RFID Gazette

Compatia will be launching a new entry level qualification for employees working on RFid wireless tag systems as it is predicted that there would be a shortfall of IT professionals in this field. The RFid qualification was released as a beta last year and will be launched in March officially. Top four supermarkets of UK have shown interest in it and want to put 800 of their staff through the exam. This could help in meeting the potential shortage of RFid employees but it is not guaranteed whether this qualification would guarantee success for firms with RFid deployments as there would still be a paucity of staff with practical experience of this technology.

via  [RFidBlog]

Bangkok Hospital is planning to implement RFid in order to improve the level of security for its patients. RFid would be fully implemented in the current year. Bangkok Hospital believes that RFid would serve as a prospective tool in ensuring that there are no medical errors during treatment. RFid based wristband would be issued to patients which would carry information about his name, age, sex, drugs and the dosage to be administered. It will ensure easier and faster identification of patients so as to strengthen the level of care and administer drugs safely and easily.

via [RFidblog]

The news about VeriChip being not secure and capable of being hacked could affect the company’s IPO of its common stock. This revelation has put VeriChip’s entire business model into question. It is quite easy to clone VeriChip implanted in a person’s arm and program a new chip with the similar chip. VeriChip cloning demo can be seen online at http://cq. Security troubles could be created for those people who have the microchip embedded in their skin. With the news about Verichip’s cloning coming out, it could put to risk 18 employees in the Mexican Attorney General’s office who make use of implanted chip to enter a sensitive records room and bar patrons in Europe who make use of injected chips to pay for their drinks.

via  [ConspiracyPlanet]

Innovision Research and Technology has developed disposable smart tickets for public transportation. The product has been named Jewel chip and is still in production. Although the advantages of smart card based contact less ticketing are well known in the transport sector but there seems to be confusion over its high costs. The low cost smart ticketing solution developed by Innovision would allow transit operators to become involved and simplify integrating different ticketing systems. It took two years to develop Jewel chip and it has 96 bytes of memory

via [ContactlessNews]

IDTechEx expects that about 1.3 billion RFid tags would be sold in 2006. Out of these around 500 million tags would be used for case level and pallet tagging but a greater part would be utilized for diverse market ranging from passports and baggage to contact less drugs and payment cards. In the short term large closed loop markets would be quite profitable and companies would position themselves as leaders in hardware and integration in different vertical market segments. By 2016 it is expected that the total market for RFid including services and systems will shoot up to $26.23 billion. Tags to be delivered in 2016 would be 450 times the number in 2006.

via  [Fibre2Fashion]

At CeBIT 2006, ABAS along with its sales partner will be presenting news regarding integration of RFid systems into ABAS ERP. RFid interface is being integrated into the current CeBIT version of the ABAS Business Software. RFid is already being utilized in various installations of ABAS Business Software. This enables products to be recorded, traced and assigned to one customer via RFid. Goods can be traced at any point of time. The products can be automatically separated according to product groups. Sorting with chips can be carried out efficiently using RFid technology.

via [MoreRFid]

International Telecommunication Union plans to hold a workshop to survey RFid standards. It will be held in Geneva from February 14 to 15 at ITU headquarters. The workshop is titled Networked RFid: Systems and Services. The workshop is important because RFid has become a much touted system in the current scenario. The workshop will discuss on the present status of RFid technology and identify the future trends, services and business models, review current and future applications, architecture, performance, security and QoS.

via [AllAfrica]

Dallas can turn into a productive area for wireless technologies and life sciences. Wireless technology has a very good scope to flourish here as this area is abundant with telecom talent. The areas under Wireless technology which have a better scope are applications for wireless sensors, cell phones and tracking technology such as RFid. The area lacks nurturing start ups. Another potential technology is tech devices which can be aimed for aging population.

via [TMCnet]

This innovation will a part of the radical upgrade ok the country's transport infrastructure which will also have embedded sensors and artificial intelligence. The idea has been put forward by the U.K. government's Foresight think tank.

As per the report, the idea is to create an "intelligent infrastructure" which also includes GPS technology, Fourth Generation Networks and Wi-fi. They will all be seamlessly embedded into cars, roads and other components of the infrastructure.

Hopefully, this will be the end of all traffic jams, perhaps?

[Zdnetasia]

The RFID- Zapper deactivates passive RFID-Tags permanently. Basically, it is a modified version of the simple single-use version. It works on the microwave-oven-method.  You place the Zapper near the RFid tag and it deactivates the tag by generating a strong electromagnetic current.

Using a simple camera also helps keep the price of the Zapper down. But we are yet to see a consumer version of the gadget.

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