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Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport, has selected Intermec, the leading RFID and supply chain technology vendor to supply an RFID and barcode system for the airport's Cargo Free Zone. The Suvarnabhumi Airport, the hub of central air traffic for ...

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. that supplier of office supplies, business machines, office furniture and business services in Canada, Staples Business Depot, will install AbsoluteSKY’s intelliTRACKER RFID-based product suite at Canadian store....

This is a roundup of recent RFID news and views. The ROI of RFIDWhile many small vendors cannot use the volume of RFID tags to make the ROI (Return on Investment) worthwhile, some companies are finding it. A trailer dealership...

This is a roundup of recent RFID-related news and views. Tracking Steel ThyssenKrupp Steel has managed to run a successful test on a thousand tagged steel slabs using EPC UHF RFID tags. The slabs were shipped from Brazil to Germany...

An RFID data management middleware solution has been developed by RFID which enables companies to gather and analyze data collected by RFID tags from different locations. Called the WebSphere RFID Premises Server V6.0, it is aimed at distribution,...

It’s an alternative to RFID passport system, which has raised a furious debate throughout the USA. The primary aim of RFID-enabled driving license is to ensure security at our border areas without obstructing trade and tourism, the Washington government...

It is yet another achievement of RFID. The Australian Defense Force (ADF) has embraced RFID technology to track the supplies it delivers to the Middle East countries and also in its own country.According to media reports, the ADF has shipped its...

A developer of award winning MarkMagic Bar Code Labels, RFID tags and Forms software for the IBM System i server, CYBRA Corporation has launched EdgeMagic Integrated RFID Control Software for the IBM System i at the RFID World 2007...

Radio Frequency Identification, popularly called as RFID, is an automatic identification technique that makes use of RFID tags.  Data is stored and retrieved using RFID tags or transponders. Basically, an RFID tag is an item or a device that can be affixed to a product to identify it with the help of radio waves. Tags can also be embedded in a person or an animal to know about its whereabouts. Tags and tag readers, transponders, transceivers, transmitters and receivers, middleware or application software are some of the commonly known and broadly used components of an RFID system.

Basics of RFID

RFID, a relatively new technology compared to Barcode, uses radio frequency waves to detect and identify a particular item. The technology essentially involves a small tag or chip which can be mounted or attached on the item which needs to be tracked. The tag holds data which identifies the item and may also give some basic description of it. The other part of the system is the Tag Reader. Tag transmits information in form of radio waves which are read by the readers. Transponders, Antenna and computer software forms other parts of the whole system. RFID tags are available in two varieties; Active tags and Passive tags.