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Philippines puts brakes on vehicle RFID plan
News Public uproar compels Land Transportation Office to indefinitely postpone country's multi-million dollar project to install RFID devices in vehicles.
Tags: RFID, Privacy, Local Government, RFID tag, Plan, IT infrastructure, Information Technology, RFID chip, U.S. Department of Transportation, Rep.
Asian postal agencies dip feet in RFID
News Four postal administrations in Asia are among 21 agencies participating in a worldwide trial to improve service delivery using radio frequency identification.
Tags: RFID, Business applications, Asia, Monitoring System, Singapore, QoS, Finland, e-mail, agency, point-of-sale
RFID privacy code useful in Asia
News Industry watchers welcome privacy assessments and greater transparency, but warn that costs of adhering to guidelines may be passed on to consumers.
Tags: RFID, Privacy, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Asia, RFID Tag, European Union, Privacy, Singapore
RFID tagging tech gets EU privacy code
News The European Commission has issued guidelines for the use of RFID technology to reassure the public that privacy and personal data will be safeguarded.
Tags: Privacy, RFID, RFID Tag, Chip, Privacy, Europe, tagging, RFID chip, member state, data protection
Transport firm to use RFID to track spare parts
News Singapore public transport operator SMRT, engages TCM RFID to install warehouse inventory management system based on radio frequency identification technology.
Tags: RFID, Inventory management, Communications, Supplier, Inventory Management, Singapore, managing director, radio, RFID, Michael
S'pore Nissan facility goes RFID
News update Nissan's exclusive Singapore distributor cuts car storage and retrieval time from 24 to two hours using radio frequency identification in new integrated hub.
Tags: RFID, Infrastructure/architecture management, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Inventory Management, Wireless, Singapore, Storage, RFID chip, chairman, radio
RFID has role protecting human health
Insight Alongside collaborative tools, radio frequency identification can help manage emergency efforts such as recall of contaminated food and notification of affected parties.
Tags: RFID, RFID Tag, GPS, Standards, tagging, performance, food, audit, supply chain, collaboration
Taking the classical approach to security
Insight newsmaker RSA chief scientist Ari Juels explains why classical literature has a place in IT security, and what to make of security in radio frequency identification.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, RFID, Security, Backup, Chip, Archiving, EMC Corp.
Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
News Three just-published patent applications hint at company's future plans, but it is not clear when the features will be built into iPhones or other Apple devices.
Tags: Patents, Network infrastructure, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Authentication, Patent, RFID, Touch Screen, keyboard, Apple iPhone
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News Every new phone sold a year from now will have two-way, bio-directional radio frequency identification communication, says Ericsson vice president of systems architecture.
Tags: RFID, Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Chip, GPS, phone, credit card company, credit card, Ericsson Inc.
PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins
News Open source database management software update is released with a focus on better tools for admin and monitoring.
Tags: Open source, Business Strategies & Functions, Database management, Network administration/implementation, Strategic analysis, Forrester Research Inc., Open-source Database, RFID, Database, PostgreSQL
IEEE pact to foster development of patent pools
News Technical standards developer IEEE is collaborating with Via Licensing to encourage intellectual-property holders to form patent pools.
Tags: Patents, Patent Pool, RFID, IP, IEEE Standard, intellectual property, business development, News.com, blog, collaboration
What happens when the Internet gets physical?
News How tools such as RFID secure real world will force rethink of IT security implementation, as such devices will mean Internet takes on "physical dimension", says expert.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Cloud computing, RFID, Authentication, Security, Mobile, IT Security, Cell Phone, Storage
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News Brain activity scanners and heart rate sensors are among the next generation of biometric security devices being developed by the EU.
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Sensor, Scanner, RFID, European Union, voice recognition, computer, RFID chip, microphone
India's logistics sector to up IT spend
News Overall growth of India's logistics players is set to boost IT spending by a 20 percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years, according to study.
Tags: Supply chain, Supply chain management (SCM), India, IT-spending, RFID, logistics industry, Supply chain, Indian Logistics Industry, CIO, information technology
