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      <title>UnPlugFests are Interoperability</title>
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      <author>malika</author>
      <description><![CDATA[UnPlugFests are Interoperability Test Events run by Bluetooth SIG on Not-for-Profit basis for the benefit of Members of Bluetooth SIG. UnPlugFests are strongly recommended as one of the key means improve the interoperability of all Bluetooth devices being developed and released into the marketplace.



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      <title>The economic crisis has brought</title>
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      <author>malika</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The economic crisis has brought about a number of significant changes in the Roaming industry. Radically reducing your roaming cost base in terms of supplier costs, wholesale rates and IOTs is an absolute priority. Looking for ways to safeguard revenues in the face of the dramatic drop in tourism is also essential.



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      <title>Jennifer Coutts Clay of jetlinercabins</title>
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      <author>malika</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Coutts Clay of jetlinercabins.com will perform as the MC for the AVIATION WEEK Interiors Conference. Jennifer is a consultant providing technical advice and marketing support to the aviation industry, with a particular focus on airline and aircraft corporate and brand identification programs.She is the author of JETLINER CABINS, described as the first and only comprehensive survey of commercial aircraft design from the ’70s to the new Millennium.



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      <title>RFID Conference</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,3681,3681#msg-3681</link>
      <author>precyse</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Here's your opportunity to gain a basic introduction to the fundamentals of the technology. The differences between the various classes of tags will be explained, including active and passive systems, and the need for additional IT systems to build upon RFID in real-world applications will be highlighted. The session will also include a brief overview of the EPCglobal network, the future of ISO standards, ETSI reader regulations and the latest standardization efforts worldwide. Finally, the relationship between different standards in the area of RFID and EPC technologies, including the latest EPC Gen 2 standard, will be presented.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:55:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>RFID-Systech 2010</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,3623,3623#msg-3623</link>
      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[b]RFID Systech 2010[/b]

[img]http://www.rfid-systech.eu/assets/images/systech_logo.jpg[/img]
Please note this upcomming RFID conference: RFID Systech 2010 - Excellence in RFID Systems and Technologies

6th European Workshop on RFID Systems and Technologies

June 15th to June 16th, 2010
Ciudad Real, Spain.

More Inforfmatin can be found at the conference web site:
http://rfid-systech.org/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:36:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Free RFID e-Learning Courses - RFID4U, World wide leader in RFID learning solutions</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,2950,3067#msg-3067</link>
      <author>Swami</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi,
This is good site which is helpfull to beginers of the RFID.

Please send me Free RFID e-Learning Course detail]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:18:12 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Workshop on  RFID IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,2997,2997#msg-2997</link>
      <author>P.Sureshkumar</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Workshop on  RFID IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT    5-1-2008 (SATURDAY) 

organised by TIFAC-CORE  IN  Pervasive Computing   Technologies, VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE,  CHENNAI – 600066

  


Interested persons can register by sending the particpant details and a Demand Draft drawn in favor of TIFAC-CORE, Velammal Engineering College payable at Chennai. Participation Certificates  will be issued for participants.

	Registration fee:

Students &amp; Academic Staff: Rs.500/- 
Industry participants          :  Rs.750/ -		   
	Important dates:

Last date for Registration: 2-1-2008 
Workshop date: Saturday, 5-1-2008	                 

Contact Address:

Dr.Baskaran, Principal Scientist,    TIFAC- CORE  
Velammal Engineering College (VEC),
Ambattur-Redhills Road, Surapet, Chennai – 600066.
E-mail : vectifac@yahoo.com 
Telephone : 044- 25025325
Fax: 044 - 26591771




Objectives of the Workshop

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is one of the hottest emerging technologies today. RFID has become an important IT tool in Supply Chain Management (SCM). Supply Chain Management encompasses strategic processes such as demand planning, forecasting, sourcing, production scheduling, inventory and transportation. Business houses the world over, are increasingly employing Information Technology involving RFID to improve their operations and create a competitive advantage. RFID enabled SCM systems coordinate and integrate the flow of goods, information and finances from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer. RFID enabled supply chain will provide real-time visibility to the movement of shipments, asset tracking, and reduce product dispatch errors. Supply Chain visibility implies that data on inward-moving inventory, work-in-progress, outbound products, logistics, warehousing and all other activities are available in real-time to the members in the supply chain. As a result Supply Chain Management using RFID results in reduction of labour costs, reduction in cost due to product shrinkage due to theft, enhanced inventory turnover, reduction in inventory write offs, reduction of out- of - stock situation and improved product availability, decreased shipment errors, thus resulting in significant cost savings, and also aid in launching of new products faster into the market. Many organizations in India are now considering the RFID enabled supply chain for 
competitive advantage and some companies like  Pantaloon, Maruti Udyog and Madura Garments have already implemented. 



The aim of the Workshop is to give an overview of RFID technology, the principles and key issues in Supply Chain Management and the use of RFID technology in various aspects of supply chain/ warehouse management and the Retail Sector 

   
 Participants
•	Managers/engineers from Manufacturing Industries
•	Managers from major Departmental / Retail Stores
•	Managers involved in Logistics/ Supply Chain Management
•	Faculty &amp; Students from Management Institutions
•	Engineers from Defense Establishments

Resource persons
 
        Staff of TIFAC-CORE / Velammal Engineering College &amp; Velammal College   
         of Management and Computer Studies Chennai, Experts in SCM from Satyam 
         Computers, TCS and Wipro.  Also Managers from RFID vendors.
.
Course Content
•	RFID Technology and Architecture –An Overview
•	Principles and Key Issues in Supply Chain Management 
•	RFID Systems in SCM &amp; Retail Chain
•	RFID in Supply Chain and Retail Sector-Key Benefits, Case Studies-(    
         Wal-Mart Experience, Metro, Target etc)
•	RFID Applications in   Manufacturing-- Case Studies
•	RFID Application in  Logistics Network-( Warehousing and  
         Transportation)-Case Studies.]]></description>
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      <title>Free RFID e-Learning Courses - RFID4U, World wide leader in RFID learning solutions</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,2950,2950#msg-2950</link>
      <author>Thirumoorthy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Dear All, 

     Greetings from RFID4U.

Kindly click here for free RFID e-Learning courses http://www.rfid4u.com/services/freeelearning.asp
from RFID4U - World wide leader in RFID learning solutions.

About RFID4U:
RFID4U is a world leader in vendor neutral RFID learning solutions; we deliver a wide range of flexible training options, which can be tailored to your individual needs, RFID objectives and budget. Our training sessions are highly interactive, and participants receive personalized attention, as well as follow-up assistance in applying the new skills in the real world. 

We provide a wide range of courses from basic one-day RFID Made Easy course to advanced courses like four-day CompTIA RFID+ Certification training and five days RFID Software Integration training to meet the unique needs of different companies and individuals. The courses are combination of lecture, interactive demonstrations, and extensive hands-on lab exercises designed to provide in-depth understanding RFID technology. In addition we are offering online courses and self-paced/self-study training and education in key RFID topics. Our RFID instructor team is extremely qualified with years of RFID teaching experience in addition to hands-on current implementation experience.

For more details please click here www.rfid4u.com

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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:36:34 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Welcome to the World of RFID Technology.</title>
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      <author>asiarfid</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the World of RFID Technology.
Exposition (25-27 Oct 07 – Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai)
This Expo www.rfidexpo.in is considered as the Biggest and exclusive Platform in India for the participants, in terms of meeting their End Users &amp; Clients, wherein they are able to meet the decision makers personally and have fruitful discussions culminating into business. Efforts are on to bring in as many System Integrators &amp; End Users as possible both from India and abroad and we expect around 4500 Business Visitors to attend the Show. For Stall Bookings, log on to www.rfidexpo.in/Stallbookings.
International Conference with Live Applications
The International Conference with Live Applications will be covering the following 6 topics which include the whole spectrum of the Business World. This is the one and only Conference which provides an opportunity to witness Live Applications / Demo of the technology to the Delegates and Visitors from these Industries... 
•	Supply Chain Management and Logistics 
•	Manufacturing Excellence
•	Retail, Smart Card, e-payment &amp; POS
•	NFC (Near Filed Communication) 
•	Pharmaceuticals and Health Care 
•	E-Governance, Public Administration, RFID in Government 
Sounds Interesting?  Right! So don't miss this opportunity, which is knocking at your door. Log on to http://rfidexpo.in/Conference to book right now and get the Great Discount Deals. 
Training Programme
RFID4u, USA, will be conducting a 3 day RFID Implementation Training during this Expo in collaboration with us mail us at training@rfidexpo.in for more details 

 Visiting the Expo
Don't miss out on this opportunity of seeing the Technology on the go.  The visitor registration we have made it ABSOLUTELY FREE only for those who register online. To reserve your HOT SEAT in this Techno Expo, log on to http://www.rfidexpo.in/apl2007/newuser_registration.php?id=&amp;rtype=&amp;ptype
For more details and updations please do call us at +914465616161, +9199400 11113 / 17 / 18 or mail us at info@rfidexpo.in]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:08:37 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>RFID EXPO Live India 2007</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,2748,2748#msg-2748</link>
      <author>lakshmi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Jan.19-21,2007.International Trade Centre.Bangalore,Karnataka 

HighLights: 

1.Live Demos 
2.Conference 
3.Training  

This EXPO will feature the latest and the most innovative products and services from top international vendors from US, UK, Germany, Canada, Finland, Israel, Singapore and other countries and also top technology solution provider in various parts of India. 

Visitor Profile:

Top level decision makers from various vertical markets, consulting companies, associations, system integrators, software integrators, software developers are only allowed.

Unique Features of the Expo:

Feel RFID:

RFID card will be issued to every delegate by the time of register that will carry their personal information. Delegates can feel the RFID 

By seeing their name in the display provided at the entrance, while they are entering

By using that card for accessing the parking lot

Instead of carrying the case of visiting cards, delegates can give their contact details, just by flashing the card on the desktop reader.

By getting foods and drinks in the canteen

Live Demo:

Attendees can witness the proof of concepts for various applications by watching the implementation of RFID ‘LIVE’.

International Fairs on RFID are regularly being held in different parts of the world but nowhere has a ‘LIVE’ RFID EXPO been held yet.

There will also be demonstrations of RFID solutions for different industrial sectors that can deliver real benefits to companies in identified markets.  

Conference:

An International Conference on RFID to be held alongside the EXPO has also been planned. Specialists on RFID will talk on the following themes: 

RFID for Manufacturing Excellence
RFID for SCM Applications
RFID for Healthcare
RFID for Smart Payments
RFID for Govt. application – Defence and Non-defence 

For each of the above theme, speaker from international vendor world share their knowledge on how RFID is applicable to these industries, system integrator will deliver a speech about how to plan for implementation and end user will share their experience on RFID implementation. 

Training:

To cater the needs of skilled RFID personalities required to get exposure in the competitive RFID market, RFID Expo Live! India 2007 in collaboration with OTA Training LLC., World’s reputed RFID training provider, is offering world class RFID technology training to interested application engineers, software engineers, system designers, Installation and maintenance professionals, and others in the following three modules: 

1. RFID: The Manager's Perspective™ - One Day Course

2. A System's Approach to RFID Implementation™ -Three Day Course

3. RFID+™ Certification Module (CompTIA a worldwide certification) 

For More Details Please visit www.rfidexpo.in and Ring me to 044-65490000]]></description>
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      <title>RFID Smart Labels USA 2006</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,680,680#msg-680</link>
      <author>Raghu Das</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Westin Copley, Boston, MA, USA March 28-29, 2006, hosted by IDTechEx

The fifth annual event from IDTechEx

RFID is acknowledged as an enabling technology impacting many areas of human endeavour. Thousands of companies supply solutions throughout the RFID value chain today, yet it is curious to monitor the industry as it evolves: some applications are vastly oversupplied with little product value offered. Others are undersupplied despite high value tags being requested by users. East Asia will become the largest market for RFID yet few know of what is really happening there. Many large niches exist which have few system providers with appropriate experience. Most do not know of the largest and most profitable orders of RFID so far and ones that are emerging - and who is placing them. Many chase shadows. Few know of the 10 different types of chipless RFID technologies and the dozens of companies developing them, or of the impact or profitability of active RFID. How do you make RFID smart labels to help meet the real demand? How do you add value to RFID smart labels to make money now? What is coming next that you need to take into account before investing further in RFID?

This fifth annual IDTechEx event has been devised to tackle these issues. We are flying in experts from China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East and Europe to inform you of the global situation. We cover new opportunities from users and step-by-step implementation approaches. We dedicate sessions to developments in chipless RFID (with world first launches), active RFID (now merging with Wifi, Zigbee …) and passive chip RFID (such as new long range HF systems). We cover how to manufacture RFID smart labels, add value and smart labels beyond ID alone. See the full speaker list at www.smartlabelsUSA.com – you will be surprised. Uniquely, IDTechEx consultants tie it altogether for you – highlighting why these developments are important so you understand their significance.

There’s more. Our delegates benefit from our wide range of expertise in the topic; receive FREE access to over 1,700 RFID case studies from the IDTechEx RFID Knowledgebase; as well as our RFID Encyclopedia and journal access. This is the world’s biggest event on smart labels – uniquely devised by consultants to highlight what you need to know about RFID and beyond. Still not sure? If this conference does not answer your questions we will give you free consulting time. Meet over 500 delegates, learn from over 50 speakers, network with over 60 exhibitors – RFID Smart Labels USA is where the world of Smart Labels meets and does business. Trust IDTechEx.

RFID Smart Labels USA 2006. March 28-29, Boston, MA, USA. www.smartlabelsUSA.com. Register early and save.Email info@idtechex.com or call + 44 1223 813703 for more information.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:40:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>RFID Journal LIVE! 2005</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,677,677#msg-677</link>
      <author>Carolyn Carson</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, will deliver the opening  keynote at RFID Journal LIVE! '05, April 10-12 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel &amp; Tower. Ridge will discuss “The Role of Technology in Protecting the Homeland,” in his speech on Sunday, April 10th. Paul Saffo will explain how RFID fits into the general trend of computers sensing, managing and responding to real world events in his closing address on Tuesday. The conference agenda is organized into six key tracks by subject, and pre-conference workshops focus on a particular industry sector or issue. Learn more at www.rfidjournallive.com.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2005 06:21:54 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>4. May 05 / RFID Developers Forum</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,675,675#msg-675</link>
      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The RFID Developers' Forum is designed for all those involved in developing, integrating and implementing systems to deliver supply chain business solutions across the enterprise.

See [url]http://www.rfid-developer.com/[/url] for more details.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:42:33 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>RFID Forum in Los Angeles in Oct</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,674,674#msg-674</link>
      <author>S. Prabhu</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi Team, 

I thought this event would be of interest to members of this forum. It is a one-day forum on RFID sponsored by WINMEC [http://winmec.ucla.edu] at UCLA on Oct 12, 2004 in UCLA 

The event website is [url]http://www.wireless.ucla.edu/rfid/2004/[/url]

Best]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2004 06:19:15 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>eSmart Source onsite RFID Workshop</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,673,673#msg-673</link>
      <author>Tammy Martinez</author>
      <description><![CDATA[
Hello,

eSmart Source has recently announced onsite RFID workshop. This 2 days program  is designed to bring companies up to speed quickly on all aspects of RFID and to help them evaluate vendors, develop a business case, calculate ROI and plan successful RFID pilots and deployments.

Further information is available at http://www.esmartsource.com or workshop@esmartsource.com

Tammy Martinez]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2004 02:13:21 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Smart Healthcare USA 2004</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,672,672#msg-672</link>
      <author>Adele Willacy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[10-11 June 
optional workshop 9 June
San Francisco Marriott, California, USA
See www.smarthealthcareusa.com for more details.

'An IDTechEx international conference including smart packaging and smart tags on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, assets and people.'

Speakers include The Naval Hospital Pensacola, Doctors Hospital of Dallas, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Intel and Nokia amongst many others.

Contact Corinne Jennings c.jennings@idtechex.com 
Tel: +44 (0)1223 813 703
Fax:+44 (0)1223 812 400]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 17:36:43 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Smart Labels Europe 2004</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,671,671#msg-671</link>
      <author>Adele Willacy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[12-13 October 2004
Optional workshops 11 &amp; 14 October
Acropolis, Nice, France
Organised by IDTechEx Ltd

'Europe's largest conference on smart labels including RFID, smart packaging and beyond&quot;.

Keep an eye on www.smartlabelseurope.com for more details.  This site will be continously updated in the run up to the conference.

Contact Adele Willacy a.willacy@idtechex.com 
Tel: +44(0)1223 813 703
Fax:+44(0)1223 812 400]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 16:37:17 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>RFID - Preparing Your Supply Chain for What the Future Holds</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,666,666#msg-666</link>
      <author>Ian Henzel</author>
      <description><![CDATA[CompTIA, the non-profit, vendor neurtal, computer industry trade association is hosting its spring electronic commerce conference 18 - 20 May in Durham, North Carolina. The event is being hosted by IBM.

The theme of the event is, &quot;RFID - Preparing Your Supply Chain for what the Future Holds.&quot; This conference is focused on companies in the high tech industry who are trying to understand RFID and its relationship with electronic commerce.

FEE WAIVER: It is CompTIA's policy to waive the $550 conference registration fee for first time attending companies. Please send an email to Ian Henzel, ihenzel@comptia.org.

The conference will feature speakers from the U.S. Department of Defense, DHL, IBM, Insync, Paxar,  RedPairie, Sun Microsystem and Texas Instruments.
 
The conference provides a great opportunity for RFID education as it will start with RFID 101, an introduction to RFID and provide sessions that delve into RFID in more detail. 
 
 
Conference sessions include:

- RFID 101: An Introduction to RFID – Texas Instruments and Sun Microsystems 

- The Voice of the Customer – The U.S. Department of Defense 

- Integration: Implementing an RFID Solution – IBM Global Services 

-  RFID Hardware and Middleware, An Interactive Panel Discussion – - Paxar, RedPrairie, Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments 

- Tying It All Together, An Interactive Panel Discussion – The U.S. Department of Defense, DHL, IBM, Insync,  Paxar, RedPrairie, Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments 

- RFID Workshop – The kick-off of a working group to define data 
requirements and best practices for the high-tech industry and supply chain 

- RFID and Logistics – DHL 

- RFID and RosettaNet, Achieving Zero Latency Supply Chains – Insync
 

Other sessions include:

 

- Open Applications Group (OAGi) Updates

- E-Business Standards Cross Reference Recommendation Team (xREF) – Ship Notice and Invoice Review

- Joint RosettaNet User Groups (JRUG) discussion:  DTD to Schema Migration from the Implementers' Perspective

- Joint RosettaNet User Groups (JRUG) discussion:  PIP Extensibility – the Supply Chain Perspective

- e-Business Maturity Model (EBMM) Workshop
 
Networking and Socializing:

There will be ample opportunity to network. IBM is sponsoring a night of baseball and dinner with the Durham Bulls (famous from the movie &quot;Bull Durham&quot;).

Registering for the Event
 
For more information please visit http://www.comptia.org/events/get_event.asp?eventid=EIDX200405 

To obtain a promotional code for registration fee waiver, please send an email to ihenzel@comptia.org]]></description>
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      <title>Smart Labels USA 2004</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,665,665#msg-665</link>
      <author>Adele Willacy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[IDTechEx present Smart Labels USA 2004


IDTechEx are delighted to announce the world’s largest smart labels conference: 
Smart Labels USA 2004, focussing on the big picture: RFID, smart packaging and beyond. 

The conference will be on March 17-18 2004 (optional workshops March 16 &amp; 19 2004) at the Long Wharf Marriott, Boston, MA, USA. More details are available at www.smartlabelsusa.com. 

This is the third Smart Labels USA event. In 2003, 344 delegates from 20 countries attended. This year over 400 attendees are anticipated. It will also be the tenth global conference run by IDTechEx covering RFID, smart labels &amp; smart packaging. 

The RFID industry is now gearing up with large orders beginning to be placed: by 2007 the RFID market will be worth $4 billion, growing to at least $10 billion by 2013 (Source: IDTechEx market research). RFID is creating new markets and tackling glaring inefficiencies in others, and the move towards ultra low cost electronics is bringing a wave of new disruptive technologies and processes. Existing technologies are becoming cheaper and thinner, the electronic world is moving into the printing world and brand new forms of electronic integration are appearing.

Smart Labels USA 2004 covers all of these topics and has a strong focus on presenting experiences from actual implementations and discussion of the needs of users – by users themselves – providing an excellent insight into what is really needed by the industry.  This is the ideal event to attend for industry intelligence, case study reports, technology awareness and networking on RFID smart labels, smart packaging and beyond. This year, IDTechEx are also introducing new networking systems to ensure you get the most out of attending this event.

The conference agenda reflects the very latest in RFID case studies, pilot schemes, business strategies and cutting edge technologies. The programme is devised based on our global consultancy experience from the USA, Europe and Asia.   

Day one (Wednesday March 17) focuses on end users discussing their needs and experiences of RFID within many business areas including the supply chain, the pharmaceutical industry, all modes of transport and archiving, retail, industrial and warehousing uses.  

Day two (Thursday March 18) concentrates on new innovations and exciting technology developments. 

There are also three optional IDTechEx Workshops (Tuesday March 16 &amp; Friday March 19) which are ideal for those wishing to learn about the technology and its uses from independent industry experts.  These give delegates a chance to air their concerns and share their experiences. The two pre-conference workshops cover RFID and Smart Packaging topics, bringing you up to date with the very latest developments and market information. The post conference workshop entitled ‘Implementing RFID’ will enable you to assess the benefits of the technology within your business and how you should go about using it.

The speaker list and full programme details will be posted on www.smartlabelsusa.com.





Every delegate receives free access to the IDTechEx journals, conference proceedings with all presentation details, white papers, tag samples of actual RFID tags, and many other benefits. Visit www.idtechex.com to see feedback from our previous events. 

What people said about Smart Labels USA 2003:

&quot;Smart Labels USA 2003 has provided the latest state-of-the-art technologies discussed in an open and comfortable surrounding. A must attend conference about the future of packaging&quot; 
Brian Foster, Schick-Wilkinson Sword, USA

&quot;Excellent conference that gave me vital updated information and great networking opportunities&quot; 
Eric Lin, INMAX Technology Corp, Taiwan

IDTechEx is the world’s leading independent analyst on the development and application of smart label and smart packaging technologies, focusing on low cost RFID and beyond.  The company gives strictly independent marketing, technical and business advice and services on these subjects.  It is split in to three divisions – consulting, publications and conferences. Our extensive research, travel and industry support enables us to learn the latest industry developments that we are delighted to share with you at Smart Labels USA 2004. 

For more information:

Raghu Das
r.das@idtechex.com 
Email : info@idtechex.com 

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 813 703
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 812 400

Web: www.smartlabelsusa.com (conference site)
Web: www.idtechex.com (corporate site).

Summary of event:

Title: Smart Labels USA 2004
Topic: Focussing on the big picture: RFID, smart packaging and beyond
Date: March 17-18 2004 (optional workshops March 16 &amp; 19 2004)
Venue: Long Wharf Marriott, Boston, MA, USA
Web: www.smartlabelsusa.com
Organisers: IDTechEx (www.idtechex.com)
Email: info@idtechex.com
Tel: + 44 (0) 1223 813703]]></description>
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      <title>Smart Labels Europe 2003</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,664,664#msg-664</link>
      <author>Adele Willacy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Smart Labels Europe 2003 
Europe&amp;#65533;s largest conference on smart labels, 
including RFID, smart packaging and beyond

September 29-30, 2003 (Optional Workshops 1-2 October)
Churchill College, Cambridge, UK
[url]http://www.smartlabelseurope.com[/url]
Tel: + 44 (0) 1223 813703
Email: [email]info@idtechex.com[/email]

Europe&amp;#65533;s largest conference on smart labels including RFID, smart packaging and beyond will take place in Cambridge, UK.  

Hear about speciality tags including washable tags and how robust taggants have been added to textiles, inks, papers, metal surfaces, glass etc. Speak to the experts about automating the garment handling process.

Presenters from around the world include Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, NCR, Telecom Italia, Manchester Airport, National Library Board Singapore, Auto-ID Center, MeadWestvaco, The Dow Chemical Company, Tagsys, KSW Microtec and many more at Smart Labels Europe 2003. 

A two day conference dedicated to RFID, smart packaging and beyond. Users will discuss their needs and experiences. Presentations from leading suppliers will include case studies and technology developments announced for the first time. The event was sold out last year with over 230 delegates from 24 countries &amp;#65533; a list of registered delegates and companies is available at [url]http://www.smartlabelseurope.com[/url]

Smart Labels cover a huge spectrum of radically fast developing technologies and applications.  In 2007 the global radio frequency identification (RFID) market is expected to be $4 billion (Source: IDTechEx Market Research) with exponential growth and use thereafter.  The uses of the technology and their impact are tremendous - from improving supply chain efficiencies by a factor of ten to creating secure and more efficient airports, manufacturing and archiving.  Beyond identification only, RFID is being combined with sensors to monitor the condition and status of items, and enables new markets and consumer benefits. This conference covers all these opportunities.

Day one (Monday 29 September) focuses on end users, with topics including: achieving total asset visibility: users needs and experiences; RFID in action; and the potential and future for RFID and beyond.  Wal-Mart, the world&amp;#65533;s largest company will give their only European conference appearance and will report on their RFID developments and Hewlett-Packard will give Smart Labels Europe an exclusive insight into how they are using RFID.

Day two (Tuesday 30 September) is devoted to leading suppliers, such as: Magellan, Flint Ink, Muhlbauer, Tagsys, OATSystems, Infratab, Nanoplex, Transense, and the first public announcement of disposable moving coloured displays from The Dow Chemical Company.  Hear these companies present on chip RFID tag technology developments; developments in chip tag production; chip RFID system technology developments; chipless technology developments 


The IDTechEx workshops (three optional workshops on 1-2 October) are famous for combining world-class lectures and demonstrations with participative sessions.  Our panel of experts aims not only to teach you about the subject, but also focuses on the topics you wish to discuss by tailoring the sessions to your individual needs.  Bring your problems and share your experiences. The three workshops cover: The new RFID: Enormous new applications and new technologies; Smart Packaging: Smart Labels beyond RFID and EAS; and Implementing RFID: ROI challenges and paybacks.

The industry is now gearing up with large orders beginning to be placed: Smart Labels Europe 2003 is the ideal event to attend for industry intelligence, technology knowledge and networking

See [url]http://www.smartlabelseurope.com[/url] for full details or email Corinne Jennings at: [email]info@idtechex.com[/email] or call + 44 (0) 1223 813703. The conference is sponsored by Flint Ink, The Dow Chemical Company, Hewlett-Packard Muhlbauer and e.centre, and is organised by IDTechEx, a member of AIM, the Auto ID Center and other organisations. Our extensive travel and industry support enables us to learn the latest developments, which we are delighted to present to you at Smart Labels Europe 2003.]]></description>
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      <title>Re: warehouse logistics 2003</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,661,663#msg-663</link>
      <author>Martin Wölker</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Das Vortragsprogramm ist unter 
[url]http://www.warehouse-logistics.org/MAG03_2.pdf[/url]
bereit für den Download.

Martin Wölker]]></description>
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      <title>Coil Winding Expo, June 2003</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,662,662#msg-662</link>
      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello,

I just received an invitation for an exhibition, which may be of interest for LF (125 kHz) and HF (13,56 MHz) RFID user, the 

[center]Coil Winding, Insulation &amp; Electrical Manufacturing 
International Conference and Exhibition
[b]CWIEME 2003[/b][/center]

The exhibition takes place June 17-19, 2003 in Berlin, Germany and will be supported by three separate conferences this year.

Further information can be found at:
[url]http://coilwindingexpo.com/index.htm[/url]

With regards,
Klaus]]></description>
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      <title>warehouse logistics 2003</title>
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      <author>Dr. Martin Wölker</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[center]warehouse logistics 
Kongress für Warehousemanagement, Logistiksoftware und 
Identifikationssysteme mit angeschlossener Fachausstellung[/center]

1. + 2. Juli 2003 Westfalenhallen Dortmund

Der Kongress warehouse logistics 03 ist das Forum für Software und Hardware-Anbieter rund um die Logistik und Identifikationstechnik (ehem [url=http://www.smaid.de]SMAID[/url]). In den Dortmunder Westfalenhallen dreht sich am alles um intelligente Lösungen im Lager und entlang der Logistikkette. Die folgenden Themen stehen im Mittelpunkt:  Logistiksoftware 
#  Systeme zur Lagerverwaltung , LVS
#  automatische Identifikation, Auto-ID
#  myWMS Referenzsystem 
#  Mobile Datenerfassung
#  Lageroptimierung 
#  Logistiklösungen
# Warehouse Management, WMS

[url=http://www.warehouse-logistics.org]Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung[/url]]]></description>
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      <title>RFID Boot Camp, RFID-World, May 12-14, 2003</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,660,660#msg-660</link>
      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The RFID BootCamp is designed for both executives and engineers/IT managers to gain a ground-floor view of RFID technology, an overview of the business models for applications success in five industry sectors as well as educational sessions to help guide VARs and Systems Integrators in achieving real revenues and ROI, right now.

The RFID Boot Camp takes place on Monday, May 12, 2003 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center prior to RFID World, May 13-14, 2003.

See: [url]http://www.rfid-world.com/rfid/[/url] for more information

Klaus]]></description>
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      <title>Transponder Roadshow 2003 (German)</title>
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      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello,

German language user of the RFID-BB may be interested in the Transponder Roadshow 2003.
After two events, already held in January and February, two more events will be held in March (Munich) and Mai (Dresden).

Have a look at: [url]http://domains.euroforum.com/transponder-roadshow/[/url] for more details

Regards,
Klaus]]></description>
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      <title>Smart Labels USA 2003 update</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,658,658#msg-658</link>
      <author>Raghu Das (IDTechEx)</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hear from 30 speakers from 7 countries discussing their needs, experiences, case studies, technology and the future of RFID smart labels. A full day is dedicated to users, with speakers including Gillette, AstraZeneca, The US Navy, San Francisco International Airport, Procter &amp; Gamble, Scottish Courage Brewing, Lowe’s, IBM and a second day is devoted to leading suppliers such as SAP, Xerox, Savi Technology, Sun Microsystems, Infineon, ThingMagic and many more.

Smart Labels USA 2003 is anticipated to have over 200 delegates following last years sell-out with many already registered – see www.idtechex.com for the latest list of companies.

Smart Labels cover a huge spectrum of radically fast developing technologies and applications. In 2005 the global radio frequency identification (RFID) market is expected to be $5 billion (Source: IDTechEx Market Research) with exponential growth and use thereafter. The uses of the technology and their impact are tremendous - from improving supply chain efficiencies by a factor of ten to creating secure and more efficient airports, manufacturing and archiving. Beyond identification only, RFID is being combined with sensors to monitor the condition and status of items, and enables new markets and consumer benefits.

Smart Labels USA 2003 focuses on all these topics with users perspectives and experiences, case studies, technologies, challenges and the future. The industry is now gearing up with large orders beginning to be placed: this is the ideal event to attend for industry intelligence, technology knowledge and networking. See www.idtechex.com for full details or email info@idtechex.com or call + 44 (0) 1223 813703. The conference is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Avery Dennison, and is organised by IDTechEx, organisers the World’s largest conferences on smart labels.

Smart Labels USA 2003
March 25-26 (Optional workshop 24,27)
Marriott by MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
IDTechEx: www.idtechex.com
Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Avery Dennison]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:43:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>RFID Journal Live</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,657,657#msg-657</link>
      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[
The RFID-Journal has announced another RFID-conference, named RFID-Journal Live.
The event will take place on June 11-13, 2003 in Chicago.
Additional information can be found at: [url]http://www.rfidjournallive.com[/url]

With best regards,
Klaus]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:14:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Smart Labels USA 2003</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,656,656#msg-656</link>
      <author>Raghu Das</author>
      <description><![CDATA[IDTechEx hosts “Smart Labels USA 2003” Conference

Update: Speakers now include Lowe's, The US Navy, Procter &amp; Gamble, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Scottish Courage Brewing, IBM, Escort Memory Systems, Savi Technology, Parelec, Marks &amp; Spencer/Intellident, Pittsburgh Univeristy, MIT Media Lab and many more...

A conference focusing on smart labels, tickets, cards and source tagging, from IDTechEx, organisers of Smart Labels 2002 (Cambridge, UK – 238 delegates): the world's largest conference on low cost RFID. 

Smart Labels USA 2003, hosted by IDTechEx, a leading independent consultancy on low cost RFID, will present a comprehensive overview of radio frequency tagging, where the tag is cheap enough to be disposable or left on a product throughout its life. The emphasis will be on the capabilities of recently launched low cost RFID. The first day will concentrate primarily on major users – their needs and experience. Day two will cover new product announcements, case histories, and futuristic developments. 

Optional workshops (24,27 March) will be targeted at delegates’ specific interests, and will provide an in-depth interactive forum. The workshops will cover &quot;RFID&quot;, &quot;Smart Packaging: smart labels beyond EAS and RFID&quot;, and &quot;Implementing RFID&quot;. The conference itself will be held at the Marriott by MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on 25 and 26 March 2003. See www.idtechex.com for details.

Presentations from leading users will cover details of their experiences or needs with low cost RFID in industries such as postal services, fast moving consumer goods, transport, pharmaceuticals, retailing and more. Details of the latest trials of Smart Labels will be announced – with their results, as will case studies, and experience can be shared. Presentations will include the global market size and potential of RFID, along with exciting new products exclusively announced for the first time. Speakers include The US Navy, Scottish Courage Brewing, Sun Microsystems, SAP, IBM, Parelec, Marks &amp; Spencer/Intellident, Lowe's, Procter &amp; Gamble and many more. See www.idtechex.com for full details, and register early for an early bird discount.]]></description>
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      <title>ID WORLD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND EXPO</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,655,655#msg-655</link>
      <author>Klaus Finkenzeller</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The [b]ID WORLD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND EXPO[/b] on advanced automatic identification and data collection technologies will take place in Milan (Italy) November 20th to 22nd 2002, in the heart of BIAS (November 19th to 23rd), this year's largest industrial automation exhibition in the world, now at its 30° edition.

A series of seminars on state-of-the-art auto ID systems and solutions will present market and technology trends, case studies, and the latest applications.

[url]http://www.idworldonline.com/[/url]

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      <title>Smart Labels 2002 Conference Review</title>
      <link>http://rfid-handbook.de/forum/read.php?6,654,654#msg-654</link>
      <author>Raghu Das</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Some impressions of Smart Labels 2002
www.idtechex.com

This conference in Cambridge, UK September 4, 5, increased to 238 delegates and 24 countries represented this year. By request, the subject was expanded beyond Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to include responsive labels using inks, laminates or electronics for brand enhancement and diagnostics. These were covered in a small minority of the lectures and in one of the two tutorials on the third day. However, the main interest remains RFID because it has taken over from Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) (mainly anti-theft tags) as the largest market and it will remain dominant for the foreseeable future. Also see www.idtechex.com for the full review.

RFID promises to penetrate most spheres of human activity and every year this is illustrated by the widening allegiances of delegates. This time it included those in oil, mining, chemical, retail, brewing, liquor, gems, the military, the air industry, confectionery, cash machines, tyres, photographic, shoes, buses, trains, homecare products, white goods, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, postal and courier services, car parking, metering and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacture. As usual, the semi-end users such as paper, packaging, printing and label manufacturers were present to enhance their intellectual property and move up market. Tag and equipment suppliers were again strongly represented but a new trend was a widening of attendance from the chip manufacturers such as Intel, Philips, Atmel, Texas Instruments and Hitachi, and the software and systems integration companies. There were venture capitalists from Switzerland (Etech), Finland (NokiaVentures), the UK (Gateway, AVCP) and Germany (Deutsche Post Ventures). Even the British Cabinet Office sent a representative.

Peter Harrop of IDTechEx gave a view of smart labels in 2010. Despite near tenfold increase in the RFID market, much of the mix would be the same with EAS growing slowly and the majority of RFID tags being passive (no battery) and strong sales of both read-only and read-write versions. However, the share of chipless RFID versions would rise, possibly from today’s 2.5% to up to 30% if they receive strong backing because of their low cost and other attributes. Indeed, chipless polymer electronics should be achieving substantial sales by 2010, not least for their brand enhancement, and roll-to-roll silicon film transistor circuits may also be viable. In RFID, the choice of frequencies will not narrow but will widen beyond today’s popular 13.56MHz and around 130KHz to include substantial sales at UHF and 2.45GHz. Multi-frequency, multi-protocol readers will be successful as a consequence.

The GTAG and Internet of Things concept of tagging vehicles, consumables and expensive products, packages and even airline bags should be successful with perhaps 20 billion tags being applied yearly but only a small proportion of FMCG would be tagged because, in the view of IDTechEx, that calls for a satisfactory tag costing under one cent and unprecedented investment by retailers and suppliers.

Nonetheless, supply chain management will become the biggest market for RFID. Behind that, anti-counterfeiting will become important, including in banknotes. Beyond EAS and RFID, IDTechEx sees a possible one billion dollar plus market for diagnostic/brand enhancement labels emerging particularly in healthcare and FMCG.

Trevor Peirce of DHL emphasised how RFID could leverage this major courier company’s customer-oriented approach where heavy IT and communications investment is already in place. Today’s track and trace with barcodes is not seen as reliable or scaleable. Disposable passive ‘numberplate’ tags, initially for regular customers, are a better alternative that automates additional data capture and control. DHL plans to use them on all 140 million shipments per year by 2005. Target price is 20 cents. The barcode legacy system will be retained. Active tags with 100 metres range are potentially useful with air containers for near real-time positioning and they can leverage GPS and active communications tracking, even including temperature near real-time reporting.

Udo Baumann of Electrolux described smart refrigerators, freezers and cabinets in development for commercial use where disposable passive RFID on the food is one of the enabling technologies leading to lower costs, better service and improved safety. This forms part of the Electrolux Intelligent Kitchen System. Facilities include automated warning of expired food and reordering. Advantages include less fixed assets, reduced stock, controlled warehousing, just-in-time delivery of fresh foods, less storage space and energy consumption, total stock visibility, less waste, less staff time. There is comprehensive data capture for system optimisation. Even if this concept does not penetrate the private home, just the commercial restaurant application must create a demand of at least hundreds of millions of tags yearly, in our opinion. Target tag price is not more than 3% of the food price.

Neco Can of major retailer The Gap said that they seek increased sales, not just cost reduction, using RFID. His trials tag apparel and its packaging. Paybacks are legion, from reduced operator error to time-saving, store visibility at the unit level, optimal stocking and automated inventory recording. Smart shelves are of interest, eg to increase sales from reduced stockouts. The Gap seeks to replace fully EAS tags with RFID and enable the EAS function on more units with identification of loss at the unit level for the first time. The Gap considers RFID to be a proven technology with solid financial justifications for item level tagging at perhaps 10-20 cents per tag and near 100% accuracy of read-write in inventory and distribution applications. However, standards need to solidify: The Gap will roll out one system globally.

Mark Percival of NCP saw similarities between The Gap retailers and his car parking business, the biggest in the UK (over 180,000 bays), in optimising the utilisation of limited space. To increase bay utilisation, he targets £10-50 per bay for RFID or some Bluetooth or similar system.

Julian Boles of the British Gemmological Institute described a need for millions of securely written RFID on or with gems, meteorites and other collectibles, for authentication. Ideally they should store at least a photograph and ID number.

Graham Miller, of Scottish Courage Breweries, by contrast, described four years of experience in tracking beer kegs with RFID at 20cms range (later 30cms) to reduce theft, costs and loss. Nine million containers are used in the UK beer pool, valued at $450 million. Losses are $20 million yearly. Read-write Philips chips are used with 1.8 million SCB containers tagged at a system cost of $12 million. Thirty million movements have been tracked. Container losses have been halved, cycle time improved by four days, and “buying out” reduced 90% in tenanted estate, resulting in 6% increase in sales. Unofficial supply chains have been located and curtailed. Several quality issues were solved using the new traceability. These data have even been accepted in court cases. However, equipment robustness and employee training are challenges.

Michael Choong of Iris Technologies described their new 30,000 metre state-of-the-art facility and the RFID smart passports and other products it produces. The RFID records ID and biometric – fingerprint in Malaysia and photo where this is unacceptable. Already 4.2 million electronic passports have been issued and 8 million will be reached in 2005. They are autochecked in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Myanmar. The Myanmar passport uses the technology. They seek to exploit the intellectual property in shelf products, library books, parcels, etc. They can record photographs onto air baggage tags and Malaysia will adopt this system.

Michael Barjansky of the Paris bus/train system RATP described its first successful use of RFID smart tickets. ASK makes these and Schlumberger supplies reader gates. Portable readers use an Inside contactless coupler and a pocket PC. Over 7000 tickets were handled in under 6 weeks with 98% success. However, many customers do not realise that you do not put it in a slot but hold it near the reader as with the contactless smart card. More intuitive graphics are sought. Sixty million smart tickets will be bought yearly.
Helen Duce, Auto ID Center Europe, described how The Internet of Things is becoming real with cases tagged with simple numberplate RFID moving across 8 states of the US, interrogated on the Internet. Wal-Mart, Gillette, Procter &amp; Gamble, and other sponsors of the Auto-ID centres are involved. Trials will soon take place in Europe and Asia too. Sponsors now number over 50, with strong representation from FMCG manufacturers and retailers but the US Postal Service and others are also involved, including a wide range of potential suppliers of services and hardware. Hundreds of thousands of low cost readers and trillions of RFID tags will be needed. Policy on standards is to shun ISO and create their own de facto standard, said Helen. This will be available at the end of 2003.

Paul Groves of Miyake said that the RFID scene in Japan is defying the recession with many air baggage trials and installed road tolling schemes. NTT is putting RFID in cellphones to pay for things etc. Radio laws have eased somewhat from being among the world’s most restrictive, so ranges are now tens of centimetres in more cases. Miyake has sold 2.45 GHz $8 chip tags with anticollision for call centres and car parks, and their chipless swept RF (LC array) tags are used for auto payment of prepacked food in 40 cafeterias (40,000 tags so far). Thirty foot (ie shoe) key access systems have employed 20,000 tags so far, mainly for the disoriented elderly. Their electronic white cane has the reader in the cane and tags in the floor in seven installations such as city halls, triggering spoken navigational information. Auto rejection of unauthorised printer cartridges by computer printers is being developed.

Die-cut EAS antennas are made at 20-30 m/min and are highly resistant to detuning. Layered circuits are possible and RFID applications are envisaged.

Martin Damen of RIGO, The Netherlands gave thoughts on retrofitting RFID onto goods likely to be stolen. A first success is RFID tagged bicycles – there are 17.8 million bicycles in The Netherlands. Some new bicycles are tagged by methods supported by the police. However, it is proving tough to get the government or industry interested let alone to coordinate such programmes with other applications and paybacks from RFID. Undaunted, RIGO is trying to get insurance companies to at least set up a common database.

Trevor Crotch-Harvey of Innovision discussed potentially large business in RFID for healthcare, theme parks and logistics. In healthcare, single use or limited use of consumables can be guaranteed. Extensive supply chain and asset traceability can be ensured and decontamination/sterilisation can be tracked. Product authentication/disposable handshaking can be ensured, and patients can be tracked. Mistakes cost lives. Solutions were illustrated.

In theme parks, particularly water parks, many people do not carry money so the parks lose impulse purchases. In the US alone, 425 million people visit theme parks yearly. An Innovision smart wristband costing under 20 cents was demonstrated to solve the problem (one dollar for a locating version). The company also has a virtual queuing system. In logistics, Innovision described an active RFID + sensor solution for track, trace and monitoring transportation of perishable product packages. Tamper evidence and condition monitoring is also possible. Some of the Innovision products sounded similar to ones made by Tagsys, Technopuce, KSW Microtech and so on, but Innovision seems to be unusually skilled in removing cost.

Hap Patterson saw access and asset control as the main ongoing applications of low frequency chip RFID and rental and library as the main future of 13.56MHz tags. UHF was seen as the emerging winner for long range and supply chains outside Japan, but 2.45MHz was felt to have worldwide application for supply chain retail and rental. Sensormatic does not therefore back a single frequency. It is offering a combined EAS and RFID with double tags. Hap expects most vehicle tags to be active RFID. When Sensormatic RFID tagged 5500 video rental products, inventory labour was reduced by 85% and various processes were faster. When Sensormatic tagged 2000 items of apparel, inventory labour dropped 87% and other benefits accrued.

Jean Cooper Moran of the British Post Office (Consignia) said that postal services would be using RFID far more in future. She gave an example where the cost of ownership of the RFID system was projected at £2.2 million vs £30 million for the barcode alternative!

Mark Gillett toured an impressively wide range of applications and paybacks for their RFID chips from the production of Toyota cars and Dell Computers to libraries and video rental. In postal services he showed how the Italian Mail is particularly active, from tracking mail bags to fast tracking priority mail. Most commonly he sees RFID as part of a management information system. He recommends four stages for a successful RFID project:

	Understand – be aware how little people know eg about limitations
	Test and prove
	Pilot
	Roll out.

He counsels that there is not one frequency ideal for all high volume applications. In addition, UHF is banned in Japan and 2.45GHz can only be used at short range in Europe. So far, most applications employ ranges between 20cms and 1.5 metres.

Mike Marsh of Trolley Scan described his frequency agile UHF tag system capable of 1000 at a time anticollision and combined EAS and RFID functionality.

Peck Hui Lim gave a sparkling presentation of activities in Singapore. They have 10 million books RFID tagged, more than anywhere else in the world and enabling automated stock check, auto check in and out, EAS and even 24-hour book return through automats. Tagging exam scripts sharply increased productivity. ATM cleaning and fault reporting uses RFID for deskilling and improved service. RFID on concrete building blocks records provenance. Rifles are tagged but there is a challenge to read RFID at EAS gates and they have not yet decided whether to use 13.56MHz or UHF. The Singapore EZLink card for trains and buses facilitates 4 million trips per day, lowering costs, increasing data capture for optimisation of the space. RFID cards are used in retail, payphones and school canteens and jewellery tagging is on trial for stocktaking, security and supply chain. RFID captures time and distance in athletics and acts as a souvenir. Passports will be RFID tagged. Applications will include in warehouses alongside barcodes, delivery trucks, transit passenger tagging in airports for image, impression etc, frequent flyer fast tracking etc. Her company Tumity has a low-cost reader and it tackles total projects as well. She counsels against too much emphasis on tag price because return on investment and total cost of ownership are usually more important and customer satisfaction is paramount.

Cliff Horwitz gave good advice on progressing RFID schemes without waiting for the standards soup to solidify. He showed how to future-proof closed (single service provider) schemes so that they can become open – ie larger – schemes later as standards evolve. Open scaleable architecture is essential, preferably that anticipates new protocols, extensions and interfaces. Samsys covers the three popular frequency ranges today and 2.45GHz soon.

Ravi Pappu of ThingMagic described how they embed computing in everyday, cost-sensitive products. Custom RFID systems are made. At the encouragement of MIT Auto-ID Center, they are working on a multi-protocol HF and UHF reader. He says that RFID systems must provide insights not just data, this being possible with agent-like processing. In their readers, they separate band modules from protocol modules but they can do multiple protocols and frequencies at the same time. Scaleable, low-cost readers are being developed.

Clinton Hartmann of RFSAW has progressed his new Surface Acoustic Wave RFID devices leveraging the cost reduction resulting from the 4-5 billion non-RFID SAW devices consumed yearly in the world today. Because of the ultra-low power consumption, many metres range is achievable globally using 2.45GHz, something not currently achievable with silicon chip. The microwave frequency means very small antennas, fast data transfer and, if needed, location using a beam. By contrast, he noted that most silicon chip tags are not only banned in some parts of the world for long range at certain frequencies but give short battery life in handheld readers and problems of interface between readers and other wireless equipment. Indeed it adds cost to both tags and readers. Contrary to popular opinion, there are several ways a SAW tag can be read when several are in the reader field (anticollision). RFSAW tags are being trialled by the Auto-ID Center. Sensing loaded pallets, the RFSAW system has both anticollision and positioning. Despite being at the same frequency, the tags can even work when on top of working 8oz.llb (or presumably Bluetooth) devices while allowing them to work too – so much for the argument that 2.45GHz is an excessively busy frequency.

Chris Richardson of Siemens Roke Manor Research described his motion-powered RFID microtags which need neither illumination with radio waves nor a battery. Selected ‘particles’ colliding generate 50mW or more of radio hash at very high frequencies. The pulses are below one nanosecond (1-30GHz peaks) so range is 100 metres or so and positioning is to 3cm. The tag is about a 1mm cube at present. Different numbers and sizes of particles give different frequencies. He envisages uses on trolley wheels, valuable assets in shops etc. Tag cost is around 0.15 cents. Lifetime is “indefinite” and it is “rugged”. Transmission licences are “probably” not needed. He said that it is “possible” that a laminar version could be made. Roke does not fully understand that process but will license immediately to any interested parties.

Richard Fletcher of MIT MediaLabs showed how the most popular chipless tag – the LC array (swept RF) – can be further miniaturised and cost reduced by getting up to 10 bits per element instead of one. One method is to have overlapping insulated laminar coils that therefore have distributed capacitance. He feels that his advances do not necessarily provide a 1 metre range 64 bit tag of realistic size for well under one cent in billions so he does not promote it for tagging all FMCG with The Internet of Things but most of this can potentially be achieved. His distributed LC structures can even enhance dumb chip tags in his view.

Checkpoint has 72% (3.5 billion yearly) of the world market for LC array (swept RF) EAS, so it was appropriate that they spoke next. Over 52% of EAS installations are swept RF globally. They have an RFID version and promote an EAS chipless to chip RFID route. Checkpoint achieves more than one bit per element by interference between elements but, as with Richard Fletcher’s technique, range is compromised. Applications are being trialled in pharmacies (what moved, what has expired etc) and retail (smart shelves etc). It is about 24 bits and a few cm range with no anticollision and sweeping 8-20MHz. They are expanding 8.2MHz LC capacity to 8 billions yearly.

Dan Lawrence of Flint Ink saw a different future based on printed transistor circuits. Appropriate inks are being developed with nanoparticles, polymers, active molecules and additives. Potentially, 45 million electronic components per second could be made with conventional printing machines. A standard sheet of paper could have 12kB memory or 100 RFID transistor circuits. He showed working hybrid tags on paper (chips plus RT Circuit’s antenna).

Andrew Jackson of Sherwood Technology described smart label technology using “magic” inks such as patches that change colour to show if you are about to get sunburn, matched to skin type, and time temperature indicators and sterilisation indicators (gamma say, ethox etc). Their unique Laserscribe process can be used to apply specialist inks and patterns.

Chris Coomber of QinetiQ, a 9000 person spin-off from the UK military, described his additive metal deposition process aimed at RFID antennas etc, which is low cost even in low volume. QinetiQ has micro electromechanical machines (MEMs) that sense many parameters even in extreme environments. 

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