Walmart Begins Rollout of RFID and EPC Tags

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Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions

Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions 11/14/2003 04:38 AM
If you have been reading here for a while you will remember my rant on these RFID tags that companies...

UPS pilots an RFID rollout

UPS pilots an RFID rollout 04/09/2004 06:46 PM
How is UPS, one of the world?s largest logistics companies, approaching RFID? Like many companies, it?s launching pilot deployments to better understand the business case for a wider rollout.

BT begins major security token rollout

BT begins major security token rollout 05/11/2004 02:56 PM
Personal Computer World May 11 2004 6:24PM GMT

Retailer to follow RFID test with full
rollout

Retailer to follow RFID test with full
rollout 09/02/2004 01:32 PM
British chain Metro tested radio-tag inventory control for a year and found it good enough to deploy...but not perfect.

Second-generation RFID tags on the way

Second-generation RFID tags on the way 03/23/2005 10:09 AM

RFID tags: The people say no

RFID tags: The people say no 09/07/2004 06:38 AM
The issue has united readers of all stripes, from the religious to privacy advocates, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes.

RFID tags not ready to Spy on You!

RFID tags not ready to Spy on You! 05/09/2004 05:09 PM
Seems Walmart is having problems reading some pallets of merchandise and the RFID tags contained within or on. They have...

RFID Tags Don't Work That Well

RFID Tags Don't Work That Well 11/03/2003 12:21 PM
For all the focus on how RFID tags could lead to invasions of privacy or how Wal-Mart is going to use them in all parts of their operation, one thing that many people have apparently overlooked is the fact that the technology still isn't all that reliable. I'm sure it will get better and the problems will get fixed, but this report points out that the technology doesn't work all that well sometimes. Everyone admits that RFID systems are likely to become a big thing, but the timing may not be as fast as has been predicted. In fact, some are wondering if the smaller companies providing RFID technology will be able to stay in business long enough.

RFID Tags For The Rich

RFID Tags For The Rich 02/12/2004 02:13 PM

Gartner: Get ready now for next-gen RFID
tags

Gartner: Get ready now for next-gen RFID
tags 04/11/2005 07:50 AM
Three suppliers have developed a chip that complies with a new standard, and another has unveiled a new reader and tag system.

RFID tags become hacker target

RFID tags become hacker target 07/28/2004 08:04 PM
The tracking technology could be abused by tech-savvy shoplifters to mark expensive goods as cheaper items.

RFID tags in Benetton clothing

RFID tags in Benetton clothing 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Benetton is buying 15 million RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to attach to the labels in their clothing as an anti-theft measure. People are freaked out (again) about privacy issues, but the reality (at least today) is that the range of RFID tech is too short for someone to drive by your house and scan your closet. Still, it does make sense to zap the tags out of commission once items are paid for. Link Discuss

IBM and Philips team on RFID tags

IBM and Philips team on RFID tags 01/26/2004 08:35 AM
ZDNet Jan 26 2004 12:51PM GMT

RFID Tags Used More for Tracking Goods

RFID Tags Used More for Tracking Goods 05/28/2004 08:02 PM
As disposable radio tags replace bar codes for tracking goods, demand is expected to explode for plastics that conduct electricity.

RFID Tags For Tracing Food

RFID Tags For Tracing Food 12/28/2003 05:24 AM
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Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage 07/01/2004 05:20 PM
Following a series of tests designed to see how well RFID tags work, Delta Air Lines said today it will use the new wireless technology throughout its U.S. network to track luggage.

New tool demonstrates hacks against RFID
tags

New tool demonstrates hacks against RFID
tags 07/29/2004 08:44 PM

Sidebar: RFID tags key to some cattle ID
programs

Sidebar: RFID tags key to some cattle ID
programs 12/30/2003 05:20 PM
Two U.S. companies and one in Australia supply cattle RFID tags through supplier arrangements with producers in Australia, Brazil and Canada.

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them"

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them" 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

School kids to receive RFID tags

School kids to receive RFID tags 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
ZDNet Jul 13 2004 11:55AM GMT

Despite cost pressures, RFID tags
gaining steam

Despite cost pressures, RFID tags
gaining steam 06/08/2004 12:34 PM
It may be "the oldest new technology," in the words of IDC analyst Christopher Boone, but the combination of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags with electronic product codes could change the way manufacturers and retailers manage their supply chains, according to analysts, vendors, and attendees at IDC's RFID Update conference in Boston on Monday.

Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All
Cars

Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All
Cars 04/02/2005 11:05 PM

LXE Wireless Computer Software Supports
96-Bit RFID Tags

LXE Wireless Computer Software Supports
96-Bit RFID Tags 04/04/2005 11:35 AM
Frontline Apr 4 2005 3:18PM GMT

Radio tags dress up RFID concept store

Radio tags dress up RFID concept store 07/14/2004 02:58 PM
In India, Wipro sets up clothing store to demonstrate latest fashion in inventory control.

FDA backs RFID tags to track
prescription drugs

FDA backs RFID tags to track
prescription drugs 02/19/2004 06:17 PM
The Food and Drug Administration is backing RFID technology as the best way to track prescription drugs and anticipates widespread use of the wireless technology by the health care industry within three years.

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID
tags

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID
tags 08/13/2004 05:38 AM

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“Though RFID devices come in all shapes and sizes, it’s the tiniest tags using the technology that are bound to cause the biggest headaches, according to a presenter at Wednesday’s USENIX Security Symposium….warned Ari Juels, principal research scientist for Bedford, Mass.-based RSA Laboratories, “the very simple technology can give rise to a whole host of problems.” Declaring that “we’re on the brink of an explosion in RFID use,” Juels cautioned that the security community must…

RFID tags gaining in popularity but
consumer beware

RFID tags gaining in popularity but
consumer beware 07/01/2004 03:53 PM

Some big names in business are investing serious cash in researching RFID tags. I have no doubt that RFID tags will be on virtually everything including embedded in clothes, consumer products etc. I am aware of the power of tracking products consumable products from cradle to grave.

Imagine buying some steaks at Costco and taking them home and when you put them in your refrigerator you push a inventory button and your Wifi connected fridge broadcast the updated information to your computer. You want to see where those steaks came from login to your PC and connect to national database which includes information that gives you DOB of the Steer, what the animal was fed, what type of injections it had, what processing plant processed the meat, where it was stored, what temperature variations the meat was subjected etc.

Does this sound far-fetched. Well I challenge that in 5 years or less this will be possible. But I caution you this could be a two way street. You buy a pack of cigarettes at Walmart on your debit card this purchase is tracked and then your life insurance company buys a profile about your buying habits and then send you a rate increase because now you are a high risk client in that you are a candidate for lung cancer.

Think about that the next time you see a RFID tag. [Infoworld]

Radio tags dress up India's 1st RFID
concept store

Radio tags dress up India's 1st RFID
concept store 07/14/2004 03:21 PM
CNET Jul 14 2004 7:08PM GMT

New Generation of Highly Conductive Inks
Making RFID Tags Better, Smaller

New Generation of Highly Conductive Inks
Making RFID Tags Better, Smaller 06/17/2005 03:23 PM
Creative Materials promotes its Product #112-15 for printing RFID antennae. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2005]

Texas bill would replace vehicle
inspection stickers with RFID tags

Texas bill would replace vehicle
inspection stickers with RFID tags 04/06/2005 06:10 PM
A Texas legislator has filed a bill that would, in part, call for the state to replace vehicle inspection stickers with RFID tags.

Walmart.com - How Walmart Is Destroying
America And The World: And What You Can
Do About It

Walmart.com - How Walmart Is Destroying
America And The World: And What You Can
Do About It 12/28/2004 06:54 PM
"How Walmart Is Destroying America And The World: And What You Can Do About It"

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Wal-Mart begins RFID trial in Texas

Wal-Mart begins RFID trial in Texas 04/30/2004 01:43 PM
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began testing the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) tagging at seven stores and a regional distribution center in Texas on Friday, in anticipation of a wider rollout of the technology that the company hopes will eventually replace bar codes.

Wists new features - exploiting tags to
improve a search engine - global search
over users, tags and items

Wists new features - exploiting tags to
improve a search engine - global search
over users, tags and items 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
We've added a global search feature to Wists. The search will look up users, tags and individual item titles and...

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
Aplus Flash Technology has introduced a new version of its silicon proven 0.35um 2P3M CMOS based EEPROM IP that is targeted for RFID applications. This embedded memory IP can be used in RFID applications such as contactless smart cards, RFID tags, security and surveillance, and other supply chain tracking purposes. Aplus Flash Technology is a fabless IC design company specializing in non-volatile memory IP and products. [PRWEB May 19, 2004]

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC 08/12/2004 06:48 PM
RF Design Aug 12 2004 11:20PM GMT

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
Worldlabel.com shipped a roll with 105 pieces of 4” x 6” Xtrack™ RFID Smart Labels to the RFID Alliance Lab for testing. The tags embedded were a Rafsec dipole design with EPC UHF Ucode 1.19 chip. Tests were performed at the University of Kansas under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Deavours, Director of Research at the RFID Alliance Lab and Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Dr. Deavours issued the following statement on behalf of the RFID Alliance Lab. “On December 14, the Lab tested all 105 labels with a ThingMagic Mercury 4 reader. The Lab observed that all 105 labels were readable”. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry 12/19/2004 03:04 PM
The International RFID Technology Center, Inc. (IRTC) announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) to locate the IRTC’s headquarters in the City of Frisco, Texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the thriving Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area. This enables the IRTC to take advantage of DFW’s technology talent pool and geographic location as a focal point for activity in the RF (radio frequency) and RFID (radio frequency identification) sectors. [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004]

The Walmart Laptop

The Walmart Laptop 08/17/2004 09:00 PM

Just in time for back-to-school shopping, Walmart puts out an ultra-cheap laptop for under $600. It's an ECS A535, and comes with an Athlon 1.6GHz processor, 14" screen, wireless networking, and XP Home Edition.

As expected, Walmart continues its push of cheap imports with little regard for anything but its own bottom line.

I guess it's good for the US economy in one respect; cheap hardware like this will undoubtedly keep support guys plenty busy. And at that price you might as well buy two; one for a backup or for spare parts.

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WiMax From WalMart?

WiMax From WalMart? 08/10/2004 03:53 AM
Over at the Institute for the Future, they're wondering if WalMart might end up getting into the broadband business by hooking up WiMax base stations (once such equipment is actually available) on all their stores, covering much of the US in broadband. It's an interesting theory, and gets the attention of those who think that telecoms are a dying breed. Of course, it's really not that easy. Over at TheFeature, I've written up a longer piece looking at some of the challenges a company like WalMart might face in offering broadband services. However, it's certainly not impossible to count them out. After all, who thought Starbucks would be in the internet access business in the first place? If you take that to a larger scale, perhaps Walmart could get into the WiMax business as well. A more interesting question, however, may be how the world is going to look when there are plenty of "virtual" network operators, where one company offers up their brand for others to put on a network. Virgin has built up quite a set of businesses doing this, and in the mobile space, MVNOs are a hot topic. However, could companies do this for just about any kind of telecom/broadband offering... and more to the point, is there a real benefit in doing so? It's cool for a big brand name company to think they can suddenly get into a technology services business just by licensing out their brand name, but won't there be some risks (a la AT&T' s annoyance with AT&T Wireless' trampling of the brand) and some questions about just why you want to buy your internet service from Coca-Cola?
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