Monday, November 28, 2011
Father of RFID, Charles Walton, passes at 89 The first patent to mention the technology, for a "portable radio frequency emitting identifier," was awarded to his company in 1983
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The future of passports Security software developer, Entrust, is working on the passport of tomorrow for Canada and the world
Friday, March 25, 2011
Lawsuit alleges cloak-and-dagger Software AG conspiracy The lawsuit alleges middleware vendor Software AG and two systems integrators concocted an elaborate scheme to steal RFID trade secrets from GlobeRanger
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
McMaster University researching RFID in public transit The Hamilton, Ontario school has a lab developing a system that would let subway operators get the location of trackside workers through radiofrequency identification. Backers include train manufacturer Bombardier Inc. and the Ontario government
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Plenty of wannabes, but no iPhone killer in 2010 ABI Research says copycats are doing themselves more damage by mimicking Apple’s innovations, so don’t expect a serious contender to the iPhone this year. Find out what else the research firm predicts will NOT happen in 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Obama cyber czar worries about smartphones, social networking Howard Schmidt's thoughts on wireless network security, passports with radiofrequency identification chips, background checks for IT workers, the popularity of cloud computing and two-factor authentication.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Better business process the No.1 driver behind RFID RFID spending is on the rise and ROI timeframes are shrinking, according to an ABI Research study. Toronto-based RFID vendor Ipico says it’s no longer the vendor pushing RFID anymore 
Thursday, November 05, 2009
How Sunnybrook secures patient records The Toronto veterans’ and emergency trauma hospital is using single sign-on software from Sentillion to give its doctors and nurses secure access to patient records. Find out what experts say about multi-factor authentication and identity management
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tales from an RFID pilot project Shirley Arsenault talks about EPCglobal's transportation and logistics RFID program.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
RFID’s uncertain future Thanks to some false starts, the jury is out on whether radiofrequency identification will remain a niche technology or have a role to play in data-gathering and decision-making processes
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Six ways we surrender privacy From the U.S.’s Patriot Act to Google Apps, GPS devices and iPhones, RFID tags and Twitter tweets, individuals are slowly but willingly giving away bits and bites of private information. Here’s how we might be able to get some back...
Thursday, September 03, 2009
IN BRIEF: SecTor announces security awards The security education conference honours the best products in three categories. Plus, EMC has your back (up) if you're running old Macs, Telus emergency keys for staff working alone and an RFID option for Lexmark printers
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
IBM middleware interprets data from RFID sensors IBM's WebSphere Sensor Events can gather real-time readings from RFID and other sensors, analyze it, and feed it into other enterprise applications
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
UN tests RFID tech to speed up snail mail A UN agency is turning to cheap, standardized Radio Frequency Identification tags to speed up its international postal delivery 
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
SOA the logical choice for logistics giant Company had 90 days to change all business processes and technology infrastructure after it was acquired. Rather than use templates like other divisions, the Australia office decided on a different solution
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
BelTek partners with ASC Software Vendors offer route accounting and administration system for companies distributing goods to stores.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Motorola enters joint RFID development agreement Intelleflex and Motorola plan to work together on radiofrequency identification technologies and release new products with longer ranges, security and more memory
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Forecasting helps Loblaw hit the icing sugar season By automating its forecasting system retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. is freeing up its staff to spend more time on the floor with customers, and making sure items those customers are looking for are actually on the shelves.
Monday, August 21, 2006
E-passports to be launched amid security, privacy concerns The first wave of e-passports will be issued in the U.S. in the coming weeks despite lingering privacy and security concerns. A German security expert has demonstrated how e-passports – equipped with an RFID chip containing biometric data – can be copied using a laptop computer, an RFID reader and smart card reader software.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
RFID scuttled by costs and shipping politics The severe backlash to a recent U.S. government decision allowing a United Arab Emirates-owned ports company to operate in six U.S.-based ports illustrates just how skittish the western world is over the situation surrounding sea terminal security. 
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Letter from the Editor-in-chief After two or three years of turmoil,
Thursday, September 30, 2004
In conversation: an exclusive interview with FedEx CIO Robert Carter Rob Carter needs a truck to carry around all of his professional awards. Fortunately, as CIO of FedEx Corp, he has plenty of vehicles at his disposal. Among his many honours, Mr. Carter is a four-time winner of both the CIO Magazine 100 Award and the ComputerWorld Premier 100 Award. He was named CIO of the Year in 2001 by Salomon Smith Barney. In this wide-ranging interview with CIO Canada, Mr. Carter speaks candidly on such topics as his most difficult challenges as CIO of FedEx, the emerging technologies that are impacting his business, and what it takes to be a great CIO.
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Wireless sensor networks looking to Zigbee Alliance Imagine a golf course that can sense rainfall, and adjust the automatic sprinkler system to delay a scheduled watering session or focus on parts of the course that didn't get as much rain as others. Or a hotel that can detect when a room is vacant, and turn off the heating or cooling systems in that room to save energy. 
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Factories gain from IP-routed data flow Manufacturing companies are IP-enabling their shops to pull real-time data off the factory floor and into back-end databases and ERP systems. These firms say the goal is to drive productivity and increase customer satisfaction, while lowering the costs of network downtime and waste.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Sapphire: SAP inks Microsoft, RIM deals SAP AG used an annual gathering of customers to announce new alliances: a joint, detailed road map with Microsoft Corp. for better integration between Microsoft .Net and SAP NetWeaver, and the combination of SAP’s customer relationship management (CRM) and mobile business solutions with Research in Motion Ltd.’s (RIM) BlackBerry wireless handheld platform.