Thursday, May 28, 2009
U.S. travelers start using RFID-tagged passports June 1 Despite fears that RFID chips can be cracked, Canada's own ePassport program is scheduled to roll out by 2011 
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
GovSym raises notion of central IT security agency A conference for public sector technology professionals examines the efforts needed to identify risks, threats and strategies to prevent data loss. Symantec's CIO discusses the need to balance protection with openness
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Staples Business Depot puts together Active RFID The company is reducing shrink, boosting sales and eliminating the need to do inventory counts on high-ticket items. And, oh yes, the system has so far not made a single reading mistake. A look at trial without error
Thursday, October 30, 2008
RFID goes beyond inventory tracking Payment cards, access control and health care are examples of the many uses of radiofrequency identification. Get Info-Tech’s view of the privacy implications
Sunday, October 26, 2008
U.S. RFID passports, drivers' licenses vulnerable to snooping RFID-enabled cards can be read and copied by hackers hiding as far as 150 feet away
Friday, March 28, 2008
Washington approves RFID anti-spying law Washington Gov. Chris Gregoir this week signed a bill making it a Class C felony to use RFID technology to spy on someone. The bill was signed about a week after the Washington State Senate unanimously passed Bill 1031, which makes it a crime to intentionally scan people's identification remotely without their knowledge and consent, for the purpose of fraud, identity theft, or some other illegal purpose. 
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Germany's Metro tests RFID in Chinese supplier chain Metro AG has expanded the use of smart tags from its stores in Europe to key producers in China as the German retail giant moves to optimize its global logistics chain.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
US govt axes RFID for border security The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now looking to alternative technologies for its border security system after RFID tags failed to work as expected in a 15-month test.
Monday, November 13, 2006
RFID tags take flight at Boeing, Airbus Researchers at Boeing and Airbus are testing radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on airplane parts to speed up parts inventory and lifespan management, and thereby reduce flight delays.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Researchers expose RFID security holes University researchers in Amsterdam have discovered a way to plant a virus on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, potentially infecting enterprise back-end software systems and spreading from one RFID tag to another.
Monday, April 10, 2006
RFID malware a pandora's box? Three Computer Science researchers are warning that viruses embedded in radio frequency identification tags used to identify and track goods are right around the corner.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Fish and chips: RFID chips track salmon through river network The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federally-owned not-for-profit public utility headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has been using RFID since 1986 to track salmon migration patterns through the Columbia River basin’s vast and complex network of 400 hydropower dams and waterways. The technology is used to bring scientific rigour and accuracy to the study of declining salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest – and to help bring some social harmony to the region.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Privacy groups question RFID use in medicine tracking As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers the use of radio frequency identification tags to help fight counterfeit prescription drugs, privacy advocates are cautiously watching to be sure consumer privacy isn't lost in the process.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
New Canadian RFID Centre aims to educate New facility's primary mandate is to foster organizations' knowledge of how the burgeoning technology can reduce costs throughout the supply chain. 
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Put RFID on front burner: Wal-Mart The best way for Canadian manufacturers, distribution firms and retailers to wrap their collective, corporate heads around radio-frequency identification (RFID) is to start experimenting with the technology, according to a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vice-president. 
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Consumer packaged goods firms: No quick ROI from RFID Major consumer packaged goods manufacturers don't foresee any quick return from adding radio frequency identification technology to their packaging and distribution systems. Instead, they view it as the cost of doing business with major customers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has mandated the use of RFID tags starting next year.
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
RSA introduces RFID blocker technology Although still in its early research stage, RSA Security Inc. demonstrated a prototype of its RSA Blocker Tag technology at its data security conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. According to the company, when completed, the tag will enforce consumer privacy when dealing with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. 
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Big play on RFID at German world soccer cup Organizers of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer games in Germany plan to issue tickets with smart tags in what is expected to be the largest-ever deployment of radio frequency identification (RFID ) technology at a sporting event. 
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Agriculture secretary backs livestock ID system U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman in late December called for the creation of an automated system for identifying and tracking farm animals to improve the government's ability to respond to emergencies, such as the case of mad cow disease discovered in Washington state. 
Sunday, January 04, 2004
Enterprise apps extend their reach Trumpeting their support for XML and Web services standards, leading enterprise application vendors spoke at great lengths in 2003 about playing well with others. In the end, however, they proffered their own way of doing things.
Sunday, January 04, 2004
Enterprise apps extend their reach Trumpeting their support for XML and Web services standards, leading enterprise application vendors spoke at great lengths in 2003 about playing well with others. In the end, however, they proffered their own way of doing things. IT watched as IBM Corp.'s WebSphere Integration WorkBench, Microsoft Corp.'s BizTalk, SAP AG's NetWeaver, and Siebel Systems Inc.'s UAN (Universal Application Network) went head-to-head-to-head-to-head, as each vendor offers its own custom integration solution. 
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Industry and gov't call for U.S.-wide cattle ID system The discovery of a single cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a Washington state dairy herd in late December illustrates the need for a national livestock identification system to trace infected cattle in the U.S., government and beef industry officials say. But plans to deploy such a system are still hobbled by a lack of funding. 
Monday, November 03, 2003
Defense Department goes on offense with RFID Companies that want to sell products to the U.S. Department of Defense soon will have to comply with a new condition of doing business with the multibillion-dollar buyer: wireless inventory tagging.
Friday, July 18, 2003
RFID helps improve asset visibility Wireless asset-tracking systems are causing a stir throughout the ranks of traditionally IT-conservative retailers.
Thursday, June 12, 2003
Wal-Mart to deploy radio ID tags for supply tracking Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is working with its top 100 suppliers to deploy new radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for tracking crates and pallets in its supply chain beginning January 2005.