RFID JOURNAL - News for the Week of April 12, 2004

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News for the week of April 12

• Standardizing EPC Data-Sharing
• EPCglobal Chief Resigns
• Software Controls RFID Network
• MWVIS Bets on Item-Level Tracking
• Matrics Upgrades EPC Reader
• Automotive RFID Gets Rolling
• New Searchable RFID Vendor Database
• RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
• Military Marches Toward Adoption

Opinion
• A Constructive RFID Dialogue

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Standardizing EPC Data-Sharing
MIT’s Auto-ID Lab has formed a special interest group to develop a standard architecture for sharing real-time EPC event and sensor data over the Internet. Full Story >

EPCglobal Chief Resigns
After less than four months on the job, Margaret Fitzgerald has resigned as the president of EPCglobal. Full Story >

Software Controls RFID Network
ProdexNet’s new management and reporting application enables complete real-time administration and visibility of all readers in an RFID network. Full Story >

MWVIS Bets on Item-Level Tracking
MeadWestvaco Intelligent Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of MeadWestvaco, is marketing hardware, software and services designed for tracking unique items in stores. Full Story >

Matrics Upgrades EPC Reader
New AR 400 model offers greater network management capabilities, software upgradeability to recognize emerging tag communication standards and a variety network connections.
Full Story >

Automotive RFID Gets Rolling
The Federal Highway Administration awards a contract to develop a 5.9 GHz RFID system to cut road fatalities in the U.S. by 50 percent. Full Story >

New Searchable RFID Vendor Database
RFID Journal has introduced a new vendor database that allows end users to quickly find the vendors that provide the products and services they need. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
KSW provides quality control for Matrics tags; Paxar announces "investment protection program"; Apriso RFID-enables supply chain software; Metget merged into Sokymat; partnership explores RFID in the food industry. Full Story >

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Featured Story

Military Marches Toward Adoption
The U.S. Department of Defense provides more details about its RFID tagging requirements, its initial implementations and the benefits it expects to achieve from RFID. Premium Content >

Opinion

A Constructive RFID Dialogue
It’s time for a formal dialogue on RFID to ensure that the business and consumer benefits of the technology can be achieved—without abusing anyone's privacy. Full Story >

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Achieving Supply Chain Visibility
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