RFID Times: July 2004

At a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Denton, Texas, a hallway leading to the retail floor has two pairs of gray and black, 6-foot-high silhouettes with yellow eye-like lights within 10 feet of each other. The mission: Detect and record goods that contain tags emitting radio waves.

Down the road at a Hickory Creek store, printers from Hewlett-Packard sit on shelves with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached. A brief note informs customers that Wal-Mart is testing electronic tagging. The tags sit on the bottom side panel of the

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Expert urges aggressive approach toward RFID

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IBM opens European RFID lab

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New temp-tracking RFID label from KSW

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RFID Deal Targets SA Libraries

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Printronix Bolsters Certified RFID Partner Network

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Microsoft RFID Push Proceeds In Canada

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RFID to affect four million jobs

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BT and Deloitte offer RFID off the shelf

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Wipro to RFID-enable shop in campus

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DoD-initiated RFID think-tank goes to AIM Global

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Microsoft announces RFID partners

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Aust retailers move to allay RFID fears

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Delta promises end to lost luggage with RFID

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Delta Plans U.S.-Wide RFID System

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Frontline 2004 Ushers in New Age of Computing -- RFID, Auto-ID, Wireless and Global Standards to Be Highlighted at Conference

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SquawkBack Poll: Would you implant an RFID chip?

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RFID Times

Friday, July 30, 2004

A Hacker's Guide To RFID

India's Wipro Wants Piece of RFID Market

Zebra launches first XML-enabled RFID solution

AirGATE Moves its RFID Child Safety Seat 'Smart Buckle' Into Fast Lane

International Paper and HighJump Software Jointly Deliver RFID Compliance Solution for Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

NASA To Test RFID-Enabled Access Cards

RFID Enters the Sports Arena

Thursday, July 29, 2004

Incucomm Offers Free Radio Frequency Identification Market Research

Symbol to buy RFID pioneer Matrics for $230M

RFID tags become hacker target

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Flexible range of RFID solutions on new rugged customisable handheld

Korea, China, Japan to Prepare Joint Technology Standard

Parents track kids using chip technology

IBM Unveils RFID, Data Synch, Other Product-Geared Wares

Books that blab

Portugal takes RFID tags to dogs

Zebra Introduces First XML-Enabled RFID Printer/Encoder for High-Volume Global Supply Chain Applications

RFID Mandates Spur Industry Action

Monday, July 26, 2004

Sonic Software and Avicon Co-Present at RFID for Supply Chain Conference

Wipro Starts Up RFID Retail Pilot

Thursday, July 22, 2004

Wal-Mart Plans Next Phase Of RFID

RFID development kits for Pocket PC

Wristwatch RFID tags promise much and so far fall short

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Microsoft creates advisory council for companies building RFID solutions

Looking For A Gusher With RFID

Building inspiring IT into the new home of football

RFID Chips In Kids' Car Seats

TEKLYNX Extends RFID Label Printing with CODESOFT 7.1; CODESOFT 7.1 Label Design Software Includes New Usability and Update Features

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

India Inc embraces RFID to match global practice

Military contractor drafts WebMethods for RFID

IBM Takes on Flood of RFID Data

RFID opens library's new chapter

Cheap and Easy RFID?

Japanese Waste-Management Company Tests RFID

BOFH gets an RFID he can't refuse

Tags to track aircraft parts cut airlines' costs

Saturday, July 17, 2004

Mexican crime-fighters get microchips to foil kidnaps

RFID Reader Has Split Personality

Wipro Launches RFID Concept Store

RFID users say no privacy law needed

Royalties Expected To Increase Cost Of RFID Technology

Privacy Advocates Assail Radio-ID Tags; Companies Defend New Technology

RFID revolutionises the supply chain

Checkpoint Systems Plays Key Role in Metro Group RFID Roll-Out and at Innovation Center

ADT helps manufacturers meet RFID deadlines

ABI Research announces current RFID Vendor Matrix champs

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Barcode maker sues RFID firm

Sun's European RFID centre refocused before launch

Pharmaceuticals Industry Expected To Lead In RFID Tags On Items

Microsoft Adding RFID Support To Windows Server Software

Matrics Announces the Industry's First RFID Reader With an Upgrade Path to Gen 2

Impinj ramps RFID chips production with extra $22 million in funding

Metro & VeriSign to demonstrate EPC network services

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Radio Beacon Ships RFID Kits For Microsoft Business Apps

RFID Company Adds UPS And Unilever To Its Investor List

RFID News: epcSolutions Leapfrogs Competitors With Latest Release of Free ThingsNet(TM) RFID/EPC(TM) Middleware

From A to RFID: Plumbing 101

RFID Tempts, but Opportunity's Elusive

Startup Says It's Time for RFID

RFID falls prey to patent trouble

Sunday, July 11, 2004

Singapore Seeks Leading RFID Role

Vatican Library adopts RFID

Pentagon: Rough RFID Ride Ahead?

RFID tags to keep Japanese kids in line

Investors get mixed signals about RFID

Developing RFID-Enabled Phones

Wal-Mart's muscle is advancing RFID usage

Intermec: RFID is Proprietary