Jacqueline Emigh

Just like suppliers of other products, todays big IT vendors are figuring out how to cope with metallic environments, wireless interference and other challenges that can crop up in meeting customers RFID (radio frequency identification) mandates. Sun Microsystems Inc., for example, is contemplating a new RFID pilot—possibly with one of its own suppliers—around its work […]

As part of an anticipated string of RFID pacts, Sun Microsystems has begun working with SeeBeyond on an RFID middleware solution targeted at the retail market—an industry long a strong suit for Sun archrival IBM. The upcoming retail solution is one of several RFID (radio frequency identification) reference architectures that Sun is eyeing for vertical […]

Hot on the heels of a deal with RailAmerica Inc. rolled out this week, TMS (transportation management system) specialist Railinc expects next week to unveil about 20 more railway customers for its Web-based RailSync Command system. Under this weeks deal, RailAmerica will implement RailSync Command at all of the 46 regional and short-line railroads it […]

Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM are well-known for working on technical standards, but on Thursday the three vendors issued a collaboratively developed document meant to set standards in the nontechnical area of social responsibility. Their new Electronics Industry Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers in the global supply chain, whether these suppliers sell electronics components […]

RFID testing labs have been cropping up in a variety of spots around the globe. But two new labs announced by Delfour Corp. will put a special focus on helping companies deal with the impact of temperature on RFID in warehouse settings. Delfour and its consortium partners will also examine how storage warehouses might handle […]

The supply chain management/logistics business has traditionally been marked by a lack of standards. Yet within the auto and truck parts industry, beta testing has now begun on a new XML-enabled implementation of VMI (vendor-managed inventory) that is expected to be submitted to the OAG (Open Applications Group) for formal standardization. Charlotte, N.C.-based Boone Parts […]

Microsoft customer Jack Links Beef Jerky, a supplier to Wal-Mart, Target and the U.S. Department of Defense, is moving into the second phase of a four-part RFID project, with expectations of achieving ROI (return on investment) over the year ahead. First unveiled at the EPCglobal show two weeks ago, the joint project between Jack Links, […]

Most users still find bar codes more convenient than RFID tags, but for the University of Floridas Packaging Sciences program, preferences could turn out to be quite the opposite. As a result, the university program is about to start testing RFID Multiport Companion, a new hardware device from Intelletto Technologies Inc. Up until now, the […]

To help streamline logistics around maintenance and repairs in combat situations, the U.S. Army is about to start field testing Enigma Inc.s 3C software with its eight-wheeled, armored Stryker vehicles. “The Army wants to reduce its logistics footprint,” said John Snow, Enigma vice president of marketing and business development, in an interview with eWEEK.com. “Through […]

Havent RFID mandates been imposing enough stress on product suppliers? Now, with the initial deadline for Wal-Mart and Department of Defense RFID compliance still set for January 1, 2005, reports are circulating about shortages and shipment delays on RFID tags. If theres a bright side to any of this, its that only the earliest set […]