RFID JOURNAL - News for the Week of Aug. 16, 2004

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News for the week of Aug. 16

• Intermec Spells Out Licensing Plan
• China’s RFID Conundrum
• Hospital Gets Ultra-Wideband RFID
• MicroMain RFID-Enables Software
• Printer-Encoder Supports XML
• RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
• How to Get RFID Compliant

Opinion
• A License to Kill?

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Intermec Spells Out Licensing Plan
The holder of some 140 RFID patents has laid out the terms under which it will license its RFID patents to vendors selling EPC Gen 2 products. Full Story >

China’s RFID Conundrum
Deloitte & Touche warns that regardless of whether China establishes its own RFID standards, users of RFID technology need to stay tuned. Full Story >

Hospital Gets Ultra-Wideband RFID
Washington Hospital Center will install a UWB real-time location system throughout the facility’s emergency department. Full Story >

MicroMain RFID-Enables Software
XM asset management software now includes middleware so companies can use RFID to monitor work orders, maintenance and inventory. Full Story >

Printer-Encoder Supports XML
To simplify integration with XML-enabled enterprise applications, Zebra adds support for extensible markup language to an RFID label printer-encoder. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
RSI EPC-enables RFID software; SATO offers Class 1 label printers; new active asset tracking system; Dynasys opens Online "RFID Superstore"; RFID alternative for pharmaceutical drugs. Full Story >

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Featured Story

How to Get RFID Compliant
What does it take to comply with Wal-Mart’s RFID tagging requirements? RFID Journal was given an exclusive look at the rigorous testing of personal-care products at the Sensormatic RFID Performance Center. Premium Content >

Opinion

A License to Kill?
Concerns that Intermec's licensing proposal will be the death knell of EPC technology are overblown. Full Story >

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