Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

RFID Europe 2008

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Dates: September 30 - October 1, 2008
Location: Cambridge, UK
URL: http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/europe/
Contact: Corinne Jennings, Event Manager, click here

Description: Europe’s largest RFID show - RFID Europe 2008 is the industry event to attend with attendees and speakers from the major RFID sectors and applications. This year, it is co-located with the Active RFID, RTLS, and Sensor Networks summit. Produced by leading independent analysts Dr Peter Harrop and Raghu Das, RFID Europe will give full technology analysis and unrivalled market insight from leading adopters in a two day conference and exhibition, plus optional masterclasses, RFID Investment Summit, unique tours to companies in the locale and numerous networking events. [end] 

Hitachi partnered with Turkey-based banking company Isbank to bring biometric identification authentication to roughly 3,400 ATMs in Europe.

While the new network of biometric ATMs, which utilize Hitachi’s finger vein scanning technology, is the largest in Europe, it is far from the largest worldwide where Japan has embraced the technology and installed more than 75,000 finger vein-based ATMs.

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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Visa Europe is anticipating a big year for contactless and NFC payments, with issuance projected to leap from 30 million in 2011 to 50 million in 2012.

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HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

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In Europe, the Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and EPASOrg has developed a new global standard to help accommodate changes in new payment technologies, according to SupermarketNews.com

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Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

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