RegardingID Archive | InfoWeek Story Says New Standard May 'Breathe New Life' into RFID

Saturday, April 21, 2007

The ratification last week of an EPC standard could give RFID a needed boost by finally giving businesses a common method to capture and share collected data, reports tech mag InformationWeek.

In case you missed it, EPCglobal last week released the new EPC Information Services standard. It’s hailed as the next big – and likely bigger – thing since the much-hyped UHF Gen 2 passive RFID standard came to market.

austriamicrosystems joins OSPT, promotes open standard specs

The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance announced that austriamicrosystems has joined as a full member.

Since joining the OSPT Alliance, austriamicrosystems will have access to the CIPURSE open standard specification, leveraging its experience into embedded systems for mobile fare collection applications. The open standard promotes vendor neutrality and cross-vendor system interoperability with reduced technology adoption risks, higher quality and improved market responsiveness.

MIT researchers develop sensor to monitor freshness levels in produce

A group of graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working to develop a new type of sensor using RFID technology to monitor freshness levels in fruits and vegetables, according to scdigest.com.

RFID expected to reach $70 billion over the next five years

A new study reveals the market for RFID transponders, readers, software and services will generate more than $70.5 billion from 2012 to the end of 2017.

IEEE announces new standards for active RFID and RTLS

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the publication the new 802.15.4f-2012 standard for active RFID and RTLS.

This new standard will enable interoperability between systems and give end users a wider selection of vendors, whereas in the past the choice has been limited to a single source that supplies a proprietary technology platform.

TAGSYS reveals end-to-end RFID visibility to industrial laundries

TAGSYS has introduced its total management system for the textile rental services market, an end-to-end system to enable laundries and their customers to reduce linen abuse, regulate hoarding and accelerate their time for return on investment.

RFID improves quality of life in assisted living facilities

Silent Partners Technologies announced that it has developed a wander management system using RFID technology to improve the quality of life for seniors and disabled individuals residing in assisted living facilities.

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InfoWeek Story Says New Standard May 'Breathe New Life' into RFID