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  • Aussie Post keeps track with RFID

    More than 12,000 radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are being used in letters every month to track the delivery of mail by Australia Post.

  • Aust gets 'ute' of RFID

    Australia will have its first full radio frequency identification device (RFID) deployment by the end of this year, according to Capgemini's global technology lead Jonathan Loretto. However he says there needn't be any privacy concerns as we're only getting the "ute" version, not the Ferrari.

  • RFID revenues on upswing

    Global revenue from radio frequency identification tags is poised to grow from US$300 million in 2004 to US$2.8 billion in 2009, according to a study released Wednesday by market research agency In-Stat.

  • State of Play: RFID in Australia

    Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has generated a lot of interest recently, and promises to generate a lot more in 2004.

  • Sun sets up European RFID test centre

    Sun Microsystems will open a facility in Europe where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems.

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Features and Case Studies (31)

  • RFID: Can it help your business?

    In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?

  • RFID tags: The people say no

    CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says readers are united in their contempt for the idea of embedding chips in people.

  • RFID to track army supplies in Iraq

    Australian army troops in Iraq will use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to monitor the movement of equipment from early next year.

  • With RFID, corporate might makes right

    Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.

  • Patent problems plague RFID

    A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.

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    Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, waxes lyrical about RFID technology -- a subject he knows something about from his Transurban days. He believes the tiny tags will change everything from toll-booths to supermarket checkout queues.

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    Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.

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