RFID JOURNAL - News for the Week of Aug. 2, 2004

RFID JOURNAL - Radio Frequency Identification News and Features

News for the week of Sept. 20

• RFID Alliance Lab to Test RFID Products
• Matrics Unveils PICA Assembly
• Senator Queries FTC about RFID
• RFID Journal LIVE! Dates Announced
• Publisher Tags All Library Books
• Siemens Announces UHF Products
• New Offerings for DOD Suppliers
• Test Set for RFID-Enabled Phones
• RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
• RFID Gives Racing a Winning Edge

Opinion
• It's Crunch Time

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Top News

RFID Alliance Lab to Test RFID Products
RFID Journal, the University of Kansas and Rush Tracking Systems have teamed up to create a lab that will provide objective benchmarking reports on RFID equipment. Full Story >

Matrics Unveils PICA Assembly
The RFID systems provider gave RFID Journal a look at a new machine that it says can mass-assemble hundreds of millions of tags. Full Story >

Senator Queries FTC about RFID
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson asks the Federal Trade Commission to explain its role and strategy for addressing RFID's potential risks to privacy. Full Story >

RFID Journal LIVE! Dates Announced
RFID Journal has announced that its third annual executive conference will be held in Chicago from April 10 to 12, 2005. Full Story >

Publisher Tags All Library Books
The leading supplier of books to Dutch libraries is applying RFID labels to all new books to enable automatic management of books within libraries. Full Story >

Siemens Announces UHF Products
The German industrial giant says it plans to enter the UHF RFID tag-and-reader market with a range of EPC-compliant products set for launch in mid 2005. Full Story >

New Offerings for DOD Suppliers
Imobile unveils an application and the RFID tags needed to label and track shipments according to Department of Defense RFID requirements. Full Story >

Test Set for RFID-Enabled Phones
Philips and ViVOtech plan to deploy a system that lets U.S. cell phone subscribers use near field communication (NFC) technology to make cashless purchases. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
Alien releases EPC Class 1 reader for Europe; AIM Global introduces RFID mark; NCR offers labels and services; Tagsys receives $9 million in funding. Full Story >

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Featured Story

RFID Gives Racing a Winning Edge
Using active RFID tags, the Indy Racing League not only times and scores 16 events, it also provides critical data to drivers and race crews, and helps engine, tire and chassis makers develop products. Premium Content >

Opinion

The China Syndrome
Beijing's concerns about international RFID standards must be addressed. Full Story >

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