Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Printronix RFID Printer Compatible With Microsoft Biztalk RFID Solution

Printronix collaborates with Microsoft to create turnkey radio frequency identification (RFID) printing solution that is compatible with Microsoft's BizTalk RFID infrastructure. ...

Printronix RFID printer will be compatible with Microsoft BizTalk RFID solutions

... "Ready to meet global supply chain operators' RFID compliance needs, Printronix's SL4M is the industry's most economical, industrial-grade metal printer/encoder designed for global Class 1 Gen 2 as well as ISO compliant ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID applications. Synchronized with Microsoft's BizTalk RFID technology, it encodes and prints RFID chips and labels to meet retail, government and other supply-chain compliance mandates. It also is ideal for closed-loop UHF applications. Announced in June 2006, BizTalk RFID will incorporate Microsoft's vast technology expertise and developer network to provide an innovative platform solution that is enabling businesses to optimize RFID technology and create greater supply-chain efficiencies. Printronix worked with Microsoft as the company first announced its BizTalk RFID solution to improve greatly the customer's ability to experience all of the benefits of RFID. First to market with a UHF EPC printer, Printronix leveraged its RFID installation experiences with top suppliers to Wal-Mart, the U.S. Department of Defense, Target, Albertsons and Best Buy to create its RFID product and solutions portfolio. Printronix then shared its patented MP2 RFID Smart printing knowledge with the Microsoft development team and contributed SmartLine RFID printers to Microsoft's technology centers in Redmond, Wash.; Paris; Beijing; and Bangalore, India, among other locations. " ...


Via Printronix: Printronix Utilizes Microsoft BizTalk RFID Technology to Deliver Turnkey RFID Printing Solution to Supply Chain Operators Worldwide ...

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Monday, September 18, 2006

RFID Research: Sensor Networks: IBM Consortium ...

IBM consortium wins contract to support the research and development of RFID wireless sensor networks to enable military operations. ...

... "The United States Army Research Laboratory and United Kingdom Ministry of Defence have selected an IBM-led consortium, the newly formed International Technology Alliance (ITA) in Network and Information Sciences, to undertake a research program exploring advanced technology for secure wireless and sensor networks to support future coalition operations, over a potential 10 year period, with a value of up to $135.8 million. Successful future military operations will depend on the capability of coalition forces to quickly gather, interpret and share battlefield information to coordinate actions, so the research will enable interoperability and communications across disparate military units, allowing them to operate more effectively. This Alliance represents a new way of conducting collaborative research by fostering close partnerships among government, academic, and industry researchers in both countries. The ITA creates a critical mass of private sector and government researchers focused on solving military technology challenges central to future coalition military operations; enabling staff rotations among all organizations in the Alliance; and facilitating rapid and affordable transition of technologies with an innovative transition model. " ...

Via IBM: IBM-Led Consortium Wins Ground-Breaking Transatlantic Defense Research Agreement ...

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Monday, August 21, 2006

RFID Secure US Passports: Order Placed ...

Infineon receives RFID-enabled electronic-Passport order from US government, as all new passports will require the technology by end of this year. Infineon has experience with a number of countries and their e-passport implementations. ...

... "Infineon Technologies AG announced that it received a multi-million piece purchase order from the United States government to supply its highly-secure integrated circuit technology for the new electronic passport. Designed to facilitate international travel by allowing automatic identity verification, faster immigration inspections and greater border protection and security, the new passports include a computer chip in the back cover that securely stores the same information that is printed on the document. The US began issuing electronic passports to diplomats and other government workers in late 2005, and is now expanding the program to include the widely issued tourist passport used by private citizens. By the end of this year, the government expects that all new US passports will be issued as electronic passports.

Infineon supplies its secure identification chips to more than 20 countries that have begun to use electronic passports or have begun to test this technology, including Germany, Hong Kong, Norway and Sweden. In addition, Infineon provides the secure chips inside electronic identity documents used in such countries as Italy, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Belgium, and also for Hong Kong, as well as the chips used for secure identification cards issued by the US Department of Defense. As a security measure, the US Congress passed legislation requiring that countries participating in the US Visa Waiver Program must issue passports with secure chip technology by October 2006. Concurrently, the US adopted this technology to conform to specifications for electronic passports developed by the international standards body for travel documents, the International Civil Aviation Organization. " ...

RFID Secure US Passports: Order Placed: Via Infineon Technologies: New US Passports Contain Secure Identification Chips ...

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

RFID Gen2 Chip Supply for Alien ...

Tower Seimconductor will supply Alien Technology with RFID chips based on generation 2 ...
Tower Semi will manufacture Generation 2 RFID chips for Alien Technology. ...

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


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

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Sunday, January 01, 2006

RFID Application Results: Positive on Elk Herd Tracking ...

Advanced ID Corporation reports on the results of its RFID applications study with the Colorado Department of
Agriculture with multiple herds and roughly 130 tags and readers in use. Chronic Wasting Disease – CWD is another reason for this pro-active identification effort. ...

... "Scott Leach Chronic Wasting Disease Field Investigator for Colorado Department of Agriculture has roughly 130 captive elk in a current study of the Advanced ID DataTag(tm) and Advanced ID RFID - UHF Reader.

Advanced ID Corp. President & CEO, Dan Finch attended a recent meeting at Top Rac Elk Ranch along with members of Advanced ID and members of Colorado Department of Agriculture. According to Dan Finch, We are very pleased to see our applications used to protect and enhance the value of the ranchers’ stock. This is a good example of what RFID can provide to industry and what our DataTag and the Advanced ID RFID – UHF Reader is all about. We believe our tags and readers will achieve better value for our rancher partners with superior readability and competitive or lower pricing. We currently have tags and readers on ranches in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Taiwan and Thailand mostly in limited release and in practical testing. We are launching the DataTag and the Advanced ID RFID – UHF Reader on a commercial level in the first and second quarter of 2006. " ...


RFID Application Results: Positive on Elk Herd Tracking: Via Advanced ID: RFID Provider, Advanced ID Corp. Advances Colorado Elk Program With Positive Results For Advanced ID DataTag And Advanced ID RFID – UHF Reader New Advanced ID Corp. ultra high frequency animal livestock identification system that provides superior reading distances and greater ease of use for ranchers being used in tracing multiple elk herds by Colorado Department of Agriculture.

CWD: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting elk and deer (cervids) in North America. This degenerative neurological illness has affected both farmed and wild cervids in the US, thus impacting the hunting and wildlife industries as well as domestic and international markets for farmed cervids and cervid products. APHIS' response to this disease includes support of surveillance in both farmed and wild populations and assistance to State agencies for quarantine of affected animals and premises, humane euthanasia, and testing affected and exposed animals. In addition APHIS provides indemnity to animal owners for the value of positive and exposed animals euthanized in disease control efforts. A Herd Certification Program (HCP) is being developed by APHIS in coordination with states, the farmed cervid industry, and the US Animal Health Association (USAHA) to support this effort. APHIS also has assisted, and continues to assist, states with CWD surveillance and management in wild cervid populations. Finally, APHIS is working with the US Department of Interior, Tribes, and States to implement an interagency, national plan to help manage CWD in captive and wild cervids.

Advanced ID Corporation (OTCBB: AIDO) is a complete solutions provider in the radio frequency identification (RFID) market. RFID provides a means for positive identification and trace-back of animals or objects that have been identified with a microchip or RFID tag. The company has realized growth of 62% in the first two quarters of 2005, primarily through the companion animal identification segment; Advanced ID Pet Microchip, the largest provider of companion animal identification in Canada. Since 1994, Advanced ID Corporation has offered a product line of over 100 items comprised of low frequency (LF) RFID microchips, identification scanners, and a proprietary pet recovery network database to the companion animal and biological sciences markets. Advanced ID Corporation supplies over 3,000 organizations such as animal shelters, veterinarians, breeders, government agencies, universities, zoos, research labs and fisheries with LF RFID devices for companion animals, equines, bovines, llamas, alpacas, ostriches, aquatic species, reptiles, migratory and endangered species. Advanced ID Corporation has implanted LF microchips in over 450,000 animals, currently tracks nearly one million animals in a proprietary pet recovery database, and reunites numerous lost pets with their families each month. Since 2001 Advanced ID Corporation has been developing and commercializing its UHF line of food-animal and wildlife identification products and systems. Advanced ID Corporation continues to be actively involved with government and industry livestock identification and trace-back projects and pilots in Australia, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, Taiwan and the United States.

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Saturday, December 10, 2005

RFID Industry Consolidation: AIDC Services ...

There is consolidation occuring in the RFID industry. In this case, an RFID and automated identification data collection AIDC services company was acquired. ...

... "Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE) announced that it had completed the acquisition of Acsis, Inc., of Marlton, NJ, for approximately $26 million in cash. Acsis provides enterprise data collection solutions to global manufacturers. Its software enables manufacturers to automate plant floor/warehouse operations and take advantage of emerging technologies, including radio frequency identification (RFID). Manufacturers leverage Acsis solutions to improve visibility of goods throughout their supply chains, ultimately resulting in increased revenues and reduced costs. Spending on enterprise data collection software and services has been growing significantly and Acsis believes it currently exceeds $700 million annually. Recent mandates from major national retailers as well as government agencies have prompted manufacturers to upgrade their existing data collection infrastructure with RFID technology. " ...

RFID Industry Consolidation: AIDC Services: Via Safeguard Scientifics: SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ACSIS, INC., AN ENTERPRISE DATA COLLECTION SOFTWARE FIRM ...

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE) advances the value of revenue‐stage information technology and life sciences companies. Safeguard provides growth capital as well as a range of strategic, operating and management resources to help its partner companies build value in their businesses. Safeguard participates in expansion financings, management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations and early‐stage financings.

Datalogic To Acquire PSC: The Next Wave of AIDC Industry Consolidation: "Furthermore, although consolidation continues to be a consistent theme in the AIDC market, bigger has not necessarily meant better - at least not recently. Overall performance among tier II AIDC vendors (PSC, Metrologic, Hand Held Products and Datalogic) has exceeded that of tier I vendors over the past two to three years in several technology segments. "

Logistics News: Logistics - Shipping - Packaging: Research and Markets: Major Consolidation Occurring in US Logistics Market: "The US Logistics market is characterized by a wide range of business models. Consolidation and M&A activity have contributed to a blurring of the lines that traditionally segment the industry. As a general rule, companies are increasingly searching out activities that provide customers with higher margin value-added services. "

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Thursday, October 27, 2005

Passport RFID 64Kb Chips ...

Grant Gross explores the US government requirement for RFID-enabled passports. ...

Passport RFID 64Kb Chips: Via PC World New Zealand: US to require RFID chips in passports

... "Starting in early 2006, the US Department of State will begin issuing passports with 64KB RFID (radio frequency identification) chips that will contain the name, nationality, gender, date of birth and place of birth of the passport holder, as well as a digitised photograph of that person. " ...

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Saturday, October 01, 2005

Active RFID: Location Aware Services ...

Active RFID: Location Aware Services: Via PanGo Networks, Inc.: PanGo Unveils the Next Generation of its Location Management Platform,Asset Tracking Application and Active RFID Tags: PanOS Platform® 3.0, PanGo Locator® 3.0 and PanGo Active RFID Tags® Represent a Major Leap Forward for Enterprise Wireless Systems ...

Next-gen active RFID is 50% smaller, support interoperable location-aware services ...

... "PanGo's Active RFID Tag is a next-generation Wi-Fi-based tag offering a compact size that is 50% smaller than its predecessor and offers extended battery life, wireless security and motion and status reporting capabilities. Unlike other active RFID tags that only chirp simple identification data, PanGo offers the only active RFID tag with two location and reporting modes. The tag's Wi-Fi mode is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11 b/g standards and enables advanced features like over-the-air configuration management and tag status updates e.g., motion reporting via an integrated motion sensor and low battery alerts. In a second mode, the tag reports its identification information in a short radio-frequency beacon, which further extends battery life and is interoperable with third-party location technologies like Cisco's Series 2700 Series Location Appliance. " ...


PanGo Networks® is the leading provider of platforms and applications for the location-aware enterprise. PanGo’s integrated location solutions allow organizations to leverage location-based information from the network and transform off-the-shelf WLAN infrastructure into a platform for intelligent applications that improve important business processes. With its flagship PanOS Platform® and asset tracking applications, PanGo offers the industry’s first complete framework for real-time asset visibility and context-aware information delivery. Specializing in a range of markets including healthcare, manufacturing, retail and government, PanGo delivers reliable and accurate information about the location of connected devices, people and assets.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

DOD HandHeld RFID Computer ...

DOD HandHeld RFID Computer: Via Psion Teklogix: Psion Teklogix Rugged RFID Hand-Held Only One Tough Enough For DoD

Psion Tek secures DOD HandHeld RFID Computer contract ...

... "Psion Teklogix (LSE: PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection, imaging and RFID, announced that its rugged EPC-compliant 7535 Hand-Held Computer with RD7950 Integrated UHF RFID Reader has been the only hand-held reader selected for use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Coast Guard and several other federal agencies. Psion Teklogix partners CDO Technologies, SYS-TEC and WFI Government Services have each been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the Army Contracting Agency Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4), for passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Electronic Product Code (EPC) -1 for Multi-protocol (Class 0 and 1) Hand-held Readers. " ...

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Monday, August 22, 2005

Sybase Unwired Strategy: RFID Enabled ...

Via Sybase Inc: Sybase Fortifies Unwired Enterprise Vision with Updates to Unwired Accelerator and Unwired Orchestrator ...

... "ProPath Laboratory, a leading pathology laboratory, is utilized by multiple hospitals and health care organizations to analyze patient tissue samples. ProPath selected the Sybase solution because it will provide us with the ability to manage the large amount of mission-critical RFID information we are collecting, integrate it with pathology records and our legacy systems, and quickly and easily provide this information to the doctors, patients, insurance companies and other health care partners as required, said Mel Lively, Director of Information Technology, ProPath Laboratory. " ...


Sybase is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase.

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Sunday, August 21, 2005

Radio Frequency Identification Data

Radio Frequency Identification Data: Via COPPEREYE GREENWICH: CopperEye Greenwich is a software solution for the storage, management and rapid retrieval of large volumes of read-only business event data ...

... "In addition to the well publicized mandates by the US Department of Defense and Wal-Mart for their top suppliers to use RFID, the US Food and Drug Administration has identified RFID as the technology of choice for enabling electronic drug pedigrees as a means of eliminating counterfeit drugs reaching the market. CopperEye offers a compelling, cost-effective solution for capturing, storing and providing quick access to enormous volumes of data generated by RFID monitoring systems. CopperEye can be implemented either as a standalone solution for historical business event data, or as a complementary solution to improve the performance of an existing data management technology such as a commercial relational database management system (RDBMS). " ...


CopperEye is a provider of enterprise data management software that delivers an order-of-magnitude cost savings for companies needing to capture, store and quickly access business event data where the volume is measured in the tens- or hundreds-of-terabytes. This is increasingly important as corporate data volumes more than double every year and government regulations require companies to keep data longer. Using CopperEye, companies are able to improve global business and implement more powerful business applications at dramatically lower costs than competing solutions. CopperEye's underlying technology is a new, patented indexing approach that delivers a quantum leap in performance over traditional indexing alternatives.

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Sunday, July 24, 2005

DOD RFID CAGE DODAAC Codes EPC Compatible ...

DOD RFID CAGE DODAAC Codes EPC Compatible: Suppliers to the U.S. Department of Defense Can Now Use RFID Tags Based on EPCglobal Standards to Meet Shipping Requirements: New EPCglobal Tag Data Standard Adapted for DoD’s 60,000 Suppliers ...

... "U.S. Defense Department suppliers may now use Electronic Product Code (EPC) tags to comply with the department's request to integrate RFID into supply shipments by 2007. This new capability comes after the EPCglobal Inc Board of Governors recently ratified a revision of the tag data standard. The revision incorporates the Defense Department's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and the Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DODAAC), enabling the department's 60,000 suppliers who use CAGE or DODAAC to use those codes to comply with the agency's request to apply RFID tags on all department deliveries by January 2007. " ...


EPCglobal US is an affiliate of EPCglobal Inc serving subscribers in the United States to help foster the adoption of the EPCglobal Network and related technology. The EPCglobal Network combines radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, existing communications network infrastructure, and the Electronic Product Code™ (a number for uniquely identifying an item) to enable accurate, cost-efficient visibility of information in the supply chain. The end result helps organizations be more efficient, flexible, and responsive to customer needs.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

RFID Security Conference: Secure Microcontroller Chips

RFID Security Conference: Secure Microcontroller Chips: AeANET: AeA Secure ID CyberForum (Lunch Event) ...

... "US government will soon be introducing electronic passports that will each contain a secure microcontroller chip for identification purposes. In addition, such contactless RFID-based secure microcontroller chips are being considered for a host of uses, including healthcare, financial and access applications. Our moderated open-panel event, representing industry and government stakeholders, will discuss the issues facing the design, introduction and use of these chip-enabled solutions. " ...


AeA - David Packard Conference Center
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
North Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

RFID On GSA Schedule

RFID On GSA Schedule: Psion Teklogix (US) - Psion Teklogix Offers GlobeRanger Software On GSA Schedule

... "Psion Teklogix (LSE: PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection and RFID, has announced the addition of GlobeRanger iMotion software and related products to their GSA Schedule. This partnership provides government agencies with the ability to purchase GlobeRanger software, in addition to other related RFID hardware products, from Psion Teklogix General Services Administration (GSA) schedule program. " ...

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Thursday, July 07, 2005

RFID Conference: CyberSecurity

RFID Conference: CyberSecurity: AeA Secure ID CyberForum (Lunch Event) ...

... "AeA Secure ID CyberForum (Lunch Event), Date: Jul 14, 2005, As you know, the US government will soon be introducing electronic passports that will each contain a secure microcontroller chip for identification purposes. In addition, such contactless RFID-based secure microcontroller chips are being considered for a host of uses, including healthcare, financial and access applications. " ...

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

RFID Policy Summit DC

RFID Policy Summit DC: Washington, DC RFID Summit Focuses on Business and Policy Issues: Experts Discuss Need for Harmonized Global Standards and Smart Data Security Policies: Global Leader in RFID Applications Aims to Advance the U.S. Policy Dialogue, Educate Washington Policymakers and Influencers ...

SAP sponsors an RFID policy summit in DC in collaboration with the US Chamber of Commerce to educate leaders on the opportunity offered by adoption of RFID technology and to identify policy implications that need to be addressed ...

... "Building on its core commitment to help customers improve efficiency and competitiveness, the world’s leading provider of business software solutions, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today co-hosts a global policy summit in Washington, DC, that will focus on the significant opportunities presented by radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, as well as concerns that are hindering its adoption. The summit—cosponsored by SAP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation—brings together senior leaders of government, business and independent advocacy groups for a high-level discussion of RFID’s business and policy implications, including the many ways that RFID can boost economic competitiveness, global trade and security. The summit will also address the need for harmonized global RFID standards and smart data security and privacy policies that protect consumers and allow rapid innovation. " ...


SAP has been conducting RFID research since 1998 and is a driving force in developing and implementing business applications of RFID technology. The company supports the development of globally harmonized, industry-driven standards such as those set forth by EPCglobal Inc™, an initiative of leading research institutes and global organizations. SAP is an active member of EPCglobal, participating in three action groups. SAP was also a founding member of EPCglobal’s forerunner, the Auto-ID Center at MIT.

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Wednesday, June 08, 2005

RFID Smart Cards Partnership ...

RFID Smart Cards: Ingenico and OTI Form Partnership in Secure Contactless Payment and Identification: Initial Deployments Will Support US Payment Market ...

OTI partners to advance RFID smart card technology for the US payment market ...

... "On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security and payments, announced a partnership with Ingenico North America. Ingenico and OTI will provide secure contactless solutions for the payment and identification markets. " ...


Established in 1990, OTI (NASDAQ: OTIV, Prime Standard: OT5) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, micro payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the prestigious ESCAT Award for smart card innovation in both 1998 and 2000.

With a 26.5% market share, Ingenico is the world's largest provider of payment and transactions systems used by banking, retail, petroleum, transportation and government agencies to accelerate and secure the flow of electronic commerce. The Company's 1,300 employees working in 29 subsidiaries, as well as a network of a hundred partners and distributors, ship over 1.5 million payment terminals annually to more than 90 countries. Ingenico, through an annual investment of over 8 percent of revenues in research and development, is producing increasingly efficient and secure payment systems that incorporate the UNICAPT 32 architecture and the latest EMV standards. These systems leverage the most advanced technology available, including biometrics, touch technology, RFID, GSM/GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth communications, providing our customers with an efficient and versatile array of transaction solutions. Ingenico leverages this expertise and technology to provide solutions in markets requiring, highly secure applications such as purchasing cards, e-procedures, prepaid card reloading and electronic transaction flow management. This investment had enabled Ingenico to enter the emerging markets of electronic ID scanning, microchip-based healthcare cards and supply-chain traceability.

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Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Active RFID Wireless Asset Management Solution ...

Active RFID Wireless Asset Management Solution: PanGo First to Integrate Wi-Fi-based Active RFID Product with Cisco’s New Wireless Location Appliance: Worldwide leader in networking collaborates with PanGo to extend the power of the wireless network ...

PanGo's asset management solution support mobile wireless capabilities integrated with active RFID technology ...

... "PanGo Networks, Inc., today announced the availability of a joint asset tracking solution that integrates Cisco’s 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance with PanGo Locator® 2.0. PanGo is the first company to successfully integrate and commercialize a location-aware application on Cisco’s Location Appliance. PanGo Locator is an active RFID system that includes true Wi-Fi asset tags and all the software necessary to easily track assets over a wireless LAN. Cisco announced the general availability of its 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance product today which makes location an actual feature of the network and provides the means for third party applications to access the location of devices connected to the wireless LAN. The new 2.0 release of the PanGo Locator active RFID system transforms location coordinates, adds a number of valuable services and ultimately provides a complete application solution. " ...


... PanGo leverages active RFID into its wireless asset management solution.

PanGo Networks™ is a leading provider of location-aware wireless services and applications for the enterprise market. PanGo’s 802.11-based software transforms off-the-shelf WLAN infrastructure into a platform for intelligent applications that improve and expedite important business processes. Through its flagship PanOS™ platform and mobile applications, PanGo offers the industry’s first comprehensive solution for real-time asset visibility and context-aware information delivery. Specializing in a range of markets including healthcare, manufacturing, retail and government, PanGo delivers reliable and accurate information about the location of connected devices, people and assets. PanGo’s location-based applications enable optimal information management and workflow, and provide significant return on investment. PanGo is headquartered in Framingham, MA. The company is privately held.

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