Intermec Technologies and Symbol Technologies have settled one lawsuit and adopted a plan to resolve four additional suits between the two companies. Having resolved one lawsuit, the companies say they will cross-license intellectual property and negotiate their remaining IP disputes.

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Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world?s first RFID-tagged all-plastic pallet pool, announced that it has executed a long-term preferred supplier agreement with Netherlands-based Schoeller Arca Systems, the global leader in plastic packaging systems for materials handling, to manufacture several million pallets for the company.

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Vocollect, the world leader in voice-directed work, announced the availability of the new Vocollect SRX wireless headset ? the first commercially available wireless voice recognition headset for use in industrial voice-recognition environments.

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The face of RFID has certainly changed. In fall 2004, the hype from the Wal-Mart-driven RFID mandate was at its peak. You couldn?t pick up a supply chain publication without reading about the merits of RFID and how it was going to change the world. However, remarkably similar to a fanatical fashion fad or the ridiculously popular toy of the last holiday season, the excitement that surrounded RFID just over a year ago has diminished significantly.

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Suppose, 15 years ago, you had been told about a technology that could potentially erase (or copy) all the files from your computer, aid criminals in stealing your credit card and bank information, and even make you a party to unethical and illegal activities. And suppose a state legislature proposed banning that technology. Would you have supported the legislation?

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Apparently, manufacturers are adopting RFID technology at a much faster clip than retailers.
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DCs are going wireless because of increased speed and efficiency, greater pick accuracy and access to real-time inventory data

In an interview published in the Spring edition of the TNT Logistics Benelux magazine Hans van Grieken, corporate innovation officer at Capgemini, says that the future of supply chain management (SCM) will certainly be vibrant. He discusses a number of innovations including adaptive networks, integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), sensor networks, grid computing and agent technology.
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Metrologic Instruments, Inc. announced that it will introduce its initial line of Radio Frequency ID (RFID) Readers engineered to execute supply-chain applications at the Fourth Annual RFID Journal LIVE conference and exhibition (Booth 200) hosted by the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (NV), May 1-3.

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Savi Technology garnered the No. 1 ranking among the world?s ?Leading Suppliers of Trade Visibility Solutions? in a recent ARC Advisory Group Report, which singled out managed information services provided by the company?s subsidiary, Savi Networks.

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