RFID Switch Infrastructure Convergence ...

Symbol integrates radio frequency switch to enable convergence of multiple technologies under centralized management solution, including RFID. This supports the consistent management of the radio frequency infrastructure for an enterprise, as most companies strive to implement RF devices for supply chain, wireless zones for mobility and flexible office work. ...

... "The RFS7000 RF Switch leverages Symbol's Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture, and is designed to support and consolidate Wi-Fi and emerging RF technologies such as RFID, 802.11n, mesh, Voice over Wireless LAN (VoWLAN) and WiMAX. Businesses will now be able to efficiently and cost-effectively deploy and centrally manage wireless voice, data and infrastructure devices throughout the RF spectrum.

The RFS7000 RF Switch provides robust, highly scalable support for enterprise mobility, and is ideal for manufacturing facilities, hospitals, warehouse and supply chain industries, educational and government institutions, and service providers with high-bandwidth requirements and mission-critical applications.

The RFS7000 RF Switch is 802.11n-ready, capable of supporting up to 256 802.11a/b/g access ports, and enables a new switch clustering concept, providing redundancy and high-performance scalability for more than 2,000 access points. Symbol's new RF Switch is designed to support value-add, optional add-on modules such as fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) to provide seamless persistent connectivity for dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handheld devices. The RFS7000 Switch also enables Layer 3 roaming, without additional external applications and third-party servers, to handle multi-floor or large-scale campus-wide deployments, allowing mobile users to maintain a persistent connection to high-bandwidth applications as they roam throughout the enterprise. " ...

Via Symbol Technologies: Symbol Technologies Unveils the Industry's First RF Switch to Drive the Next Generation of Enterprise Mobility

RFID ePassports: Inlays Shipping ...

SmarTrac passes significant milestone in the sales of its RFID imlays for electronic passports, or ePassports. ...

... "SMARTRAC, the inventor of inlays for electronic passports, is the first company worldwide to ship more than ten million ePassport inlays to its customers. SMARTRAC is the world’s largest supplier of inlays for ePassports and is benefiting from the accelerating introduction of electronic passports. The company has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 20 July 2006, and recently registered DURASOFT as a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office. DURASOFT is a novel multi-layer inlay material specially developed for ePassports. " ...

Via SmarTrac: SMARTRAC ships 10th million ePassport inlay and is the world’s largest supplier for electronic passports ...

China RFID: Postal Efficiency ...

Symbol enables efficiency in China (Shanghai Post Office) through RFID technology that automates tracking. ...

... "Symbol's RFID technology enabled Shanghai Post to automatically track the status of mail bags en route from individual post offices to various collection and sortation centers within Shanghai. The current process of tracking the mail bags involves bar coded tags, which while reliable, does require some manual intervention. China Post has verified that RFID technology can reduce the amount of time it takes to process the mail bags, because the bags can be automatically tracked as they move through various points in their processing cycle.

China Post has deployed Symbol's ruggedized and reusable RFID tags, XR400 RFID fixed readers, high-performance area antennas, and MC9000 mobile computers. Symbol's XR400 RFID reader automates high-performance RFID tag reading and writing and is certified by EPCglobal for full Gen 2 dense-reader mode support, and provides China Post with accurate read rates in environments where multiple readers have the potential to create interference with one another. The success of this project was due to close collaboration between Shanghai Post's operations team, Concord Unity and Symbol Technologies. Through joint cooperation, all parties were able to design and deliver a solution that met all of China Post's requirements. " ...

China RFID: Postal Efficiency: Via Symbol Technologies: China Post Selects Symbol for Express Mail Bag Tracking and Monitoring ...

SAP RFID Solution: Acsis Link ...

SAP and Acsis deliver offering to help customers comply with RFID mandates, while creating a scalable end-to-end RFID architecture for the enterprise. ...

... "Utilizing the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure, built on SAP NetWeaver, and Acsis Data-Link Enterprise platforms, a Certified for SAP NetWeaver solution, these two leaders in RFID and supply chain solutions provide a complete package for both SAP and non-SAP customers. Further, their integrated solution provides the foundation needed to quickly scale and derive value as mandates expand. With the End to End approach, Acsis and SAP will combine Acsis's Tag/Reader recommendation for hardware, Acsis and SAP process design, software, and complete implementation in 30 days to help customers achieve their immediate compliance needs. The offering can be delivered either fully integrated with SAP back office systems or as a completely standalone system. Further, the offering can be integrated with any ERP and WMS solution using SAP's Exchange Infrastructure and Acsis Data-Link Enterprise integration capabilities. The integrated offering provides complete device orchestration, data collection, and the transformation of RFID data into business context for commissioning, packing, loading, shipping, tracking, and analytics for RFID. " ...

SAP RFID Solution: Acsis Link: Via Acsis: ACSIS and SAP LAUNCH END TO END OFFERING FOR RFID COMPLIANCE ...

RFID Gen2 Chip Supply for Alien ...

Tower Semi will manufacture Generation 2 RFID chips for Alien Technology. ...

... "Tower Semiconductor Ltd., a pure-play independent specialty foundry, announced that it is the manufacturing supplier for Alien Technology's internally-designed Gen 2 RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) integrated circuits. These ICs recently achieved the EPCGlobal certification mark. The RFID ICs are produced at Tower's Fab2 in an advanced 0.18-micron manufacturing process. Market analysts forecast the RFID IC's market to grow significantly to between $500 millions and $1 Billion by 2010, mainly due to the Gen 2 impact. RFID tags help enable supply chain efficiency, visibility and security and are being deployed in retail, defense, transportation and health markets. Some of the implementation initiatives are being led by major US retailers. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 13 federal agencies are already using or plan to deploy RFID technology. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has mandated RFID's use across its suppliers for increased supply chain visibility and improved forecasting. The newly certified Alien Gen 2 RFID chips include some new CMOS devices which were jointly developed with Tower. IC development efforts focused on the low-power requirements for such an RFID tag which draws its power solely from transmitted Radio Frequency energy. " ...

RFID Gen2 Chip Supply for Alien: Via Tower Semiconductor: Tower Semiconductor Manufactures Gen 2 RFID Tags for Alien Technology ...

RFID Gen2 Transition ...

Industry making transition to Generation 2 RFID ...

... "RFID markets, increasingly concentrated on the Gen 2 specification, show signs of a healthy transition to the next phase of RFID implementation: full integration at the enterprise level, backed by deep management commitment. When WalMart's new CIO, Rollin Ford, addressed his troops upon taking office last week, he confirmed the company's unabated enthusiasm for RFID ... " ...

RFID Gen2 Transition: Via ABI Research: Scalability, Interoperability, Performance: ABI Research Highlights RFID's New Mantra ...

DOD RFID Contract Value Doubled and Extended ...

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

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

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

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

Tags: Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, RFID Tag

RFID Seminar: Diary Management ...

The Cooperative Extension Office of Carroll County is offering seminar series, which includes RFID applications ...

... "Feb. 14: Overview of the National Animal Identification System by Bob Peters; Premise Identification by Marilyn Bassford; and RFID for Dairy Management by Jere High. " ...

RFID Seminar: Diary Management: Via Baltimore Sun: Agriculture Notes ...

RFID in Military Deployments ...

RFID technology has role in the logistics of military deployments. DOD RFID policy was development from experiences in
logistics and operational requirements during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). ...

... "Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies are being used by the military to provide visibility of items moving across the Defense Transportation System (DTS), as well as for asset visibility. RFIDs are a type of automatic identification system that has been available in commercial systems for a number of years. An RFID system enables data to be transmitted by a portable device called a tag. A tag is activated by an RFID interrogator and then transmits data stored on it. That information is read (by RFID), processed, and stored according to the needs of a particular application or information system. Typically, applications are in the fields of logistics, inventory control, rail yard asset management, and vehicle tracking. " ...

RFID in Military Deployments: Via FHWA Office of Operations: Coordinating Military Deployments on Roads and Highways - Chapter 5. Technologies Supporting Military Deployments

Library RFID: New Zealand Town Leads ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RFID in Innovation Strategy

Innovative uses of RFID are still in the future. Lucy Sherriff explores the multi-generational Science and Innovation Strategy developed through Home Office Minister Andy Burnham. ...

RFID in Innovation Strategy: Via The Register: Home Office plans for science to tackle terror ...

... "His wish list includes RFID tracking, new scanning technologies, the development of a so-called drugalyser for roadside drug testing and a wider use of biometric identifiers. " ...

RFID Sweden National Electronic Passport Initiative ...

RFID support the Swedish Police Department in their national electronic passport initiative. ...

RFID Sweden National Electronic Passport Initiative: Via Arcontia: ACG ID and Arcontia roll out the new passport reader chosen by the Swedish Police Department: 320 contactless readers will form the backbone of the Swedish Police Department’s electronic passport infrastructure ...

... "ACG Identification Technologies, a leading component and technology supplier in the smart card and RFID markets, and Arcontia AB, a contactless smart card reader supplier in RFID markets, announce that their customized passport readers were chosen by Setec and the Swedish Police Department for use within the country’s nationwide electronic passport project. In total, 320 units were installed in local police stations across the country to be used by citizens when collecting their newly issued electronic passports. " ...

ACG Identification Technologies is an independent component and technology supplier serving the entire value chain of smart card and RFIDbased systems. Headquartered in Walluf (Germany), ACG has 21 locations throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Arcontia has been active in the RFID technology since 1996 and is today a developer of a comprehensive range of contactless smart card readers and terminals, complying with ISO14443 A/B and MIFARE standards. The product range addresses e-ticketing and e-government markets as well as the supply chain management and logistics market. Local office is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

RFID Smart Cards: Norwegian Rail: National eTickets ...

Arcontia supplies RFID smart card solutions to Norwegian Rail in support of national eTicket program. ...

RFID Smart Cards: Norwegian Rail: National eTickets: Via Arcontia: Arcontia rolls out the new e-ticketing reader chosen by Norwegian State Railways (NSB): 1000 contactless smart card readers for the new onboard electronic ticketing system will be the new equipment for train conductors in Norway ...

... "Arcontia AB, a contactless smart card reader supplier in RFID markets, announces that its contactless smart card readers were rolled out to the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) for use within the nationwide electronic e-ticketing project. In total, 1000 pocket PC’s with the attached compact flash readers are to be used by train conductors across the country. The Norwegian company Unified Consulting and Arcontia have been cooperating since February 2005 regarding the implementation of the electronic ticketing issue in the Mobile Terminal system (the MT project) for the Norwegian State Railways. " ...

Arcontia has been active in the RFID technology since 1996 and is today a developer of a comprehensive range of contactless smart card readers and terminals, complying with ISO14443 A/B and MIFARE standards. The product range addresses e-ticketing and e-government markets as well as the supply chain management and logistics market. Local office is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Reference on RFID Smart Cards for eTicketing:

Via CIOInsight: Ahead of the Game: Designed by Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., and Fortress GB Ltd., the system includes RFID-enabled smart cards that must be scanned at one of the stadium's 84 turnstiles for entry. The smart cards were used by 85,000 fans last season - they are included with season tickets ...

RFID High-Tech Casinos ...

Bob Keefe explores the use of RFID radio frequency identification technology in casinos to track customer activity ...

RFID High-Tech Casinos: Via The Sun News: Casinos go high-tech to track gamblers

... "Optical readers display every card that's dealt on a monitor in the casino's back office, while radio frequency identification, or RFID, devices embedded in chips record every chip bet or won, and every folded hand. " ...

Microsoft on RFID

Microsoft and its partners have a vibrant RFID program underway. Much of Microsoft's focus is on the mid-market: small and medium sized businesses. They are developing an RFID services architecture and have multiple pilots underway to build their competence in the RFID marketplace.

Via Microsoft Business Solutions: The Little Chip That Will Change Your Supply Chain Forever: Microsoft Business Solutions recently announced that it was expanding the scope of its RFID initiative to help small and midmarket businesses meet RFID technology compliance mandates from large trading partners and drive efficiencies in internal operations. For example, Microsoft and several partners recently are collaborating to assist a U.S.-based midmarket snack manufacturer in their RFID implementation.

Microsoft RFID Architecture: Microsoft Architecture for RFID: The fully integrated Microsoft architecture for RFID embraces a vision for increased operational efficiency and reduced costs. It provides a framework for enabling the exchange of RFID related data in near real time across disparate systems and corporate boundaries. It also supports standards for global data synchronisation and interoperability with EPC.

Reference materials on Microsoft RFID Technology:

Microsoft Unwraps Technology at TechEd 2005 to Spark Greater Adoption of RFID: Microsoft's RFID infrastructure taps the power of the .NET Framework, SQL Server and Visual Studio .NET to make integration and deployment of RFID easier and less cost: Businesses around the world are evaluating how RFID technologies can enable them to streamline business processes and provide real-time visibility into their supply chain. However, adoption of RFID is hindered by many factors, including complexity of device management, lack of standards, limited solutions to cleanse volumes of data, and costly integration with existing business applications. Microsoft Corp.'s RFID infrastructure is intended to address these pain points and stimulate faster adoption of RFID. Built on top of the .NET Framework, Microsoft's RFID technology can be embedded within third-party applications or used on its own to capture and interpret data from sensors and manage business events in an easy-to-deploy, user-friendly environment. Companies may use RFID technology to enhance business processes, saving them time and money and improving their visibility into key business performance metrics.

Microsoft plans RFID software in 2006: Via CNET News.com: Microsoft plans early next year to release the RFID Services Platform, a middleware product that connects the hardware that monitors RFID signals with the business software that can make sense of the information.

Microsoft offers RFID system for postal services: Via InfoWorld: Microsoft is marketing an RFID (radio frequency identification device) package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of business for the software maker.

UID RFID ProgramManagement Office ...

RFID Program Management Office: Via SAIC: SAIC Awarded Navy Automatic Identification Technology Program Office Contract ...

... "SAIC and its subcontractor team bring valuable Navy logistics experience and practical integration expertise in AIT technical development and insertion, said Jim Cuff, general manager of SAIC's Logistics and Engineering Solutions Business Unit. Our team has had a key role in the Department of Defense's Unique Identification (UID), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Common Access Card implementations. Our success has resulted from maintaining close liaison with the commercial community, engaging with industry standards organizations and bringing a high level of quality management and operational analysis. " ...

Dexit RFID Service Pilot: Controlled Launch ...

Dexit RFID Service Pilot: Controlled Launch: Via Dexit: Dexit Opens in Ottawa ...

Dexit has initiated a controlled launch of the Dexit Service and installed its Dexit RFID tag readers and terminals in four independent merchant locations ...

... "Dexit has supplied approximately 1,500 RFID tags for distribution to the more than 5,000 people who work in the Place Bell office tower. Tags can be acquired by consumers at Sweet Rosie's Cafe and can be refilled at this location, online at dexit.com or by automated credit card refill authorization. " ...

Rotterdam RFID Virtual Supply Chain ...

Rotterdam RFID Virtual Supply Chain: Via LogicaCMG: LogicaCMG launches global RFID demo centre in Rotterdam ...

... "LogicaCMG today announces the official opening of its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) demonstration centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The centre features the connected enterprise with practical implementations of RFID displayed in a virtual manufacturing and supply chain environment, using today's technology to demonstrate seamless integration of RFID with back office management systems. This is the first European facility to showcase end-to-end integration of RFID technology with SAP business systems, which are deployed by leading organisations worldwide, and demonstrate the results that can be achieved from a fully streamlined, real time supply chain architecture. " ...

Hosted RFID Compliance Program Expands ...

Hosted RFID Compliance Program Expands: SEEBURGER Announces Partners for IDnet Hosted RFID Compliance Service; Printronix, NCR & Venture Research To Participate ...

Seeburger expands its partner ecosystem for hosted RFID compliance ...

... "SEEBURGER Inc. announced that Printronix Inc., NCR Corporation’s Systemedia Division, and Venture Research Inc. have agreed to provide products and services as a part of IDnet, SEEBURGER’s first-of-its-kind hosted solution for implementing an RFID program to comply with mandates from major retailers and government agencies. IDnet pricing ranges from $350 to $500 a month and will now include specially configured printers and labels with optional tag placement services, enabling SEEBURGER to equip companies with a fast, cost-effective and turnkey online solution. " ...

SEEBURGER is a leading provider of global business integration solutions designed to optimize transactions throughout the extended enterprise by automating trading relationships with all partners regardless of their size and technical resources. Launched in 1986 to provide integration solutions to the automotive industry in Germany, the company today is ranked among the top business-to-business gateway providers by industry analysts, and serves more than 6,500 customers in 35 countries and more than 15 industries through its flagship B2B Gateway and related products and services. SEEBURGER has global offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, including a U.S. office that opened in 1998.

RFID Edge Technology Integration ...

RFID Edge Technology Integration: Via Valaran: Valaran Joins BEA Partner Program To Provide Solution For SOA Based Edge Computing ...

Valaran plans integration to support RFID edge technology, among others ...

... "Valaran plans to integrate its application platform with BEA WebLogic to provide enterprise customers and government agencies with products designed to integrate and execute business logic on edge technologies and devices such as Zigbee, RFID sensor readers, biometric scanners, IT appliances, IT switches, wireless PDAs, and mobile phones. The Valaran platform is designed to reduce cost and risk associated with integrating rapidly changing heterogeneous edge technologies, and can help to extend the reach of major J2EE and Web Services solutions already established in the market. " ...

Valaran Corporation has developed a standards based software platform that provide a service oriented architecture (SOA) for delivering and executing business logic on edge devices such as Zigbee and RFID sensor readers, biometric scanners, IT appliances, IT switches, wireless PDA’s, and mobile phones. The Valaran Platform has been designed to meet the challenges of integrating and managing highly distributed and/or fluid applications that extend to small footprint devices running at the network edge in vast numbers. The service oriented architecture (SOA) based Valaran Platform is suitable for large scale, mission critical production deployments. It arms software engineers with the tools they need to develop, deploy and manage highly distributed applications in a lightweight, standards-based environment. It employs a unique technological approach to integration that is highly adaptive to change, and significantly extends the reach of traditional middleware products beyond the back office to the network edge. The Valaran Platform is being used today in both commercial and government applications

Hosted RFID Software Speeds Compliance

Hosted RFID Software Speeds Compliance: Via Seeburger: IDnet: RFID Compliance Simplified: Hosted RFID ...

Seeburger offers a hosted RFID software solution that speeds the time to RFID compliance for small to medium-sized businesses ...

... "Smaller companies frequently cannot afford to purchase, install and manage the software required to meet these demands, while many larger firms are finding that their RFID implementations will not go live in time to meet customer deadlines. As a hosted solution, IDnet eliminates the upfront capital expenses and ongoing overhead associated with generating labels and advance shipping notices, managing these and related functions through a dedicated system at SEEBURGER’s own data center for a low monthly fee. " ...

SEEBURGER is a leading provider of global business integration solutions designed to optimize transactions throughout the extended enterprise by automating trading relationships with all partners regardless of their size and technical resources. Launched in 1986 to provide integration solutions to the automotive industry in Germany, the company today is ranked among the top business-to-business gateway providers by top industry analysts, and serves more than 6,500 customers in 35 countries and more than 15 industries through its flagship B2B Gateway and related products and services. SEEBURGER has global offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, including a U.S. office that opened in 1998.

Tag: RFID

RFID QuickStart Kit Selected ...

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

Uniden selects Catalyst's RFID QuickStart kit ...

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

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

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

RFID Pilot Produce SupplyChain

RFID Pilot Produce SupplyChain: Via RedTail Solutions, Inc.: University of Florida Research Center Launches RFID Pilot to Improve Fresh Produce Supply Chain

Univ of Florida CFDR is sponsoring RFID pilot in the produce supply chain to determine impact of increased material visibility ...

... "The University of Florida IFAS's Center for Food Distribution and Retailing (CFDR), Gainesville, FL announced the launch of a research pilot featuring RFID technology and network-based information exchange to improve the distribution of fresh produce. The pilot, named Visibility Validated (V2), will measure the impact of improved supply chain visibility between suppliers and retailers. The V2 project is focused on the publishing of observation events to a virtual test bed simulation of the EPCglobal NetworkTM. It is the hope of the V2 project participants to show how EPCglobal-based RFID technology will and can provide valuable supply chain visibility. The V2 project is being conducted in cooperation with its participating members; suppliers, a retailer, and technology providers. " ...

RedTail Solutions, Inc. is a privately held company that was formed in 2000 and is located in Westborough, MA outside of Boston that provides internet EDI (electronic data interchange) and other managed services for electronic trading designed expressly for middle-market businesses. RedTail handles the EDI mapping and exchange of thousands of purchase orders, invoices, and shipping transactions every month between suppliers and their large customers in retail, grocery and industrial segments. RedTail’s simple-to-use, cost-effective EDI solution works directly with the most popular back-office accounting systems used by middle-market manufacturers and distributors enabling them to fully participate in the global electronic supply chain.

RFID Global Security ...

RFID Global Security: The Office of Science - The Federal Laboratory Consortium Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards

... "Current global security concerns will likely increase the demand for products such as the RFID system. The ability to track and deactivate items such as military equipment and weapons may become extremely important in the war against terrorism. This technology, with its ability to be easily attached to anything that needs to be monitored or located, such as airplanes or ships, will prove to be a vital element of providing protection against terrorist acts. " ...

RFID Asset Provisioning ...

RFID Asset Provisioning: Courion Announces AssetLink for Extended Provisioning of Non-IT Assets

... "Automatically provision IT and non-IT assets during the new employee on-boarding process based on defined roles and update this information in asset tracking systems. For example, all employees may be entitled to a security badge, business cards and an account on Active Directory. However, based on job function an Accountant may be entitled to a desktop computer, access to financial applications and an office, whereas a Sales Executive would be entitled to a laptop computer, access to the CRM system, a cubicle, mobile phone and a PDA device. AssetLink can also reflect RFID information tied to physical resources as those assets are provisioned or deprovisioned for specific users. " ...

Courion enables complex organizations to rapidly respond to constant change. Unlike traditional identity and access management technologies, Courion's Dynamic Community™-based Provisioning empowers organizations to deliver transparent compliance, sustained efficiencies and improved business velocity, by effectively adapting to and leveraging their changing business operations, technology infrastructure and organization. Over 250 enterprise customers worldwide including 60 of the FORTUNE 500 utilize Courion's Enterprise Provisioning Suite™ to securely automate routine, manual processes for user provisioning, password management, industry and regulatory compliance, profile management, and digital certificate management.

The Facts on RFID: Benefits and Implications ...

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

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

RFID Network Infrastructure Maintenance: Track and Trace

RFID Network Infrastructure: Track and Trace: Unisys: ODIN technologies Deliver an RFID Industry First for Thomasville Furniture

... "Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) and ODIN technologies announced that they have been chosen by Thomasville Furniture Industries Creative Interiors Division, a full-line furniture manufacturer, to maintain its entire Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network and infrastructure. The RFID network and infrastructure provides track and trace capabilities for products sent to Thomasville's large retail customers. " ...

ODIN technologies is the leader in the physics of RFID infrastructure testing, deployment and certification. ODIN technologies leverages its team of RF engineers, physicists and software developers combined with its laboratory facilities to provide RFID consulting services to major retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, United States government agencies and other RFID early adopters. ODIN technologies is privately held and has labs and offices in Northern Virginia and a systems development office in Dublin, Ireland.

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage.

Thomasville Furniture Industries, a division of Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN), is a full-line furniture manufacturer founded in Thomasville, North Carolina, in 1904. Furniture Brands International is the largest furniture manufacturer in the United States. Other FBN brands include: Broyhill, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Lane, & Maitland – Smith.

Medical RFID Tracking Tag: Eliminate Errors

Medical RFID Tracking Tag: HIPA-TRAKKER™ is an integrated solution for elimination of medication errors using RFID automatic identification technology ...

... "HIPA-TAG represents a specialized medical RFID label-tag encoded with the patent-pending relational-check-code to prevent errors and tampering. HIPA-TAG is made to fit the form factor of smallest syringe and vial. More importantly, it requires minimal human intervention and will eliminate potential errors that are inherent with the use of barcodes. " ...

Avante International Technology, Inc. pioneered the use of smart card technology for access control, time-attendance, and debit applications since 1995. Since then, Avante has installed bases of access control applications including office, apartment, university and manufacturing complexes. The success and loss-free security achieved on these installations has proven to be unsurpassed. Avante is a sister company of AIT (AI Technology, Inc.). AIT has more than 15 years of achievements in special electronic adhesives and interconnections. Employing some of its patented interconnection technologies, the two companies have co-developed many patents pending on manufacturing robust smart (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID) tags and smart card with unparalleled performance.

RFID Tool Tracking

RFID Tool Tracking: SAFE & SOUND™ RFID Tool Tracking & Service: Bosch Pioneers RFID Tool Tracking with SAFE & SOUND Service Offering ...

... "Bosch Power Tools and Accessories and Bosch Digital Power Tools, divisions of the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, announced the launch of SAFE & SOUND, the first service to provide the construction industry with the cutting edge RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology necessary to gain the operational and cost savings that next generation tool management, tracking and anti-theft applications offer. Bosch recognizes that RFID tags are the next step in the evolution of tool tagging solutions and compatible with any tool management, tracking and anti-theft application. So, in partnering with the world's top companies ToolWatch, Intermec and the number one electronic article surveillance (EAS) supplier, Bosch formed SAFE & SOUND, the industry's only one-stop, full-service RFID tool tracking and theft deterrence resource. " ...

In December 2002, Bosch Power Tools and Accessories created the Digital Power Tools line to help field project managers be more efficient in their work, communicate more effectively with subcontractors and customers, and save time and money in the office, tool crib and on the jobsite. With the expansion of this line, Bosch once again shows its commitment to its customers.

Authenticated RFID Drug Security: PKI Technology

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

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

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

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

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

Southeast US RFID Market

Southeast US RFID Market: FKI Logistex, Material Handling Solutions Worldwide: FKI Logistex to Open Atlanta Regional Office ...

... "FKI Logistex (www.fkilogistex.com), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces that it is opening a new regional office in Atlanta, Georgia to increase support for the company's growing base of customers in the southeastern United States. " ...

FKI Logistex® North America (www.fkilogistex.com) is a leading provider of automated material handling solutions, supplying its customers with an integrated set of leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, carousels, palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order fulfillment systems, RFID implementation, EDS integration, baggage handling systems, warehouse control systems, and total materials handling automation. FKI Logistex provides material handling solutions for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution, manufacturing operations, library automation, and for warehouse and distribution facilities. With projects that include many of the world's largest and most advanced material handling operations, FKI Logistex has manufacturing, engineering and support facilities around the world.

New RFID UID Reader

Giga-TMS ISO15693 UID Reader, RFID ...

... "The SLR700 is a stylish and compact proximity reader working with RFID smart labels that comply with ISO15693 standard. It is a so-called ISO15693 UID reader featuring with 3 in 1 interfaces allowing it to be integrated with terminals or equipments for in and out items or events control in security aspect especially in the application of UID identification of Access Control of long queue or waiting lines. " ...

Company Name : GIGA-TMS INC.
Date Established : January 19, 1987
Capital : US$2,400,000
Employee :
Taipei Office: 50,
Taichung Factory: 150
Business :
Marketing & Product development
OEM/ODM solutions
Quality System :
Factory : ISO 9001 : 2000 in 2002
TAIPEI
OFFICE : ISO 9001 : 2000 in 2003

Innovative RFID Card System: Enhance Retail Experience

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

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

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

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

SAP RFID Device Computing ...

SAP RFID Device Computing: Catalyst and ConnecTerra Partner to Deliver RFID Solutions: Supply Chain and RFID Software Leaders Announce Partnership in Support Of SAP® Auto-ID Infrastructure ...

Catalyst partners to deliver device computing capabilities that support SAP RFID and Auto-ID infrastructure ...

... "Catalyst International, Inc., a global provider of supply chain execution systems (SCE), and ConnecTerra®, a leading supplier of enterprise software for RFID and device computing, announced today at SAPPHIRE® '05, SAP's international customer conference, that the companies have formed a strategic partnership to leverage the strengths of Catalyst's implementation of SAP® solutions and consulting expertise and Connecterra's RFTagAware™ device management capabilities for the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure component of the SAP NetWeaver™ platform. Under this strategic partnership Catalyst will now offer a packaged solution including ConnecTerra RFTagAware RFID device management software and Catalyst's Systems Integration capabilities for SAP solutions and RFID. This offering delivers customers an enterprise-scale RFID-enabled solution that easily integrates with SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure. " ...

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

Founded in 2001, ConnecTerra, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for RFID and device computing. ConnecTerra's products and technologies help to extend enterprise awareness to networked devices, such as RFID readers, enabling companies to tap into the wealth of data captured by them. ConnecTerra's RFTagAware targets the specific challenges of enterprise RFID deployments, including tag data processing and reader management. Using RFTagAware, companies are able to get their initial RFID deployments implemented and producing results quickly, while knowing that the infrastructure can scale as the number of tagged items, readers, and remote sites grow. Built using RFTagAware, Compliance Jump Start provides all of the tools necessary to assist manufacturers with meeting RFID mandates. This turnkey compliance solution integrates easily with existing enterprise systems and provides a significant reduction in implementation time and unmatched cost savings. ConnecTerra is a member of EPCglobal and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

RFID Attendee Management System ...

RFID Attendee Management: Convention Strategy Signs Distribution Sales Agreement ...

... "With the meetings industry in a constant whirlwind mode of technological change, meeting management firms need to consistently be on the cutting edge. Convention Strategy is pleased to announce a distribution sales agreement with Avante International Technology. Through this agreement Convention Strategy will be adding Avante's patented RFID attendee management technology to it's suite of convention and meeting management services. " ...

By coupling the Avante RFID technology along with Convention Strategy's suite of meeting management services, corporate and association clients will now have the ability to experience the benefits of using RFID for; exhibit lead retrieval, session control access, CEU tracking, cyber-cafe access, crowd flow tracking, traffic pattern reporting, post-show attendee demographic analysis and customized exhibitor fulfillment.

Avante International Technology, Inc. pioneered the use of smart card technology for access control, time-attendance, and debit applications since 1995. Since then, Avante has installed bases of access control applications including office, apartment, university and manufacturing complexes. The success and loss-free security achieved on these installations has proven to be unsurpassed. Avante is a sister company of AIT (AI Technology, Inc.). AIT has more than 15 years of achievements in special electronic adhesives and interconnections. Employing some of its patented interconnection technologies, the two companies have co-developed many patents pending on manufacturing robust smart (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID) tags and smart card with unparalleled performance.

RFID Inventory Management Interface ...

Oracle(r) Database Standard Edition One Provides Small and Midsize Businesses with Enterprise-Level Performance, Scalability for Growth

Oracle database technology supports RFID application interfaces for 3rd party inventory management systems, such as 3LOG ...

... "Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, 3LOG Systems is a software development firm that specializes in timberlands inventory and management systems for the forestry industry. 3LOG's propriety LIMS (log inventory and management software) application interfaces with RFID (radio frequency identification), GIS (geographic information systems), weigh scale and enterprise applications such as financial management systems to capture and track lumber companies' raw materials. This data is synchronized to each customer's central-office database, which 3LOG usually connects and configures. 3LOG chose Oracle Standard Edition One to meet its customers' database needs because of its reliability, scalability and upgradability. Reliability was particularly important, as many of 3LOG's customers are in extremely remote locations with minimal, to no, IT staff. Scalability was also critical, as many forestry companies start out small and grow quickly, and because consolidation in the industry has resulted in the need for companies to be able to quickly scale up or down. " ...

Oracle Database Standard Edition One (Oracle Standard Edition One) allows customers to take advantage of the proven performance, reliability and security for which Oracle is renowned on single server systems up to a maximum of two processors on Linux, UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X. Fully compatible with the complete Oracle Database family, Oracle Standard Edition One is easy to install, supports all data types and comes complete with automated management and Web application development tools.

RFID DOD Supply Chain ...

Army Logistician (RFID Vision in the DOD Supply Chain) ...

Alan F. Estevez writes ... The Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration believes that the real value of RFID lies not in what it can do today but in what it will do in the future. ...

... "Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an enabling technology that allows military logisticians to synthesize and integrate end-to-end information about assets. The Department of Defense (DOD) is a globally sophisticated user of active RFID, with more than a decade of experience in this technology and the most extensive RFID network in the world. Now, DOD is attempting to standardize the use of active RFID and is moving ahead with the application of passive RFID technologies. (Active RFID uses a battery within the tag to power the tag and its RF communications circuitry. Passive RFID relies on radio frequency energy transferred from the reader to the tag to power the tag.) " ...

Alan F. Estevez is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration within the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.

RFID Asian Market Expansion

TAGSYS Opens New Office in HongKong: Expands Presence in Asia Pacific, Reinforcing Client Relations in Major Local RFID Projects ...

TAGSYS expands its presence in the Asian market for RFID ...

... "TAGSYS, the global leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and reading systems for item-level tracking and authentication, announced today the opening of a new office in Hong Kong to meet the growing demand for RFID implementation in the Northern Asian market. This expansion strengthens TAGSYS' overall presence in the Asia Pacific region. " ...

TAGSYS, headquartered in France's Smart Valley with offices in the USA (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) and Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore), is the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure. TAGSYS provides select market sectors with end-to-end item-level tracking RFID systems that automate labor-intensive processes, authenticate goods and enable real-time inventory. With a global brand presence of over 50 million RFID tags, 50,000 reader systems and 500 installations, taken together with an impressive IP portfolio that includes patented injection moldable "micro-tags" and 3-D RAS (Reliable/Accurate/Secure) Tunnels, TAGSYS has emerged as the world's leading dedicated RFID supplier. TAGSYS is backed by world-class investors and leverages partnerships with leading consulting, middleware and automation / integration companies to address highly specialized vertical markets such as pharmaceuticals, fashion apparel, libraries, textile rental (and commercial laundries), induction cooking, gas cylinder tracking and cash-in-transit tracking. TAGSYS is a veteran participant in the development of RFID standards with international organizations such as ISO and EPCglobal.

RFID Logistics Materiel Readiness ...

Logistics and Materiel Readiness, Home page

... "The Office of Management and Budget released a proposed rule regarding the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) adding policy pertaining to package marking with passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on April 21, 2005 and updated it on April 27, 2005. The proposed change require contractors to affix passive RFID tags at the case and palletized unit load levels when shipping packaged operational rations, clothing, individual equipment, tools, personal demand items, or weapon system repair parts, to the Defense Distribution Depot in Susquehanna, PA, or the Defense Distribution Depot in San Joaquin, CA. " ...

EPC DOD RFID Capability ...

EPC DOD RFID Capability: New CatalystComplete™ Release Supports IBM Technology: Features Tightly Integrated Labor and Transportation Management Solutions: Supply chain software also offers RFID compatibility and out-of-the-box integration with SAP WM ...

... "In addition, the RFID capabilities of CatalystComplete 9.2 include customizable EPC and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) tag assignments, enhanced filtering, support for additional RFID and related devices, and advanced process and event management capabilities. The SCE solution suite also offers device management integration to the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure. " ...

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

SAP RFID Retail DOD Compliance Solution AII: Catalyst RFID QuickStart Kits ...

Catalyst Launches RFID Solutions at ASUG to Give SAP® Users Affordable Options for Complying with Retailer, DoD Mandates ...

... "Catalyst International, Inc., a global provider of supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, has introduced a full complement of scalable RFID QuickStart™ kits for SAP® users at the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) annual conference. Designed to quickly and easily integrate with the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII), the kits will enable users to comply with RFID standards mandated by major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). " ...

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

ALA RFID Principles ...

ALA | 2005-MW-AS

... "Resolution On Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Privacy Principles, which read: That the American Library Association endorses the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Policy Statement Policy #002: RFID-Radio Frequency Identification Privacy Principles developed by the Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) with the BISG and other working groups; " ...

ULR RFID Technology Partnership Supports Supply Chain Condition Monitoring ...

RedPrairie and Wavetrend Partner to Provide Advanced Active RFID Solutions: RedPrairie Integrates Active RFID Systems from Wavetrend for Asset Visibility, Security and Supply Chain Condition Monitoring ...

... "RedPrairie, a global leader in supply chain technology solutions that enable business process transformation, and Wavetrend, a UK-based supplier of active ultra long range (ULR) RFID technology systems, announced a partnership agreement. According to the Agreement, RedPrairie will become a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) for Wavetrend's active RFID and data collection middleware technology. " ...

Wavetrend Technologies Ltd. is a global group conducting research and development of active Ultra Long Range (ULR) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, as well as manufacturing, selling, marketing and distributing these products and solutions. Wavetrend is a world leader in the field of ULR wireless identification and its vision of expanding its range of products and bespoke solutions based on this emerging technology continues to drive both R&D and marketing efforts. Since its inception in 1997, management and private equity investors have invested substantial amounts in the research and development, patent filing & protection, and marketing of the products. Subsidiary offices in the USA and South Africa are primarily focused on channel sales and support, with the UK London office acting as the global Headquarters.

For over 30 years RedPrairie has enabled leading global companies to create competitive advantage through supply chain excellence. RedPrairie’s comprehensive technology solutions provide rapid and sustainable return on investment by optimizing the performance of people, places and processes. RedPrairie provides industry-tailored solutions for diverse markets, including consumer goods, direct to consumer and traditional retail, food and beverage, high tech / electronics, third party logistics, industrial / wholesale, automotive and service parts, and pharmaceuticals.

DOD RFID Technology Webinar

RFID Technology Standards, with Ed Coyle, Chief, DoD Logistics Automatic ID Tech. Office, April ...

Upcoming RFID webinar focused on DOD RFID applications ...

... "Webinar: RFID for Defense Suppliers, May 4, 2005, 11:00 a.m. EST
Featuring: Ed Coyle, Chief of the DoD Logistics Automatic Identification Technology Office, DoD and LTC. Charles Burke, USA Chief, US Army Logistics Network Task Force" ...

Scalable Affordable RFID Solutions ...

Scalable Affordable RFID Solutions: Catalyst’s New, Affordable RFID Solutions Enable Companies to Quickly Comply with Mandates Set by Retailers and the Department of Defense ...

Catalyst International introduces standards-based RFID solution kits that scale to the customer engagement and support compliance with RFID programs, from industry leaders such as Walmart and the DOD ...

... Catalyst International, a global provider of supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, has introduced a full complement of scalable RFID QuickStart kits that enable users to quickly comply with RFID standards mandated by major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense. The new kits, which include bundled software, hardware and implementation services, let customers implement RFID according to their specific needs, budget and timetable. ...

Catalyst International delivers software and solutions that enable companies to optimize the performance of their enterprise supply chains. Catalyst is the only resource that combines 26 years of industry leadership in warehouse and logistics software development with an in-depth understanding of ERP systems. Catalyst has provided successful SCE solutions for customers around the world, including Boeing, Brown Forman, Reebok, Office Max, Panasonic, Rayovac, Subaru, and The Home Depot. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI and has offices or representatives in the UK, Italy, Mexico and South America.

RFID Circulation Management Solution at 3M ...

3M Introduces New RFID Solution for Managing CDs and DVDs in Libraries; Improves Productivity in CD and DVD Circulation ...

... "3M announces a new radio frequency identification (RFID) solution to simplify check-in, checkout and circulation management of CDs and DVDs. New 3M CD8 RFID tags, coupled with special software and standard 3M D8 RFID tags, link CDs and DVDs to their jewel case as a set." ...

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

Growth Through RFID and Logistics Software Solutions ...

Catalyst International Announces Year 2004 Results: Reports Record Revenue and Expanded Customer Base ...

... "In December, joined with Babush Material Handling Systems to open the Star Alliance Center for RFID, one of the country’s largest facilities for evaluating RFID solutions in a real-world environment." ...

Catalyst International, Inc. delivers software and solutions that enable companies to optimize the performance of their enterprise supply chains. Catalyst is the only resource that combines 26 years of industry leadership in warehouse and logistics software development with an in-depth understanding of ERP systems. Catalyst has provided successful SCE solutions for customers around the world, including Boeing, Brown Forman, Maybelline, Office Max, Panasonic, Rayovac, Saks, Subaru, Reebok and The Home Depot. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has offices or representatives in the UK, Italy, Mexico and South America.

3M Law Firm RFID Solution ...

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

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

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

RFID Warehouse Robot

NEWS

... "The robot can conduct continuous surveillance along one of several pre-established paths, steer itself to stay on the path and avoid obstacles, and inventory specified items as it moves through a storage area. The robot's built-in RF interrogator scans RFID tags affixed to items in storage and sends the information to a collection point for appropriate action. The MDARS robot reduces the need for safety and inventory control personnel and can help prevent losses of high-dollar or controlled items. Other benefits anticipated with the use of the robots include improved inventory control, reduced risk to security personnel, and quick detection of intruders, fire, and toxic spills. Future plans include linking the MDARS RF-based product assessment system to other depot systems, such as the Distribution Standard System (DSS). For more information, call Jerry Edwards, Office of the Product Manager for Physical Security Equipment, Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, at (703) 704-2412 or DSN 654-2412, or send e-mail to jedwards @belvoir.army.mil. " ...

RFID In-Transit Visibility Server ...

PM J-AIT // Office of the Product Manager, Joint-Automatic Identification Technology

... "Radio Frequency In-Transit Visibility (RF-ITV): PM J-AIT is the responsible agent for the RF-ITV infrastructure. We provide assistance and act in an advisory capacity to user commands, organizations, agencies, and system Program Managers regarding frequency allocation and assignment for products offered on the AIT and RFID contracts." ...

DOTS non-RFID: Dynamic Optical Tags

DARPA Advanced Technology Office - Dynamic Optical Tags

... "The Dynamic Optical Tags program seeks to create new tagging, tracking, and location capabilities for U.S. Forces. This program will develop optical tagging and interrogation technologies that will enable small environmentally robust, retro reflector-based tags that can be read by both handheld and airborne sensors at significant ranges. These tags can be used for unique, non-radio frequency (RF) identification of items of interest or monitoring tactical areas for disturbance from personnel and vehicles. The identification tags also will be capable of providing persistent two-way communications for both tactical and logistics operations." ...

RFID Enables Strategic Supply

Strategic Supply

... "In today's global economy, in-transit visibility is vital. Just-in-time manufacturing and assembly operations require firms to know sometimes to the minute when a key part or component will arrive from a supplier. Technology such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and automated identification technology (AIT) can provide this information to all firms in the supply chain. Customers increasingly demand the capability to use the Internet to track their package from the time it is shipped to the time it arrives at their home or office. FedEx provides world-class tracking capabilities for items shipped through its network of airborne and ground-based transportation channels. Wal-Mart's move to implement passive RFID tags may accelerate the spread of this technology throughout the retail sector given the huge volume of goods moved through Wal-Mart distribution channels. The payback from implementing such programs can be substantial. For example, Savi Technology's implementation of DoD's Ammunition AIT project produced a 98% cost avoidance in the inventory/reconciliation of category I ammunition. Scanning labels and reconciling inventories used to take 40 man-hours per building. It now takes 30 minutes per building, yielding a cost avoidance of over $860,000." ...

RFID Supply Support Logistics ...

Stairstep Technologies in the Supply Support Activity

Major Peter D. Crean, Office of the Quartermaster General, Fort Lee, Virginia, writes ...

... "Radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment. RFID refers to a system consisting of tags, an interrogator (reader), a computer, and a docking station. It is an omnidirectional data collection and storage device that uses radio frequencies to read and transmit data. RF tag information can be sent to a data base either by conventional phone lines or by international maritime satellite. The standard SAVI systems RF tag currently used in DOD has 256 bytes of standard memory storage and 128 kilobytes of extended data storage capacity. " ...

RFID Tracking the Future

Tracking the Future

Vicky Falcón, NAVAIR Public Affairs, writes ...

... "The lab is also conducting product tests for NAVSEA, outfitting a test sample of spare parts for Virginia-class submarines with RFID tags. The tests are being run with the shipbuilder to assess the performance and savings of using RFID. According to O'Brien, the team is also working on a research and development project for the Office of Naval Research, building an RFID tag that uses ultra wide-band frequency. We're on the leading edge of this technology, said O'Brien. Ultra-wide band was just approved for limited use four months ago. The test will be used to show the viability of RFID tags with sensors attached to monitor ozone-depleting substances (halon and freon) at the storage depository in Yorktown, Va. If a leak occurs at the facility, said O'Brien, an alert will automatically be triggered through the tag to the database." ...

RFID Global Positioning Integration ...

Latest RFID Tag Sharpens Asset Visibility ...

Jessica Walter-Groft, Defense Distribution Center’s Public Affairs Office, writes ...

... "Using the Iridium network of global satellites, the prototype is a combination unit that includes a traditional RFID tag along with global positioning system and satellite capabilities, giving defense transportation personnel access to the tag's location within feet of its exact position. As materiel release orders flowed in to DDSP, the Department of Defense's largest warehouse and the eastern strategic distribution platform for military supplies, a group of self-proclaimed wire heads from various federal agencies and private technology companies worked alongside DDSP information technology personnel to write shipment data onto the 3G prototype tags." ...

Contact: Jackie Noble 717 770-6223, Jackie.noble@dla.mil

RFID Unique Identification (UID)

Understanding Unique Identification (UID)

Jody Kann, Information Technology Specialist, Automatic Identification Technology Office, Naval Supply Systems Command, writes ...

... "The DoD's vision for UID is incorporated in the UID Policy for uniquely identifying tangible items (i.e., equipment, repairables, material and consumables) by relying on international standards and commercial item markings. These uniquely identified tangible items will allow for better item tracking and provide more accurate data for management, financial, accountability and asset management purposes. UID will be required if: (1) the cost of the acquisition is $5,000 or more; (2) the item is either serially managed, mission essential, a controlled inventory piece of equipment or a repairable item, or a consumable item where permanent identification is required; (3) it is a component of a delivered item, if the program manager has determined that UID is required; or (4) a UID or a DoD-recognized UID equivalent is available." ...

RFID Vision: Wired for Transformation! ...

Wired for Transformation!

Commander Steve MacDonald, Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Supply Operations and Policy Branch (OPNAV N413), writes ...

... "The Chief of Naval Operation's vision, Sea Power 21, ForceNet calls for the use of enablers, which includes RFID, to integrate sensors, networks, C2, platforms, etc. In context with recent DoD RFID policy, Navy is currently testing RFID technologies and developing business rules and architecture to enable logistics processes including: automatic receipting, Total Asset Visibility (TAV)/Intransit Visibility (ITV), and inventory management. The desired end state includes: end-to-end intransit visibility for all material, from vendor or depot, through any node, to any customer, anywhere in the world; hands-free automatic receipting, inventory, real time financial take up and accountability of material, and a wealth of data at your fingertips. The benefits of such a system would be tremendous, and the potential contribution it would provide to current and future readiness compels our engagement to further explore RFID tagging as an enabler to help us get there. " ...

CDR Steve MacDonald holds a master’s degree in systems management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the State University of New York, College at Brockport. He is a Joint Staff Officer, DAWIA-certified member of the Acquisition Professional Community, Certified Professional Logistician, and holder of a U.S. Coast Guard Master’s License.

Savi RFID Contract: Automatic Identification Technology

PM J-AIT // Office of the Product Manager, Joint-Automatic Identification Technology

... "RFID Contract DAAB07-97-D-V007, Savi Technology, Inc. ...

Savi Technology provides real-time visibility into global supply chains to dynamically improve, control, and optimize operational performance. Under a $112 million multi-year contract with PM J-AIT for the DoD, the Savi system has been used in deployments that support U.S. military logistics operations throughout 300 nodes, tracking more than 200,000 items annually in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Savi operates the world's largest RFID network to track supplies from key depots to regional distribution centers and out to U.S. Army installations in Europe and other operating theaters." ...

RFID Frequency Interference Criteria ...

Communications Office - Weekly Reports - October 30, 2003

... "Several months back, companies manufactured and marketed RFID tags for tracking shipping containers. A request was submitted to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to allow RFID transmitters to operate at a higher duty cycle than 433 MHz, a frequency used by the Department of Defense. In response to the request to the FCC, the Air Force (AF) asked the FCC to consider changing the frequency to 449 MHz, a frequency used by wind profiler radars. After discussions with NOAA and a meeting with the FCC, the AF has dropped their request. W/OPS11 has reviewed the wind profiler radar frequency assignment and found no established interference criteria. If wind profiler radars become part of the inventory of operational systems, the NWS must establish interference criteria. " ...

RFID E-briefs Senator Bill Nelson ...

E-briefs from the office of US Senator Bill Nelson

... "Bill also has weighed in on another privacy issue regarding a new technology being used by businesses, as well as the United States government. The technology, called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), uses microchip tags with miniature antennae that are attached to objects and then used to collect consumer information such as the cost, date of purchase, and even the color of an item. Without consumers' knowledge, businesses or employers could use scanners to read the information being transmitted about the tagged products. For example, retailers could scan the contents of a woman's purse as she enters their stores, or employers could scan the contents of employees' backpacks to see what medications are being carried. If abused, the technology could pose a significant range of privacy and security risks." ...

RFID Embedded Into Structures ...

Chapter 10 - Telecommunications Handbook for Transportation Professionals

... "A major advantage of RFID devices is that they can be embedded within the structure of an item. The tag activates on receipt of a radio signal from a reader device. A drivers license could have an embedded tag for instant identification. RFID Tags could be placed in sections of roadway. Maintenance crews could be directed to locations that need repair or restoration. Their vehicle would have a tag reader that reports the completion of the repair. A police officer at the scene of an accident could scan in an identification tag in a damaged section of guardrail. The information would be directly reported to a DOT District maintenance office to schedule repairs." ...

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." ...

RFID Tags LongRange SemiPassive

Office of Science - Feature -

... "Long-Range Semi-Passive Radio Frequency Identification System: These unique semi-passive RF tags can identify, locate, and even determine the condition of any item to which it is attached. In an inventory application, this system significantly reduces the time to count, locate, monitor, and control distribution of resources ranging from commercial commodities (such as clothing, blood plasma, and perishable foods) to military equipment and personnel in the field." ...

Sensor Network Project Office ...

CLEANER: Project Office to Coordinate Network Activities nsf05549

... "The project office, in consultation with the engineering and science research communities and NSF, will establish an advisory structure that provides the engineering and the bio-physical and social science leadership required to define all facets of CLEANER, including the major science questions to be addressed by the program, nature of the distributed field components and centralized facilities needed to address those questions, and the nature of the integrated analysis network. The advisory structure will include committees to address technical issues related to implementing the network, including cyberinfrastructure needs, data management, standardization of system components, and sensors and sensor networks. " ...