Vehicles to be RFID-tagged

The Philippines Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to government vehicles by November, reports The Philippine Information Agency.

All public vehicles in the Philippines are expected to be RFID-tagged by 4 January 2010.

LTO operations chief, Eleanor Calderon, says the public forum set by the LTO will serve as an information drive to let the public be aware of new policy guidelines, the technicalities as well as the penalties for those who violate it.

Companies from all over the world have participated in the RFID/USN Korea 2009 event to showcase innovative technology related to RFID, says Korea IT Times.

Currently, the Korean government is building more bicycle roads to encourage people to use bicycles as a green alternative. Victek and Initus are two companies working on developing RFID bicycle rental systems.

Currently, there are no standards for bicycle rental systems in Korea. When the government sets new policies and standards, the companies will improve the system and make it more convenient for people to use.

Fujitsu has introduced a flexible, ultra high frequency-band RFID tag that can withstand high temperatures and pressures, states CNET News.

Fujitsu's 1g tag is meant for use in uniforms worn by employees of plants that make products like medical supplies or semiconductors and have to sterilise with extra heat.

By utilising the heat-resistant Fujitsu tags, companies will be able to simultaneously scan up to 100 uniforms after they're sterilised.