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Latest News on RFID:

• Best Practices 2005: RFID Next under the microscope are the smart tags that give the supply chain a boost in brainpower. Our year of coverage explains the applications for retail and beyond 12/20/2005 5:00:00 PM by ITBusiness Staff
• CompTIA prepares to test for RFID expertise. Certification will cover maintenance and deployment of smart tags. 12/14/2005 5:00:00 PM by Neil Sutton at www.itbusiness.ca

Fundamentals:

RFID is an identification system based on the information carried by radio waves. RFID system always has two components: the transponder, located on the object to be identified and the reader, which depending on the used technology could be either read only or read/write device. RFID tags are used for security clearsnce, to manage inventory, track assets, authorize payments etc.

• This is one of the best books I read on this subject: "RFID Handbook. Radio-Frequency Identification Fundamentals and Applications", written by Klaus Finkenzeller. This book not only gives good explanation of physical principals and operating criteria of RFID systems, but also provides standards requirements, international licensing controls, description of coding and modulation, manufactures analysis and applications examples. RFID technology is closely connected with the SmartCards technology, covered by that book as well. I have read the 1999 edition, but I believe that there is also a 2003 edition .
  Klaus Finkenzeller (author of the book) personal page covers such topics as About RFID, Types of RFID, Frequencies, Standardization, Physics and Measurements and contains links to manufactures, projects and involved organizations.
• IDTechEx one of the world's leading independent expert on the development and application of smart label technologies. There you can download free RFID White Paper, get RFID Industry updates and RFID event calendar.
• www.frontlinemagazine.com/rfidonline - a comprehensive look at RFID and RTLS manufacturers and the systems they offer. White papers, case studies, Product comparison charts.
• www.howstuffworks.com - great site to get information and related links on almost any technical topic. Go to the site and enter RFID as a keyword. You will get plenty of interesting links.
• www.idbraceletplace.com/rfid.html - web site with a lot of information on practical use of RFID technology.

Major organizations:

• The Association for Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technologies (AIM) - AIM is a global trade association serving more than 900 members in 43 countries, AIM is dedicated to accelerating the growth and use of AIDC technologies and services around the world. On their web site you can find RFID case studies, common applications, technology surveys, standards summary and much more.
• Auto-ID Center - Founded in 1999, the Auto-ID Center is a unique partnership between more than 87 global companies and three of the world's leading research universities. "The Auto-ID Center is designing, building, testing and deploying a global infrastructure - a layer on top of the Internet - that will make it possible for computers to identify any object anywhere in the world instantly." Go to the About the Center page and at the bottom of that page check their link to the visual representation of how the new network will work.

Major magazines/news sources:

• RFIDJournal - indispensable source of information on RFID news. A lot of interesting articles, case studies, special reports and vendor profiles. To stay up to date you can subscribing to their free, weekly e-mail newsletter.
• ComputerWorld - contains many online RFID related articles. Has easy to use search facility.
• ITBusiness - offers daily news on the IT industry, including RFID themes.
• Wireless - very often publishes interesting articles and interviews on RFID subject.
• Bitpipe.com - here you can sign up for a free e-mail KnowledgeAlert on RFID topic.
• global-id-magazine.com - published several interesting RFID related article.
• transpondernews.com - A news service reporting on developments regarding the use of radio based tagging transponder systems for commerce and scientific applications. Covers the RFID technologies, EAS technologies and magnetic/electric field coupled techniques.