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HDB Introduces RFID Season Parking Ticket
Thursday, November 01, 2007
by Lay Peng TAY
Housing & Development Board (HDB) Singapore is continually finding ways to leverage on technology to improve its services for customers. Recently, we have introduced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to replace the current paper Season Parking Ticket (SPT).
Following a successful pilot, HDB called 2 tenders in 2006 to implement RFID to replace the paper SPT at all our car parks. The successful tenderers have distributed RFID tags to SPT holders since March 2007. They will complete the distribution by February 2008.
The HDB RFID tag has a Unique Identification (UID) number tied to the vehicle’s registration number. Like the existing paper SPT, the tag is displayed on the windscreen for cars or near the road tax disc for motor-cycles.Once the season parking charges are paid by the motorists, the updated information is downloaded to our Electronic Handheld Terminal (EHT). This information will be encrypted in the EHT and not stored in the RFID tag. Our parking enforcement staff will then use the EHT to scan the tag and retrieve the UID which is matched against the information of the vehicle such as its registration number and validity of season parking.
There is no middleware used for this system. The RFID tag brings more convenience for SPT holders as they would no longer need to replace the paper SPT each time they renew their season parking. For those who renew electronically such as GIRO, internet and AXS or SAM self-service kiosks, they do not need to wait for the SPT to be sent to them. The feedback from the motorists on RFID is positive.
Our parking enforcement staffs are also happy with the system as it increases their productivity when carrying out enforcement action especially at night. There is no change to the mode of renewal with the implementation of the RFID, i.e. motorists can continue to renew their season parking through Giro, internet, self service kiosks or at our Branch Offices.
The writer is the Estates Officer of Housing Administration Department, Housing & Development Board (HDB) Singapore.
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Frontline-Ngee Ann Enterprise Visibility Centre
Monday, October 22, 2007
by Eunice Sari
About a month ago, a new RFID Enterprise Visibility Centre was opened in Singapore. This joint initiative between Frontline Technologies Corporation Ltd and Ngee Ann Polytechnic aims to introduce active RFID technology in Singapore.
Different from other RFID centres in Singapore, this privately-funded centre only focuses on research and development projects that can add values and leverage the active RFID solutions provided by Frontline using Real-Time Location System (RTLS) platform from Aeroscout, an American-based company providing enterprise visibility solutions.
Ng Chee Keong, the Sales Manager of Frontline, further said that this initiative intends to provide a mini environment for industries to try out and prove their RFID vision and concept before spending million of dollars on RFID deployment in a real environment. He also mentioned that with a significantly lower cost compared to a normal R&D organisation, an enterprise can build a prototype or demo, try it out in its actual environment and see whether the solution is suitable and workable for their organisation. Built with an investment of more than US$200,000, the centre was still largely a work-in-progress when RFID Asia recently visited the centre. Two workstations, a couple of active RFID tags, an access point, a location receiver and an exciter were the equipments available in the centre. In addition, there were several posters of RFID projects that were previously carried out by the students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
The collaboration between Frontline and Ngee Ann Polytechnic has actually started a year back, including several Singapore Government projects in human tagging using active RFID technology. Within a framework of three to six month RFID projects, Ngee Ann Polytechnic's students and lecturers can gain some experience in several realistic industrial projects, while Frontline can readily tap the expertise of the academics.The writer is an ICT Consultant and Researcher with various affiliations to academic and industry organizations. Her current research interest includes ICT4D, m-Learning, e-Learning, Web 2.0, healthcare, wireless and mobile technology.
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Singapore's First NFC Public Trial Launched
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
by Eunice Sari
After six weeks of internal Near Field Communication (NFC) service trial involving 30 participants, EZ-Link and StarHub today launched a new phase of trial involving pre-selected customers at the Partners Event held at The Arts House in Singapore.
In the next three days, both EZ-Link and Starhub will distribute 1000 NFC-enabled handsets to their pre-selected customers.
The trial participants, in the next 6 months, will have an opportunity to use their new iWOW SZ1.0 handsets for contactless payment services as well as to download information from NFC tags and smart posters available at 32 bus stops along Orchard Road, Wisma Atria Shopping Mall, Orchard MRT station's concourse level, 500 ClearChannel bus shelters, 9 Golden Village Cineplexes and Sony Gallery Stores in Singapore.Using NFC tags and smart posters conforming to the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) X 6319-4 or FeliCa standard protocol, the trial participants in Singapore can expect a similar user experience with i-mode FeliCa services that have been used in Japan since 2003.
Singapore Telecommunication (Singtel) and Network for Electronic Transfers Singapore (NETS) have also announced a plan to embark on similar public NFC service trial early next year in cooperation with Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.The writer is an ICT Consultant and Researcher with various affiliations to academic and industry organizations. Her current research interest includes ICT4D, m-Learning, e-Learning, Web 2.0, healthcare, wireless and mobile technology.
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RFID in China: 7000 Years of Innovation
Monday, August 27, 2007
by Adi Tedjasaputra
Yesterday was the last day of a 3-month exhibition about scientific discoveries and technological inventions made by the Chinese for the past 7000 years. The exhibition held in Singapore Science Centre covers eleven areas of Chinese invention, i.e. astronomy, compass, gunpowder, printing, mechanics, architecture, weaving, ceramics, paper making, bronze casting and traditional medicine. It was interesting to find RFID technology being used to demonstrate Acupuncture associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Acupuncture is a well-known medical technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Seeing a human body as a delicate balance between two opposing and inseparable forces: Yin and Yang, Qi or Chi (vital energy) is believed to circulate throughout body along meridians influenced by the balance between Yin and Yang. In a healthy body, Chi flows freely through meridians without blockage, stagnation or weakening. Xue (acupuncture points) are the locations where Chi of the Meridians rise close to the surface of body. It is believed that a human body consists of 12 main meridians, 8 secondary meridians and more than 2,000 acupuncture points (See reference 1, 2 and 3 for more information).
One of the exhibition highlights is an Interactive Acupuncture Chart. The main part of the system is a human body model illustrated with meridians and acupuncture points. This model gives visitors an opportunity to learn about different meridians and acupuncture points available throughout human body. Some key acupuncture points are tagged with small black coin-shaped passive RFID tags with a diameter of 14 mm and thickness of 3.2mm.Another important part of the system is a flashlight-shaped RFID reader connected to a host computer. The 125kHz RFID reader serves as a probe to the human body model. Whenever a visitor points a key acupuncture point that is tagged with an RFID tag, a touch-screen display located nearby the human body model will give a corresponding information.
The system was interactive and easy to use for the visitors of all ages. The visitors explored and played with the system without realising the technology complexity. Some visitors who are interested to find the key acupuncture points related to their illness explored the human body model with the RFID reader easily.
Interestingly, during my exploration with the system, I accidentally discovered one of the RFID tags on the floor nearby the human model. Instead of examining all the key acupuncture points on the human body model to find the origin of the tag, I scanned the RFID tag and read the corresponding information on the touch-screen display. I easily located the exact location of the tag where the tag originated on the human body model. I put back the tag where it belongs and I was satisfied that the system functions as it should be.
Thanks to Cheong Hee Kiat for his generosity and recommendation.
The writer is the Founder of RFID Asia - The Prominent RFID Community in Asia.
References
1. Wikipedia. Acupuncture. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 27th August 2007.
2. NCCAM (December 2004). Acupuncture. NCCAM. Retrieved on 27th August 2007.
3. ICBS, Inc. Channels or Meridians in Acupunture. ICBS, Inc. Retrieved on 27th August 2007.
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Mandatory RFID Implant for Dogs in Singapore
Sunday, August 19, 2007
by Adi Tedjasaputra
From September 1, all newly licensed dogs in Singapore must be implanted with RFID transponders. Dogs licensed before the date will be exempted from the requirement. While the new rules may be a good news for some dog owners who are aware of the benefit of using such electronic microchips, others may question its effectiveness for tackling the cases of unlicensed dogs.
The current dog regulation in Singapore is already strict, but the Agri-Food and Vetenary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has issued a media release concerning the revisions to the Animals and Birds (Dog Licensing and Control) Rules on 6 August 2007. According to the release, the new revisions aim to provide better management of dog population, instill responsible pet ownership and discourage pet abandonment.
In the space-constraint island country of Singapore, keeping pets, including dogs may prove to be challenging. First you need to check with the management of your housing estate or condominium whether dogs are allowed. If you live in an HDB flat, you can only keep 1 small-sized dog of an approved breed. If you live in other premises, up to 3 dogs are allowed. A special permission is required if you want to keep more than 3 dogs.While the mandatory RFID implant with ISO-compliant (ISO-11784 and ISO-11785) RFID transponders may work effectively for licensed stray dogs, it may not work effectively for unlicensed dogs, which number is unknown. Some pet lovers who cannot keep pets in their premises due to space constraint, regulation or financial reasons have two options: keep their pets without license or let them stray in the streets while still feeding them regularly. The new regulation will certainly have no much effect on this group of "dog owners".
The writer is the Founder of RFID Asia - The Prominent RFID Community in Asia.
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Will NFC become a killer technology?
Monday, August 06, 2007
by Eunice Sari
While contactless credit card is still a hot issue in the island-country of Singapore, several vendors in the region have started to buzz the concept of contactless mobile payment during a seminar last week.
The keyword is: NFC. The question is: Will it be a killer technology?
Near-Field Communication or NFC is a short-range 13.56 MHz wireless technology that can transfer data up to 424 kbits/s. Using standardized protocols developed by industry-sponsored NFC Forum, inter-device NFC communication is expected to establish two-way link and exchange data among different consumer products, such as mobile phones, televisions, personal computers and digital cameras. Touching and waving are the most common interaction styles that promise convenience as any other contactless technology. Nevertheless, the current usage of NFC technology is still limited to contactless card payment, contactless mobile payment and interactive smart poster.
Thian Yee Chua, the CEO of CASSIS, during a seminar in Singapore last week, emphasized the need to build an NFC ecosystem, an environment for consumer-service, for a wide adoption of NFC technology. Lim Boon Heong, the Marketing and Business Development Director in NFC business of INSIDE Contactless further detailed the importance of NFC handset availability, win-win business models and an open standard.Contactless mobile payment is one of the applications highlighted during the seminar. Several pilots planned and initiated have involved major credit card companies, banks, merchants, mobile service providers, mobile network operators, such as: VISA, JCB, MasterCard, CCV Holland B.V, KPN, Nokia, PaySquare, Philips and ViVOtech, SK Telecom, Orange, France Telecom, China Fujian Mobile Communications Co. Ltd., Xiamen Branch and Xiamen E-Tong Card Company Ltd, 2-Eleven, Gemplus, CASSIS.
Yet, Bank of America that has conducted an NFC trial in collaboration with Venyon Oy and its 5000 employees at one of its corporate campus in Delaware reported in May 2007 that the NFC portion of the trial has flopped due to variety reasons, including undesirable mobile phone model and problems in downloading payment application to the handsets.In addition, a security issue in the form of protocol vulnerabilities may become worse if NFC-enabled mobile phones can act as cards or terminals, can be programmed by their users and can communicate with each other (Anderson, Ross. RFID and the Middleman. Retrieved on 06-08-2007).
The writer is an ICT Consultant and Researcher with various affiliations to academic and industry organizations. Her current research interest includes ICT4D, m-Learning, e-Learning, Web 2.0, healthcare, wireless and mobile technology.
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The current NFC solution, being highly dependent on mobile handset (as far as mobile solution is concerned), is seen as the limitation. Such limitation can be overcame by a solution which will not depend on mobile handset.
- Eric Tan, Watchdata, Singapore, Sunday, August 12, 2007 -
- Eric Tan, Watchdata, Singapore, Sunday, August 12, 2007 -
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Visa Wave: Coming to Singapore
Monday, July 30, 2007
by Eunice Sari
A new contactless credit card offers a convenience of use and an alternative cashless payment to consumers in Singapore. While the current offering may appeal to a limited segment, there is still a room for improvement in the verification mechanism to leverage the appeal of the contactless credit card to other segments.
Last Thursday, United Overseas Bank (UOB) of Singapore launched the first contactless Visa Wave Credit Card in Singapore. Following the trial success in Malaysia and Taiwan during the first quarter of 2007, the launch of UOB One Card in Singapore is not surprising. Susan Williams, the Director of Stakeholder Communications Visa International Asia Pacific, shared with RFID Asia that as the end of March 2007, there are a total of 8.1 million Visa Wave cards issued by the banks in Malaysia, while in Taiwan the number is more staggering: 23.9 million cards, with more than 2,970 merchant locations that accept Visa Wave cards
Similar to the other contactless credit cards like Master Card PayPass and AmEx Express Pay, the UOB One Card only allows a small value of transaction without card holder's signature in about 300 island-wide retail outlets. UOB One Card holders can wave their cards on a reader terminal to pay for a purchase and expect the EMV-based payment system, a payment system built for chip-based transaction, to process a transaction and print a receipt within 4-6 seconds, without any card handover. Based on the study commissioned by Visa, this process is much faster than a signature-based card payment that takes an average of 25 seconds or a cash transaction that takes an average of 14 seconds.
The convenience of such contactless payment is not without a catch. Compared to non-contactless credit cards that require signature authorization or pin numbers from authorized card holders for each transaction, contactless credit card, such as UOB One Card, imposes no verification for any transaction up to $100. There is virtually no verification system in place to make sure that a person making contactless credit card payment is actually the authorized card owner. It will be easier for an unauthorized person who can get access to such contactless credit card to misuse the card. The owner of such contactless credit card can risk $100 multiplied by the number of transactions before the card reported as missing, stolen or misused in such scenario.During the CommunicAsia 2007 in Singapore, we interviewed a few visitors about Visa Wave. The ages of the interview participants were all above 40. All of the interviewed participants said that they were excited to know about the coming of a new contactless payment technology, but they were still reluctant to use a contactless payment system. The feeling of uncertainty was the main reason of their hesitance, for example: they were still unsure whether they would be double-charged or triple-charged for waving a card several times.
The feeling of uncertainty for the consumers in Singapore is not without a grounded reason. In 1999, the consumers in Singapore saw a total of 400,000 Singapore dollars wrongly debited from their bank accounts through a crash in the country's cashless point-of-sale system. This experience has affected the adoption of any new cashless system in Singapore.
Targeting young professionals (23-34 years old), the launch of UOB One Card is a significant step for Singapore towards a cashless society, a vision backed by the Singapore Government since 1999. Compared to the current cashless payment system using magnetic strip cards, the UOB One cards will introduce a relatively new interaction style in cashless payment for the consumers in Singapore. Consumers and merchants alike using the contactless credit card system may expect a significant portion of learning and teething problems in the upcoming days and months ahead. In addition, UOB One Card may not also be as popular as its predecessors in Taiwan and Malaysia because the credit card will only be appealing to a small segment in the Singapore's aging society.
The writer is an ICT Consultant and Researcher with various affiliations to academic and industry organizations. Her current research interest includes ICT4D, m-Learning, e-Learning, Web 2.0, healthcare, wireless and mobile technology.
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RFID Asia Goes Mobile
Friday, June 15, 2007
RFID Asia has tapped the power of WidSets and QR Code to provide mobile services for the RFID community.
(RFID ASIA LLP, Singapore, June 15, 2007) – RFID Asia, the prominent RFID community in Asia, has released a couple of new mobile services for the RFID community. These new mobile services enable the access to the RFID Asia website content through mobile devices.
After a 9-month successful trial with WidSets, a mobile service that keeps you up-to-date with the latest news, RFID Asia now provides a direct access from the RFID Asia website to the RFID Asia widget available from the WidSets' Widget Library. By adding the widget, you can keep an eye on RFID Asia Journal Entry directly from your mobile devices.
Beside the RFID Asia widget, you can also access the Mobile version of RFID Asia Journal Entry from your mobile devices using the QR Code provided on the RFID Asia website. The QR Code allows you to fetch and display the latest RFID Asia Journal entry on your mobile devices.
As a two-dimensional symbol developed by Denso Wave, QR Code contains information in both the vertical and horizontal directions, whereas a bar code contains data in one direction only. In addition, the symbol also holds a considerably greater volume of information than a bar code.
About RFID ASIA LLP
RFID ASIA LLP is a Singapore-registered body corporate providing RFID Technology Consulting Services. With a base in Singapore, RFID ASIA LLP manages and disseminates knowledge of RFID technology, standards, innovation and business. Providing services for profit-oriented organisations, RFID ASIA LLP also develops RFID Knowledge Products and Services.
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Eunice Sari
RFID ASIA LLP
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
About PT. RFID Centre Asia
PT. RFID Centre Asia is the organization that coordinates RFID Asia – the prominent RFID Community in Asia. As a global organization with more than a thousand members in Asia Pacific, RFID Asia aims to be the Independent Knowledge Centre in Asia by facilitating RFID community forum and RFID partnership platform in Asia, build, disseminate and nurture knowledge around RFID technology and promote RFID standards, innovation and business.
Contact
Adi Tedjasaputra
PT. RFID Centre Asia
Singapore Representative Office
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
E-mail. adi.tedjasaputra@rfidAsia.org
Web. http://www.rfidAsia.org
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(RFID ASIA LLP, Singapore, June 15, 2007) – RFID Asia, the prominent RFID community in Asia, has released a couple of new mobile services for the RFID community. These new mobile services enable the access to the RFID Asia website content through mobile devices.
After a 9-month successful trial with WidSets, a mobile service that keeps you up-to-date with the latest news, RFID Asia now provides a direct access from the RFID Asia website to the RFID Asia widget available from the WidSets' Widget Library. By adding the widget, you can keep an eye on RFID Asia Journal Entry directly from your mobile devices.Beside the RFID Asia widget, you can also access the Mobile version of RFID Asia Journal Entry from your mobile devices using the QR Code provided on the RFID Asia website. The QR Code allows you to fetch and display the latest RFID Asia Journal entry on your mobile devices.As a two-dimensional symbol developed by Denso Wave, QR Code contains information in both the vertical and horizontal directions, whereas a bar code contains data in one direction only. In addition, the symbol also holds a considerably greater volume of information than a bar code.
About RFID ASIA LLP
RFID ASIA LLP is a Singapore-registered body corporate providing RFID Technology Consulting Services. With a base in Singapore, RFID ASIA LLP manages and disseminates knowledge of RFID technology, standards, innovation and business. Providing services for profit-oriented organisations, RFID ASIA LLP also develops RFID Knowledge Products and Services.
Contact
Eunice Sari
RFID ASIA LLP
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
About PT. RFID Centre Asia
PT. RFID Centre Asia is the organization that coordinates RFID Asia – the prominent RFID Community in Asia. As a global organization with more than a thousand members in Asia Pacific, RFID Asia aims to be the Independent Knowledge Centre in Asia by facilitating RFID community forum and RFID partnership platform in Asia, build, disseminate and nurture knowledge around RFID technology and promote RFID standards, innovation and business.
Contact
Adi Tedjasaputra
PT. RFID Centre Asia
Singapore Representative Office
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
E-mail. adi.tedjasaputra@rfidAsia.org
Web. http://www.rfidAsia.org
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Indonesia to introduce Smart Cards for Investors
Thursday, May 31, 2007
by Adi Tedjasaputra
Revealed at the Seminar on Investment Opportunities in Indonesia yesterday in Singapore, the plan of introducing a Smart Card system for Singaporeans travelling to Riau Islands of Indonesia is expected to improve the current travelling procedures and boost the trade within the region.
The Indonesia's Governor of Riau Island, Ismeth Abdullah, quoted by Singapore's Today Newspaper, said: "This means Singaporeans can travel anywhere in the Riau Islands without using a passport."
The announcement was not something new for the residence of Batam Island, which is part of the Riau Islands. According to the statement from I Gede Widiartha, Batam Immigration Office Head, to Batam Pos in February 2007, the use of Smart Card in the island has started since 1994. He further said that Singapore and Malaysia actually learnt from Indonesia (Batam), before they implemented Smart Card around year 2000. It is an irony, however, that Batam is still currently unable to manufacture its own Smart Card, while Singapore and Malaysia have been able to produce a unit of Smart Card within minutes.
While the contactless Smart Card technology begs to be different from the RFID technology, in reality the contactless Smart Card technology used for biometric passports and ID cards is indeed RFID technology.
Frost & Sullivan pointed out in its recent press release that RFID and contactless Smart Cards are seeing healthy growth levels in the Asia Pacific region, but noted a concern about the lack of understanding in the similarities and differences between the RFID and contactless Smart Card technologies. The company further introduces its new program RFID vs Contactless Smart Card, presumably taken from the title of the article published by RFID Asia on August 25, 2006 that underlines the need to understand RFID technology, while embracing and tackling the RFID challenges and concerns, instead of taking aggressive-defensive stand.
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RFID Asia to open first RFID kiosk in Indonesia
Monday, March 12, 2007
The Asia Pacific region comprises a market for RFID products and services predicted to reach at least $2 billion by 2010. RFID Asia to help RFID vendors tapping the market through its new RFID kiosk in Indonesia.
(PT. RFID Centre Asia, Jakarta, March 12, 2007) – PT. RFID Centre Asia, the organization that coordinates RFID Asia – the prominent RFID Community in Asia, is opening the first RFID kiosk in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The new RFID kiosk will be one-stop RFID store to help companies across various industry verticals, government agencies, research organisations and universities in the region to select, try out and buy a range of RFID products and services from various RFID vendors. The kiosk will link up RFID vendors and consumers alike to conduct trading and training on RFID products and services.
"This RFID kiosk is a win-win solution for both RFID vendors and consumers", said Adi Tedjasaputra, Founder of RFID Asia. "The new store will provide a good opportunity for RFID vendors to show and sell their RFID products and services in the centre of South-East Asia's biggest economy and RFID end-users will have one-stop access to select, try out and buy the best RFID products and services for their needs."
Anticipating the rapid growth of RFID technology adoption in the Asia Pacific region, the store will play a dominant role in promoting RFID standards, innovation and business in the region. RFID vendors interested to show and sell their RFID products and services in the kiosk shall contact RFID Asia for further information.
About PT. RFID Centre Asia
PT. RFID Centre Asia is the organization that coordinates RFID Asia – the prominent RFID Community in Asia. As a global organization with more than a thousand members in Asia Pacific, RFID Asia aims to be the Independent Knowledge Centre in Asia by facilitating RFID community forum and RFID partnership platform in Asia, build, disseminate and nurture knowledge around RFID technology and promote RFID standards, innovation and business.
Contact
Adi Tedjasaputra
PT. RFID Centre Asia
Singapore Representative Office
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
E-mail. adi.tedjasaputra@rfidAsia.org
Web. http://www.rfidAsia.org
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(PT. RFID Centre Asia, Jakarta, March 12, 2007) – PT. RFID Centre Asia, the organization that coordinates RFID Asia – the prominent RFID Community in Asia, is opening the first RFID kiosk in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The new RFID kiosk will be one-stop RFID store to help companies across various industry verticals, government agencies, research organisations and universities in the region to select, try out and buy a range of RFID products and services from various RFID vendors. The kiosk will link up RFID vendors and consumers alike to conduct trading and training on RFID products and services.
"This RFID kiosk is a win-win solution for both RFID vendors and consumers", said Adi Tedjasaputra, Founder of RFID Asia. "The new store will provide a good opportunity for RFID vendors to show and sell their RFID products and services in the centre of South-East Asia's biggest economy and RFID end-users will have one-stop access to select, try out and buy the best RFID products and services for their needs."
Anticipating the rapid growth of RFID technology adoption in the Asia Pacific region, the store will play a dominant role in promoting RFID standards, innovation and business in the region. RFID vendors interested to show and sell their RFID products and services in the kiosk shall contact RFID Asia for further information.
About PT. RFID Centre Asia
PT. RFID Centre Asia is the organization that coordinates RFID Asia – the prominent RFID Community in Asia. As a global organization with more than a thousand members in Asia Pacific, RFID Asia aims to be the Independent Knowledge Centre in Asia by facilitating RFID community forum and RFID partnership platform in Asia, build, disseminate and nurture knowledge around RFID technology and promote RFID standards, innovation and business.
Contact
Adi Tedjasaputra
PT. RFID Centre Asia
Singapore Representative Office
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
E-mail. adi.tedjasaputra@rfidAsia.org
Web. http://www.rfidAsia.org
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Partnership Invitation for Mobile RFID 2.0 Project
Friday, January 19, 2007
During the RFID Asia Meeting in Jakarta last December 2006, we presented the Mobile RFID 2.0 project to the RFID community for the first time.
Utilising mobile and RFID technologies, we have outlined several guidelines and concepts that characterize the Mobile RFID 2.0 ubiquitous network architecture. One of the concepts, the blur distinction between RFID tags and readers, suggests for RFID applications that require logical bond or connection among physical objects.
Interestingly, a European semiconductor manufacturer, EM Microelectronic, has also started to look into some RFID applications beyond traditional transportation, access control and animal identification markets. In their projects, physical objects are logically paired together using passive RFID communication technology. The company further illustrates the benefits of RFID pairing applications through smart refills and automatic identification of wireless device pairs.
After the public presentation, we have received some interesting feedbacks from the RFID community that sum up the positive interests and responses for Mobile RFID 2.0. Based on the feedbacks received from the RFID community, RFID Asia has envisioned the development of Mobile RFID 2.0 open platform and interoperable Mobile RFID 2.0 open standards and protocol.
Prospective partners interested to participate in the Mobile RFID 2.0 project are invited to contact RFID Asia for further information.
Further Info
Adi Tedjasaputra
PT. RFID Centre Asia
Singapore Representative Office
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
E-mail: firstname.lastname@rfidAsia.org
firstname: adi
lastname: tedjasaputra
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Utilising mobile and RFID technologies, we have outlined several guidelines and concepts that characterize the Mobile RFID 2.0 ubiquitous network architecture. One of the concepts, the blur distinction between RFID tags and readers, suggests for RFID applications that require logical bond or connection among physical objects.
Interestingly, a European semiconductor manufacturer, EM Microelectronic, has also started to look into some RFID applications beyond traditional transportation, access control and animal identification markets. In their projects, physical objects are logically paired together using passive RFID communication technology. The company further illustrates the benefits of RFID pairing applications through smart refills and automatic identification of wireless device pairs.
After the public presentation, we have received some interesting feedbacks from the RFID community that sum up the positive interests and responses for Mobile RFID 2.0. Based on the feedbacks received from the RFID community, RFID Asia has envisioned the development of Mobile RFID 2.0 open platform and interoperable Mobile RFID 2.0 open standards and protocol.
Prospective partners interested to participate in the Mobile RFID 2.0 project are invited to contact RFID Asia for further information.
Further Info
Adi Tedjasaputra
PT. RFID Centre Asia
Singapore Representative Office
9 Temasek Blvd
#31-02 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989
E-mail: firstname.lastname@rfidAsia.org
firstname: adi
lastname: tedjasaputra
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New Oracle Asia Research and Development Centre in Korea
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Oracle Corp. launched a new Oracle Asia Research & Development Center in Korea yesterday, in addition to established Asian centers in Japan, China, India and Singapore.
The research and development center located in Yeoeuido, Seoul, will help Korea to introduce its products to the global market and enable Korean government and businesses to take advantage of information and skills acquired by Oracle Research and Cevelopment Centers in other countries.
The center staffed only by Korean engineers will focus on embedded software, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and ubiquitous city project.
Source: The Korea Herald
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The research and development center located in Yeoeuido, Seoul, will help Korea to introduce its products to the global market and enable Korean government and businesses to take advantage of information and skills acquired by Oracle Research and Cevelopment Centers in other countries.
The center staffed only by Korean engineers will focus on embedded software, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and ubiquitous city project.
Source: The Korea Herald
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China Authorizes RFID Products Compatible with ISO 18000-7
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Edited Press Release.
Savi Technology received official approval this week from the China State Radio Regulation Committee (SRRC) to use its family of active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products throughout the country. Savi Technology's tags and readers approved by SRRC, a division of the China Ministry of Information Industry, are compatible with the ISO 18000-7 (International Standardization Organization) standard for active RFID products operating at the 433.92 MHz radio frequency band.
"China’s certification of Savi's hardware products further validates international recognition that active RFID technology standard ISO 18000-7 is the global standard," said Fraser Jennings, vice president of Standards and Regulatory Affairs for Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company. "This milestone event facilitates the deployment of our proven RFID-based solutions to improve the real-time visibility, management and security of global shipments within, to and from China – the world’s largest manufacturing center."
By approving Savi's hardware equipment, China has authorized the use of active RFID products compatible with ISO-18000-7. These product approvals in China, combined with similar prior approvals in North America, South America, Europe and Pacific Rim markets such as Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, "clearly show the solid support for the 433 MHz frequency as the worldwide choice for active RFID," Jennings said.
Following extensive testing and document reviews, SRRC has issued Savi Technology a Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Certificate and Code for five of the company's flagship hardware products, including tags, readers and signposts.
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Savi Technology received official approval this week from the China State Radio Regulation Committee (SRRC) to use its family of active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products throughout the country. Savi Technology's tags and readers approved by SRRC, a division of the China Ministry of Information Industry, are compatible with the ISO 18000-7 (International Standardization Organization) standard for active RFID products operating at the 433.92 MHz radio frequency band.
"China’s certification of Savi's hardware products further validates international recognition that active RFID technology standard ISO 18000-7 is the global standard," said Fraser Jennings, vice president of Standards and Regulatory Affairs for Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company. "This milestone event facilitates the deployment of our proven RFID-based solutions to improve the real-time visibility, management and security of global shipments within, to and from China – the world’s largest manufacturing center."
By approving Savi's hardware equipment, China has authorized the use of active RFID products compatible with ISO-18000-7. These product approvals in China, combined with similar prior approvals in North America, South America, Europe and Pacific Rim markets such as Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, "clearly show the solid support for the 433 MHz frequency as the worldwide choice for active RFID," Jennings said.
Following extensive testing and document reviews, SRRC has issued Savi Technology a Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Certificate and Code for five of the company's flagship hardware products, including tags, readers and signposts.
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Labels: china, iso-18000-7, rfid, security, singapore, tag, technology
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Call for Speakers: Seizing Opportunities and Tackling RFID Challenges in Asia
Monday, July 24, 2006
Event info: http://summit.rfid-asia.info
Application form: http://www.rfid-asia.info/rfidasia_speaker_form.pdf
In the spirit of cooperation between government and industry through RFID innovation, we are glad to announce that the upcoming RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 20-21 September 2006.
Following the success of the RFID Asia 1st Meeting 2006 in Singapore, the RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 is expected to attract the attention and participation of the major RFID players, governments and users in the Asia region, including industrial senior executives, researchers, venture capitalists, government officials and policy makers.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
RFID Asia (www.rfidasia.org) is currently accepting speaking proposals from qualified speakers to deliver RFID presentations, Masterclass and/or tutorials during the event.
Proposal submission will be received until 31st JULY 2006.
Due to the tight selection process deadlines, submission will ONLY be accepted by email designated in the application form (http://www.rfid-asia.info/rfidasia_speaker_form.pdf).
Proposal submission and enquiries without completed application form submission will not be taken into consideration.
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Application form: http://www.rfid-asia.info/rfidasia_speaker_form.pdf
In the spirit of cooperation between government and industry through RFID innovation, we are glad to announce that the upcoming RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 20-21 September 2006.
Following the success of the RFID Asia 1st Meeting 2006 in Singapore, the RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 is expected to attract the attention and participation of the major RFID players, governments and users in the Asia region, including industrial senior executives, researchers, venture capitalists, government officials and policy makers.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
RFID Asia (www.rfidasia.org) is currently accepting speaking proposals from qualified speakers to deliver RFID presentations, Masterclass and/or tutorials during the event.
Proposal submission will be received until 31st JULY 2006.
Due to the tight selection process deadlines, submission will ONLY be accepted by email designated in the application form (http://www.rfid-asia.info/rfidasia_speaker_form.pdf).
Proposal submission and enquiries without completed application form submission will not be taken into consideration.
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CardEx Asia 2006 Conference and Exhibition Returns
Friday, July 14, 2006
The 6th international card technology conference and exhibition, CardEx Asia 2006 will return from 24-26 July 2006 at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur.
CardEx Asia 2006, the region's leading smart card conference and exhibition will feature a host of challenges and opportunities within the region. This year's event themed Converging Minds and Technologies will see experts in smart cards, mobile and contactless payment and RFID from United Kingdom, United States of America, Singapore and Malaysia converging in Kuala Lumpur.
Last year, CardEx Asia exhibition attracted more than 60 exhibitors and the conference featured high profile speakers and delegates. With strong support from internationally acclaimed smart card organisations, CardEx Asia 2006 is expected to attract a larger crowd this year.
A two-day conference themed Combi of Opportunities on Contactless Interface will be held concurrently with the exhibition. The conference will feature renowned international speakers.
Concurrent Events
D'ucoty 2006 Industry Awards
RFID Expo Asia
Secure Malaysia 2006 Conference & Exhibition
For more information, please contact
tel: 603-6140 6666 or fax: 603-6140 8833.
Ms Karen Dass e-mail karendass@protemp.com.my
www.cardexasia.com
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CardEx Asia 2006, the region's leading smart card conference and exhibition will feature a host of challenges and opportunities within the region. This year's event themed Converging Minds and Technologies will see experts in smart cards, mobile and contactless payment and RFID from United Kingdom, United States of America, Singapore and Malaysia converging in Kuala Lumpur.
Last year, CardEx Asia exhibition attracted more than 60 exhibitors and the conference featured high profile speakers and delegates. With strong support from internationally acclaimed smart card organisations, CardEx Asia 2006 is expected to attract a larger crowd this year.
A two-day conference themed Combi of Opportunities on Contactless Interface will be held concurrently with the exhibition. The conference will feature renowned international speakers.
Concurrent Events
D'ucoty 2006 Industry Awards
RFID Expo Asia
Secure Malaysia 2006 Conference & Exhibition
For more information, please contact
tel: 603-6140 6666 or fax: 603-6140 8833.
Ms Karen Dass e-mail karendass@protemp.com.my
www.cardexasia.com
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RFID Asia 2nd Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-21 September 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
In the spirit of cooperation between government and industry through RFID innovation, we are glad to announce that the upcoming RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 20-21 September 2006.
Following the success of the RFID Asia 1st Meeting 2006 in Singapore, the RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 is expected to attract the attention and participation of the major RFID players, governments and users in the Asia region, including industrial senior executives, researchers, venture capitalists, government official representatives and policy makers.
Several topics of interest during the meeting include the Integration of RFID and Sensor technology, RFID Access Control and Security Systems, RFID Privacy, New RFID Standards and Alternatives, IEEE P1902.1, RFID/USN and the Regional RFID Ecosystem in Asia and Malaysia.
By actively participating in the event, the attendees can expect the opportunities for RFID knowledge exchange, network among the RFID community members in Asia, open up business opportunities, develop RFID skills and participate in Asian RFID projects.
More detail information on the event can be retrieved from http://summit.rfid-asia.info.
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Following the success of the RFID Asia 1st Meeting 2006 in Singapore, the RFID Asia 2nd Meeting 2006 is expected to attract the attention and participation of the major RFID players, governments and users in the Asia region, including industrial senior executives, researchers, venture capitalists, government official representatives and policy makers.
Several topics of interest during the meeting include the Integration of RFID and Sensor technology, RFID Access Control and Security Systems, RFID Privacy, New RFID Standards and Alternatives, IEEE P1902.1, RFID/USN and the Regional RFID Ecosystem in Asia and Malaysia.
By actively participating in the event, the attendees can expect the opportunities for RFID knowledge exchange, network among the RFID community members in Asia, open up business opportunities, develop RFID skills and participate in Asian RFID projects.
More detail information on the event can be retrieved from http://summit.rfid-asia.info.
Send your comments.
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RFID Asia 1st Meeting 2006
Monday, January 02, 2006
In a recent survey conducted by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, the lack of commitment in the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) adoption due to poor understanding and knowledge of RFID. From more than 2,000 respondents in the survey, less than 10% of the respondents understood the significance of the technology and its potential impact on their businesses.
Additionally, according to another recent survey conducted by Fusion Consulting with 136 international and local manufacturers, buying offices and logistics service providers located in Guangdong and Hong Kong, 94% indicated that they are currently not interested in adopting RFID technology for tracking their merchandise.
Of the 93 companies who had clear reasons for not adopting RFID, the main obstacle is ignorance i.e. "don't understand/not familiar with RFID" (44%). The main reasons given by American or European companies for not adopting RFID are they are "not interested/do not find RFID useful" (19%) and "not popular/wait and see market response" (11%), whereas the main obstacle to adoption for Asian companies is that they "don't understand/not familiar with RFID" (35%).
The Meeting Event
During the RFID Asia 1st meeting, the speakers and attendees will share their knowledge and experience, while networking among the RFID Asia community members and discussing strategic partnerships and alliances to participate in Asian RFID projects.
The event will gather senior management executives from companies and organisations working in the field of RFID, such as RFID component suppliers, RFID hardware and software developers, RFID system integrators, RFID academic and research institutions and RFID technology end users.
As the leading RFID event in Asia, this event will be held from 8th February to 9th February 2006 in Singapore at the UOB Plaza 1.
About RFID Asia
As a global independent and non-profit RFID community in Asia, RFID Asia adopts a vision of becoming the Regional Independent RFID Knowledge Centre in Asia by facilitating a regional RFID community forum for industrial, research and educational institutions and organisations, building and disseminating knowledge on the emerging RFID technological, business and societal issues, promoting regional RFID standards, innovation, venture capital, products, services, solutions, privacy issues and business opportunities.
Meeting Pre-registration
Pre-registration is available on-line and by sending a fax containing name, telephone, fax, e-mail, address and affiliation to:
Fax no. +62-21-4586 5545
Att. RFID Asia Meeting Registration
The number of attendees is limited to 50 persons to guarantee the high meeting quality. The RFID Asia community members automatically get a higher priority in acceptance than non-members.
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Additionally, according to another recent survey conducted by Fusion Consulting with 136 international and local manufacturers, buying offices and logistics service providers located in Guangdong and Hong Kong, 94% indicated that they are currently not interested in adopting RFID technology for tracking their merchandise.
Of the 93 companies who had clear reasons for not adopting RFID, the main obstacle is ignorance i.e. "don't understand/not familiar with RFID" (44%). The main reasons given by American or European companies for not adopting RFID are they are "not interested/do not find RFID useful" (19%) and "not popular/wait and see market response" (11%), whereas the main obstacle to adoption for Asian companies is that they "don't understand/not familiar with RFID" (35%).
The Meeting Event
During the RFID Asia 1st meeting, the speakers and attendees will share their knowledge and experience, while networking among the RFID Asia community members and discussing strategic partnerships and alliances to participate in Asian RFID projects.
The event will gather senior management executives from companies and organisations working in the field of RFID, such as RFID component suppliers, RFID hardware and software developers, RFID system integrators, RFID academic and research institutions and RFID technology end users.
As the leading RFID event in Asia, this event will be held from 8th February to 9th February 2006 in Singapore at the UOB Plaza 1.
About RFID Asia
As a global independent and non-profit RFID community in Asia, RFID Asia adopts a vision of becoming the Regional Independent RFID Knowledge Centre in Asia by facilitating a regional RFID community forum for industrial, research and educational institutions and organisations, building and disseminating knowledge on the emerging RFID technological, business and societal issues, promoting regional RFID standards, innovation, venture capital, products, services, solutions, privacy issues and business opportunities.
Meeting Pre-registration
Pre-registration is available on-line and by sending a fax containing name, telephone, fax, e-mail, address and affiliation to:
Fax no. +62-21-4586 5545
Att. RFID Asia Meeting Registration
The number of attendees is limited to 50 persons to guarantee the high meeting quality. The RFID Asia community members automatically get a higher priority in acceptance than non-members.
Labels: business, meeting, partnership, privacy, rfid, singapore, technology, tracking
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Press Release: RFID Connect 2006
Friday, December 02, 2005
New business cases shared by speakers at the RFID Connect Asia event suggest that RFID will generate tremendous benefits in the value chain across various industries in 2006 and beyond.
The event will gather an unprecedented speaker line-up comprising of early adopters of RFID from Kimberly-Clark, Pfizer, Neptune Orient Lines, YCH, National Computerization Agency Korea, Australia Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, MTR Corporation, Exonomy and many more.
RFID Connect Asia 2006 is the leading RFID business event in Asia showcasing the latest RFID developments, benefits, challenges and first-hand insights from early RFID adopters. This 4-day event will be held from 14th February to 17th February 2006 in Singapore at the Raffles City Convention Centre.
About RFID CONNECT Asia 2006
Endorsed and supported by EPCglobal, GS1 Singapore, Singapore Manufacturers Association, CompTIA, RFID Asia and RFID Society, this 4-day event comprises of a 2-day conference cum exhibition and is preceded by a 1-day workshop on ‘RFID Contactless Smart Card’ on 14th February 2006. RFID Connect Asia 2006 is proudly sponsored by STMicroelectronics, Philips, HP and Sun Microsystems.
See RFID ‘LIVE in ACTION.’
As part of the RFID Connect Asia 2006, attendees are invited to the NOL-SUN Advanced Technology Centre to see for themselves RFID testing in a ‘live’ supply chain environment that is similar to the RFID requirements mandated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
We are extending a personal invitation to all media personnel to attend this event. For additional information, a copy of the event programme or to confirm your attendance, please do not hesitate to contact us. Event website: www.availcorp.com
About Avail Corporation
Avail Corporation specialises in business intelligence, event and management consultancy in Asia Pacific. Through our expertise and networks we will efficiently and professionally provide major organisations with the vehicle to access the world’s leading business minds as well as to provide a gateway to their future business clients.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Geraldine Chew
T.+65 6236 5757
F.+65 6221 1733
Email.gchew@availcorp.com
www.availcorp.com
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The event will gather an unprecedented speaker line-up comprising of early adopters of RFID from Kimberly-Clark, Pfizer, Neptune Orient Lines, YCH, National Computerization Agency Korea, Australia Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, MTR Corporation, Exonomy and many more.
RFID Connect Asia 2006 is the leading RFID business event in Asia showcasing the latest RFID developments, benefits, challenges and first-hand insights from early RFID adopters. This 4-day event will be held from 14th February to 17th February 2006 in Singapore at the Raffles City Convention Centre.
About RFID CONNECT Asia 2006
Endorsed and supported by EPCglobal, GS1 Singapore, Singapore Manufacturers Association, CompTIA, RFID Asia and RFID Society, this 4-day event comprises of a 2-day conference cum exhibition and is preceded by a 1-day workshop on ‘RFID Contactless Smart Card’ on 14th February 2006. RFID Connect Asia 2006 is proudly sponsored by STMicroelectronics, Philips, HP and Sun Microsystems.
See RFID ‘LIVE in ACTION.’
As part of the RFID Connect Asia 2006, attendees are invited to the NOL-SUN Advanced Technology Centre to see for themselves RFID testing in a ‘live’ supply chain environment that is similar to the RFID requirements mandated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
We are extending a personal invitation to all media personnel to attend this event. For additional information, a copy of the event programme or to confirm your attendance, please do not hesitate to contact us. Event website: www.availcorp.com
About Avail Corporation
Avail Corporation specialises in business intelligence, event and management consultancy in Asia Pacific. Through our expertise and networks we will efficiently and professionally provide major organisations with the vehicle to access the world’s leading business minds as well as to provide a gateway to their future business clients.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Geraldine Chew
T.+65 6236 5757
F.+65 6221 1733
Email.gchew@availcorp.com
www.availcorp.com
Labels: business, card, connect, epcglobal, rfid, scm, singapore, technology
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ID system and "Authoritarian Approach"
Thursday, July 21, 2005
An Independent technology analyst Bruce McCabe suspects that system such as Mykad, a Malaysian smart ID card, have worked in countries such as Malaysia and Singapore because those populations are accustomed to a "more authoritarian approach".
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Cheap RFID tags as ubiquitous as ink
Monday, June 27, 2005
With the new understanding of organic transistors provided by Lay-Lay Chua at the University of Cambridge and Peter Ho at the National University of Singapore, fast and cheap plastic electronics, such as RFID tags, could soon be as ubiquitous as ink.
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S'pore beefs up library borrowing system
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
The National Library Board (NLB), which manages Singapore's 40 public libraries, has beefed up its IT infrastructure with new Web-enabled terminals to provide enhanced security features and easy management.
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The deployment encompasses new "borrowing" kiosks which sport built-in cameras that capture the faces of library users while they check out their loans. Installed at six library branches since last December, the kiosk will enable library officials to resolve disputes based on images it captures, explained Kuan Sung, NLB's infocomm operations manager.
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TAGSYS Opens Office in Hong Kong
Thursday, May 12, 2005
TAGSYS, the global leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and reading systems for item-level tracking and authentication, announced today the opening of a new office in Hong Kong to meet the growing demand for RFID implementation in the Northern Asian market. TAGSYS, headquartered in France’s Smart Valley with offices in the USA (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) and Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore), provides select market sectors with end-to-end item-level tracking RFID systems that automate labor-intensive processes, authenticate goods and enable real-time inventory.
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RFID Identified As Next Growth Area For Singapore ICT Industry
Friday, May 06, 2005
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has devised a three-year, S$10 million plan to develop Radio Frequency Identification or RFID technology as an engine of growth for Singapore's ICT industry. Under this plan, IDA aims to build five RFID-enabled supply chain clusters by 2006. It will achieve this by bringing together manufacturers, logistics service providers, retailers, infrastructure providers and solutions providers in the high-tech, pharmaceutical and fast moving consumer goods sectors. The adoption of RFID technologies is expected to make these sectors more competitive globally. Announcing this today at a conference on RFID was IDA Chairman Mr Lam Chuan Leong.
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SAMSys and SATO Asia Pacific Announce Master Distribution Agreement for Asian Markets
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX), an international provider of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) hardware solutions and consulting services and SATO Asia Pacific, a leader in the Asian Auto ID market for barcoding and RFID solutions today announce that they have entered into a Master Distribution agreement to supply SAMSys multi-protocol readers and support for end user solutions and resellers in the growing Asian RFID market. Under the terms of the Agreement, SATO will stock SAMSys products in Singapore, and provide support and training for the SATO direct sales team as well as their barcode printer resellers throughout Asia.
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Sybase Opens First Asian Wireless Solution Center in Singapore
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Sybase has opened a new Wireless Solution Center in Singapore to serve as reference site for all Sybase mobile development and incubation projects in Asia Pacific.
The company plans to make the center its regional development hub and will attract partners to develop and test new solutions to be sold and marketed worldwide.
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Infotech Firms To Profit From Singapore Casinos
Monday, April 25, 2005
Specialist infotech firms offering niche solutions for casino operators could hit the jackpot once the two integrated resorts come up in Singapore. Anurag Agrawal, chief operating officer of New York-based Access Markets International Partners, told in a phone interview that typically about 10 per cent of the overall cost of an integrated resort would go into technology solutions.
'New technology like RFID (radio frequency identification) is now entering the casino business,' Mr Agrawal said.
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'New technology like RFID (radio frequency identification) is now entering the casino business,' Mr Agrawal said.
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Singapore's UTAC allies with nine Chinese chip firms
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
United Test and Assembly Center Ltd.(UTAC) said it will work with nine Chinese fabless companies in a deal that marks a new stage in the Singapore-based company's regional expansion plans. Their designs are used in products ranging from telecommunications equipment to RFID tags and displays.
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BEA to open solutions centre in Singapore
Sunday, April 03, 2005
US-BASED software major BEA Systems, a leader in enterprise infrastructure software, is in the process of setting up a solutions centre in Singapore along with its partners.
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NEC To Set Up RFID Center in Singapore
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Even though NEC has marketed the product on a trial basis in the United States, Brazil and Singapore, the establishment of the center in Singapore will allow it to localize solutions for the Southeast Asian market.
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Asian Shipping Company Opens RFID Test Center
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Neptune Orient Lines Group, a shipping company based in Singapore, in April will open a radio-frequency identification lab in Singapore with Sun Microsystems. The lab will provide businesses with a place to test RFID tags, readers, software, and more. Sun executives weren't available for comment by press time.
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