Wi-Fi news is never in short supply. Last week, EarthLink Inc. announced that it teamed with Google Inc. to submit a proposal for San Francisco's Wi-Fi network contract. Instead of having to choose between free or paid options to get Wi-Fi services, the city...
Wireless loves advertising; the industry ranks third in terms of total ad dollars spent, behind the automotive and financial services industries. And while most of the wireless industry's commercials are entertaining, some drive me (and you too I bet) crazy.For example, Cingular Wireless L.L.C....
PARIS-Security and IT vendor Groupe Silicomp announced it purchased Cadimes, which specializes in testing cards and contactless readers for RFID technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Groupe Silicomp said the acquisition would be "highly earnings enhancing." Cadimes has 7 employees in...
Human RFID chipmaker VeriChip Corp. said it filed for an initial public offering, but the company did not release information on the number of shares it expects to release or the share price or what it plans to do with the money it raises...
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-Human RFID chipmaker VeriChip Corp. said it filed for an initial public offering. The company did not release information on the number of shares it will release or the share price. A subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions Inc., VeriChip has come under...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. is coming back strong, posting a fiscal third-quarter net income of $5.8 million, or 8 cents per share, after posting a $14.9 million net loss, or 22 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. But the company...
The cries of privacy advocates can be heard around the world as the booming radio-frequency identification technology sector marches ahead. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has led the charge, having implemented RFID into its supply-chain management last year. The process begins as products are shipped from...
There's little doubt that m-commerce is quickly gaining traction among U.S. users. But exactly what m-commerce means to the wireless industry is far from clear. Contactless payments-speedy point-of-sale transactions that are processed through RFID chips-are being deployed at thousands of merchants in the United...
Just when I'm convinced that consumer groups are unnecessarily worried that wireless digital technologies will track our every move, something comes along to cause me to look over my shoulder. Maybe I'm just paranoid.But an article-which originally appeared last year in PC World magazine...
WASHINGTON-A watchdog group said the Department of Homeland Security is considering requiring radio frequency identification chips in drivers' licenses, an option that it warned carries huge costs and poses privacy risks to Americans.In a new report, "Real ID: Big Brother Could Cost Big Money,"...
WASHINGTON-A settlement of a radio frequency identification patent lawsuit involving two leaders in the automated data capture business could remove a major obstacle to success in the emerging wireless space, but privacy, security and other issues remain. In addition to agreeing to settle a...
Among the tragedies that Hurricane Katrina brought was the realization that it would be easier for some people to reconnect with their dogs than their grandmas. A veterinarian can access ownership information on a dog that has been implanted with a microchip; an ailing...
WASHINGTON-Radio-frequency identification and global positioning system applications could find increasing traction in the enterprise space, according to a new study by Harris Interactive and ForceNine Consulting.RFID and GPS applications are relatively rare among large enterprises today with only 10 percent of businesses using RFID...
CHICAGO-A group of companies with interest in the radio-frequency identification technology arena said they plan to form an intellectual property licensing consortium.The consortium will offer patent management for patent holders and access to RFID patents for manufacturers and end users. The group is seeking...
Ironically, the march toward a simplified, converged "digital home" is producing an overwhelming number of wireless and wireline offerings for consumers. It seems the only thing growing as fast as the types of digital content and services consumers can access at home is the...
WASHINGTON-Many federal agencies planning to use radio frequency identification technology have not addressed legal issues such as privacy and security, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.A bipartisan group of lawmakers had asked government auditors to query two dozen federal agencies...
LONDON-Independent market analyst Datamonitor plc predicts radio frequency identification technology, including hardware, software and services, will be a $6 billion market by 2010, or three times that of today. The report "RFID in Manufacturing: The race to radio-tag is heating up in manufacturing," forecasts...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Six radio-frequency identification companies are joining with the Computing Technology Industry Association to develop a vendor-neutral RFID certification, according to CompTIA.Organizations that have joined the effort included Briljent L.L.C., ODIN Technologies, RFID4U, RFID Journal, Sparkice and Symbol Technologies Inc.The companies this week...
WASHINGTON-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions said an internal panel is actively reviewing potential applications of radio frequency identification technology in the telecom supply chain to determine whether industry-wide guidelines are needed.ATIS said its bar code/standard coding committee decided to examine RFID for its...
Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. filed plans for a $690 million initial public offering last week, a further sign that the financial drought of the past few years is slowly washing away. Indeed, companies across the economic spectrum are seeing the light at the end...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Six organizations have joined the Computing Technology Industry Association's RFID certification initiative, which is focused on developing a vendor-neutral certification in radio-frequency identification technology.The groups include the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM Global), FC Business Systems, Intermec Technologies Corp., OTA...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Companies involved in the radio-frequency identification market largely believe there are not enough available employees skilled in RFID technology, according to a new survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Eighty percent of the companies that participated in the survey said there...
WASHINGTON-A new California bill would prohibit driver's licenses and other identity documents issued by the state from containing radio frequency identification chips, an initiative that follows a huge uproar by parents of school children required earlier this year to wear RFID badges. "This is...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Companies involved in the radio-frequency identification market largely believe there are not enough available employees skilled in RFID technology, according to a new survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Eighty percent of the companies that participated in the survey said there...
