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Wipro to acquire Oki’s wireless chip design arm
Oki Electric Industry Co. is selling its semiconductor design subsidiary to Indian outsourcer Wipro, preferring instead to have semiconductor design services delivered from a dedicated center set up by Wipro.

RFID heading to cell phones
On Wednesday, presenters at RFID World in Boston focused on using second-generation active and passive RFID tags to provide advanced security and authentication, as well as ways to broaden the reach of the technology.
September 19, 1:24 p.m. PDT

Mobile advertising prepares for takeoff
Spending on mobile search and display advertising will skyrocket in the coming years in the U.S., finally making cell phones a viable vehicle for this type of online marketing, according to research firm The Kelsey Group.
September 11, 2:23 p.m. PDT

Pundits on parade: What’s next in tech
You’ve heard of Christmas in July, that classic advertising gimmick designed to lure shoppers into stores despite the oppressive heat and humidity. We’ll, we’ve got New Year’s in August, which invites you to stay indoors and read “The next big things in IT” -- 15 predictions about the future of technology.
August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Active RFID market surging
The use of battery-powered wireless products in tagging and tracking applications is rising sharply, according to new data from a British consulting firm.
August 10, 5:16 a.m. PDT

Weird tech: Vegetation taps VoIP to voice its needs
Current studies indicate that working with or in proximity of plant life increases productivity and inspires a more upbeat demeanor. In fact, horticultural therapy has become a common component of the rehabilitation and coping regimens of persons afflicted with cancer or autism, for example.
July 30, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Weird tech: IT-enabled self-service cow milking
A boon to the dairy farmer's bottom line, dairy cows' constant milk production is a bane to farmhand productivity, as one fact rules every dairy farmer's life: Cows must be milked. Twice. Every day.
July 30, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Weird tech: RFID spells reflux relief
Some innovators view RFID as a means for accelerating the enterprise supply chain with minimal human intervention. Others tout it for keeping tabs on us all more precisely as part of a totalitarian utopia of citizens "chipped" with an embedded national ID.
July 30, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Weird tech: Ensuring nut freshness with RFID
Somewhere along the line, every IT manager has had a nutcase to deal with. None likely are as daunting as the one faced every year by Paramount Farms, the world's largest grower and processor of almonds and pistachios.
July 30, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Weird tech: Raw fish ID
When James Allard lived in Japan as a student in the 1990s, he frequented kaiten sushi restaurants, which keep prices low by circulating dishes on a conveyor belt rather than making nigiri, sashimi, and sushi rolls to order. The problem he observed was that dishes stayed on the belt too long, losing freshness and becoming unappetizing.
July 30, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Passive RFID tag market to hit $486M in 2013
The North American market for passive RFID (radio frequency identification) tags should be worth nearly half a billion dollars by 2013, up from $124.6  million in 2006, according to a recent report by consultancy Frost & Sullivan  Inc.
May 14, 11:50 a.m. PDT

RFID helps the Boston Marathon run
For the approximately 23,500 registered athletes competing in next Monday's Boston Marathon, additional measures are required beyond proper training, good running shoes, and a carbohydrate-laden pre-race dinner. Technology is now as critical as stretching and will play a role in the race's 111th iteration.
April 9, 12:54 p.m. PDT

FCC chief: Wireless key to universal access
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin wants wireless Internet access to be included in efforts to ensure universal communications for all U.S. residents.
March 27, 8:40 a.m. PST

EU aims to avoid RFID regulation
The European Commission has formed a group to provide it with advice about RFID (radio frequency identification), which it aims to avoid regulating, according to the commissioner in charge of that area.
March 15, 8:17 a.m. PST

Update: Security expert cracks RFID chip in U.K. passport
A security expert has cracked one of the U.K.'s new biometric passports, which the British government hopes will cut down on cross-border crime and illegal immigration.
March 6, 8:58 a.m. PST

More IT war stories
Off the Record, the real-world slice of life that graces the last page of InfoWorld, is one of our most popular columns. I know this from reader surveys and from all the e-mail I receive about it. As reader Roland Sickenberger put it recently, “It’s my favorite part of the magazine, kind of like a ‘Dilbert come to life’ thing.”
March 5, 3:00 a.m. PST

European retailer embeds RFID chips in shoes
One of Europe's largest shoe companies plans to embed wireless chips in shoes sold at hundreds of stores across the continent.
March 2, 4:51 a.m. PST

Taiwan forecasts $31B in new investment
The Taiwan government aims to boost private sector investment in the local economy to NT$1.07 trillion (US$30.56 billion) this year, with a focus on technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification).
January 29, 4:57 a.m. PST

Women in technology: A call to action
A quick scan of almost any IT department -- from the trenches to the corner office -- confirms it: Women who embrace technology as a lifelong career remain a rare breed. To be sure, opportunity for women in technology has advanced in the past few decades, as have education initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field, but for every woman rising to prominence or embarking on a profession in IT, there seems to be another opting out of her career in technology.
January 29, 3:03 a.m. PST

Back to school: Getting girls into IT
Despite the success of various education initiatives in the past several years, there’s little doubt that the shortage of women in technology begins on the playground. As such, many industry leaders and experts believe the long-term solution to the gender imbalance in IT lies in women technologists going back to school -- way back, to high schools and even elementary schools to mentor young girls, who too often give up on math and science at an early age.
January 29, 3:02 a.m. PST

Gender crisis in IT
You don’t need a degree in statistics to recognize that IT is a men’s club. Just walk the floor of any tech conference or, in all likelihood, your own office — XY chromosomes everywhere you look.
January 29, 3:00 a.m. PST

Tokyo department store begins RFID cosmetics trial
Shoppers at a Tokyo department store have a chance to get help with their make-up as part of a three week-long test of RFID technology that began on Friday.
January 26, 12:01 a.m. PST

Technology of the Gods
January is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman deity of beginnings and endings, who reportedly was able to look both forward and back. So for our Jan. 1 issue, we pay homage to the mythological immortal with our seventh annual Technology of the Year Awards, an analysis of where IT has been and where it’s going in 2007.
January 1, 3:00 a.m. PST

Project aims to tag Tokyo neighborhood with RFID
A location-based services trial that will see a famous Tokyo neighborhood blanketed with around 10,000 RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and other beacons got its start earlier this month.
December 26, 4:41 a.m. PST

The seven top mobile and wireless trends for '07
The top mobile and wireless trends that will emerge in 2007 wouldn't be possible without the two biggest stories of 2006: the advent of the cheap smart phone, and Sprint Nextel's bodacious announcement that it is building a nationwide mobile WiMax network. So before looking ahead, let's take a brief look behind.
December 21, 12:15 p.m. PST

Review of reviews
It’s coming up on closing time for 2006. All around us, everyone is going into holiday mode. Not to be curmudgeonly contrarians, InfoWorld will be following suit, taking a one-week break before returning on Jan. 1 with our first print issue of the year. (It’s really only a semi-hiatus; InfoWorld.com will continue to perk over the holidays with a slightly reduced slate of stories.)
December 18, 3:00 a.m. PST

IAnywhere beefs up RFID software
IAnywhere Solutions is adding location tracking capabilities and support for a wider range of sensor technologies in RFID Anywhere 3.0, the latest version of its sensor management software announced on Monday.
December 4, 5:55 a.m. PST

GSM operators team on near field communications
Several mobile phone operators are collaborating on an initiative aimed at achieving a common approach to short-range wireless technology in mobile phones that can be used for contactless applications such as ticketing and billing.
November 21, 5:06 a.m. PST

IBM clips RFID’s wings to stop private data’s flight
Trying to balance the cost-saving benefits of RFID with consumers’ privacy concerns, IBM's Watson Research Center has developed a technology dubbed Clipped Tag.
November 8, 12:45 p.m. PST

ITU meeting will tackle key Internet issues
Government officials will meet in Turkey for the next three weeks to discuss the future of the Internet and take action on key issues such as cybercrime and Internet oversight.
November 3, 7:43 a.m. PST

Security measures seen doing more harm than good
Many of the security measures put in place after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York are doing more harm than good, said two speakers scheduled to present at the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITB) this week.
September 18, 4:10 a.m. PDT

Taiwan addresses e-health using RFID
Taiwan's textile industry is working more closely with the island's vaunted IT sector to use technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification) and solar panels in clothing.
September 8, 7:04 a.m. PDT

Infineon to supply chip for U.S. e-passports
German chip maker Infineon Technologies will supply chips for new electronic passports that the U.S. will begin issuing in the coming weeks.
August 21, 8:14 a.m. PDT

Senators call for more RFID education
Two members of the U.S. Senate launched an RFID (radio frequency identification) caucus Thursday, with the purpose of educating lawmakers on the benefits of the expanding technology.
July 13, 1:33 p.m. PDT

Group proposes RFID rules
Companies using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on products should always tell their customers and make sure they know whether they can deactivate the tags, according to a set of best practices for RFID deployment proposed by a group of IT vendors, RFID users, and consumer advocates.
June 20, 4:29 a.m. PDT

FDA ruling a boost for RFID
Tired of waiting for pharmaceutical companies to improve counterfeit-drug screening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week it will require them to use electronic tags to track products from factory to pharmacy.
June 16, 2:37 p.m. PDT

Prepare for the coming of RFID
It's not a question of if but when RFID (radio frequency identification) technology will dominate the supply chains of manufacturers, retailers, and just about any company or organization that needs to trace products, parts and other items, according to senior executives at SAP.
June 9, 5:28 a.m. PDT

German hospital to track meds the RFID way
Mention RFID and most people automatically think about logistics. But who says the technology can't also save lives?
June 6, 9:03 a.m. PDT

Security scores big at World Cup
Germany is anxious about next month's World Cup soccer tournament -- in both senses of the word.
May 26, 9:47 a.m. PDT

AT&T, partners to offer RFID managed service
AT&T Inc. wants to make RFID (radio frequency identification) easy for enterprises, teaming up with some big-name partners on Tuesday for a managed service and technology development.
May 23, 1:31 p.m. PDT

Fujitsu puts RFID tags through the wringer
Fujitsu has developed an RFID (radio frequency ID) tag that can be put through the washer and still come out smelling of roses -- or at least transmitting.
May 18, 5:53 a.m. PDT

Simple idea could solve tricky RFID privacy issue
Sometimes innovative ideas are really simple. Here's one: an RFID chip with a perforated edge that allows consumers to tear off a part of the antenna after purchasing an item and immediately reduce the distance of the signal, thus easing privacy concerns.
May 11, 7:45 a.m. PDT

Cisco, T-Systems tap RFID for logistics, retail
Equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems Inc. and IT service provider T-Systems International GmbH will collaborate in developing smart-tag systems for the logistics and retail sectors, the companies said Tuesday.
May 9, 10:07 a.m. PDT

Symbol plans pan-wireless infrastructure
Symbol Technologies plans to build a single system that lets enterprises combine many types of wireless networks.
May 3, 7:16 a.m. PDT

BEA, HP team on RFID
BEA Systems and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are teaming up to supply new smart-tag systems to help businesses streamline their supply chain operations, the companies said Tuesday.
April 18, 10:23 a.m. PDT

The long road to RFID interoperability
Software isn’t the only factor driving wider adoption of RFID. Perhaps the largest single enabler has been the emergence of Gen2 -- officially known as the EPCglobal Class-1 Generation-2 UHF RFID Protocol for Communications -- which is the standard protocol for EPC (Electronic Product Code) tag transmissions.
April 13, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Next-gen RFID tools expand the market
Despite the hype, the truth is that RFID deployments made little headway in 2005. New standards, prohibitive costs, and the lack of upper-level business context left most companies tuned out to this much-ballyhooed technology.
April 13, 3:00 a.m. PDT

Omron to double its RFID manufacturing
Japan's Omron plans to more than double its production capacity of RFID (radio frequency ID) inlays within the coming months, it said Tuesday.
April 11, 4:37 a.m. PDT

The bugs in the carpet are RFID
One of Germany's best-known makers of vacuum cleaners and carpets aims to tap a new market: intelligent flooring embedded with wireless chips.
March 17, 4:15 a.m. PST

Update: RFID tags are subject to viruses, says study
Three computer science researchers are warning that viruses embedded in radio tags used to identify and track goods are right around the corner, a danger so far overlooked by the industry's high interest in the technology.
March 15, 8:52 a.m. PST

Supermarket fills aisles with RFID
What is one of the world's largest retailers doing in one of the largest booths at one of the largest IT trade shows on the globe? No, Metro AG hasn't journeyed to Cebit to flog any new products, but rather to show how IT -- and in particular RFID (radio frequency identification) technology -- will dramatically change the retail sector.
March 10, 4:15 a.m. PST

Update: EC to launch public inquiry into RFID
New legislation may be required to regulate the widespread use of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, the European Commission said Thursday, announcing the beginning of a public inquiry to identify citizens' concerns about the technology.
March 9, 8:50 a.m. PST

China to issue 1.3 billion RFID identification cards
China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), which oversees the country's police force, plans to issue more than 1.3 billion second-generation resident identification cards based on RFID (radio frequency identification) chips, according to an industry analyst at In-Stat China.
March 9, 4:23 a.m. PST

RFID on all goods 15 years off, says retail giant
The day when RFID (radio frequency identification) replaces bar codes for identifying products is at least 15 years away, according to an executive of German retail giant Metro AG, which is leading the smart-tag charge in Europe.
March 8, 10:28 a.m. PST

Metro shows voice-operated RFID device
German retail giant Metro has unveiled a new voice-operated, smart-tag system designed to help warehouse personnel quickly and accurately fill merchandise orders.
March 8, 9:36 a.m. PST

Security in the spotlight at Cebit
Security will be a major focus this week at the giant Cebit show in Hanover, Germany. This year, the annual IT trade show will hone in on the multiple layers of security threats facing enterprise networks. Now it's not just data networks that are under attack; VoIP and even paper documents are at risk.
March 6, 7:39 a.m. PST

Wal-Mart details its RFID journey
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Retailer Wal-Mart Stores continues to build momentum around its radio frequency identification (RFID) tag initiatives, adding new uses for the supply chain technology and getting more suppliers and partners to comply with its RFID mandates.
March 2, 8:51 a.m. PST

Sun improves RFID software
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday introduced a new version of its RFID (radio frequency identification) software.
February 28, 8:04 a.m. PST

Sybase upgrades RFID software
Sybase on Monday introduced software aimed at helping enterprises analyze and integrate data collected using RFID (radio frequency identification).
February 27, 4:18 a.m. PST

Tech leaders call for new uses of US radio spectrum
A group of technology chief executives are calling on the U.S. Congress and President George Bush's administration to create a "21st century" radio spectrum policy that would transfer poorly used government spectrum to private companies.
February 22, 1:11 p.m. PST

World Cup passes on smart soccer ball
World Cup soccer players should be happy: A new chip-enabled soccer ball won't be ready for use at the World Cup soccer tournament in Germany this June, according to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
February 16, 3:22 p.m. PST

Cisco appoints ex-MCI chief Capellas to board
Cisco Systems Inc. has appointed Michael Capellas, former president and chief executive officer of MCI Inc., to its board of directors, the computer networking company said Tuesday.
February 1, 4:42 a.m. PST

IAnywhere puts more brains in RFID readers
IAnywhere Solutions has released software that manufacturers can embed in their RFID (radio frequency identification) readers to make them smarter, the company announced Monday.
January 30, 8:59 a.m. PST

Smart tag use is expected to rise sharply in China
China's smart tag market is projected to grow around 33.2 percent per year, buoyed by government support and promotion, according to a report released Wednesday by Analysys International.
January 11, 5:50 a.m. PST

TI sells sensors business for $3 billion
Texas Instruments (TI) agreed to sell its sensors and controls business to Bain Capital for $3 billion in cash, TI announced on Monday.
January 9, 7:45 a.m. PST

Pfizer to tag Viagra with RFID to control fakes
In an effort to prevent counterfeiting, Pfizer said it has started to ship Viagra bottles in the U.S. that feature radio chips under the labels. Pharmacists with the proper equipment can read the chip and check the electronic product code stored on it in order to ensure that the product is genuine.
January 9, 4:41 a.m. PST

Finnish vendor launches versatile RFID device
Finland's Nordic ID has launched a versatile, radio-based handheld computer designed for users in the retail and logistics sectors who prefer to collect and forward data wirelessly.
January 4, 4:27 a.m. PST

2006 Technology of the Year Awards: The winners' list
See correction at end of article
January 2, 3:00 a.m. PST

Top technologies of the year
Welcome to our first issue of the year. For those of you who took a break, re-entry into the heady universe of work may be a bit discombobulating. Fortunately, last Saturday, the world’s ever-considerate timekeepers saw fit to give us an extra sliver of time -- a leap second-- to prep for the new year. And now, with the pop of the cork (or was that the buzz of a pager?), we’re ready to herald 2006, a potential banner year for the enterprise.
January 2, 3:00 a.m. PST

Juniper sues over message-board posts
Juniper Networks Inc. is suing 10 unnamed defendants over comments posted to a networking news message board that Juniper charges are libelous.
December 22, 4:27 a.m. PST

NATO upgrades and expands RFID network
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has awarded a contract to upgrade and support an RFID (radio frequency identification) network launched last year to track multinational defense consignments between Europe and Afghanistan.
December 14, 4:29 a.m. PST

Researchers work on low-cost 4G
Researchers in Dublin and scientists from Bell Labs will collaborate as part of a government-funded effort to explore new applications for 4G (fourth-generation) mobile phone technology and ways to ensure low-cost service delivery.
December 13, 4:56 a.m. PST

NEC develops razor-thin battery
Engineers at Japan's NEC have developed a flexible battery that is less than a millimeter thick that can be charged in half a minute, the company said Wednesday.
December 8, 4:30 a.m. PST

RFID tags for chickens?
Digital Angel, the world's largest manufacturer of implantable microchips for animals, is proposing that biothermal RFID chips be used on a sampling of the world's 25 billion chickens as an early warning system for avian flu.
December 5, 2:00 p.m. PST

Sony, Panasonic, others set RFID consortium
Several major Japanese electronics makers have formed a consortium to study and coordinate the introduction of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags for distribution channel inventory management purposes, they said Tuesday.
November 29, 5:11 p.m. PST

Java Card goes contactless
Sun Microsystems has increased the reach of its Java Card platform -- by about 10 centimeters. The company demonstrated a version of its Java Card operating system for contactless smart cards at the Cartes trade show near Paris this week, and said the new cards are now available worldwide.
November 16, 9:52 a.m. PST

RFID is stupid
We’ll soon live in a country where sensors outnumber people. If you believe what you read, RFID is a magical technology that will forever banish wires, grocery store scanners, credit cards and pocket change from our working and personal lives. There will be no more theft, no more injuries from improper medication, no more lost remote controls, and no more stray dogs. Everything that moves will have an RFID tag either stuck to it or stuffed under its skin.
November 16, 3:00 a.m. PST

Losing its cool, Apple iPod gets ROI; plus auto industry avoids RFID
The Diffusion Group is out with a study hinting that the iPod is no longer cool. That’s right, with more than 30 million iPods on the streets, it seems, the hip factor is wearing off. So all you smug Apple store employees can just stop wearing black right now, because your little cool game is over.
November 11, 3:00 a.m. PST

RFID moves beyond the warehouse
See correction at end of article
October 27, 3:00 a.m. PDT

A new generation of RFID
RFID technology is changing. Advancements continue to make active tags smaller and more affordable so they can be used for smaller items, not just cargo containers or automobiles.
October 27, 3:00 a.m. PDT

U.S. to require RFID chips in passports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will require nearly all of the passports it issues to have a computer chip containing the passport holder's personal information by October 2006, according to regulations published this week.
October 26, 3:42 p.m. PDT

Senator calls for quicker digital TV transition
U.S. Senator John McCain will push for an earlier transition of analog television spectrum to emergency response organizations, saying the April 2009 deadline proposed in a Senate draft bill could cost lives during crisis.
October 18, 3:33 p.m. PDT

Lufthansa Systems demos airline biometric ID system
Two German companies have developed a new biometric system for identifying airline passengers during the boarding process.
October 12, 4:16 a.m. PDT

BEA Systems buys RFID software maker
BEA Systems has stepped up its efforts to help customers deal with the mountains of data collected by RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems by agreeing to purchase privately held RFID middleware vendor ConnecTerra, BEA announced Tuesday.
October 11, 5:26 a.m. PDT

IBM expands midmarket software line
IBM has added to its Express line of software for midsized businesses with 22 new products in areas including security, supply chain management and backup and recovery, the company announced Monday.
October 10, 6:31 a.m. PDT

Intel buys digital TV assets for $70 million
Intel has agreed to buy the assets of a U.K. company that makes components for building digital TVs and other consumer electronics gear, it announced Friday.
October 7, 8:35 a.m. PDT

HP, Philips join to push new RFID standard
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Koninklijke Philips Electronics have teamed up to push adoption of a worldwide standard for RFID (radio frequency identification) systems, the companies announced Tuesday at the EPCglobal U.S. Conference in Atlanta.
September 13, 4:25 p.m. PDT

Symbol, Intermec settle RFID dispute
Symbol Technologies and Intermec Technologies have settled a dispute over intellectual property for RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, the companies announced Tuesday.
September 7, 4:54 a.m. PDT

Microsoft offers RFID system for postal services
Microsoft is marketing an RFID (radio frequency identification device) package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of business for the software maker.
August 22, 4:34 a.m. PDT

IT's seven dirty words
Remember the George Carlin routine “The Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television”? (No, I’m not going to print them here; if you’re really curious, Google ’em.) I got to thinking the other day that IT has its own set of dirty words. Try saying any one of these in polite IT company, and someone will hand you a bar of soap to wash your mouth out. My filthy seven:
August 15, 5:00 a.m. PDT

The real returns of RFID
Despite the hype associated with RFID, when you hear success stories from a very large organization, you have to believe there really is something there.
August 9, 5:00 a.m. PDT

Infineon abandons RFID software activities
German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG has decided to stop developing RFID (radio frequency identification) software and transfer these activities to another company.
August 9, 4:16 a.m. PDT

Open source RFID
If there's one area of the IT industry that's gotten as much buzz as open source itself during the past year, it's RFID. So far, however, it's been a big-ticket item, with its strongest backing coming from megaretailers such as Wal-Mart. Companies have had to rely on expensive commercial packages to get the ball rolling in their own businesses, but that could be set to change. Founded by two Canadian entrepreneurs, the RadioActive Foundation aims to develop a suite of open source RFID applications that support EPC (Electronic Product Code) and other standards from the EPCGlobal Network.
August 8, 5:00 a.m. PDT

Alien to ship next-generation RFID readers
Alien Technology announced last week a multiprotocol Gen 2 RFID reader, the ALR-9800, which improves read performance and speed over earlier models. Using an Intel XScale processor, the reader will be Java- and .Net-enabled for embedding “first pass business logic” in the reader, according to John Price, director of software engineering systems at Alien. The ALR-9800 reader runs using either a Linux or Microsoft Windows CE OS.
August 8, 5:00 a.m. PDT

IBM hopes new material boosts wireless performance
IBM has improved the performance of a chip-making material that could be used to make advanced wireless devices such as automobile radar and high-bandwidth personal area networks, the company is expected to announce Friday.
August 4, 10:57 p.m. PDT

Alien unveils next-generation RFID reader
Supply-chain infrastructure providers like Alien Technology and Symbol Technologies are prepping now for second-generation, or Gen 2, RFID tags expected in the second half of 2006. They're unveiling more capable readers and forming new alliances among the major enterprise software vendors.
August 3, 11:00 a.m. PDT

RFID experts launch new software company
Newly launched TrueDemand Software aims to deliver a suite of RFID (radio frequency identification) applications designed to help retailers and manufacturers derive greater value from data generated by the emerging smart-tag technology.
August 3, 5:01 a.m. PDT

Encompass responds to demise of HP World, Interex
Hewlett-Packard user group Encompass is expecting more attendees for the inaugural technical conference it's co-sponsoring in September in the wake of this week's cancellation of rival show HP World.
July 20, 7:54 a.m. PDT

Sun unveils Java for RFID readers
In a move that is sure to be welcomed by IT organizations and supply-chain managers contemplating a flood of RFID data and additional RFID infrastructure to manage, Sun Microsystems announced Wednesday a new class of intelligent readers with embedded versions of either Java SE (Server Edition) or Java J2ME (Micro Edition).
June 29, 4:21 p.m. PDT

The case for active RFID
Remember the old Hallmark slogan, "when you care enough to send the very best"? When it comes to RFID, there may be a similar message in the offing.
June 21, 5:00 a.m. PDT


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