Welcome To RFIDANDU
Consider RFIDANDU your personal RFID information resource. RFIDANDU was
born out of concern that the average consumer and potential RFID vendors were drown
in a sea of misinformation about the potential and compabilities of competing RFID
technologies. Several manufacturers and developers of leading RFID products
and solutions, have determined through interactions with customers and at the suggestion
of customers that there was a market need for accurate information on various RFID
technologies particularly the UHF Generation 2 protocol, from a technical and strategic
aspect.
What's New
EPCGlobal launch comsumer awareness web site
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc. (GAO RFID) has announced
the availability of a rugged and compact passive UHF RFID tag which
performs extremely reliable in generally tough environments around liquids,
metals and other RF unfriendly conditions.
Moscow Metro began trials using RFID-based ticketing systems to
improve process efficiency.
Retailers in India and Brazil experimented with RFID
to
gain a competitive
edge within their supply chains.
What's Up Lately
Beware Of Catch Phase Headlines
The Popular catch phrase can be very dangerous when dealing with RFID news today. Media
outlets are all vying for the public attention, as a result it is not a surprise
that recent headlines that suggests Wal Mart RFID efforts are waning, and that the
pharmaceutical lobby unrealistic expectation in using RFID to combat counterfeit
drug, may be the poison pill that kills the technology.Full story
AIM Global Joins Forces with World’s Top RFID Solution Providers to Launch
Recognizing the need in the marketplace to dramatically increase positive public
perception of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, AIM Global, the
worldwide industry association and advocate for supporting innovation and growth
in automatic identification and mobility technologies, today announced it has launched
an aggressive and proactive RFID outreach initiative in the United States to educate
the general public and policy makers about the myriad consumer benefits of RFID
technologies. The campaign will also provide relevant, timely examples of consumer-oriented
RFID applications, dispel myths promoting public concern about the technology, and
correct inaccuracies and misperceptions about the usage of RFID in society today.Full Story
Wal Mart RFID Gaining Traction
At the RFID Journal LIVE 2007 conference in Canada held this week in Toronto, several retailers and product suppliers give updates about the benefits they're reaping from RFID. Nicole O'Connor,Wal-Mart Canada's director of information systems, provided a progress report on her company's RFID deployment.This report may help take away some of the recent misinformation in the press about Wal Mart RFID efforts. Full Story
ISO and EPCglobal STandard
ISO/IEC 18000-7:2007 defines the air interface for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices operating as an active RF tag in the 433 MHz band used in item management applications. The purpose of ISO/IEC 18000-7:2007 is to provide a common technical specification for RFID devices that may be used by ISO committees developing RFID application standards ISO & EPCglobal Standard
The Dollar Chest and its six franchisees are using the technology to improve order accuracy and visibility into available stock. Full Story