment and process tracking data across perioperative care, distributes it via a hospital's Intranet or the Internet and stores it for analysis. ...

Baptist Health Systems is the parent company of Baptist Medical Center, The Mississippi Hospital for Restorative Care and a number of related healthcare services and programs. Since 1911, Baptist has served Mississippi as a Christian-based, non-profit comprehensive medical center. Today, Baptist Medical Center is part of a growing network that makes comprehensive health care, health education, health risk assessments and wellness more accessible than ever before. Radianse, Inc., Lawrence, Mass., provides indoor positioning solutions (IPS) to locate and associate medical equipment, patients and staff. A Radianse IPS combines active-RFID with a patent-pending location algorithm to deliver proven accuracy and return on investment. Radianse adheres to an open systems approach to location solutions, shunning exclusive arrangements it sees as limiting effectiveness across a healthcare campus. Hospitals in the U.S. and Europe use Radianse solutions to reduce asset loss and excess rentals and improve efficiency, resource utilization, safety and patient flow.

RFID Hospital Tracking System ...

RFID Hospital Tracking System: Patient Care Technology Systems Supports Patient Safety Awareness ...

Patient Care Tech Systems strives to increase patient safety through RFID technology and increases awareness ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... track their location. The badges emit an infrared/RFID signal to sensors located throughout the department. Rules-based intelligence ...

... Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a provider of advanced clinical information systems for high-acuity departments, today recognized Patient Safety Awareness Week - a national education and awareness-building campaign sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation(R) (www.npsf.org) to improve patient safety at the local level. The theme of this year's campaign is "Effective Communication: The Patient Safety Tool of Choice." PCTS is the leading provider of passive-based tracking and communication solutions to emergency departments which track patient movement and care status in real time with no manual updates required by clinicians. Emergency departments that use the Amelior EDTracker(TM) passive tracking system place badges on patients, staff and even medical equipment to continuously track their location. The badges emit an infrared/RFID signal to sensors located throughout the department. ...

PCTS, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:CSLR), is dedicated to becoming the leading provider of patient safety solutions in the high-acuity segments of healthcare. Anchored by their flagship solutions, the Amelior ED(TM) patient care system, a comprehensive ED information system with clinical decision support, and Amelior EDTracker passive tracking, the most widely implemented passive tracking system in U.S. emergency departments, PCTS provides a family of integrated and intelligent solutions designed to reduce medical errors and improve the operating performance of high-acuity departments. Amelior ED patient care system customers have been recognized nationally for department productivity and nursing excellence. PCTS Consulting Services provides packaged and custom consulting services in the areas of clinical automation, change management and functional clusters for private, federal and non-federal public healthcare providers. PCTS is a founding sponsor of the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation.

CompTIA Drives RFID Certification Through Industry Leaders ...

CompTIA RFID Certification: Six Leading Organizations in RFID Market Join CompTIA ...

CompTIA builds market alliance around RFID education and certification ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ...

... Six organizations at the forefront of the radio frequency identification (RFID) market are working with the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) to develop a vendor-neutral certification in the technology, the association announced today. ...

CompTIA is a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry. For more than 23 years CompTIA has provided research, networking and partnering opportunities to its 20,000 members in 102 countries. The association is involved in developing standards and best practices, and influencing the political, economic and educational arenas that impact IT worldwide.

Healthcare EPC Electronic Product Code ...

Health Calendar of Events - U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

... "As those who seek to introduce counterfeit or adulterated products into the supply chain become more sophisticated, so, too, must the technologies that manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies employ to frustrate and defeat them. We believe technologies employing electronic product codes (EPC)/radio frequency identification (RFID) hold the most promise for tracking, tracing and authenticating a product's movement across the supply chain. Using RFID technology, a tiny radio frequency chip containing essential data in the form of an electronic product code will allow supply chain stakeholders to track the chain of custody (or pedigree) of every unit of medication on an individual basis. By tying each discrete product unit to a unique electronic ID, a product can be tracked electronically through the supply chain. Further, EPC/RFID technology represents an opportunity to significantly improve efficiencies in managing supplies and inventory. " ...

RFID Industry Certification Training ...

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

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

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

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

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

RFIDJournal Live Coming Soon ...

RFIDJournal Live Comming Soon: RFID Journal LIVE! to Showcase Unique End-User Case Studies; 100 ...

Leading RFID event, RFIDJurnal Live, is coming up in April. Dont miss it. ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... 2005 -- Business professionals will have a unique opportunity to get objective, first-hand information from end users and early adopters of RFID technology at ...

... Business professionals will have a unique opportunity to get objective, first-hand information from end users and early adopters of RFID technology at the RFID Journal LIVE! executive conference, April 10-12, 2005 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. They will hear about the lessons learned by Wal-Mart and Kimberly-Clark; get the inside scoop on Best Buy's RFID roll-out; and learn about the European RFID experience from Tesco, a leading European retailer and among the most active deploying RFID technology. In its third year, RFID Journal LIVE! features an unparalleled lineup of end-user case studies from those at the forefront of RFID deployment. ...

RFID Journal is the only independent media company devoted solely to radio frequency identification and its many business applications. Our mission is to be the ultimate resource for businesspeople that need to understand how RFID can help their companies boost supply chain efficiencies, reduce inventories, limit theft, improve product availability and add convenience for consumers. RFID Journal serves the needs of businesspeople looking to take advantage of RFID technologies with timely news, strategic analysis, networking opportunities at events and in-depth education.

RFID Tags Smart Cards ...

RFID Tags Smart Cards: Smart Card Alliance Publishes Paper Contrasting RFID Tags and ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... The answer to both questions is "yes," and to help people understand why, the Smart Card Alliance published "RFID Tags and Contactless Smart Card Technology ...

... Radio frequency is no longer just about large battery-powered radio-based gadgets like garage door openers and highway payment systems. Now ePassports and credit cards are going to come with RF capabilities. But is that a good idea? Is it safe? The answer to both questions is "yes," and to help people understand why, the Smart Card Alliance published "RFID Tags and Contactless Smart Card Technology: Comparing and Contrasting Applications and Technologies." ...

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology. Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S.

Healthcare Active RFID Location Tracking ...

Healthcare Active RFID Location Tracking: Bronson Healthcare Group Gives Airespace WLAN a Clean Bill of ...

From Market Wire (press release) ... tracking. Bronson is in the process of deploying Airespace active RFID tags to complement ACS' location tracking capabilities. This ...

... Airespace, Inc.® announced today that Bronson Healthcare Group, a community-owned, not-for-profit healthcare system in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has standardized on the Airespace Wireless LAN (WLAN) system to deliver wireless voice and data services throughout its multi-site facility. By deploying a comprehensive wireless network, Bronson Healthcare Group is able to leverage the best in Information Technology (IT) to deliver the highest quality clinical services, including real-time order administration, mobile asset tracking, and interactive voice services. ...

Bronson Healthcare Group is a not-for-profit tertiary healthcare system serving southwest Michigan. The organization's vision is to be a national leader in healthcare quality. Bronson Healthcare Group includes Bronson Methodist Hospital, Bronson Vicksburg Hospital, Bronson Medical Group, Bronson Home Health Care, Bronson Staffing Service, Bronson Lifestyle Improvement & Research Center, Bronson Advanced Radiology Services, IBA Health Plans and the Bronson Health Foundation.

Additional resources on active RFID location tracking in healthcare ...

Radianse active- RFID technology to power real-time asset: can extend the potential of active-RFID for practical application in healthcare. ... are located, a Radianse IPS provides location information to ...

PanGo Networks, Inc.: How does an 802.11 based Active RFID location based service ... and tracking things in a healthcare environment ... hospital environment when you have location awareness ...

Wi-Fi, RFID Team To Ease Enterprise Asset: wireless infrastructure for real-time location, messaging, telemetry ... "Combining active RFID with Wi ... whether your business is healthcare, education, government ...

AIMGlobal RFID Technology Members Expands Again ...

AIMGlobal RFID Technology Expands: TrenStar Joins AIM Global

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... to AIM's outreach efforts to increase understanding and adoption of auto ID technologies including radio frequency identification (RFID) through education ...

... TrenStar Inc. announced today at the ProMat trade show that it joined AIM Global, the association for Automatic Identification and Mobility that for more than 30 years has advocated auto ID and mobility solutions through industry standards development and the support of a global channel network. As a member company offering mobile asset management solutions enabled by the latest auto ID technology, TrenStar will contribute to AIM's outreach efforts to increase understanding and adoption of auto ID technologies including radio frequency identification (RFID) through education, standards and cooperation with other leading industry associations. ...

TrenStar is the first company to offer mobile asset management. From the start in 2001, TrenStar's singular mission has been to buy, track and manage high-value containers for customers throughout asset-intensive industries. TrenStar offers one complete outsourced solution that combines asset acquisition, tracking technology and management services all for a per-use fee, so customers, and eventually entire industries, reduce operating expenses, improve customer service and manage assets and their contents effectively. TrenStar's clients include Carlsberg UK, Coors Brewers Limited, Kraft and Goodyear. Ranked as the top software developer in the Denver area and named a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Rising Star in North America, TrenStar has offices in Denver, the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. TrenStar is privately held, and the primary shareholders are Trencor Limited, The Carlyle Group and the Leede Companies. AIM Global is the association for and worldwide authority on automatic identification, data collection and networking in a mobile environment. AIM members are providers and users of technologies, systems and services that capture, manage and integrate accurate data into larger information management systems. As a not-for-profit industry organization, AIM's mission is to stimulate the understanding, adoption and use of AIM technology by providing timely, unbiased and commercial-free news and information.

Additional resources on AIM Global RFID technology ...

AIM Global - The Association for Automatic Identification: provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in ... Copyright AIM, Inc ... Fax: +1 724 934 4495 Email: info@aimglobal.org Privacy ...

RFID Experts Group Moves to AIM Global: said AIM Global President Dan Mullen. "AIM, as the industry trade association for RFID and other automatic identification and data collection technologies, was ...

AIM Global and CompTIA Collaborate on RFID Certification: Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and AIM Global (the Association ... certification program for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. ...

Motorola RFID Enables Liquid Media Future Shown at Consumer Electronic Show CES 2005 ...

RFID Enables Liquid Media Future Shown at Consumer Electronic Show CES 2005: 2005 International CES Opening Day Showcases World's Coolest CE ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Using an RFID tag developed by Motorola, the user can move from the home, to the car, to the office and the live content seamlessly will follow the user from ...

... Powerful and exciting displays of the hottest consumer electronics products, technologies and trends were unleashed on the opening day of the 2005 International CES(R). With heavy hitting keynote speakers and conference sessions featuring the industry's most pressing topics, the 2005 International CES is shaping up to be the biggest and best in history. The 2005 International CES runs January 6-9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the opening morning of, Gary Shapiro president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), delivered an inspiring and exciting State of the Industry Address. Shapiro announced plans for the 2005 SINOCES, which will take place in Qingdao, China in July. "Our mission here is simple," Shapiro said, "to grow the CE industry." ...

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more than 1,850 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless and landline communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for more than $110 billion in annual sales. CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org, the definitive source for information about the consumer electronics industry. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining Tomorrow's Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

Additional resources on RFID liquid media ...

Motorola uses RFID to power ubiquitous media: JC pinned an RFID tag on Mr. Zander and had ... Using a technology called "Liquid Media," four monitors at each station ... play and stop video or audio content when Mr ...

2005 International CES: Attendees: Garriques shows off Liquid Media, an application that allows content to follow its user as it morphs itself to fit the environment. Using an RFID tag developed ...

Motorola Keeps ITunes Client Hidden: frequency identification tag as part of its "Liquid Media" initiative that allows content to follow ... particular tune at home can carry their RFID tag into ...

Education Program on RFID Standards for EPC Deployments ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Healthcare RFID Applications Increase Patient Care Time for Hospitals ...

Healthcare RFID Applications Increase Patient Care Time: Integrated Business Systems & Services Introduces Intelligent RFID ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... SynTrack(TM) uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to efficiently manage hospital staff and equipment, and enables healthcare professionals to ...

... Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. (IBSS) (OTCBB:IBSS) today unveiled and announced the immediate availability of its new intelligent tracking application product, SynTrack(TM). Enabled by IBSS' Synapse(TM) application development and deployment technology, SynTrack(TM) is initially bundled to aid the healthcare industry in reducing costs and improving patient care by intelligently tracking personnel and assets. SynTrack(TM) uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to efficiently manage hospital staff and equipment, and enables healthcare professionals to benefit from improved asset management. SynTrack(TM) uses RFID tags to track in real-time the location of assets and personnel at any given time. Healthcare workers can electronically locate any asset and person in the medical facility or on the campus, freeing up time to better care for patients. ...

IBSS is the creator of Synapse(TM), a groundbreaking software technology. Synapse(TM) is a complete application development and deployment environment used to create, implement and manage a wide variety of real-time applications including RFID and wireless, quickly and efficiently. IBSS is utilizing its Synapse(TM) technology to build and distribute a family of application products that are optimized to provide solutions for specific industries. SynTrack(TM), a Synapse based asset tracking solution highly optimized to exploit the power of Linux and Synapse in the healthcare sector is the initial release from this family of industry specific products. Global enterprises utilizing Synapse(TM) enjoy tremendous time and cost advantages, in the development, deployment and on-going management of a growing number of real-time applications. Enabled by Synapse(TM) to take competitive advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as wireless networking, mobile computing and RFID, IBSS and its strategic partners bring solutions to customers for mission-critical applications in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, education, and government. IBSS is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.

Additional resources on Healthcare RFID applications ...

RFID, Tracking and Barcoding in Healthcare: Passive RFID; Active RFID; Wireless LAN based location and ... and how it can be used for future applications ... of care testing has helped healthcare personnel to ...

2nd Annual RFID, Tracking & Barcoding for Hospitals: by implementing RFID; Exploring future applications of RFID to ... technology is available to healthcare institutions in ... emergency department using UWB RFID tags to ...

EPCglobal US: Patient Care: of hospitals to attract patients and healthcare payors (ie ... and the application of an EPC/RFID to the ... as to the distributor are all applications where EPC can ...

RFID Tracking Technology: Integrated Business Systems & Services Secures RFID Asset Tracking ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Event Driven" patents which encompass the collection of data through the use of various media, including Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, when ...

... Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. (IBSS) (OTCBB: IBSS) today announced the expansion of its strategic relationship with USM Systems (www.usmsys.com). IBSS is now the first authorized licensee of the USM Systems "Event Driven" patents which encompass the collection of data through the use of various media, including Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, when utilized for asset tracking, location, and management control solutions. ...

IBSS is the creator of Synapse(TM), a groundbreaking software technology. Synapse(TM) is a complete application development and deployment environment used to create, implement and manage a wide variety of real-time applications including RFID and wireless, quickly and efficiently. Global enterprises utilizing Synapse(TM) enjoy tremendous time and cost advantages in the development, deployment and on-going management of a growing number of real-time applications. Enabled by Synapse(TM) to take competitive advantage of cutting-edge technologies such as wireless networking, mobile computing and RFID, IBSS and its strategic partners bring solutions to customers for mission-critical applications in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, education, and government. IBSS is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.

RFID Privacy and Security in Drug Track and Trace ...

From Importation of Prescription Drugs, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Testimony of Philip Lee, M.D., Former Chancellor University of California, San Francisco, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco University, and Former HHS Assistant Secretary for Health ...

... "add a word of caution about the track and trace technologies. These are based on radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging of products by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. This appears to be the best approach available and there is an enormous literature on this topic. A web search of this issue for pharmaceuticals leads to more than 100,000 hits, and there are professional journals and trade publications solely devoted to RFID. I believe two issues still need to be fully addressed: (1) security and (2) privacy, particularly when large databases link products purchased by individual patients. I am not an expert in either of these areas, but this committee may wish to review the whole matter after it receives the Secretary's report on importation." ...

Zebra RFID: Zebra Technologies Responds to Rumor

From Yahoo News (press release) ... The company has sold more than three million printers, including RFID printer/encoders and wireless mobile solutions, and also offers software, connectivity ...

... Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA) today announced that there has been no change in the status of business with any significant customer. This announcement was made in response to a rumor circulating among investors that the company recently lost a contract with an important customer. ...

Zebra Technologies delivers innovative and reliable specialty printing solutions to businesses and governments the world over. Zebra is a leading global provider of on-demand thermal bar code label and receipt printers, plastic card printers, RFID smart label printer/encoders, and digital photo printers. The company also offers related supplies, label design/integration software, and the widest range of thermal printer connectivity and networking solutions. Companies use Zebra products to improve their business processes, deliver better customer service, improve productivity, and strengthen security. Zebra's customers include more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500 and Global 2000. Zebra products are used in a wide range of industries, including consumer goods, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, electronics, transportation, telecommunications, chemical, textiles, shipping, warehousing and distribution, military and government, food packaging and distribution, aerospace, education, security, construction, entertainment, hospitality, and retail. With international headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill., Zebra has sold nearly four million printers worldwide. To underscore its commitment to quality and reliability, all of Zebra’s design and manufacturing sites are certified to the ISO 9000 international standard for quality management.

RFID Alliances: Vision Solutions Announces Strategic Alliance With DataMAX ...

From Market Wire (press release) ... Vision's multi-platform data integration solution, ORION Integrator, with DataMAX's RFGen family of wireless data-collection, bar-coding, and RFID solutions. ...

Strategic aliiances in the RFID space will increase and service providers and systems architects join forces to deliver advanced RFID capabilities ...

... Vision Solutions, a leading worldwide Managed Availability solutions provider, today announced a strategic alliance with DataMAX Software Group, Inc., a leader in Automated Data Collection solutions. Under the agreement, DataMAX will distribute Vision's multi-platform data integration solution, ORION Integrator, with DataMAX's RFGen family of wireless data-collection, bar-coding, and RFID solutions. ORION Integrator will facilitate real-time data replication and integration between RFGen, PeopleSoft®, SAP, and other ERP and Legacy applications, thereby allowing DataMAX to expand its customer base. ...

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Vision Solutions provides solutions for assuring the availability of a company's mission-critical applications and data. With more than 1,850 customers and 10,000 licenses in 70 countries, the company is a leading Managed Availability vendor for the IBM® eServer® iSeries™ and its native operating system, i5/OS™ (formerly OS/400®), as well as for Windows® and Linux on the iSeries platform, and Windows and Linux on independent machines used in conjunction with iSeries. Through its worldwide network of channel partners, the company supports virtually every industry with its world-class solutions: Visualize™, Vision Suite®, ORION and Symbiator®. The company provides extensive professional services, worldwide support and education to the global market. Vision Solutions is an IBM Premier Business Partner and an IBM High Availability Business Partner. Vision Solutions is a member of the publicly traded IDION group of companies (JSE: IDI).

DataMAX Software Group, Inc. is the leading independent provider of Automated Data Collection Software Solutions and Services. Over the last few years, DataMAX has enjoyed nearly a 100% compounded annual growth in software shipments. Founded in 1983, DataMAX currently supports over 2,000 installations of its RFGen software worldwide, having more than 100 associated resellers domestically and internationally.