http://rfidtimes.org Radio frequency identification news and commentary. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:35:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the past few months I have been scouting for places around the globe where RFID would have a good opportunity to expand its wings. One such continent is Africa which presents innumerable opportunities for this technology to create an impact over there. It is experiencing a change in the ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/02/africa-a-land-of-innumerable-opportunities-for-rfid-industry.html Venue: Swissôtel Düsseldorf, Germany Website: www.supplychainawards.com Date: 14th May 2008 Forming the focal point of this year’s SCL Europe 2008 summit, the leading supply chain and logistics professionals from all over the globe are gathering for the inaugural European Supply Chain Distinction Awards. Visit www.supplychainawards.com for full details With nominees and winners independently chosen by ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/02/european-supply-chain-distinction-awards-2008.html Event: European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 2008 Date: 13th, 14th and 15th May 2008 Location: Swissôtel Düsseldorf, Germany Contact Name: Oliver Sloane Contact email: oliver.sloane@wtgevents.com Contact Phone: 44 (0) 207 202 7558 Website: www.supplychain.eu.com Company: World Trade Group Event Description Taking place from the 13th to 15th May 2008, SCL Europe 2008 will bring together ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/02/european-supply-chain-and-logistics-summit-2008.html The European Commission (EC) is trying to set things straight with the RFID technology and therefore it has turned up with a draft stating the recommendations as to how data and applications supported by RFID could be protected. EC has been requesting general public and the industry to come up ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/02/rfid-privacy-policy-draft-and-european-commission.html Whenever I discuss RFID technology with people I even end up handling their concerns with regards to privacy which at times get difficult to handle. Now I just came across some findings of a process which has been developed by three technologists which they believe can address concerns regarding to ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/02/eureka-computer-scientists%e2%80%99-trio-design-means-of-protecting-rfid-tag-data.html Hey all... I know this is a bit off-topic, but I just wanted to share some news about 1Host Web Hosting. I've been using them for a few weeks now and I must say that they're a bit of a step above what I had going on Blogger and DreamHost ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/02/1host-web-hosting-provides-solid-uptime.html I don’t know how many of you have heard about Bangladesh and probably this is the last country which would come to your mind if you were looking for countries where RFID is making headway. This small nation in South East Asia where more than half of the population lives ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/01/bangladesh-tiny-south-east-asian-nation-implementing-rfid-big-time.html I don’t know how many of you may agree with me but the real impetus RFID got was when Wal-Mart started pushing it hard. This was the period when the technology came into limelight since it had the backing of the big daddy of the retail world. As it was ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/01/wal-mart-and-its-seriousness-towards-rfid.html I had once attended a conference on technology and a group of people came up and asked me that RFID will penetrate our lives and expose it like anything leaving their privacy in doldrums. I told them that every technology had its pros and cons and if used properly it ... http://rfidtimes.org/2008/01/what-holds-more-importance-%e2%80%93-privacy-or-safety.html In my last post I talked about how RFID would fare in 2008 and what all we could expect from it in the future. Today I will be talking about what all has RFID has achieved in 2007 and what all areas benefited from this technology. 2007 brought various ups ... http://rfidtimes.org/2007/12/2007-a-year-of-ups-and-down-for-rfid.html