October 22, 2006
RFID Roundup - Sunday Oct 22/06
Bell Canada Sponsors RFID Journal LIVE! Canada
Bell Canada has agreed to be the for the first annual RFID Journal LIVE! Canada conference and exhibition. The event takes place November 8-9, 2006, in Toronto, Canada. The event features a number of highly-placed executives from various large Canadian retailers and other businesses.
US Dept of Defense Sets The Tone For RFID
With the US DoD just completing their RFID network last month, it's expected that more supply chains will follow suit. New software and hardware products [Extreme RFID] are coming out in anticipation of the need. The US Military also has spent the most [Circuit Asssembly] on active RFID projects this year: US$425M. This includes a number of niches and related technologies including ZigBee, UWB, and RTLS.
GBP 800M For Tech For British Biometric ID Cards
It's expected that the technology for the British biometric national ID card will cost GBP 800Mln, with a total cost of the program around GBP $5.4 Bln. [via VNU Net]
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