RFID Product News Number 84
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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:

 
INTERMEC

jpg Confidex Introduces UHF RFID Label for Returnable Plastic Containers
A specially designed RFID label, Confidex Carrier™, provides a new vision for asset tracking applications. [more]

gif New Nordic ID Handheld Computer with Advanced Cross Dipole and RFID Features
Nordic ID announces the release of a new handheld UHF RFID computer that offers outstanding UHF RFID performance thanks to a novel antenna solution. [more]

Alien Technology® Introduces Intelligent Tag Radar™ Software to Enable New Applications for RFID
A new reader software, available as of June 30, is the first RFID reader software to provide comprehensive information about the position and direction of UHF RFID tags in addition to the contents of the tag memory. [more]

gif RFID World Preview
The sixth annual RFID World 2008 event addresses critical industry and consumer requirements with demonstrable vertical-market RFID solutions including food safety, healthcare, and transportation “Industry Solution Tracks.” [more]

VDC Report: NFC: Not a Near-Term Opportunity, But Expect Triple-Digit Growth
Venture Development Corporation reports that Near Field Communication adoption is slow today but predicts that it will grow annually to exceed $877 million in revenues by 2012. [more]

gif Whitepaper: Texas Instruments: The Advantages of FRAM-Based Smart ICs for Next Generation Government Electronic IDs
This paper details the advantages of embedded FRAM memory for smart ICs in contrast to the traditional memory technologies used in many e-passport and government ID programs today. [more]


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