RFID: Its potential in Latin America


Mega events like the Fifa World Cup require careful organization and their complexity can easily give rise to loopholes that allow ticket fraud. However, if those attending this month's matches happen to be impressed by the smooth running of the ticketing process, they don't necessarily have traditional German efficiency to thank for it. [more]





Tower Semiconductor Manufactures Gen 2 RFID Tags For Alien Technology


Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM; TASE: TSEM), a pure-play independent specialty foundry, today announced that it is the manufacturing supplier for Alien Technology's internally-designed Gen 2 RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) integrated circuits. [more]





Smart RFID couplings 'best way' to verify fluid line connections


Using quick disconnect couplings in fluid handling and manufacturing operations is the safest way to protect brand integrity by capturing fluid and product data from point of origin through point of use, according to a top Colbert expert. [more]





Reva Systems Appoints World Leader; Advance to global RFID market expansion begins with new CEO Tom Schuster


Reva Systems, an emerging company delivering radio frequency identification (RFID) network infrastructure products that enable enterprises to scale RFID installations, today announced the appointment of Tom Schuster as the company's new CEO. [more]





Privacy Commissioner weighs in on RFID


Tiny microchips that can track retail goods through radio signals must be deactivated when the products leave the store to avoid an Orwellian nightmare, Ontario's Privacy Commissioner said Monday. [more]

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Active RFID Drills into Mining Industry


Real-time locating systems (RTLS) provider AeroScout of San Mateo, California, last week announced a new solution targeted at the mining industry. Designed to improve the safety of miners, it was codeveloped with Mine Site Technologies (MST), a specialized mining communication company in Australia. [more]





Ontario's privacy commissioner weighs in on RFID issues


The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Monday introduced RFID guidelines to separate fact from fiction and prepare consumers for the day when they may have to deal with the technology on a daily basis. [more]





Toshiba Launches First RFID-Ready Printers


Toshiba TEC, a global manufacturer of retail and industrial information systems, today announced the world’s first operational Print-on-Tag RFID solution that will help close the cost gap between vendors and customers for this mission-critical technology. [more]





RFID at the World Cup

Yet another application for radio frequency identification technology


Granted, spectators aren't finding this year's World Cup as exciting as the last, but technology vendors are having a great time. [more]



Xerox research aimed at low-cost RFID


Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are still too pricey to be used to track individual goods such as toothpaste tubes and soup cans at the supermarket, but a project at Xerox Corp.'s Canadian research centre is aimed at making them cheap enough to use on just about anything. [more]







RFID vendors: UHF does work at item level, dammit


A veritable battalion of RFID vendors is championing ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) for item-level tagging, over high-frequency (HF) technology. This according to RFID Update. [more]


EKAHAU DEBUTS THIRD-GENERATION WI-FI TAG


SARATOGA, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Ekahau Inc. today announced the availability of its third-generation Wi-Fi tag, which utilizes new technology that drives down the cost of deploying real-time location systems (RTLS) while improving functionality. [more]


RFID Vendors Need a Privacy Strategy


To succeed, companies providing RFID solutions must work closely with their customers to develop a strategy for ensuring privacy and security compliance. [more]