RFIDNews | IEEE tinkering with RFID alternative -- "RuBee"

Monday, June 12, 2006

The IEEE has started work on a new protocol—a standard called IEEE 1902.1 also known as RuBee, according to an article posted online this morning by PC magazine.

The technology is expected to give retailers and manufacturers an attractive alternative to RFID for many applications, especially item-level efforts, the article said.

Word has it, too, that initial backers of RuBee include industry heavyweights from both the retail side—including the U.S.’s Best Buy, U.K.-based Tesco and Germany’s Metro Group—plus technology vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Intel, IBM, Sony, Panasonic, Motorola and NCR.

VeriFone completes acquisition of Point

VeriFone Systems has completed its acquisition of Point, Northern Europe’s largest provider of payment and gateway services and solutions for retailers.

According to VeriFone, Stockholm-based Point has operations in 11 European countries and serves a network encompassing nearly 475,000 merchant contracts. Through this network, Point offers retailers a range of multi-channel services and solutions, including point-of-sale technology and support, gateway services, card encryption services, and e-commerce processing.

Magnetic-based wireless technology scores big in security and safety

In a declassified U.S. Department of Energy report, New Hampshire-based Visible Assets, a secure logistics company, received superior security and safety ratings from Pantex for its RuBee magnetic-based wireless technology. Pantex manages the Sandia Weapons Experimental Test Laboratory in Amarillo, Texas, and spent five years studying RuBee before releasing its comments.

Honeywell enters the RFID space with new retail solution

Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

SML launches 'ViziT' solutions for apparel, partners with TAGSYS and Nedap Retail

SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications.

The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT cloud based data management software also provides for semi automated inventory control, as well as improved loss prevention by triggering alarms and item identification at the store exit.

Pethealth launches MiniChip, companion animal RFID technology

Pethealth Inc. announced the roll out of an ISO-standard MiniChip for use with companion animal RFID applications.

Approximately one-third the size of a standard microchip – which itself is roughly the size of a grain of rice - the MiniChip is designed to offer a smaller-scale alternative without compromising any of the protective benefits.

Report: 2012, the Tipping Point for RFID technology in the retail market

2012 is predicted to become a “tipping point” for RFID technology in the retail sector, according to a new study from the VICS Item-Level RFID Initiative (VILRI).

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