Electronic DNA enables unclonable RFID chips
27 November, 2008Security technology exploits uniqueness of individual silicon chips for authentication and secret key generation.
Protecting RFID security
26 September, 2008Contactless RFID is well established for access control for buildings; simply wave a pass near the reader and the door opens. However, it is generally not realised just how easy it is for unauthorised people to access the information on these devices without the owners even realising, warns Peratech, a designer of new materials for touch technology.
Transport under scrutiny at RFID conference
05 September, 2008The RFID Europe conference will have many opinion leaders from across the world.
System measures multiple tags and tests new antenna designs
27 June, 2008A system capable of simultaneously measuring hundreds of RFID tags and rapidly testing new RFID tag prototypes has been designed by researchers.
Where we could be going with radio
02 June, 2008This look at what could happen in the future with radio services is taken from a presentation by Chris Chapman, ACMA chairman, when he addressed nearly 300 delegates at the RadComms conference in Melbourne.
RFID automation
01 June, 2008The latest version of the Simatic RF-Manager software for integrating RFID systems in business processes features a number of innovations.
Solar energy to power RFID-based asset tracking systems
05 February, 2008Savi Technology has begun deploying solar-powered RFID readers and signposts, enabling users in the defence and commercial sectors to conserve energy and reduce costs while tracking supplies in real time.
Joint development to empower portable UHF RFID readers
01 November, 2007IDS Microchip and austriamicrosystems have partnered to develop a UHF RFID reader IC targeted at the portable reader market. These readers would be used to interrogate Gen 2 RFID tags allowing contactless identification of goods or materials in a broad range of applications.
Speakers announced for active RFID conference
25 October, 2007IDTechEx will stage the conference Active RFID and RTLS in Dallas, USA. The conference’s title emphasises the fast growing real-time locating systems (RTLS) used from hospitals to dockyards for locating people and assets.
Apparel manufacturer converts RFID program
22 October, 2007Reva Systems, an RFID network infrastructure provider, has announced that Lemmi Fashion, a Fritzlar, Germany-based supplier of children's apparel, is deploying the Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) products as the cornerstone of its RFID program conversion from high frequency (HF) to ultra high frequency (UHF) passive RFID within its global supply chain.
Success for Australian EPC/RFID pilot
17 July, 2007Radio frequency identification (RFID) using GS1 global standards can improve productivity, reduce delivery processing times and open up visibility throughout the supply chain for the benefit of all trading partners, according to a multi-industry Australian consortium.
Contact-less security identification
15 December, 2004The proxSafe Key manager is specially designed to manage not just keys, but other valuable assets as well. This is done by applying contactless reading technology, together with RFID and network technologies.
RFID: Changing the way we work with data
11 April, 2004 by Niel Powers, VP of App Dev & Deployment Products, Progress Software Pty LtdRadio frequency identification (RFID) is the new generation of automatic identification and data capture. These wireless systems allow for non-contact reading and are effective in manufacturing and other hostile environments
RFID: Changing the way we work with data
11 April, 2004 by Niel Powers, VP of App Dev & Deployment Products, Progress Software Pty LtdRadio frequency identification (RFID) is the new generation of automatic identification and data capture. These wireless systems allow for non-contact reading and are effective in manufacturing and other hostile environments
Manufacturers need to find value in RFID applications
11 January, 2004 by Rick FoxRFID has major applications in supply-chain management, but those burdened with implementation costs don't receive much of the value. Manufacturers need to find ways to benefit from RFID technology other than forced compliance