RFID JOURNAL - News for the Week of Sept. 27, 2004

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News for the week of Sept. 27

• Tesco Begins RFID Rollout
• Pharma Groups Work on EPC Issues
• Snack Supplier Adds RFID to Jerky
• EPCglobal One Year Later
• Frozen-Food Distributor Tests RFID
• VeriSign Initiates Two EPC Services
• ODIN Debuts RF Analysis Software
• Acsis Upgrades RFID Platform
• HP Announces RFID Partnerships
• RFID Middleware Mimics Network
• RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
• IBM Bulks Up Its RFID Initiative

Opinion
• The Role of Independent Testing

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Top News

Tesco Begins RFID Rollout
The U.K. supermarket chain has started deploying an RFID network that will track shipments to all its Tesco Extra superstores by year's end. Full Story >

Pharma Groups Work on EPC Issues
EPCglobal adds a new healthcare action group and a team of drugmakers, retailers and distributors studies the pharmaceutical industry s requirements for deploying RFID. Full Story >

Snack Supplier Adds RFID to Jerky
Jack Link's is deploying an RFID system that not only will let it meet customer mandates but also save on labor, reduce out of stocks and satisfy regulatory requirements. Full Story >

EPCglobal One Year Later
The nonprofit charged with commercializing EPC technology has achieved a lot in its first year, but there's more to do. Full Story >

Frozen-Food Distributor Tests RFID
Having established its own RFID center, Richmond Cold Storage provides RFID testing services for a range of meat, frozen food and other products. Full Story >

VeriSign Initiates Two EPC Services
The company that will manage the EPCglobal Object Name Service directory has launched two new services to help boost ONS adoption. Full Story >

ODIN Debuts RF Analysis Software
Trifecta is designed to allow companies to quickly determine the best place to put an RFID tag on a particular product. Full Story >

Acsis Upgrades RFID Platform
The latest version of DataLink supports integration with VeriSign's EPC services and improves RFID data and device management. Full Story >

HP Announces RFID Partnerships
The computing equipment and services giant is turning to two new partnerships to extend its RFID offerings. Full Story >

RFID Middleware Mimics Network
Seeburger's first RFID offering, now available in the U.S., can function both as RFID middleware and as a planning tool that simulates an RFID network. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
Symbol launches handheld, portal readers; Intermec announces new RFID reader; ADT readies Agile 2 RFID readers; Omron debuts EPC reader; Lab ID unveils tiny reader and tag. Full Story >

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Featured Story

IBM Bulks Up Its RFID Initiative
Big Blue has made RFID a top priority, adding the technology to its manufacturing operations, rolling out industry-specific RFID deployment services and rolling out RFID test labs. This vendor profile examines IBM's strategy and how it aims to help companies deploy RFID successfully. Premium Content >

Opinion

The Role of Independent Testing
The RFID Alliance Lab, supported by RFID Journal, will be an important resource in the development of the RFID market. Full Story >

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