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NIST identifies RFID security threats

That National Institute of Standards and Technology released a report that advises organizations that use radio frequency identification to evaluate security and privacy risks associated with the technology.

Medical center uses RFID to track esophageal reflux

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has developed a system that uses electrical impulses to track esophageal reflux. The wireless monitoring system uses radio frequency identification technology combined with impedance monitoring, which tracks …

Business supply company to deploy RFID software suite

The Staples Business Depot, a Canadian supplier of office supplies and business services, will install AbsoluteSKY’s intelliTRACKER RFID-based software suite in one of its stores. Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, which partners with AbsoluteSKY on retail …

RFID skin patches aid patient monitoring

Gentag and The CORE Institute will develop and market RFID skin patches for medical applications, the companies announced. The technology platform uses RFID-enabled cell phones, PDAs or wireless laptops that allow remote monitoring by physicians and …

Restaurant chain uses RFID to track sushi

Blue C Sushi implemented radio frequency identification, or RFID, systems from Intermec and business-process technology from Microsoft to track its food and automatically calculate customers’ bills. The restaurants are based on the concept of kaiten …

Fire-mapping RFID system unveiled

Telepathx developed a radio frequency identification (RFID), fire-mapping sensor that will alert fire brigades within 2 minutes of a fire’s ignition. The TPX-VRF sensor is part of a terrestrial-based, geospatial mapping system that reports real-time …

RFID privacy issues loom large

Despite security improvements, data is at risk

Intel bundles Reva Systems developer kit with RFID chip

Radio frequency identification, or RFID, provider Reva Systems announced that its low-level, RFID reader protocol developers’ kit and test tool will be provided to vendors who purchase Intel’s R1000 radio chip. …

NIST reports on RFID security

That National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, released a report today that advises manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, federal agencies and other organizations that use radio frequency identification (RFID) to evaluate security and …

RFID pharmaceutical tracking system announced

Blue Vector Systems yesterday announced a pharmaceutical edition of its RFID automation platform for item-level tracking and authentication systems specifically for manufacturers, distributors and retailers who need to authenticate drug pedigrees as …

News

NIST identifies RFID security threats

Medical center uses RFID to track esophageal reflux

Business supply company to deploy RFID software suite

RFID skin patches aid patient monitoring

Restaurant chain uses RFID to track sushi

Fire-mapping RFID system unveiled

RFID privacy issues loom large

Intel bundles Reva Systems developer kit with RFID chip

NIST reports on RFID security

RFID pharmaceutical tracking system announced

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