Honda RFID Assemply Line: Critical Component Traceability

Honda Italia partners with IBM to implement RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology and infrastructure in production processes at its plant located in Atessa, Italy. The solution will enable Honda Italy to increase efficiency and accuracy in managing its motorcycle production in Italy. ...

... "IBM Global Business Services will support Honda Italia in the design and development of the RFID implementation, which will enable the real time, automatic identification of each vehicle along the entire production chain. The RFID tags will also be used on micro-lots of critical components, such as engines. IBM business and technology consultants have been collaborating for a long time with Honda Italia engineers in the design of the new processes and in the identification of the best solution. The RFID technology will be then completely integrated with Honda's existing IT systems through an open standards-based, Linux and Java (J2EE) application built on the IBM WebSphere Application Server to track inventory and to monitor ways to improve efficiency.



The first phase of the project, completed earlier this year, simultaneously with the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Honda Italia, calls for the transformation of Honda's large-displacement bikes (Hornet 600, CBF1000/600/500) assembly line. The RFID tags were used to monitor the traceability of critical components, WIP (Work In Progress) management and inventory replenishment. In the future, RFID tags will also be applied to Honda's scooter production line, starting with the European best seller SH150i/125i and the bigger SH300i. " ...

Via IBM: Honda Italia and IBM Revolutionize Motorbike Production With RFID: Innovation Project at Honda's Plant in Italy Expected to Improve Efficiency and Accuracy ...

RFID Pilot: Cardinal Health Completes

Cardinal Health completes its RFID pilot, which tested RFID tags for end-to-end pharma packaging and distribution business processes. The pilot tested the application of tags and the utilization of item level tracking techniques. Alien Technology, IBM, and Verisign provided hardware, software and implementation services. The application and encoding of the RFID tags approached 100 percent success rates. Reliable read rates were best achieved at the individual case level. The pilot was a fruitful learning experience for the pharma industry. ...

... "The pilot program tested whether ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tags could be applied, encoded and read at normal production speeds during packaging and distribution of pharmaceuticals. Verifying the authenticity of medications along each step of the distribution process adds an additional layer of security to lessen the chance of counterfeit pharmaceuticals entering the supply chain. It is also hoped that RFID data could improve efficiencies in the supply chain. Pilot Program Background: In conducting the industry's first end-to-end pilot program, Cardinal Health used new technology to place RFID tags on the labels of brand-name solid-dose prescription drugs, then encoded the electronic product code (EPC) standard data at the unit, case and pallet levels during the packaging process. The products were shipped to a Cardinal Health distribution center in Findlay, Ohio, where the data was read and authenticated as products were handled under typical operating conditions. Normal procedures were enhanced with RFID hardware and software from Alien Technology Corporation and IBM along with project management support from VeriSign.

RFID Labeling and Online Encoding: Data collected from the pilot suggest that it is feasible for RFID tags to be inlaid into existing FDA-approved pharmaceutical label stock, and the tags can be applied and encoded on packaging lines at normal operational speeds. Online encoding yields were 95 percent to 97 percent, and fine tuning of the process is expected to produce yields that approach 100 percent. The RFID tag application and encoding requires minimal adjustments to current labeling and packaging lines.

RFID Read Rates: Unit-level read rate data varied widely depending on the locations and type of reading stations throughout the supply chain. Highly reliable unit-level read rates in excess of 96 percent were found when reading individual cases one at a time and when reading units mixed with other products in tote containers prepared for delivery to a pharmacy. However, as expected, unit-level read rates were not found to be reliable when attempting to read units within a full pallet of product. " ...

Via Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health Releases RFID Pilot Results ...

RFID Partnership Implement Location Tracking ...

Atos Origin and Globe Ranger partner to deliver RFID location tracking solution for FloraHolland to automate the auction inventory process. ...

... "Atos Origin and GlobeRanger, the leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), mobility and sensor-based software solutions, announced a strategic partnership that will offer innovative RFID services to the market. FloraHolland, the largest flower auction company in the world, is the first customer where their joint RFID solution is implemented. FloraHolland is a co-operation of flower and plant growers worldwide that had a turnover of over 2 billion Euros in 2005. Each day approximately 4,000 buyers (dealers and exporters) from around the world purchase fresh flowers in its international trade center, using 26 auction clocks online or using FloraHolland's direct sales force. FloraHolland houses flowers from approximately 7,000 growers worldwide. FloraHolland is a warehouse that is about the size of 100 football fields and one of the largest commercial warehouses in Europe. During the daily auctions, more than 100.000 trolleys of flowers are constantly being moved from one location to another for selling and shipping to the world wide customers. Atos Origin's implementation of GlobeRanger's iMotion solution for FloraHolland applies RFID technology to capture location data of flowers in moving trolleys, as well as to make this information available instantly for the auction's IT systems, and employees. RFID makes it possible to log all movements of every individual trolley and control the process. The trolleys and tractors have RFID tags and there are RFID loops embedded in the floor. " ...

Via Atos Origin: Atos Origin and GlobeRanger start implementation of innovative RFID solution at FloraHolland

RFID Case Tracking: BestBuy Compliance ...

NetGear complies with BestBuy RFID mandate through services of APL Logistics. ...

... "Global supply chain management leader APL Logistics has won the RFID tagging solution business of Silicon Valley-based NETGEAR, a leading provider of wireless networking equipment. Under terms of the agreement, APL Logistics will affix Radio Frequency Identification tags to cases of NETGEAR product sent to selected Best Buy stores in the U.S. The deal highlights a growing trend among major retailers who mandate that their suppliers use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags on shipments. It also confirms APL Logistics' role as an innovative provider of the technology for supply chain management. " ...

Via APL Logistics: NETGEAR Turns to APL Logistics for RFID Mandate

RFID Retail: Apparel Payback ...

Laudis demo planned for RFID conference will show payback in the retail apparel industry ...

... "The RFID Journal and AAFA Summit, held at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York Aug. 15-16, is the first event of its kind designed to address RFID-related opportunities and issues in the apparel and footwear industry. Laudis and NCR will demonstrate their collaborative end-to-end RFID solution that allows manufacturers to tag apparel at the source, enabling retailers to verify the location or the receipt of garments anywhere within the supply chain. The demonstration (Laudis AAFA Summit booth #3) will feature the Laudis apparel applications and item-level tracking solutions for clothing and footwear. NCR will provide hardware, such as hang tags, flap tags and RFID-reader technology. NCR is also providing Laudis with consulting services and installation support for its end-to-end clothing solution. " ...

Via NCR: NCR and Laudis Systems Demonstrate End-to-End RFID Solution for Apparel Industry ...

Retail RFID applications are discussed ...

Via CIO Magazine: The RFID Imperative - Retail - prepare systems for RFID technology: "Like most CIOs in the retail industry, he believes that widespread RFID adoption is a sure thing and that the technology—which some day will enable him to track every single product, from manufacture to checkout ... "

ABI has researched the market for retail RFID use ...

The RFID Retail Market Market Research Report from ABI Research: "The retail market is possibly the most talked about in the RFID industry. Although Wal-Mart is not the only retailer that has issued an RFID mandate for its suppliers, it is still the most popular subject. This market is expected to be one of the fastest growing RFID verticals. "

T3CI offers RFID-enabled business intelligence capabilities for the retail industry ...

Via T3CI: RFID Analytics and Application Leadership; Experience Delivering Business Value to Major Retail Suppliers Drive Investment Decision: "T3Ci's software and subscription services are designed for leaders of RFID initiatives at major retail suppliers and pharmaceutical companies to deliver business value from their RFID investments. The company's enterprise-class solutions provide RFID data analysis (only for retailers who allow 3rd party analysis of their EPC data), deductions management and authentication/anti-counterfeiting/e-pedigree – the most comprehensive RFID applications vision. "

IBM RFID Pharma: Drug License Plate ...

IBM unveils RFID system that creates a digital license plate for drugs through the pharmaceutical supply chain. The system is comprised of software and services that leverage RFID technology to provide unique identification as the item and sku level. The identifier instantly connects the item to the proper pharmaceutical data. ...

... "The system makes it more difficult for counterfeit drugs to get to market, protecting consumers by helping ensure the drugs they receive match the prescription from their physician. With nearly 8 percent of the world's prescriptions proving counterfeit each year, the US Food and Drug Administration has cited RFID as the most promising technology to ensure that the medicine in the bottle is exactly what the doctor ordered. The global pharmaceutical supply chain is highly complicated. From the point of manufacture to the point of sale, drugs can change hands as many as ten times. IBM's software and services are designed to help manufacturers protect product from theft and fraud and avoid replacement costs for product recalls and tarnished brand value. The IBM RFID system for pharmaceutical track and trace uses blended RFID software and services to automatically capture and track the movement of drugs through the supply chain. RFID tags are embedded on products at the unit, case and pallet level and authenticate the product from manufacturer to wholesalers to hospitals and pharmacies. Each tag contains a unique identifier -- like a license plate -- that can be linked back to descriptive product information such as dosage and strength, lot number, manufacturer and expiration date. " ...

IBM RFID Pharma: Drug License Plate: Via IBM: IBM Taps RFID for Pharma Industry ...

RFID Library Applications: Shenzhen and NOLA ...

TAGSYS delivers library RFID applications in New Orleans and Shenzhen, China with local development / deployment partners. ...

... "TAGSYS and Integrated Technology Group (ITG), an established developer and provider of cutting-edge library RFID systems, have combined forces to donate a fully-automated, item-level RFID infrastructure to the Alvar branch of the New Orleans Public Library located in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. The branch, which was completely destroyed in the Katrina disaster, will officially reopen its doors on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference.

Traditionally, libraries have relied on employees manually scanning each item as it went through the book handling process. As a result, valuable staff resources were directed to time-consuming checkout and inventory management procedures, while patrons faced long lines and moderate customer service due to the demands placed on library staff. RFID-based library material handling systems provide library staff with the ability to computerize the entire material handling process. With the RFID system in place, staff can be relieved of checkout duties, and can spend more time providing other services to library patrons. " ...

RFID Library Applications: Shenzhen and NOLA: Via TAGSYS RFID: TAGSYS and ITG Donate Fully Automated, Item-Level RFID Infrastrusture To New Orleans Public Library ...

... "TAGSYS, announces that it has been awarded the largest library RFID project in China at the Shenzhen Library. By the end of June, nearly two million TAGSYS RFID tags will be integrated and installed on books, CDs, VHS tapes, patron cards, and other library materials by TAGSYS' local integration partner, Shenzhen Seaever Enterprise Co. Ltd. The complete and fully automated RFID system is the second largest in the world – second only to the system developed by TAGSYS for the Seattle Public Library in Seattle, WA. It includes security gates, automatic self check out and return stations, as well as programming and circulation stations.

The Shenzhen Library has been recognized worldwide for its technological and architectural innovations. The 50,000 square meter library features an open space, partition-free design and has the capabilities to store over four million books, service 8,000 patrons and circulate 50,000 volumes per day. Scheduled to open to the public in July 2006, it will serve as the documentation and information service center and regional library network center for Shenzhen. " ...

RFID Library Applications: Shenzhen and NOLA: Via TAGSYS: TAGSYS Equips China’s Shenzhen Library With Fully Automated RFID Infrastructure ...

RFID Peel and Apply Solution: NCR ...

NCR provides peel-and-apply RFID technology solution. ...

... "The NCR TagWorks solution provides a turnkey offering to meet EPCglobal standards and major manufacturer, distributor and retailer guidelines. The cost-effective solution addresses the need for businesses to readily access the benefits of RFID-enabled inventory tracking and supply-chain visibility. NCR makes the transition toward RFID more manageable by offering a complete end-to-end solution including tags, hardware, software and services allowing companies to quickly and efficiently begin tagging cases and pallets of product. Touching industries around the world, the NCR TransitionWork portfolio of global RFID solutions encompasses thoughtware, hardware, tags, services and software, including Teradata data warehouse solutions, to help customers solve real business problems.

NCR TagWorks is a stand-alone, fully integrated, peel-and-apply solution including tags, readers, servers, printers and NCR software. NCR installation, training and support services help ensure reliability and disruption-free environments. Because NCR serves as the single point of contact, businesses can avoid the hassle and confusion of dealing with multiple vendors for their RFID solutions. NCR also makes it simple to expand and customize the NCR TagWorks solution by providing a range of additional products and services. As their business grows, customers have the option to incorporate other advanced features such as handheld RFID scanners, conveyor installations, a selection of tag sizes and inlays, and enterprise system integration. " ...

RFID Peel and Apply Solution: NCR: Via NCR: NCR TagWork Provides Essentials for Rapid RFID Implementation ...

RFID Discover Wall: Product Information Pieces ...

Umpqua Bank plans RFID-enabled product information pieces built into its RFID Discover Wall concept. ...

... "In addition, Umpqua's neighborhood stores will feature a Discover Wall. This one-of-a-kind interactive, multi-screen display covers an entire store wall and will deliver a choreographed video experience to customers. Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags embedded in product information pieces, the Discover Wall will respond to areas of customer interest with personalized information and direct customers to more in-depth information and financial tools on nearby tablet PCs and displays. For example, if a customer is interested in buying a home, the Discover Wall will present information about area home prices, and Umpqua's available mortgage products. The neighborhood store concept grew from Umpqua's belief that it's possible to create community and foster connections between businesses, organizations and consumers by offering a thoughtful combination of products, services, information and resources. The stores are an extension of Umpqua's commitment to community banking. " ...

RFID Discover Wall: Product Information Pieces: Via Umpqua Bank: Umpqua Bank Unveils New Store Concept: Neighborhood Store Design Revolutionizes Approach to Construction and Cost, Enhances Customer Experience ...

Umpqua Bank, headquartered in Roseburg, Ore., is a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation and has 95 locations between Sacramento, Calif. and Bellevue, Wash., along the Oregon and Northern California Coast and in Central Oregon. Umpqua Bank's hometown is Roseburg, Ore., where it was established in 1953. Recently recognized as the most admired banking services company in Oregon by Oregon executives, and by BusinessWeek magazine as one of the "best ideas" of 2005, Umpqua Bank continues to gain attention for its innovative customer experience. Umpqua Holdings also owns retail brokerage subsidiary Strand, Atkinson, Williams & York, Inc., which has locations in Umpqua Bank stores and in dedicated offices throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Umpqua Bank's Private Client Services Division provides tailored financial services and products to individual customers. Umpqua Holdings Corporation is headquartered in Portland, Ore.

RFID Mobile Asset Management

IBSS introduces RFID-enabled mobile asset management solution to create a real-time view of assets and their movements. Benefits are lowering asset shrinkage and accelerating asset location. Active RFID enables the identification of mobile assets. ...

... "Integrated Business Systems and Services, Inc. (IBSS) announced its new offering, the SynTrack Mobile Asset Management system , a new product created for organizations seeking more efficient asset utilization by the use of RFID and wireless technologies. Simultaneously, IBSS also announced an agreement establishing IDENTEC SOLUTIONS as a certified Value Added Reseller of SynTrack Mobile Asset Management. Today, organizations spend millions of dollars on expensive equipment only to have it lost or stolen. Annual losses can range from thousands to millions of dollars. By having a real time view of where these assets are, when and where they move, and how they are managed, companies can significantly reduce these losses as well as improve worker efficiency in locating critical equipment.

SynTrack Mobile Asset Management is IBSS' application for real time, dynamic tracking and management of assets and personnel. It allows organizations to locate, track and manage expensive, important equipment utilizing active RFID technology. Developed on IBSS' proprietary Synapse platform, the system is quickly and easily configurable to nearly any asset tracking application across commercial vertical markets. SynTrack Mobile Asset Management is ideally suited for applications in Energy, Government, Manufacturing, Security, and many other industries. Installation is quick and easy. The system is configured intuitively by defining a hierarchy of zones, tags and tag groups so assets can be quickly located. Important assets and/or desired personnel are equipped with RFID tags. These tags are sensed by strategically placed RFID readers and antennas that communicate with the SynTrack Mobile Asset Management system as a tagged object passes through a geographically defined zone. " ...

RFID Mobile Asset Management: Via IBSS: IBSS INTRODUCES SynTrack MOBILE ASSET MANAGEMENT ...

RFID Simulated Supply Chain in Educational Environment ...

Students are learning about RFID using a simulated supply chain. ....

... "Indiana University is one of the first business schools to decide to build a working model of a RFID environment. Davison Schopmeyer, senior director of RFID Professional Services at Manhattan Associates, invited Venkataramanan, Ashok Soni, chairperson of the Operations and Decision Technologies Department, and Daniel Conway, a Kelley School professor, to tour Manhattan Associates' RFID Lab in Atlanta earlier this year. The professors have created an RFID lab that is used to teach RFID to the university's graduate and undergraduate classes. This lab uses miniature train sets and radio-controlled trucks, RFID tags, readers and antennae to create a scale model of how goods flow through the supply chain-from manufacturer to warehouse to retailer. The trains and trucks carry goods with product names and equipped with tags. Antennae read the tags as the miniature carriers pass by. The students track how the tags are read, collected and presented on a computer. The school will continue to move ahead with RFID as an important part of its curriculum. " ...

RFID Simulated Supply Chain in Educational Environment: Via Manhattan Associates: Indiana University and Manhattan Associates Bring RFID to the Classroom ...

Additional resources on RFID in the classroom:

Via RFID Journal - RTI, DeVry Team Up to Teach RFID: "RFID Technical Institute (RTI) has partnered with DeVry University to offer business and technical courses in radio frequency identification, beginning in July. RTI, a Cambridge, Mass., startup launched in January, develops RFID educational services. "

Via EIS - EIS Assists University of Arkansas with RFID Lab: "Enterprise Information Systems, Inc. (EIS), an RFID systems integrator and member of EPCglobal US, announces it has joined with leading RFID manufacturers and The University of Arkansas to sponsor a lab dedicated to the study of the engineering aspect to RFID. The Engineering RFID lab is located in the Bell Engineering Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The RFID lab is part of the Engineering Center's Material Handling lab that provides students practical experience with different aspects of a production environment, which includes a conveyor system that incorporates alerting systems, scanning technologies and now RFID. "

UW-Madison RFID technology lab debuts Friday | Via WTN: "The lab involves more than 40 companies from the UW RFID Industry Workgroup, plus UW-Madison students and faculty - all focusing on keeping Wisconsin industry competitive through RFID technology. The UW RFID Lab also is available to individual companies for sponsored company-specific projects."

RFID Tag Production: Dominant Semicon ...

Dominant Semicon offers RFID tag production services, including conversion process, across a range of tag frequencies. ...

RFID Tag Production: Dominant Semicon: High Quality RFID Tags from DOMINANT ...

... "Featuring an international certified quality assurance acclaim, DOMINANT now provides a total solution for the production of RFID tags. This includes the converting processes such as inlay assembly, lamination and test from raw materials to finished goods such as smart labels, smart tickets and tags. There are three kinds of tags are available in DOMINANT. There are categorized by the radio frequency: High Frequency tags (13.56MHz), Ultra High Frequency (860MHz – 960MHz) and Microwave (2.45GHz). By adopting RFID technology, companies are able to optimize the accuracy of data collection – something that is not always possible with traditional systems. As a result, it undoubtedly hold a lot of promise and RFID have the advantage over barcode systems as they have ability to be read without line-of sign and it can be read through in a environmentally challenging conditions such as around water or metal. " ...

DOMINANT Semiconductors is an excellence-driven organization, offering a comprehensive variety of product range and selection for diverse industries and applications. With extensive industry experience and relentless pursuit of innovation, DOMINANT Semiconductors, with its state-of-the-art manufacturing, research and testing capabilities, has become a trusted and reliable brand across the globe. Established in 2001 DOMINANT is one of the leading suppliers in RFID Tags. It develops and manufacturers high quality RFID (radio frequency identification) tags used in automatic identification, tracking and supply chain management, which are specialized in high quality, high volume production.

RFID BioSensors Applications ...

Research center is investigating the convergence of RFID and sensors to enable increased food safety. Biosensors are defined as a type of biomolecular probe that measures the presence or concentration of biological molecules, biological structures, etc., by translating a biochemical interaction at the probe surface into a quantifiable physical signal such as light or electric pulse.

RFID BioSensors Applications: Via AUDFS: Radio Frequency Identification Sensors ...

... "Auburn University Detection and Food Safety (AUDFS) project to use RFID technology combined with sensors for detection of pathogens in food. AUDFS aims to integrate the breakthroughs in the detection of food borne illnesses with advances in wireless and biosensor technologies. " ...

References on RFID and Biosensors applications:

... "Via Wired: RFID Gussied Up With Biosensors: But many companies are now combining the tags with sensors that can detect the presence of biological and chemical agents, or signal that a perishable item has expired. " ...

... "Via Washington Technology: Growin’ on empty: RFID’s many uses outpace available funds: EDS is focusing on bundling together RFID and biosensor technologies for supply-chain management and homeland security purposes, Schick said. We’re looking at how to mesh the two technologies together, he said. " ...

... "RFID no use against CBRN terrorism and criminal contamination: Before anybody lets Biosensor RFID tags loose in the food supply chain, it should be established what is the acceptable level of false alert for such systems. If the system only falsly reported the presence of a pathogen once in a million times, then we would have a Bioterror alert every single day of the year, rendering the emergency services useless. " ...

Healthcare RFID Hospital Installations ...

Healthcare RFID Hospital Installations: Via Radianse: New Radianse active-RFID installations at Yale-New Haven Hospital, PinnacleHealth Hospitals and St. Vincent's Hospital

... "Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, installed a Radianse IPS to improve equipment management and patient and staff flows across Perioperative Services and the Cardiac Thoracic Intensive Care unit. Close to a thousand pieces of medical equipment are covered by a Radianse IPS, so wherever equipment is located from central supply to the post anesthesia care unit it can be immediately found using a simple, web-based search. That same search function can be used to locate a number of managers who wear Radianse active-RFID location tags in the first phase of staff location. When patient location is deployed later this year, the hospital plans to use Radianse single-use active-RFID tags, a wristwatch-sized device designed to maximize comfort, safety and convenience across a patient's length of stay. " ...

Radianse, Inc., Lawrence, Mass., provides hospitals with wireless indoor positioning solutions (IPS) that accurately locate and associate medical equipment, patients and staff. University, regional and community hospitals alike use Radianse applications for asset tracking, patient and staff location and real-time alerts to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and safety and increase satisfaction and revenues. A Radianse IPS, which combines active-RFID tags with LAN-ready receivers and web-based location analysis software, installs simply, expands readily and delivers a return on investment in a matter of months. The Radianse Ready™ partner program provides equipment and clinical applications providers the ability to integrate identity and time-based location data.

Radio Frequency Identification RFID Label: Certified Preferred ...

Radio Frequency Identification RFID Label: Certified Preferred: Via Nashua Corporation: NASHUA CORPORATION NAMED AN ALIEN TECHNOLOGY® CERTIFIED PREFERRED CONVERTER PARTNER: Selection Recognizes Nashua Label Division’s RFID Capabilities and Positions Company to Help Customers Utilize Advanced RFID Solutions ...

... "Nashua Corporation (NASDAQ: NSHA), a manufacturer and marketer of labels, thermal and specialty papers, and imaging products, announced that Alien Technology Corporation has named the Company's Label Division a Certified Preferred Converter Partner. Partner status recognizes the Label Division's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) capabilities and strengthens the relationship between Nashua and Alien Technology Corporation, a leading supplier of inlays and other RFID hardware and components. Alien Technology initiated the Certified Preferred Converter Partner program in order to team with key industry leaders such as Nashua, which utilizes RFID technology in the low cost, high quality inventory and product tracking solutions applications it provides its customers. " ...

Nashua Corporation manufactures and markets a wide variety of specialty imaging products and services to industrial and commercial customers to meet various print application needs. The Company's products include thermal coated papers, pressure-sensitive labels, bond, point of sale, ATM and wide format papers, entertainment tickets, as well as toners, developers, and ribbons for use in imaging devices. Alien Technology® Corporation is a leading supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware that enables consumer packaged goods companies, retailers and other industries to improve their operating efficiency throughout their supply chains. Through its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®), Alien fabricates high performance electronic product code (EPC) Class 1 tags in unprecedented volumes at very low cost.

RFID WIP Work in Process ...

RFID WIP Work in Process: Via IBM: IBM Introduces New Work In Process and RFID Express Solutions ...

... "RFID for Work in Process helps manufacturers accelerate materials management within a plant floor environment. The SOA-based solution can help a manufacturer better manage assembly automation, track plant floor assets, and manage inventory by integrating applications inside a company, as well as externally with customers and suppliers. It offers customers real-time visibility of key assets to improve the identification and tracking of tools and equipment and also to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and other mandates. The solution includes IBM's WebSphere RFID middleware, tags and readers from IBM Business Partners, as well as IBM's Global Services expertise implementing manufacturing and Work in Process solutions. " ...

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key business partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable companies to take full advantage of the on demand era.

Second Generation RFID Solutions Partnership Drives Adoption ...

Second Generation RFID Solutions Partnership Drives Adoption: Via HP: HP and Philips to Drive Adoption of Second Generation RFID Solutions

... "HP and Royal Philips Electronics announced that they are partnering to accelerate the adoption of the latest global RFID standard, which is designed to provide customers with interoperable technology, solutions and services for migration from previous RFID standards. This new global EPC Class 1 Generation2 (Gen2) standard allows a single tag to now travel globally and still be read by most readers, something that wasn't previously possible. For example, most first-generation Class 1 RFID tags used in the United States cannot be read in Europe due to bandwidth limitations. Gen2 makes it possible to track a tag sent from the United States through Europe with ease. Having already successfully embraced RFID technology in their respective supply chains, both companies will leverage their complementary leadership in RFID chip development, business process design and systems integration to further drive adoption of Gen2 RFID technology. " ...

RFID FRAM HighSpeed ReadWrite Performance ...

RFID FRAM High Speed ReadWrite Performance: Fujitsu Introduces New, Light, Cost-Effective RFID Tags with 256 Bytes of FRAM for Product Tracking, Distribution Applications: Adds to FerVID™ Family of RFID Products ...

Fujistu's RFID tag uses FRAM to achieve high-speed read/write performance ...

... "Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced the newest member of its FerVID family of RFID tags, the MB89R119, which incorporates 256 bytes of FRAM and operates at approximately 50 times the speed of tags that use EEPROM. Designed to use the 13.56MHz frequency, the MB89R119 costs about the same as EEPROM RFID tags, but provides significantly faster read/write operations. It can complete write operations at roughly double the speed of an EEPROM-based tag. The memory uses proprietary Fujitsu commands issued by the chip, resulting in read operations that are approximately twice as fast as conventional products. " ...

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) leads the industry in innovation. FMA provides high-quality, reliable semiconductor products and services for the networking, communications, automotive, security and other markets throughout North and South America.

FRAM References:

Ramtron Achieves 1-Megabit FRAM Milestone with Industry-Leading Write Speed, Reliability and Endurance ...

Fujitsu Develops High Capacity, High Speed Chip with Embedded FRAM for RFID Tags: New Chip Tracks Products from the Factory Floor through the Distribution Channel while Monitoring Quality Control ...

TI produced a 64 Megabit Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) chip within a standard CMOS logic process, validating the technology as a cost- effective alternative to embedded Flash and embedded DRAM. FRAM cells use less power and cost less to manufacture than alternatives. Embedding memory on the same chip as the processor, peripherals and other components will reduce system chip count and complexity, increase system performance and increase security of the data.

Embedded Middleware RFID Reader ...

Embedded Middleware RFID Reader: Alien Technology® And IBM Work Together On New-Generation RFID Reader: Alien ALR-9800 Reader Embeds IBM WebSphere RFID Middleware for Seamless Integration With Enterprise Business Processes ...

Alien embeds IBM middleware into Gen2 RFID reader ...

... "Alien Technology and IBM today announced that the two companies have integrated IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI) middleware on the newly announced Alien ALR-9800 RFID Reader, the first RFID reader designed from the ground up for Gen2 RFID environments. Alien also announced it is offering customers a specific version of the ALR-9800 incorporating IBM's WRDI middleware, which enables the seamless integration of RFID data with IBM platform-based systems and enterprise business processes. " ...

Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products for global customers in government, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and other industries. Using its patented manufacturing process, Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA®), Alien manufactures EPC tags in very high-volumes and at low cost. The company provides a family of RFID readers for a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting, to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs.

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key business partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable companies to take full advantage of the on demand era.

Gen2 RFID UHF Reader Module

Gen2 RFID UHF Reader Module: SAMSys Introduces Gen 2 RFID UHF Reader Module;MP9311 Sets Benchmark for Embedded Gen 2 Applications ...

... "SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions, today opened the door for RFID smart label printer/encoders and other devices to read and write to EPC Generation Two (Gen 2) tags with the introduction of the new SAMSys MP9311 RFID UHF Reader Module. The MP9311 is the first commercially available RFID UHF embedded reader module that supports the new Gen 2 tags. It also supports the full array of first-generation tag protocols and global frequencies for use in all tag environments and geographies, greatly simplifying product development and stocking requirements for OEMs. " ...

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose common shares are listed for trading on the TSX under the symbol “SMY”. The Company has approximately 47.8 million common shares outstanding.

Metro RFID Gen2 ETSI Readers

Metro RFID Gen2 ETSI Readers: Intermec and METRO Group Demonstrate Intermec IP4, First Generation 2, ETSI-Compliant Handheld RFID Reader: Multi-protocol capabilities support EPCglobal Gen 2, Gen 1 and ISO-based RFID systems: Available for order worldwide Sept. 1 ...

... "Intermec Technologies Corp. and METRO Group today announced the successful demonstration of the first EPCglobal Generation 2 RFID handheld reader that also meets stringent European requirements for radio frequency and reader communications protocols. The new multi-protocol Intermec IP4 Intellitag® multi-protocol RFID reader reads Gen 2 tags from multiple manufacturers. It also reads tags based on all major global RFID standards, including EPCglobal Gen 2, Gen 1 and ISO 18000-6b, with a migration path to the emerging ISO 18000-6c standard. " ...

Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, RFID (radio frequency identification), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label media. The company s products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.

RFID Health System Preparedness ...

Addressing Surge Capacity in a Mass Casualty Event: Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness--Transcript of Web Conference

... "Forward movement and tracking of patients from the event location to the hospital to post-hospital locations is a critical issue, says Rick. To what extent is tracking technology such as bar coding and RFID (radio frequency ID) tags being incorporated into these protocols? Please give examples. Who would like to take this question that came by E-mail.

Dr. Michael Shannon: I could begin because it's something that we've been looking at quite a bit at Childrens' Hospital in Boston. The program that we've faced so far, and I suspect that it's going to be true for most hospitals, is that information services, the decisions to decide what applications to purchase and to utilize is usually a very large expensive campaign that takes many years of thought, and it's not as easy as you may think, to simply incorporate a new system such as a bar code and bar code reading program. So we have found that a real challenge. What we're hoping to do right now is to begin to find a way to use photographs rather than the bar code technology, to simply find a way to incorporate digital photograph into patient identifiers. And it just fortunately happens that the information systems that our hospital is using, and the vendor is going to be one that can utilize digital photographs. But it really is key." ...

Printed RFID Conference on deck in May ...

Printed RFID Conference: Packaging Perspectives ...

... Printed RFID Conference
Date: 10 May 2005, 2 day(s)
Event Type: Impact Forum
Venue: Ramada Plaza Hotel, Gatwick, Surrey, UK

Packaging converters need to establish how they can take advantage of this cheap and efficient way of meeting brand owner and retailer demands. Packaging brand owners need to assess the supply chain implications of cost effective item level tagging. For the first time it’s not just the retailers reaping the rewards, but they too stand to gain considerable advantage from low cost tags. Suppliers of substrates, inks, printing equipment and packaging machinery also need to be prepared for the printed RFID revolution. ...

Pira’s comprehensive new forum is the first ever event to address this exciting new technology. Pira International is the leading independent research centre with major consultancy, training and information services. It provides innovative business solutions to companies in the packaging, printing, paper, and retail supply chains. Pira’s high profile international events regularly attract senior level delegates from top companies around the globe to discuss and learn about new technologies and best business practices.

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.

RFID Optimize Patient Flow in Orthopedic Center

Lancaster General implements PeriOptimum and Radianse solution to optimize patient flow in new orthopedic center

... "Lancaster General Hospital is using a real-time workflow-management and patient location solution from industry partners PeriOptimum and Radianse to streamline patient throughput and optimize capacity in its new state-of-the-art Orthopedic Center. The solution integrates Radianse active-RFID location technology into PeriOptimum's PathFinder, a software application that collects patient, equipment and process-tracking data across perioperative care, then distributes the information via a hospital's intranet or the Internet and stores it for analysis.

When patients arrive at the center, they are assigned active-RFID location tags that identify where they are in real-time and their surgical status as they move through the perioperative process. The PeriOptimum/Radianse solution replaces an old manual-data-entry system with one that automatically enters the patient data into the network for quick and easy access by caregivers and administrators." ...

For more than 100 years, Lancaster General has been meeting the healthcare needs of Lancaster County in southeast Pennsylvania. Lancaster General is a hospital and a healthcare system with a reputation for excellence. The winner of numerous national and local awards, 563-bed Lancaster General Hospital employs more than 4,600 people and has more than 470 physicians and surgeons on its active staff. Lancaster General Hospital has won the Solucient Leadership Institute 100 Top Hospitals award for five years from 1997 through 2001 and been recognized by Hospital & Health Networks magazine's Most Wired Award in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PeriOptimum provides a broad range of products and services that help hospitals improve surgical throughput. Hospitals and surgicenters use the company's Perioperative Improvement Evaluation (PIE?) PathFinder? workflow management solution and Surgical Capacity Improvement Program (SCIP?) to create predictable and streamlined perioperative environments. The result is increased patient throughput, significantly improved physician, staff and patient satisfaction, and tremendous net revenue gains.

Radianse, Inc., Lawrence, MA, provides indoor positioning solutions (IPS) to track medical equipment, patients and staff, combining active-RFID with a patent-pending location algorithm to deliver the proven accuracy and return on investment hospitals require. 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 shrinkage and excess rentals and improve staff efficiency, resource utilization and overall safety, patient flow and workflow. The Radianse Ready? partner certification program provides training, support and warranties to ensure consistently high performance of Radianse location software, active-RFID-tags and LAN- or WiFi-ready receivers.

RFID Presentation Sunnyvale California ...

Upcoming RFID Presentation at IEEE Seminar ...

... eSmart Source, RFID solutions and training provider, announced that Mr. Sam Patadia, Vice President of Engineering at eSmart Source will be giving an RFID presentation at the IEEE Communications Society in Sunnyvale. California on April 13.2005 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the National Semiconductor Building. Mr. Patadia’s presentation will be available on the eSmart Source website at www.esmartsource.com as well as eSmart’s training division RFID4U’s website www.rfid4u.com once it has been presented. ...

For over six years, eSmart Source has been an IT partner committed to helping companies capitalize on the strengths of IT to achieve value-driven business results. eSmart offers a multi-tier suite of solutions and services designed to address end-to-end RFID system needs of companies including assessment, evaluation, integration and training. eSmart focuses on providing leading edge technology and is partnered with best of breed RFID tags, readers, middleware and printer suppliers in addition to providing a suite of software applications for RFID-enabled infrastructure.

RFID Course Curriculum Expands ...

RFID Course Curriculum Expands: eSmart Source Training Division RFID4U Dramatically Expands RFID ...

RFID4U increases the depth of its RFID curriculum, with additions to accelerate quick learning events and enable live virtual learning events ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... training division of eSmart Source) announces several new course curricula to meet the training needs in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology at ...

... RFID4U (training division of eSmart Source) announces several new course curricula to meet the training needs in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology at all levels. Course offerings now include: One day RFID Made Easy, two days RFID workshop and three days RFID implementation training. These courses are offered onsite as well as in company’s training facility. In addition company also announced twelve online courses which are available with live instructors via web and offers significant saving in resource travel cost. Company has plans to introduce more courses next quarter. ...

For over six years, eSmart Source has been an IT partner committed to helping companies capitalize on the strengths of IT to achieve value-driven business results. eSmart offers a multi-tier suite of solutions and services designed to address end-to-end RFID system needs of companies including assessment, evaluation, integration and training. eSmart focuses on providing leading edge technology and is partnered with best of breed RFID tags, readers, middleware and printer suppliers in addition to providing a suite of software applications for RFID-enabled infrastructure.

RFID One-Day Training Event in March ...

RFID One-Day Training: eSmart Source Announces RFID Made Easy Training in Phoenix Arizona

RFID Made Easy Training Event is coming up soon ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... eSmart Source, a leading RFID solutions and training provider announced today that the firm will conduct one of their popular RFID Made Easy training events in ...

... eSmart Source, a leading RFID solutions and training provider announced today that the firm will conduct one of their popular RFID Made Easy training events in Phoenix, Arizona. RFID Made Easy is a class room style one-day course that familiarizes participants with the hardware, middleware, software and other key elements necessary for successful RFID deployment. This day-long event will be conducted on Wednesday March 23rd at the Fiesta Inn Resort in Tempe, Arizona. ...

For over five years, eSmart Source has been an IT partner committed to helping companies capitalize on the strengths of IT to achieve value-driven business results. eSmart offers a multi-tier suite of solutions and services designed to address end-to-end RFID system needs of companies including assessment, evaluation, integration and training. eSmart focuses on providing leading edge technology and is partnered with best of breed RFID tags, readers, middleware and printer suppliers in addition to providing a suite of software applications for RFID-enabled infrastructure.

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.

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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 ...

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Item Level RFID Tagging in Pharma Industry Drives Patient Safety ...

Item Level RFID Tagging in Pharma Industry Drives Patient Safety: The Pharmaceutical Industry Turns To RFID As One Cure for Many ...

Item-Level RFID tags on pharmaceutical products can provide benefits, in addition to RFID's role in eliminating counterfeit drugs and in increasing patient safety ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Radio frequency identification - RFID - seen as one way to lower that cost, has its own defining characteristics. Issues of drug ...

... Drug counterfeiting may cost the worldwide pharmaceutical industry more than US$30 billion annually. Radio frequency identification - RFID - seen as one way to lower that cost, has its own defining characteristics. Issues of drug counterfeiting and patient safety differentiate it from RFID in retail markets. To minimize this wastage, and to raise the level of safety for patients, some companies are embracing RFID tagging of drug shipments at the item level. ...

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations that support annual research programs, quarterly intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy.

Noisy RFID Environments ...

Noisy RFID Environments: HP Unveils ''Noisy Lab'' for RFID Technology Development; Company ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced plans to open an RFID Noisy Lab in Omaha, Neb., next month to further the development of radio frequency ...

... HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced plans to open an RFID Noisy Lab in Omaha, Neb., next month to further the development of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Announced at the National Retail Federation 94th Annual Convention and Expo, the HP facility will be one of the most comprehensive RFID labs in the industry, simulating a real-world manufacturing and distribution center where HP, its customers and its partners can pilot and evaluate RFID technology and solutions. ...

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2004, HP revenue totaled $79.9 billion.

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Impinj Readies A Next-Generation RFID Tag: For companies who haven't yet implemented RFID, Impinj recommends they start ... ZumaRFID chip, the Gen2 RainierRFID chip is designed for noisy environments and 32 ...

Metro RFID Program Leverages Guided Selling Systems ...

Metro RFID Program Leverages Guided Selling Systems: METRO Group's Future Store Implements Anyplace Kiosk From IBM

From Market Wire (press release) ... technologies, including kiosks, the intelligent "Veggie Vision" scale and the innovative "Everywhere Display." IBM is also integrating the RFID systems at the ...

... METRO Group will implement IBM's new "Anyplace Kiosk" as part of a guided selling system designed to deliver product information instantaneously to shoppers at METRO Group's Future Store in Rheinberg, IBM announced today. METRO Group is the first retailer to install the new IBM kiosk, which offers a compact design and fits virtually anywhere in the store environment to deliver a compelling, interactive experience directly to shoppers at the point of decision. It is designed to enhance shopping for consumers and potentially increase sales for retailers. ...

The METRO Group is the world's third-largest wholesaling and retailing group. With its powerful brands, the METRO Group operates successfully in 30 different countries around the world -- at almost 2,500 locations and with more than 240,000 employees. The METRO Group's six sales divisions operate independently on the market with their own specific sales concepts: Metro/Makro Cash & Carry -- the world's market leader in self-service wholesaling -- Real hypermarkets, Extra supermarkets, Media Markt and Saturn -- the leading consumer electronics centers in Europe, Praktiker home improvement and DIY centers, and the department stores of Galeria Kaufhof. IBM, the world's largest information technology company, is the leader in providing the Retail Industry with a full range of e-business solutions, including: point-of-sale systems, automated self-checkout systems, other hardware and software technology, consulting focused on business transformation, IT strategy and planning, store operations improvement, and supply chain optimization, and with services, such as outsourcing, managed operations, systems integration, and application development and design. IBM has a list of retail customers in 100 countries worldwide that reads like a "Who's Who" of retailing.

Additional resources on guided selling systems used on the Metro RFID program ...

IBM Launches New RFID And Sensor Software: retailers can link new or existing in-store systems, such as RFID-enabled applications, or point-of-sale systems. ...

Creating the Future at METRO Group: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... more details on the Intel technologies used, see the ... On the selling floor, staff had to learn to ... information from the merchandise management system directly at ...

Item-level RFID technology redefines retail operations with real: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... For example, shelf readers can be used to track ... Nearly Red” lipstick to maximize cross-selling opportunities. ... level RFID tags to notify store systems when a ...

The RFID Demand-Driven Supply Chain ...

The RFID Demand-Driven Supply Chain: i2 Helps the World's Leading Retailers to Extract Additional Value ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... the millions of SKUs across multiple systems are essential to introducing new products, managing supply chains, merchandising, and implementing RFID and other ...

... The world's leading retailers have the applications they need to run their businesses. However, in order to compete in today's rapidly changing business environment, it is necessary to add applications that work together with existing systems to enhance supply chain flexibility and visibility across multiple systems and extract additional value from technology investments. Retailers are turning to i2 Technologies, Inc. (OTC: ITWO), a leading provider of demand-driven supply chain solutions designed to enable business agility, to help them achieve these goals. Innovative solutions from i2 can help address retail's toughest industry challenges and assist companies to plan merchandise lifecycles to lower inventory and improve shelf availability, control price to increase sales, execute orders to improve customer service, optimize transportation to improve efficiency and manage information to drive business performance. ...

i2 is a leading provider of demand-driven supply chain solutions designed to enable business agility. i2's flexible solutions can synchronize demand and supply across an ever-changing global supply network. Seventeen of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to companies who are i2 customers. Seven of the Fortune global top 10 are also customers of i2. Founded in 1988 with a commitment to customer success and supply chain innovation, i2 has a history of delivering value by implementing solutions designed to provide a rapid return on investment.

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EDI, UCCnet & RFID: Synchronizing the Supply Chain, By Nahid Jilovec;

Mobilizing the Supply Chain: Developing RFID and EPC Professional and Managed Services for the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Sectors, By IDC;

RFID Labeling: Smart Labeling Concepts & Applications for the Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain, By Robert Kleist;

Turning signals into profits in the RFID-enabled supply chain: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Turning signals into profits in the RFID-enabled supply chain ... behavior makes it demand-driven and enables the ... Event Intelligence in RFID-enabled Value Networks ...

SAP: newest SCM solution will support RFID-enabled execution scenarios ... as well as major retailers such as ... been to build a demand-driven supply chain that delivers ...

Performance Measurement: RFID Software, manufacturing rfid tags: RedPrairie's visibility tool enables retailers to create a demand-driven supply chain and better support overall logistics flow. ...

HP and BearingPoint Expand Global Alliance by Combining RFID Tools: collaborate to implement RFID-enabled technology designed ... technologies linked with supply chain and merchandizing ... a DDSN (Demand Driven Supply Network) strategy ...

RFID Service Management for Mobile Assets ...

RFID Management of Mobile Assets: TrenStar Delivering Mobile Asset Management Solution to Martek

From Market Wire (press release) ... has signed an agreement to acquire Martek's container fleet and provide a management solution featuring radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking, systems ...

... TrenStar Inc. announced today at the ProMat trade show that it will be delivering an outsourced mobile asset management solution to Martek Biosciences Corp., a company that develops and sells products derived from microalgae. TrenStar has signed an agreement to acquire Martek's container fleet and provide a management solution featuring radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking, systems integration, logistics, fleet assessment and procurement, and maintenance services including sterilization. TrenStar will provide reverse logistics for some domestic and European Martek customers. ...

Martek Biosciences Corporation develops and sells products from microalgae. The Nutritional Products Group manufactures and sells two nutritional fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA). Martek has patented its DHA (DHASCO®) and ARA (ARASCO®) oil blend (Formulaid®) and sells it to infant formula manufacturers worldwide. Martek also sells its DHA oil, under the Neuromins® brand name, to the nutritional supplement industry, either directly or through a number of supplement manufacturers. The Fluorescent Products Group develops and sells a series of proprietary and non-proprietary fluorescent markers. These markers have been designed for use in a wide range of drug discovery and research applications. 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.

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Inventory Software: RFID Technology, logistics, Inventory: and simplify management and control of valuable mobile assets and helps speed shipments through homeland security procedures. Based on active RFID technology ...

Mobile Asset Management Solutions for Healthcare: tracking and identification of mobile assets including medical ... is the first to offer RFID-enabled resource and workflow management solutions designed ...

RFID: ready for its close-up?: In addition, the RFID's mobile asset management solution provider will package the cost of assets, services and solutions into a per-use fee, enabling you to ...

RFID technology to power real-time asset: The ID-tags transmit continuous active-RFID information to Radianse ... us a further competitive edge in real-time management of mobile assets across healthcare ...

RFID Use at Retail Point-of-Sale POS ...

RFID Use at Point-of-Sale POS: NCR Integrates RFID Hybrid Scanner with POS Software; Evaluation ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 11, 2005--NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) today announced that it has integrated a hybrid scanner, which reads radio-frequency identification (RFID) labels as well ...

... NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) today announced that it has integrated a hybrid scanner, which reads radio-frequency identification (RFID) labels as well as bar codes, with the NCR Advanced Store point-of-sale (POS) application. The solution is being offered for lab testing to retailers who want to evaluate the potential impact of item-level RFID tagging on POS operations and other store processes. ...

NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,900 people worldwide.

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Retail / POS: retail industry. Example Applications: Point of Sale (POS) terminals; RFID readers; Inventory management; Barcode scanners; Cash registers; ...

Testing RFID's POS Potential: "As RFID systems continue to improve and tags become cheaper, the extension of the EPC network to retail point-of-sale (POS) applications moves closer to ...

Radio Frequency: already been making inroads at the point-of-sale (POS) in North America. Often attached to a key chain, radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder fobs ...

RFID Product Compliance Testing Validates to Europe RFID Wireless Standard ...

RFID Product Compliance Testing Validates to Europe Wireless Standard: Alien Technology Corporation Taps MiCOM Labs for Testing of New ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 4, 2005--MiCOM Labs, Inc., today announced that it has completed product compliance testing of a new radio frequency identification (RFID) system for Alien ...

... MiCOM Labs, Inc., today announced that it has completed product compliance testing of a new radio frequency identification (RFID) system for Alien Technology Corporation of Morgan Hill, Calif. Alien Technology is an industry leader in the development of RFID tags and equipment that includes electronic product code (EPC) or "smart" tags that reflect radio signals. RFID equipment is revolutionizing inventory tracking and supply chain management in retail and defense operations. The testing performed by MiCOM Labs validated the new RFID system to a new European standard (EN 302 208) for wireless RFID product performance, qualifying the RFID system for certifications needed for product sales in Europe. ...

MiCOM Labs, Inc. (www.micomlabs.com) is a RF and EMC testing laboratory serving the global wireless, telecommunications, medical and security industries. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., and accredited by the globally recognized United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) organization, the company provides traceable, repeatable, accurate and secure testing and reporting to enable companies to certify product compliance with global performance standards and bring new products into global markets. Alien Technology is a leading provider of reliable, high-volume, low-cost, EPC-compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) tags used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs.

Additional resources on European Wireless RFID standards ...

Wireless Tracking - Standards Spat: But delays by the European Telecoms Standards Institute (ETSI) in approving its EN 302 208 RFID specifications, which govern radio frequencies and ...

The New RFID Standard in Europe: industry to make the new standard work as ... very different to that described within EN 302 208. ... Communications Committee (ECC) within the European Conference of ...

New ETSI RFID Rules Move Forward: use of the available spectrum, EN 302-208 divides the ... legislative and judicial decisions of the European Union (EU ... The standard has to be translated into the ...

Wireless Computing Technology: is the first to meet the ETSI 302 208 standard and gives our European customers RFID ... mechanisms, including RS-232, wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11g ...

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.

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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 Electronic e-Tags ...

RFID Electronic e-Tags: Digital Angel Corporation Delivers 265,000 Electronic RFID Tags to ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Livestock RFID Tag Sales Increase by More Than 400% in 2004 SO. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Angel ...

... Digital Angel Corporation (Amex: DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has delivered more than 265,000 of its Radio Frequency Identification tags ("e-tags") to its Canadian distributors during the months of November and December. The Company also announced that its global e-tag business increased by more than 400 percent in 2004 (as compared to 2003). ...

Digital Angel Corporation develops and deploys sensor and communications technologies that enable rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets. Applications for the Company's products include identification and monitoring of pets, fish and livestock through its patented implantable microchips; location tracking and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft in remote locations through systems that integrate GPS and geosynchronous satellite communications; and monitoring of asset conditions such as temperature and movement, through advanced miniature sensors. Digital Angel Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX).

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Build RFID Networks ...

Build RFID Networks: RF Code Releases Developer's Kit for RFID Network Appliance

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... RF Code, Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of Auto-ID data management software and active RFID technologies today announced that it is ...

... RF Code, Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of Auto-ID data management software and active RFID technologies today announced that it is making available a powerful set of tools for enterprises that are building RFID networks. ...

RF Code's award winning TAVIS(TM) software platform is an Auto-ID data management framework which supports the broad spectrum of Auto-ID devices for data collection, filtering and consolidation. The TAVIS platform also serves as an application bridge to the world's leading information systems. TAVIS-powered solutions enable device-independent data collection from a wide variety of devices including: active RFID readers, passive RFID readers, EPC readers, remote sensors, barcode scanners, Wi-Fi(R) access points and GPS receivers. The software converts reader data into a standard format that can be managed locally or centrally, and linked to end-user applications that track, locate and identify assets. About RF Code, Inc.: RF Code Inc. is a premier designer, developer and manufacturer of active RFID technologies and Auto-ID data management software. Since 1997, the company has developed its high-performance, low cost Mantis(TM) active RFID systems for long-range wireless data communications that accurately manage and track physical assets, information and personnel. Its TAVIS(TM) software platform is a leading Auto-ID data management framework for data collection and distribution. RF Code offers a complete Unified Monitoring System (UMS) comprised of RF tags, readers, antennas and data management software.

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New AeroScout Engine 3.0 Provides a Complete Suite of Visibility Solutions for a Multitude of Applications

San Mateo, Calif. – December 8, 2004 – AeroScout, Inc., a pioneer in the field of Enterprise Visibility Solutions, today announced the AeroScout Visibility System (AVS), an integrated suite of hardware and software products based around the company’s new AeroScout Engine 3.0. AVS is the industry’s most flexible and complete solution for Wi-Fi-based visibility of assets and people, and the only solution to enable three different location types as well as telemetry functionality, to fit all user application needs.

“Our customers have sophisticated requirements that range from accurate real-time asset location, to vehicle telemetry, to automated inventory counts, to personnel tracking—and they need a single wireless infrastructure that can do it all,” said Andris Berzins, VP of Marketing and Business Development, AeroScout. “AeroScout has introduced the first integrated solution that can meet all of these needs with a single infrastructure, bridging Wi-Fi location and Active RFID at a low total cost.”

AVS is a flexible set of hardware and software products that utilize standard Wi-Fi networks to accurately locate and identify assets or people in indoor and outdoor environments. At the foundation of the system lies the new AeroScout Engine 3.0, the core server-based software that provides location and telemetry processing based on data collected over standard wireless radio frequencies. With the release of version 3.0, the AeroScout Engine has added innovative, new and improved features that bring unparalleled capabilities to users. These include:

· Multiple Location Modes – AeroScout customers can now utilize three different modes of location within a single installation, to best fit the precise needs of any set of applications. Real-Time Location mode offers industry-leading accurate positioning; Presence mode offers Active RFID-style zone detection; and the use of AeroScout Exciter hardware enables Choke-Point detection for doorway and gate coverage.
· Telemetry – AeroScout tags now have the capability to retrieve wired serial data and transmit it over the 802.11 air interface to the AeroScout Engine. For example, this enables vehicle fleet managers to wirelessly transmit vehicle data such as mileage and fuel automatically on a periodic basis or as a vehicle enters and exits the lot.
· Event Management – The AeroScout Engine now contains a centralized Event Management tool for configuring system and application level events from a single console, including alerts and notifications.
· Updated User Interface – The Engine GUI has been updated to provide an even greater ease of use and more refined user experience to AeroScout customers.
· Updated APIs – AeroScout has expanded its set of APIs, enabling application partners to retrieve more complex visibility information and control AeroScout Engine operations via the API.

AeroScout’s innovative products enable customers to immediately take advantage of the Visibility System’s unparalleled flexibility. These products include AeroScout’s industry-leading Wi-Fi-based Active RFID tags, the AeroScout Exciter for choke-point RFID detection and the AeroScout Tag Activator for wireless configuration of large batches of tags. Multiple industries, including manufacturing, health care, logistics, retail and others, utilize AeroScout products to help manage their valuable assets and gain better visibility of their operations, thereby lowering costs, increasing efficiency and driving revenue.

American Port Services (APS), announced as an AeroScout customer today, is a perfect example of the benefits that can be realized with AeroScout solutions. APS, a third party logistics provider, has chosen AeroScout to accurately track the real-time location of hundreds of trailers in their Savannah-based cross-docking facility, operated on behalf of the world’s largest retailer. APS expects to drastically improve efficiency, increase utilization and throughput, and reduce costs with this implementation. For more information, please see Dec. 8 press release “American Port Services Chooses AeroScout’s Active RFID Solution for Yard Management”.

AeroScout Engine 3.0 and the AeroScout Visibility System are currently available for purchase.

About AeroScout
AeroScout provides award-winning enterprise visibility solutions that utilize Wi-Fi wireless networking standards to deliver accurate location-based solutions. The AeroScout system includes real-time location services (RTLS), telemetry, long range active RFID and choke-point visibility all in a single integrated cost-effective infrastructure. AeroScout’s standards-based applications locate valuable assets and people in indoor and outdoor environments, enabling customers in numerous industries to drive revenues and cut costs. AeroScout is a privately held company based in San Mateo, CA. For more information, please visit www.aeroscout.com.

AeroScout is a registered trademark of AeroScout, Inc. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information is subject to change without notice.

RFID Logistics: Improving In-Transit Visibility ...

From HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REGARDING LOGISTICS, TESTIMONY OF VICE ADMIRAL KEITH W. LIPPERT DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ...

... "To improve in-transit visibility, DLA put radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all Central Command shipments loaded on containers and air pallets as well as similar shipments to all customers in Europe and the Pacific. RFID tags are the foundation for the in-transit visibility capability being developed by DOD. As their use is expanded, they will enable the capture of in-transit status information to support end to end visibility of each container, case, or pallet of materiel as it moves through the distribution process to, and then within, the operational theater. In the theater itself, and throughout the process, RFID utility depends upon sufficient amounts of equipment, specific procedures, and trained personnel. Collectively, we need to ensure that all parts of the system are working properly to achieve the full capability of this technology, and DLA is collaborating with OSD, TRANSCOM, and the military Services to make this happen." ...

RFID Location System: Oracle Japan to Provide Ekahau Location Tracking Solution for ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Oracle Location Based Services Framework will be using the Ekahau Positioning Engine(TM) software and Ekahau T101 Wi-Fi Tags and passive RFID tags for as the ...

... Ekahau, Inc. today announced that it will be collaborating with ORACLE CORPORATION JAPAN in providing Wi-Fi Location Based Services (LBS) and Real Time Locating System (RTLS) solutions for Asian market. Oracle Location Based Services Framework will be using the Ekahau Positioning Engine(TM) software and Ekahau T101 Wi-Fi Tags and passive RFID tags for as the platform for Wi-Fi based location tracking. With Ekahau's solution the precise real-time location of Wi-Fi based mobile devices, such as wireless laptops, PDAs and Wi-Fi tags can be pinpointed within the Wi-Fi coverage area, for the use of various people and asset tracking applications. ...

Ekahau, Inc. is the industry leader in location-enabling Wi-Fi networks. Ekahau's customers include leading corporations around the world that are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi-based location services and innovative network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading system integrators, and international OEM partners, who develop and market next generation location-based applications.

Oracle Location Based Service Framework developed by Oracle Japan is a framework that supports development of a system utilizing positioning information. It has functions to register good's position over a warehouse map and to perform spatial searches. This framework enable simpler and easier development of a system that linkages an existing business data with positioning information.

DOD RFID: US Department of Defense Awards $19.2M Contract to SRA

From Yahoo News (press release) ... Bar coding, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags, Smart Cards, Contact Memory Buttons, and satellite tracking capability devices are some examples of the ...

... SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX - News), a leading provider of information technology (IT) services and solutions to federal government organizations, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive task order by the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide program management support to the DoD Logistics Automatic Identification Technology Office. The task order, awarded under the Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations (CIO-SP2i) contract, has an estimated value of $19.2 million over five years if all options are exercised. Since 1998, SRA has assisted DoD in a services-wide logistics initiative to integrate automatic identification technology (AIT) into military logistics processes. ...

SRA is a leading provider of information technology services and solutions -- including strategic consulting; systems design, development, and integration; and outsourcing and operations management -- to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health markets. The Company also delivers business solutions for text and data mining, contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, environmental strategies, conflict management and dispute resolution, enterprise systems management, and wireless integration. FORTUNE® magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for five consecutive years. The Company's 3,500 employees serve clients from its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, and offices across the country.

RFID Readers: WJ Announces the MPR 5000 -- A Multi-Protocol EPC Class 0/1 RFID ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... WJCI), a leading designer and supplier of RF semiconductors and multi-chip modules, today announced another major milestone for small RFID readers -- the multi ...

... WJ Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:WJCI), a leading designer and supplier of RF semiconductors and multi-chip modules, today announced another major milestone for small RFID readers -- the multi-protocol MPR 5000 RFID Card with integral antenna. The MPR 5000 RFID Card is Type II PCMCIA compatible and operates with the EPCglobal(TM) Class 0 and Class 1 RFID standards. The reader works in Type II PCMCIA card sockets. It is an ideal platform for OEMs, systems integrators and others developing host API software for printer, handheld, fixed and other integrated RFID end-products using WJ's recently announced Multi-Protocol MPR 6000 RFID Card. The MPR 5000 is also well matched to small and mid-sized business needs and as such makes RFID more affordable and accessible to such businesses. The Type II PCMCIA package ensures ease of use -- just insert the MPR 5000 card into a PCMCIA Type II slot, load WJ's driver and then read and write tags. WJ will be demonstrating the MPR 5000 at the 2004 EPC Global US Conference held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore during September 28-30, 2004, booth #505. ...

WJ Communications Inc. is a leading RF semiconductor company focusing on the design and manufacture of high-quality devices and multi-chip modules (MCMs) for telecommunications systems worldwide. WJ's highly reliable amplifier, mixer, RF IC and MCM products are used to transmit and receive signals that enable current and next generation wireless and wireline services.

RFID Asset Tracking: El Paso County, Colo., Tracks Enterprise Assets with RFID System ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne have teamed to provide Colorado's El Paso County with a complete RFID (radio frequency identification) enterprise asset-tracking ...

... Data Systems International, Intermec Technologies Corp. and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne have teamed to provide Colorado's El Paso County with a complete RFID (radio frequency identification) enterprise asset-tracking system. The system, which includes DSI's RFIDActivator(TM) software and process consulting services, Intermec RFID readers and tags, and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne ERP software, is designed to allow El Paso County to reduce labor costs even as it provides greater accountability for more than 3,000 enterprise assets. In the future, El Paso County plans to use the system to track inventory and maintain its truck fleet and heavy equipment. RFID automatic data collection systems allow companies to automatically track inventory as items move from place to place. They typically do not require line of sight or manual scanning as do most bar code-based systems. For example, information from RFID-tagged assets can be read automatically, using fixed, mobile or handheld readers. The El Paso system will be used to track information on assets in office cubicles, warehouses, and facilities. ...

Since 1979, DSI has served thousands of clients worldwide in the areas of RFID, automated data collection, supply chain execution, and technology infrastructure. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, DSI serves businesses globally through locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and through a network of business partners in Europe, Asia and South America. DSI's award-winning dcLINK software, a comprehensive suite of RFID and automated data collection solutions, is used at more than 1,500 client installations worldwide. Additionally, DSI offers solutions in the areas of attendance and labor reporting, pallet tracking, fixed assets, sales force automation, field automation and knowledge management. DSI also provides IBM(R) e-Servers, data collection hardware, implementation services, media, training, customer support and process improvement consulting. Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, RFID (radio frequency identification), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label media. The company s products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.

PeopleSoft is the world's second largest provider of enterprise application software. PeopleSoft's business solutions are built with the flexibility to fit your business today and the adaptability to change with your business over time. A broad portfolio of applications with industry-specific functionality gives you unprecedented flexibility to optimize business operations and compete more effectively. PeopleSoft is a worldwide leader in providing complete solutions for more than 24 industries—from industrial manufacturing and consumer goods to financial services, healthcare, and public sector organizations. More than 12,200 organizations worldwide—from mid-sized manufacturing companies to the largest service enterprises in both the private and public sectors—are using PeopleSoft solutions to build stronger and more profitable businesses. PeopleSoft applications are built on innovative and open technology, enabling easy integration with third-party applications and legacy systems. And PeopleSoft's pioneering Total Ownership Experience initiative ensures the best overall user experience at the lowest cost of ownership. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, PeopleSoft has 12,000 employees and annual revenues of more than $2.3 billion.

RFID RTLS: AeroScout, Inc. Extends Wi-Fi-Based Real-Time Location System to ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... This new device enables AeroScout Tags -- the industry's leading Wi-Fi active RFID tags -- to be used both for accurate location in real-time as well as to ...

... AeroScout, Inc., formerly Bluesoft, today announced the addition of the AeroScout Exciter to its Wi-Fi(TM)-based Enterprise Visibility Solutions platform. This new device enables AeroScout Tags -- the industry's leading Wi-Fi active RFID tags -- to be used both for accurate location in real-time as well as to indicate passage through a defined choke-point. For example, a manufacturer can track work-in-process inventory as it passes through sections of the shop floor, and with the same infrastructure accurately locate the finished product when it is ready to be shipped. ...

AeroScout provides enterprise visibility solutions that utilize Wi-Fi wireless networking standards to deliver accurate location-based solutions. The AeroScout system includes real-time location services (RTLS), long range active RFID and choke-point visibility all in a single integrated cost- effective infrastructure. AeroScout's standards-based applications locate valuable assets and people in indoor and outdoor environments, enabling customers in numerous industries to drive revenues and cut costs. AeroScout is a privately held company based in San Mateo, CA.

SMARTCODE™ CORP. teams up with Microsoft corp.

SMARTCODE™ CORP. Joins Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Program – Company to Offer world leading EPC RFID solutions supporting Microsoft's platform

Membership highlights the quality and innovation of SmartCode Corp.'s Low Cost, standard based Electronic Product Code (EPC) RFID solutions supporting Microsoft's platform for Wal Mart, DoD, Tesco, METRO, Target and Albertson’s

New York, NY, August 26, 2004 – SmartCode Corp. the world’s leading provider of low cost EPC RFID tags and readers, today announced that it has joined the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Program. SmartCode Corp. becomes one of a select group of companies worldwide in this exclusive program; proof to the expertise and solutions SmartCode Corp. brings to the market for Windows-based embedded technologies.

SmartCode Corp. will also join Microsoft’s RFID Council for the acceleration and development of standards-based RFID solutions for the global market. The primary purpose of the Microsoft RFID Council is to research the RFID requirements and advantages of today's RFID technology to make it easier for retailers and manufacturers to track and trace merchandise.

SmartCode Corp.’s relationship with Microsoft will enable new and innovative RFID solutions to the global RFID marketplace. The relationship will enable world-leading retailers such as Wal-Mart, the Department of Defense (DoD), Tesco in the UK and METRO AG in Germany with a standards-based EPC RFID solutions, fully integrated with the Microsoft platform.

"We are very happy to work together with Microsoft,” said Avi Ofer, SmartCode Corp. President "For SmartCode Corp., this worldwide collaboration translates into new revenue streams and product development opportunities, expanded sales channels and broadened reach into new industry sectors," added Ofer.

"SmartCode’s low-cost EPC RFID solutions provide a true added value in implementing large-scale EPC RFID supply chains,” said Javed Sikander, program manager for RFID strategy at Microsoft. “When EPC RFID is implemented throughout the supply chain, the price of these disposable RFID tags plays a major role. SmartCode’s unique low-cost EPC RFID tags and readers enable our mutual customers to enjoy a high-performance RFID solution at a cost-effective price.”

“When building Windows Powered solutions, our customers need to be able to quickly identify third-party offerings that work with our platform,” said Jane Gilson, group product manager of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. “SmartCode’s high-quality RFID solutions and services can now be easily identified by our mutual customers.”

SmartCode Corp. is a world leader in providing low cost, high performance RFID solutions. Until today, the prices of RFID tags with an average price of 50 cents each have created a cost barrier for companies worldwide to adopt the RFID solution as the replacement of the inefficient barcode technology. With SmartCode™ Corp.’s exclusive patented manufacturing technology, SmartCode™ Corp. can manufacture these RFID tags at a price level of 5-10 cents, in large volumes.

About SMARTCODE CORP.

SmartCode™ Corp. is a leading RFID developer that has developed a revolutionary, patented, and cost effective RFID manufacturing technology. Our Patented technologies enable us to intelligently replace the current inefficient Barcode technology. Our patented technologies enables us to manufacture a very large number of RFID tags at a fraction of the cost of today's traditional RFID. SmartCode™ Corp. introduces a cost-effective approach to dramatically reducing our clients Total Cost of Operation (TCO) and increasing their Return On Investment (ROI).

SmartCode™ Corp. enables companies to receive 100% real time visibility of their products across their entire supply chain. SmartCode™ Corp. is headquartered in New York, NY with offices in London, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong and a R&D Center in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Learn more about SmartCode Corp. at www.smartcodecorp.com

SmartCode™ is a Trademark of SmartCode Corp. Other marks used are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Contact information:

Mrs. Ruth Cohen,
Director, Media Relations
SmartCode Corporation
ruth.cohen@smartcodecorp.com
Tel: + 1-801-999-7632
Fax: +1-801-906-6885

Supply Chain RFID: PWC Logistics awarded contract for IT and logistics services

From AME Info, United Arab Emirates ... Hand-held radio frequency (RF) communication devices and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags will be used to accurately record the movement of all goods ...

... PWC Logistics, the leading provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions in the Middle East, today announced they have been awarded a KD9.3 million (USD31.5 million) contract for IT and logistics services. ...

The Public Warehousing Company (PWC Logistics) Group was established in 1979 and through its wholly owned division, PWC Logistics, provides leading edge supply chain and logistics solutions to private and public sector entities worldwide. PWC Logistics is one of the largest and most sophisticated supply chain management companies in the region, providing solutions to a range of global companies, with an extensive, well-established network across the Middle East, a highly customer-focused team, and ISO 9001: 2000, certification across all operations as well as ISO14001 and OHSAS18000. The company's services include warehouse and fleet management, international freight, transportation, inventory management and order processing, and other supply chain related solutions and value added services. PWC Logistics is a publicly traded company with a market capitalization of approximately 2 billion US Dollars and a shareholder base that comprises prominent private and public sector investors including the Public Institute for Social Security, the pension aim of the State of Kuwait. Representative customers and partners include Nestle, Schlumberger, Equate (a joint venture of Dow Chemicals) Microsoft Corporation, Oracle, HP, Exe Technologies, Philips, The Governments of Dubai, Kuwait, Argentina, Kazakhstan and the United States of America.

RFID Training Program: eSmart Source Announces RFID Made Easy Training Program

From PR Web (press release), WA ... RFID Made Easy is a one-day course that familiarizes participants with the hardware, middleware, software and everything else necessary for successful RFID ...

... eSmart Source Inc. a leading system integrator of RFID–enabled solutions and a member of EPCglobal US today announced technology training program in RFID to help technical executives and project managers to get up to speed quickly on RFID. RFID Made Easy is a one-day course that familiarizes participants with the hardware, middleware, software and everything else necessary for successful RFID deployment. Training is provided in a technology-oriented manner for those individuals who need an in-depth understanding of RFID. At this intensive training program, our industry experts deliver an in-depth review of design concepts and installation issues. Topics at the classroom course include: RFID Fundamentals; Middleware Requirement; The EPCglobal Network; Integration Issues; Managing the Data to be followed by Live RFID Demonstration. ...

For over five years, eSmart Source has been a committed IT partner, helping companies capitalize on the strengths of IT to achieve value-driven business results. eSmart offers multi-tier suite of solutions and services designed to address end-to-end RFID system needs of companies including assessment, evaluation, integration and training. eSmart focuses on providing leading edge technology and is partnered with best of breed RFID tags, readers, middleware, printer suppliers in addition to providing a suite of software applications for RFID-enabled infrastructure.

Retail RFID: World's First ``Hybrid'' Self-Checkout Installed in METRO Group's ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... one of the world's largest retailers, has installed a self-checkout from NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) that reads radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, as ...

... METRO Group, one of the world's largest retailers, has installed a self-checkout from NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) that reads radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, as well as bar codes, in the newly opened METRO Group RFID Innovation Center. Located in Neuss, Germany, near Duesseldorf, the Innovation Center was established by METRO Group to advance the development of RFID technology in retailing with its technology partners. The NCR FastLane(TM) installed at the Innovation Center is the world's first self-checkout solution with an integrated RFID reader. In its current implementation, the hybrid self-checkout deactivates the merchandise security function of the RFID tag during the scanning process, thus enabling the customer to exit the store without triggering a security alarm. ...

The RFID Innovation Center is a project of the METRO Group Future Store Initiative. In this initiative, METRO Group, together with some 45 renowned partners from the IT, consumer goods and service industries, tests the application and interaction of various new technologies for retailing under real conditions. The objective is to promote innovations in retailing on a national and international level. The initiative is a platform for technical and process-related developments and innovations in retailing. Within the METRO Group Future Store Initiative, technologies and technical systems are tested and further developed in practice. In the long run, the initiative is aimed at setting standards for retailing that can be implemented on an international scale. NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses, and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions designed to maximize the value of customer interactions and help organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 29,000 people worldwide. NCR, NCR EasyPoint, NCR FastLane, NCR RealPOS, NCR RealPrice, NCR RealScan, NCR RealSolutions and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.