Secure RFID through Partnership

SkyeTek and Atmel will partner to create secure HF reader and tag platforms for the RFID market. ...

... "The partnership between Atmel and SkyeTek will provide customers with an ultra-secure option for embedded RFID applications. Resulting solutions leverage CryptoRF's security features and the enterprise-class reliability and price-performance of the SkyeTek ReaderDNA and ReaderWare technology. This combination will provide customers with the ability to adapt RFID technology into existing applications and is well positioned to provide valuable solutions addressing ePedigree, patient safety, consumables authentication, item-level inventory management, and ticketing. SkyeTek's ReaderWare also provides the capability to upgrade the reader to support future tags, protocols, and cryptography via a firmware upgrade. " ...

Via SkyeTek: SkyeTek and Atmel Partner to Offer Industry Leading Secure RFID Technology ...

RFID Reader: Item-Level Retail POS ...

TagSys demonstrates new dual frequency, universal (UHF and HF) item-level RFID reader designed for the point-of-sale (POS) retail market. ...

... "The universal reader integrates HF and UHF reader modules and antennas into a single package. The slim-line, bench top device is optimized for POS applications and measures 460mm x 460mm x 25mm. The reader can read up to five HF and/or UHF tagged items at a time as they are passed directly over the reader. Building on TAGSYS' long standing expertise in delivering Reliable, Accurate and Secure (R.A.S.) systems, the unique approach contains the UHF field to eliminate any external interference, thereby reading only the items being purchased. The demonstration at RFID Journal Live will include multiple HF and UHF tagged products. As the items are read, the information is captured on a screen that notes the item, displays a graphic of the item along with its price and the radio frequency of the tag. " ...

RFID Reader: Item-Level Retail POS: Via TAGSYS RFID: TAGSYS demonstrates dual frequency UHF/HF item-level RFID point of sale reader at RFID Journal LIVE 2006 ...

Intelligent RFID Readers: Next Generation Through Partnership ...

iAnywhere and Applied Wireless will partner to deliver next-generation intelligent RFID readers ...

... "iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY) and Applied Wireless Identifications, Inc. announced a partnership to jointly develop next generation intelligent RFID readers that take advantage of the features of the iAnywhere RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition. As part of this new relationship, Applied Wireless Identifications (AWID) will embed the iAnywhere RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition into a new line of low-cost readers that include essential security features, multi-protocol communication support, and enhanced remote management and upgrade capabilities. Additionally, the two companies plan to jointly market iAnywhere RFID Anywhere 2.0 to purchasers of the new AWID RFID devices. RFID Anywhere 2.0 enables administrators to easily manage and upgrade a network of RFID readers, including data filtering and aggregation, as well as the execution of business logic. As a result, enterprises deploying RFID networks can reduce their associated administrative overhead through highly efficient management of remote readers. Reader configurations that have been lost or corrupted, for example, can be immediately and automatically restored. Further, logic at the reader level enables local data filtering and smoothing, reducing overall data volumes across the network and making transmitted data more immediately actionable. " ...

Intelligent RFID Readers: Next Generation Through Partnership: Via iAnywhere: iAnywhere And AWID Partner To Deliver Breakthrough Price And Performance In The RFID Intelligent Reader Marketplace ...

Low Price RFID Reader: Research Driving

RFID tag prices are dropping. Reader pricing is expected to follow. Kelly Mills explores recent research on cost trends in RFID technology, such as tags and readers.

Low Price RFID Reader: Research Driving: Via Australian IT: Research to lower price of RFID tag ...

... "Over the next three to five years prices for UHF tags and readers are likely to come down 60-70 per cent, with the price of an RFID reader at less then 100 euro, the 2005 LogicaCMG RFID Hardware Survey says. " ...

Competitive market for RFID readers is showing lower price trends:

... "Applied Wireless Identifications (AWID) is dropping reader prices by about 70% to transform the market landscape. For the first time, a Generation 2 RFID reader, including four antennas, has fallen under the $1,000 price barrier. RFID technology depends on tags being read automatically by receptors known as readers, which are typically sold separately from the antennas they need in order to function. AWID is revolutionizing the marketplace by offering the MPR-3014 reader as production units for $1,000 each, and including four circular polarized antennas at no extra cost. MPR-3014 reader development kits go for $1,600; and the MPR-1510 reader module production units sell for under $400 each, with development kits at $700. " ...

... "Via Internet Week: RFID Readers: Read Right: Most UHF readers cost from $1,000 to $3,000, depending on the features in the device. Companies may also have to buy each antenna separately, along with cables. Antennas are about $250 and up. The price of readers is expected to fall as companies purchase them in large volumes. " ...

... "Via ZDNet: Static over RFID: We're seeing a downward trend in prices, and that's one of things driving adoption, said Jeff Richards, president and chief executive of R4 Global Solutions ... " ...

RFID AWID LowCost Gen2 Reader

RFID AWID LowCost Gen2 Reader: Via AWID: RFID Finally Becomes Affordable with the First Generation 2 Reader under $1,000 from AWID; 70% Price Drop Likely to Shake up Market ...

AWID challenges market with low-cost Gen2 RFID reader ...

... "RFID technology depends on tags being read automatically by receptors known as readers, which are typically sold separately from the antennas they need in order to function. AWID is revolutionizing the marketplace by offering the MPR-3014 reader as production units for $1,000 each, and including four circular polarized antennas at no extra cost. MPR-3014 reader development kits go for $1,600; and the MPR-1510 reader module production units sell for under $400 each, with development kits at $700. " ...

Founded in 1997, Applied Wireless Identification Group (AWID) is a profitable, world-class RFID reader and sub-system manufacturer. AWID supplies the highest performance - lowest cost EPC Certified Generation 2 readers and reader modules in the world, including a new family of fully extremely durable, water resistant, multi-port EPC readers for industrial applications. AWID supplied approximately 70% of all the UHF reader modules sold worldwide in 2004.

SAMSys RFID Module Paxar Printer ...

SAMSys RFID Module Paxar Printer: Via SAMSys: SAMSys RFID module to power Paxar printer/encoders,supporting multiple tag protocols including EPC Gen 2 ...

Samsys RFID module will be used in Paxar RFID printers ...

... "SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions, announced that it will supply its new embedded MP9311 RFID UHF Reader Module for use in Monarch RFID printer/encoders manufactured by Paxar Corporation (NYSE: PXR). SAMSys multi-protocol, multi-frequency module will enable Paxar to meet the RFID printing/encoding needs of customers anywhere in the world using a variety of legacy tag technologies as well as the new EPC Generation 2. Effective immediately, the SAMSys module will come standard in all Paxar Monarch 9855 RFID tabletop bar code printers sold in the U.S. and Europe. " ...

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) reader solutions. 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 shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: “SMY”. The Company has a total of 47.6 million shares outstanding.

Paxar Corporation is a global leader in the identification and tracking of consumer products worldwide. Paxar products are used the world over by leading apparel brands. Monarch products are used by 90% of the top 100 U.S. retailers and their supply chain partners to identify, track and price all varieties of consumer goods. Paxar is a member of EPC Global, the agency managing the emerging standards for RFID.

RFID Reader Software Architecture

RFID Reader Software Architecture: Data-Defined Reader™ Technology Radicalizes Price Points, Simplifies RFID Development ...

SkyeTek develops RFID reader software based on an open architecture ...

... "SkyeTek, Inc. today introduced ReaderWare™, an open-architected software suite that unlocks the traditionally black-box nature of RFID reader hardware. ReaderWare is available for both HF and UHF reader designs, including the SkyeTek M8 UHF reader module which has sold out of its initial inventory of developer kits. " ...

SkyeTek, Inc., maker of ReaderWare™, is the leading supplier of RFID reader software and reference designs that enable the pervasive application of RFID technology. SkyeTek’s Tagnostic ™ reader technology works with most industry standard tags and smart labels, its low power requirements and a small form factor make it the optimal choice for embedding into new or existing RFID products. SkyeTek’s RFID reader technology is available in several formats including reader modules, hardware reference designs, and the ReaderWare™ software suite. SkyeTek markets to OEM customers in targeted vertical markets with several high-volume licensing options available. SkyeTek is based in Boulder, Colo.

Cattle RFID Track Trace: Canada Program ...

Cattle RFID Track Trace: AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PROGRAM TO ENHANCE CANADA'S CATTLE TRACKING AND TRACING SYSTEM ...

... "The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Andy Mitchell today announced $1.8 million in Government of Canada funding towards the Canadian Radio Frequency Identification (CRFID) Reader Program. The Canadian Radio Frequency Identification (CRFID) Reader Program will improve the tracking and tracing of cattle beyond the farm gate using radio frequency identification (RFID) reader technology. " ...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has allocated $1.8 million to facilitate the upload of information to the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) and Agri-Traceabilité Québec (ATQ) through the purchase of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers. The Canadian Radio Frequency Identification (CRFID) Reader Program will provide assistance up to 50 percent of the purchase price within pre-determined caps, for approved radio frequency identification (RFID) reader(s), to eligible applicants in the cattle industry. The CRFID will improve the tracking and tracing of cattle beyond the farm gate using RFID reader technology. The objective of the program is to ensure that the cattle industry has the necessary equipment to fully participate in the cattle tracking and tracing system initiative.

Low Cost RFID Compliance

Low Cost RFID Compliance: HighJump Software Extends Offering With Introduction of Low-Cost RFID Compliance Solution to Meet Retail and Department of Defense Requirements

... "HighJump has helped numerous organizations meet RFID compliance initiatives of major retailers, the U.S. Department of Defense and others. Based on this experience and the discovery of unique ways to drive cost out of projects, HighJump developed Compliance Advantage Select. By combining a faster implementation methodology with a focused set of the most common workflows, this offering helps companies meet their RFID requirements quickly and within budget. With a total price starting at $70,000, HighJump's Compliance Advantage Select features everything needed for full electronic product code (EPC) compliance, including: software, RFID reader and printer hardware, implementation services, product testing and training. " ...

HighJump Software, a 3M company, is the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions that streamline manufacturing and distribution from the point of source through consumption. HighJump's tightly integrated solutions empower operational excellence in the warehouse and optimize the flow of inventory throughout the supply chain by facilitating collaboration with customers, suppliers and trading partners. These comprehensive solutions combine robust, standard functionality; a best practices-based implementation methodology; and a uniquely adaptable architecture that facilitates fast, cost-effective system modifications. The result: the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for more than 700 satisfied customers worldwide. As an independent subsidiary in the 3M family of companies, HighJump leads the SCE software industry in financial strength and delivers on an unmatched commitment to innovation and quality. HighJump leverages these advantages to continually expand its solution footprint and empower operational excellence for domestic and multinational customers.

RFID in a watch that's smarter than you?

... "The tags consist of an electronic circuit, antenna and memory chip. When pinged by a radio signal, they answer with an ID code identifying the tagged object. The tags currently cost about 50 cents each, and that price is expected to drop dramatically with increased demand as such corporate giants as Walmart implement RFID systems to manage their inventory. The UW smart watch system equips users with a wristwatch that acts as an interface, driven by a small personal server that the wearer can easily carry in a pocket but which will eventually be part of the wristwatch itself. Important items are labeled with RFID tags and RFID readers are installed at various locations - home, car and work, for instance - to read the tags. When the person passes a reader, the reader pings the tags and the ID information is broadcast locally to the user's personal server, which processes it and checks to see that all critical items are present. The server also takes into account the last known location of items, the user's calendar and where the user may be going. If the server finds that an item is missing and will be needed, it signals the watch to prompt the wearer. " ...

RFID Savi Smart Seal: Technology to Enhance Freight Transportation Security and Productivity - A-2. Event-Driven Tools

From DOT, FHWA Freight Management and Operations ...

... "SmartSeal electronics are being married with both bolt and cable barrier seals and the electronics are available to license by others. The seal combines random codes with a unique tag ID giving high protection against counterfeits, swaps, and hacks. Data storage is variable, 32 to 128 KB. The battery is rated for five years. Range is tunable up to 300 feet. The tags have multi-frequency options, making them more amenable to use across major trading areas. They are also compatible with DoD's 433 MHz RFID reader infrastructure, including those in commercial sea- and airports. An added capability is immediate seal location and status reporting in terminals equipped with a configuration of readers and beacons known in the industry as Real Time Locations Systems (RTLS). Savi reports SmartSeal can be tuned to slot-level accuracy.
Pricing of the seals is about $50 in small numbers; large production runs may reduce the price by over two-thirds. The bolt seals would require a new bolt for each application, but the cable seal should be fully reusable. SmartSeal was announced in November 2001 and initial sales are reported to Futaba, a Taiwanese electronics firm." ...

RFID Security: RFID tags hacked for publicity

From engadget ... Forbes reports on a German security consultant who’s worked out how to hack the RFID tags on products using a PDA with a tag reader and change the price ...

RFID Partners: NEC, Tagsys join hands for RFID

From Cnet Asia, Asia ... As part of the deal, equipment maker Tagsys will supply radio frequency identification (RFID) systems such as tags, readers, antennas and security gates. ...

With a global brand presence of over 40 million RFID tags, ten thousand reader systems and 500 installations globally, TAGSYS has emerged as the world's leading dedicated RFID supplier. Underscoring TAGSYS' core competencies is enabling complete efficiency-driven, ROI-weighted solutions for identifying and tracing items in highly specialized vertical markets and embedded systems.

The RFID asset tracking market can be segregated by the radio frequency used by the RFID tags and RFID readers to communicate with each other. In the last few years technological development, and more recently, industry standardization, have centered on high frequency (13.56 MHz) and Ultra High Frequency (868-915 MHz) systems development. Each of these frequencies has strong price/performance trade-offs that relate to specific use cases.

RFID Partners: NEC, Tagsys join hands for RFID

From Cnet Asia, Asia ... As part of the deal, equipment maker Tagsys will supply radio frequency identification (RFID) systems such as tags, readers, antennas and security gates. ...

With a global brand presence of over 40 million RFID tags, ten thousand reader systems and 500 installations globally, TAGSYS has emerged as the world's leading dedicated RFID supplier. Underscoring TAGSYS' core competencies is enabling complete efficiency-driven, ROI-weighted solutions for identifying and tracing items in highly specialized vertical markets and embedded systems.

The RFID asset tracking market can be segregated by the radio frequency used by the RFID tags and RFID readers to communicate with each other. In the last few years technological development, and more recently, industry standardization, have centered on high frequency (13.56 MHz) and Ultra High Frequency (868-915 MHz) systems development. Each of these frequencies has strong price/performance trade-offs that relate to specific use cases.

RFID Partners: NEC, Tagsys join hands for RFID

From Cnet Asia, Asia ... As part of the deal, equipment maker Tagsys will supply radio frequency identification (RFID) systems such as tags, readers, antennas and security gates. ...

With a global brand presence of over 40 million RFID tags, ten thousand reader systems and 500 installations globally, TAGSYS has emerged as the world's leading dedicated RFID supplier. Underscoring TAGSYS' core competencies is enabling complete efficiency-driven, ROI-weighted solutions for identifying and tracing items in highly specialized vertical markets and embedded systems.

The RFID asset tracking market can be segregated by the radio frequency used by the RFID tags and RFID readers to communicate with each other. In the last few years technological development, and more recently, industry standardization, have centered on high frequency (13.56 MHz) and Ultra High Frequency (868-915 MHz) systems development. Each of these frequencies has strong price/performance trade-offs that relate to specific use cases.

RFID Partners: NEC, Tagsys join hands for RFID

From Cnet Asia, Asia ... As part of the deal, equipment maker Tagsys will supply radio frequency identification (RFID) systems such as tags, readers, antennas and security gates. ...

With a global brand presence of over 40 million RFID tags, ten thousand reader systems and 500 installations globally, TAGSYS has emerged as the world's leading dedicated RFID supplier. Underscoring TAGSYS' core competencies is enabling complete efficiency-driven, ROI-weighted solutions for identifying and tracing items in highly specialized vertical markets and embedded systems.

The RFID asset tracking market can be segregated by the radio frequency used by the RFID tags and RFID readers to communicate with each other. In the last few years technological development, and more recently, industry standardization, have centered on high frequency (13.56 MHz) and Ultra High Frequency (868-915 MHz) systems development. Each of these frequencies has strong price/performance trade-offs that relate to specific use cases.

TransCore Launches AutoExpreso Electronic Toll Collection System ...

From Business Wire (press release) ... $30 million for the installation, operation and maintenance of the system and will use TransCore's eGo(TM) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for ...

TransCore’s Amtech technology was founded by five scientists from the renowned Los Alamos National Laboratory where they developed RFID technology for two divisions of the federal government: the Department of Energy application to track vehicles and nuclear materials and the Department of Agriculture application to track cattle and monitor their health. Today, TransCore’s Chief Scientist Dr. Jerry Landt, who holds more than 13 of the key RFID patents and was a member of the original scientific team, leads research and development efforts at TransCore’s Amtech Technology Center in Albuquerque, N.M.

TransCore unveils its innovative eGo™ product family. Through a series of groundbreaking design innovations, this wireless radio frequency identification (RFID) technology overcomes adoption and cost barriers for large-scale opportunities, opens new markets for ITS applications, and promotes broader acceptance of ITS systems.

The eGo wireless communications tag is a paper-thin, sticker-like tag with technology that allows user-defined information to be read from or communicated to the tag. It requires no battery and sets a new price/performance level for RFID tags. This new technology is in stark contrast to the larger, read-only or battery-required read/write, higher-priced tags predominantly used today in electronic toll collection, access control or parking applications.


About eGo Products: The windshield sticker tag operates in the 915 MHz radio frequency band, and is an RF-programmable device that does not require a battery or connection to the vehicle's electrical system. It is in the form of a flexible, tamper-resistant sticker (45 x 85 x 1 mm) much like a vehicle registration sticker. The tag has a read range of 5 meters or 16.4 feet and reads at highway speeds of up to 100 mph or 160 km/h. The windshield sticker tag has a 1024 bit memory capable of reading, writing and rewriting information, or permanently locking individual bytes. The tag is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, sunlight, humidity and vibration.

The 2110 reader is a fully integrated, self-contained 915 MHz wireless identification reader. The 39.4 x 39.4 cm reader includes an RF module, digital signal processor (DSP), power supply, antenna, I/O ports, and serial communications interface. The reader can be configured to read tags with 64-bit tag ID or 1024 bits of tag memory, and can also read ATA (American Trucking Associations)-compliant and ISO (International Standards Organization)-compliant tags. The reader is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, humidity and vibration.

About TransCore: TransCore is a privately held transportation services company with 1,800 employees and more than 80 locations globally. With installations in 39 countries, 80-plus patents and a world-class manufacturing facility, TransCore's expertise in providing system-based applications that improve transportation efficiency is unparalleled. For more information, visit www.transcore.com.

Transcore's Amtech product line is comprised of dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) systems based on radio frequency (RF) technology. This ground-breaking wireless data technology, one of the many firsts you’ll find at TransCore, allows communications between readers and electronic tag devices attached to vehicles, equipment and containers.

Companies around the world utilize Transcore technology to identify, track and monitor almost anything that moves. From electronic toll and traffic management to commercial and private fleets, parking and access control applications to rail and intermodal yards.

The wireless systems are rugged and reliable, built to withstand heavy industrial, marine, rail and traffic environments. The systems can operate at international-standard 915 MHz and 2450 MHz bands and 5.8 GHz capability will soon be available. They are in operation around the world in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. Each Amtech system is manufactured at TransCore’s ISO 9001 quality-certified Amtech Technology Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico which houses research and development, engineering and manufacturing departments.

Alien Cuts RFID Tag Price

From RFID Journal, Apr 1, 2004 ... The EPC tag and reader maker has dropped the price of its Class 1 label to less than 20 cents each for orders of 1 million. By Jonathan Collins April 1 2004 EPC tag and reader pioneer has cut the price of its ALL-9238 EPC Class 1 label to less than 20 cents each for orders of 1 million a cut of between 5 and 10 cents per tag over its previous pricing.