RFID

Mon, November 28, 2011 - Charles Walton, inventor of the RFID technology now common everywhere from warehouses to retail stores to public libraries, has died at the age of 89 in California.

Fri, July 08, 2011 - Virtual reality and its oversize helmets. The Segway scooter. AT&T's Picturephone from 1964? These tech innovations and more were supposed to change your life. Whoops!

Mon, April 04, 2011 - Morgan's Wonderland hosts thousands of special-needs children, adults and their families. Each guest at the Austin theme park wears an RFID wristband for location tracking and to link to critical personal information, such as medical conditions and allergies.

Tue, October 12, 2010 - If concerns about cost and security can be overcome, RFID technology could help solve a growing problem in large data centers: losing track of IT equipment.

Wed, July 28, 2010 - After years of struggle with this complex technology, retailers are profiting from targeted areas where RFID is paying off. But as Wal-Mart's now doing, retailers must stop thinking cases and palettes and start thinking about tracking individual items.

Mon, July 12, 2010 - Bad reception is a hardware problem, says Consumer Reports, which offers an easy, albeit ugly, fix: duct tape.

Tue, December 01, 2009 - For all the hype and some pockets of success, RFID's time in the mainstream sun remains five to 10 years off, analysts say. CIO.com's Thomas Wailgum uncovers a few bright spots--and examines what's stopping some businesses from making the most of RFID.

Fri, November 20, 2009 - Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals.

Tue, October 13, 2009 - Privacy has long been seen as a basic, sacred right. But in the Web 2.0 world, where the average user is addicted to Google apps, GPS devices, their BlackBerry or iPhone, and such social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter, that right is slowly and willingly being chipped away. In fact, some security experts believe it's gone already.

Tue, August 11, 2009 - One of the world's newest communications technologies soon will be used to track one of the oldest.

Thu, May 21, 2009 - Contrary to an earlier report, Microsoft won't allow purchasers of applications from its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile e-store to share their wares with friends and family.

Tue, April 21, 2009 - A hospital in Thailand famous for medical tourism plans to introduce a few new wireless technologies to control outbreaks of deadly diseases.

Wed, February 18, 2009 - Wal-Mart, famous for its high-flying IT group that until recent years refused to use packaged applications instead of home-grown apps, is now reportedly evaluating a business process outsourcing (BPO) contract in India. Outsourcing tasks such as procurement, merchandising and payroll would be a stunning new chapter in Wal-Mart's IT story.

Tue, November 11, 2008 - Plug and play makes Dematic's rip and replace, legacy systems history. Instead, the company turned to service-oriented architecture and ITIL.