Welcome to RFID Product News Reader, published by RFID Product News. This e-newsletter will keep you current with the latest news in the RFID industry, covering new products, whitepapers, and more. In this issue:

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AdvantaPure's Gamma-Radiation Resistant, Read/Write RFID Tag
AdvantaPure releases the GammaTag™, the first read/write RFID tag that can safely be sterilized by gamma radiation. It provides reliable electronic identification for components used in critical process industries such as pharmaceutical, bioprocess/biomedical, food and beverage, and medical device. [more]

WJ's Next Generation Multi-Protocol UHF RFID Modules Offer Worldwide Coverage
WJ Communications announces the WJR 7000 line—the next generation of WJ's state-of-the-art modules. The WJR 7000 modules are designed to support full one-watt Gen 2 Dense Reader spectrum, fast data rate of 240 KHz, and worldwide operation capability. These modules are targeted for North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets and will enable customers to adapt superior RFID functionality and worldwide UHF capability in handhelds, printers, forklift readers, portal readers, and other mobile devices. [more]

Korea Attracts Major RFID Business Initiatives
LS Industrial will create and distribute a complete RFID solution in Korea, incorporating Impinj's Speedway reader platform and Monza Gen 2 tag chips, which are currently used by large consumer goods companies in North American retail and distribution. Also, Alien Technology announces its Asia headquarters based in Songdo, Korea, where it plans to invest up to $10 million to develop sales, distribution, marketing, and manufacturing capabilities. [more]

Whitepaper: Texas Instruments' "RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure: A Common Ground Approach for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Safety."
Development of a new Item-Level Tagging (ILT) standard is underway. This paper proposes requirements for ILT deployment and lays the foundation for a Tag Data Security Infrastructure (TDSI) for these initiatives. It defines the key deliverables and outlines the requirements of this ’Äúcommon ground’Äù approach. The TDSI is designed to expand and unify the industry's information technology ecosystem by incorporating both centralized and decentralized deployment options. [more]

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