Last year, the government of Germany implemented RFID technology in the FIFA World Cup 2006, as part of the security measure and got the result. Now, same thing is happening with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
According to an RFID Journal story,...
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Correos, the state-owned postal service in Spain has gone RFID way, deploying a Radio Frequency Control System at its 16 Automated processing centers and four bulk Admission Centers throughout the country.
As part of the RFID program, the postal...
Last year a lot of credit cards were issued, cards that were equipped with RFID. As per researchers the cards are easy to use. The data is stored in a chip in the credit card and can be read by a reader.
The chip inside the card contains...
A developer of award winning MarkMagic Bar Code Labels, RFID tags and Forms software for the IBM System i server, CYBRA Corporation has launched EdgeMagic Integrated RFID Control Software for the IBM System i at the RFID World 2007...
Cigarette smuggling is steadily increasing in UK with unofficially records showing the quantity of illegal cigarette seizure is nearly 2 billion every year. While, the UK market for duty-paid tobacco is declining. In 2005, nearly 28 percent of cigarette...
The proposed RFID bill that supposedly keeps the interests of the consumers has been deferred and returned to the House Rules Committee of House of Representatives because it was not tabled on the House Legislative floor calendar by March 14....
EU government has taken a strict stand on RFID and it is making all efforts to ensure that privacy and security is given utmost importance before its widespread adoption in EU and for this purpose it would be coming out with a set of guidelines in the...
A recent study has claimed that RFID or 'Radio Frequency Identification technology' is widely used by major aviation industries in developing their asset-based applications.
RFID is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely...
A Japanese firm has pioneered the idea of embedding RFID tags in bottle caps to keep a track of consumer behaviour and preferences.
The tag embedded in the bottle cap measures 24 millimetres in length and has the ability to communicate at distances of...
The Port of Oakland, the first major port on the Pacific Coast and the fourth busiest container port in the USA has announced that it is embracing RFID technology to make its trucking operations more efficient under a strong security atmosphere.
For...
It seems that the European Union is taking a lenient approach towards the controversial RFID technology. Instead of forcing the citizens to adopt RFID hurriedly or by pressure, the Union gives them full freedom to think of its advantages and...
RFID as a technology is slowly but gradually dominating the healthcare unit. We have a notion that RFID is useful in healthcare units when it comes asset tracking. However, it is now being used to treat the patients.
From this news source, I came to...
Intel Corporation, the largest semiconductor company in the world has entered into the RFID bandwagon unleashing its first RFID chip, Intel R1000, which is compact and compressed in nature and promising to reduce the cost of RFID readers.
The Intel...
With confidential data more than ever open to risks nowadays, the latest DataGuard Tape Tracking System could enable manufacturers to rest a little easier now. Designed by Oakdale, Minn.-based Imation Corp., the system is claimed to make use of...
Reno GmbH, the second largest shoe retailer in Europe has announced that it would embed RFID tags into the soles of all the shoes that it supplies to nearly 1,700 stores in the continent.
The retailer has reached out an agreement with Checkpoint...
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