RFID NewsRFID News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.GRIFS Issues Interim Report- July 15, 2008 The Global RFID Interoperability Forum for Standards held its first open meeting, which included a document that outlines proposals for an ongoing database of standards and discusses some key issues that need ...http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/grifs-issues-interim-report?fromrss=1 Banking Interest Climbs for RFID, Spurs Standards- July 15, 2008 RFID interest is rising in the financial industry, which recently launched an initiative to develop standards to facilitate adoption.http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/banking-interest-climbs-for-rfid-spurs-standards?fr... ThingMagic Raises $9.5 Million- July 15, 2008 CEO Tom Grant says the latest round of funding will help the company continue to develop custom RFID solutions and UHF passive-tag readers for specific applications.http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/thingmagic-raises-9-5-million?fromrss=1 Maple Leaf may adorn 'enhanced' Quebec driver's permit- July 14, 2008 The new "permis de conduire plus," Quebec's enhanced driver's licence, will probably bear a Canadian flag to signify that the card is also proof of Canadian citizenship.http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/maple-leaf-may-adorn-enhanced-quebec-drivers-permit... RFID Tracking Allows Prisons to More Closely Monitor Inmates- July 14, 2008 One of the nation's largest correctional institutions is spending $3.3 million to install an RFID inmate tracking system to track and monitor over 2,000 of its inmates-making it the largest installation of RFID ...http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/rfid-tracking-allows-prisons-to-more-closely-monito... 400 live RFID installations and rising- July 13, 2008 Intellident has announced the successful sign-off of its 400th live installation of RFID.http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/400-live-rfid-installations-and-rising?fromrss=1 Challenges Facing U.S. RFID Companies in Global Marketplace to be...- July 13, 2008 WASHINGTON, July 11 IEEE-RFID-tech-event WASHINGTON , PRNewswire-USNewswire -- The following media advisory is being released by IEEE-USA: WHAT : A congressional briefing, "Making Dollars and Sense: U.S. ...http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/challenges-facing-u-s-rfid-companies-in-global-mark... GS1 Canada Revamps RFID Policy Forum- July 13, 2008 The updated forum will work to encourage discussion about all aspects of RFID-based electronic business processes, as well as provide the public with facts and research.http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/gs1-canada-revamps-rfid-policy-forum?fromrss=1 Reader's response to scare about RFID use in healthcare- July 12, 2008 Late last month, we reported on a study by University of Amsterdam researchers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggesting that the use of radio frequency identification in hospitals ...http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/readers-response-to-scare-about-rfid-use-in-healthc... Commercialization of RFID Technologies Is Resulting in Reduced Costs...- July 12, 2008 Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "RFID Software Market 2007-2010" report to their offering.http://www.topix.net/tech/rfid/2008/07/commercialization-of-rfid-technologies-is-resulting... |