IUID Blog

I was faced with a recent discussion that really surfaced a debate over the use of 2D bar code (UID) vs. pRFID (passive RFID) for serialized item identification and tracking. Let’s assume for a moment that there is absolutely no cost difference between the implementation and ongoing sustainment of these two technologies.



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I’ll be speaking tomorrow, at the second annual Auto ID & Sensing Seminar & Expo at Merrimack College, about the state of DoD’s UID implementation and how the armed services plan to leverage the technology. This is an intimidating group, because many “new” applications will be discussed, including leveraging technologies such as RFID, GPS, and nanotechnology. (Read More)

The world witnessed some of the earliest benefits of automated data capture technology in the form of bar code back in the 60’s.  Huge railroad cars would meander back and forth across the country with valuable contents that would be periodically misplaced while in transit.  Imagine a yard full of hundreds of railroad cars that look exactly alike and trying to find valuable contents such as a million dollars worth of equipment that must be routed to the correct destination. (Read More)

Milan, Italy plays host to ID World, a strong, international annual ID industry event. This huge conference brings together professionals from the following AIT technologies and disciplines: bar code, RFID, biometrics, and smart cards.  Subjects ranged from securing personnel identity and payments over the Internet to tracking critical assets using global ID standards. (Read More)

Welcome to the UID Blog. There’s an old saying that says: “Once you’re over the hill, you pick up speed.” UID and RFID are over the hills of doubt and resistance, and indeed they are picking up speed. Compliance has evolved enormously since the concept of tracking serialized assets was first introduced by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics back in 2003. We have seen the DoD and its suppliers go from doubt and resistance, to vague interest, to an understanding of the benefits, to willing participants and co-creators of this methodology for realizing unheard of efficiencies in the military and beyond. (Read More)