RFID

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to deploy radio frequency identification technology, an emerging wireless capability predicted to generate more than $1 billion in …

The number of worldwide mobile users will nearly reach 2 billion by the end of 2005 as penetration rates surpass 100 percent in some countries, according to a new study …

WASHINGTON-On Wednesday, the Government Printing Office awarded contracts to four additional companies for testing electronic passports that use radio-frequency identification technology. On Track Innovations Ltd. said its U.S. subsidiary won …

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PalmOne PalmOne Inc. announced its VersaMail 2.7 wireless e-mail software is available for Treo 600 smart phones. Treo 600 users will now have access to Internet Message Access Protocol, said …

Provigent Inc., which makes system-on-chip solutions for broadband wireless, said its PVG310 single-chip modem is now generally available. The company said the modem uses cross-polarization interface cancellation technology to increase …

CHICAGO-The Computing Technology Industry Association and The Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility plan to cooperate on developing a vendor-neutral certification program for radio-frequency identification technology in an attempt to …

WASHINGTON-The American Civil Liberties Union said it obtained State Department documents that show the Bush administration ignored security and privacy warnings by experts and foreign governments when it was promoting …

CHICAGO-The Computing Technology Industry Association and The Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility announced plans to cooperate on developing a vendor-neutral certification program for radio-frequency identification technology. The groups said …

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration launched a new initiative to study the use of radio frequency identification technology to improve the safety and security of drugs, an effort with major …

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration has launched a new initiative to study the use of radio frequency identification technology to improve the safety and security of drugs, an effort with …

WASHINGTON-The Republicans’ ability to retain control of the White House and Congress in Tuesday’s elections will nonetheless prompt changes at the GOP-led Federal Communications Commission, including the likely departure next …

WASHINGTON-BearingPoint Inc., a top business consulting and systems integration firms, said it is one of four firms companies awarded a contract by the Government Printing Office to help develop and …

DALLAS-AirGate Technologies, a subsidiary of The X-Change Corp., said it has completed an RFID prototype for car child safety seats. The prototype uses the company’s Smart Buckle technology incorporated into …

RICHMOND, British Columbia-eXI Wireless Inc., which provides wireless identification and location technologies, said its radio-frequency identification technology and services are now available to original equipment manufacturer vendors. The company said …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used to enable contactless payment solutions for consumers in various venues, all in the name of making the buying experience faster and …

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used to enable contactless payment solutions for consumers in various venues, all in the name of making the buying experience faster and more …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-In a stock-for-stock merger, Multek Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Sheldahl. Multek, a Flextronics subsidiary, makes rigid circuit boards while Sheldahl makes high-performance tapes and …

Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Matrics Inc., which designs and manufactures electronic product code (EPC)-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, for $230 million. “The acquisition of Matrics is a significant …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Matrics Inc., which designs and manufactures electronic product code (EPC)-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, for $230 million. “The acquisition of Matrics is a …

WASHINGTON-While retailers and manufacturers insist they can safeguard consumers’ rights by self policing radio frequency identification systems, some groups see an opening to argue for broad-based privacy legislation applicable to …

Radio Frequency Identification tags-labels the size of a credit card or smaller containing a silicon chip and an antenna-are destined to replace the ubiquitous bar code, and can be attached …

“It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.” -Bruce Schneier Imagine a world where your every possession-clothes, books, cash-could be precisely and invisibly …

It appears that location-based service applications for finding local coffee shops, specialty stores, banks and the like have fallen short in intriguing consumers in the United States. But industry contends …

I was just out of college in 1993 when “Demolition Man” was released. Remember that movie? Set 40 years in the future, all personal freedoms had been removed in the …