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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
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GS1 US announced a new program for apparel retailers, manufacturers and distributors as they roll out large-scale implementations of RFID systems for inventory management.

The GS1 US “Item Level Readiness Program” offers education, training, tools and community facilitation needed to support industry-wide adoption and use of the technology and standards. The roll outs employ GS1 EPC standards, enabling the companies to share data on items as the move through the supply chain - in stores, warehouses, and factories.

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Austriamicrosystems has developed two new RFID reader chips combining low power operation, small size, and low cost to enable RFID implementation in embedded portable and consumer devices.

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Sony is working on a new kind of power outlet that uses built-in Felica standard IC chips to authenticate users wishing to charge their devices, according to the Verge.

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The NFC Forum has appointed TÜV SÜD Product Service to provide its Radio Frequency (RF) Analogue Test Tool Validation Service.

TÜV SÜD, a global provider of product testing and certification, will validate all RF Analogue test tools used as part of the NFC Forum Certification Program for testing the RF Layer of the communications stack to prove conformance to the NFC Forum specifications.

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CribMaster, in collaboration with Stanley Proto Industrial Tools (PROTO), announced the launch of ProtoID RFID-embedded hand tools including sockets.

ProtoID tools have been designed specifically with the aerospace industry in mind meeting the high standards to simplify tool control, while at the same time reduce the risks of foreign object damage (FOD).

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HID Global has been selected to deliver the company’s network access control solutions and contactless readers at the Fuxi power plant in China’s Sichuan province.

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