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News for the week of Oct. 18

Consumer Awareness of RFID Grows
Spotlight on Security, Privacy Issues
Energizer and Exel Partner on RFID
Odin Benchmarks RFID EPC Tags
Using UHF RFID in Auto Factories
Tokyo Cabs to Try RFID Payments
UCLA Consortium Holds RFID Forum
EnterpriseOne Widens RFID Support
RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
Special Report, Part 2: RFID in the Healthcare Industry

Opinion
Patent Proposal

Guest Column
Separating Wheat From Chaff

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Consumer Awareness of RFID Grows
A new report by BIGresearch says more than a quarter of the U.S. population knows what RFID is and has a balanced view of its potential benefits and privacy risks. Full Story >

Spotlight on Security, Privacy Issues
At the Smart Card Alliance conference, Richard Clarke and others emphasize the role RFID can play to improve security and the need to address public concerns about the technology. Full Story >

Energizer and Exel Partner on RFID
The battery maker is working with its third-party logistics provider to meet Wal-Mart's mandate for RFID tagging beginning in January 2005. Full Story >

Odin Benchmarks RFID EPC Tags
Systems integrator Odin Technologies tests the performance of eight UHF tags in a benchmark report for end users. Full Story >

Using UHF RFID in Auto Factories
Advanced Research Co. has launched an application to let automakers better track spare parts used to maintain their manufacturing systems. Full Story >

Tokyo Cabs to Try RFID Payments
Credit card company JCB International is launching a trial of its QUICPay contactless payment system in November with Tokyo taxi drivers. Full Story >

UCLA Consortium Holds RFID Forum
During its first RFID event, the Wireless Internet for the Mobile Enterprise Consortium explored the current state of RFID technology and demonstrated its multiprotocol multifrequency RFID middleware. Full Story >

EnterpriseOne Widens RFID Support
The next release of PeopleSoft's enterprise software will enable the collection and management of RFID data from inbound as well as outbound shipments. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
ITA funds alliance to grow Latin American smart card market; Willow announces integration software for RFID; Georgia tollway authority buys TransCore passive tags; new Unibar bar code software supports RFID. Full Story >

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Featured Story
Special Report, Part 2:
RFID in the Healthcare Industry

In the second part of this Special Report, authors Brad Sokol and Sapan Shah explain precisely how their "micro-modular" approach delivers a return on investment. Premium Content >

Opinion

Patent Proposal
The intellectual property issue could be more significant than people realize, but there's a way to resolve it. Full Story >


Guest Column

Separating Wheat From Chaff
Companies that deploy RFID systems will need to use "complex event processing" to identify meaningful information from the stream of data RFID readers will provide. Full Story >


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