Benetton To Track Clothes With ID Chips
News Retail clothing chain Benetton will soon add a technology to its garments that allows for real-time tracking of its inventory. Philips Semiconductor on Tuesday announced that it has provided partners with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips...
[March 12, 2003, 10:53]
Benetton Considers Chip Plans
News Clothing maker Benetton has clarified its plans regarding radio tags in response to reports that it is preparing to deploy millions of the devices in its products to help track inventory. Spokesman Federico Sartor said there was a misunderstanding...
[April 7, 2003, 8:39]
Hackers Steal Vital Data From Formula One Team
News Officials at the Benetton Formula One team admitted on Monday that hackers have broken into its computer systems and stolen valuable data. Jean-Jacques His, technical director of Renault -- which own Benetton -- claimed that someone hacked into the...
[July 17, 2001, 7:59]
Datatex And IBM AS/400 Link Textile Industry To Buyers Via Internet
White Papers "The United Colors of Benetton" is not just a slogan, it is a description of the global presence of this textile producer, which is represented by 7,000 stores in 120 countries. Operating in a period when the textile industry is experiencing new...
[July 10, 2004, 3:00]
Microsoft Admits Targeting Wine Users
Talkback "Jack Benetton, Occupation: software engineer Commented: Good. Valid Windows users **paid** for it, so Microsoft gives them updates for free. Linux users didn't pay for anything, so why should Microsoft furnish them with software for free?
[February 25, 2005, 21:07]
Retailers To Customers: Oops, Never Mind
White Papers In March 2003 Royal Philips Electronics announced that it would provide Benetton, the retailer that has always marketed itself as socially conscientious, with RFID-enabled "Smart labels" to put in its clothing.
[November 10, 2006, 0:00]
Major Retail Event Addresses Integrating Retail Stores, HQ, And Distribution
White Papers And Kliger-Weiss Infosystems (KWI) announced that more than 100 specialty retailers - including Benetton, Quicksilver, Swatch, Aerosoles, Kenneth Cole, and Etienne Aigner - were on board with a centralized management system developed by KWI on the...
[November 15, 2006, 0:00]
Philips Adds 'off Switch' To RFID Tags
News Earlier this year, US-based privacy group Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering lashed out at Benetton and called for a worldwide boycott soon after plans to use RFID tags were announced by the clothing maker.
[May 6, 2003, 10:31]
F1 Championship Season 2000
Downloads With in-depth behind the scenes technical support from the Orange Arrows and Benetton Formula One teams never before has the game player been able to enter the world of Formula One racing in such detail and authenticity.
[March 6, 2008, 15:31]
'Secret' RFID Test Draws Consumer Ire
News CASPIAN has called for boycotts of Gillette and Benetton over their RFID plans. Wal-Mart Stores and Procter & Gamble quietly tested a controversial new retail technology earlier this year that allowed P&G employees to observe shoppers via a Webcam...
[November 17, 2003, 10:50]
UK Scientists To Unleash Aibo-killer
News Chief technical officer Nick Wirth -- an ex-Formula One racing car engineer for team Benetton -- has led the development of RoboDog. A UK robotics startup hopes to start a scrap with Japanese electronics manufacturers by taking the leash off what...
[March 14, 2001, 10:42]
US Military Throws Weight Behind RFID
News She called for worldwide boycotts of clothing retailer Benetton and Gillette after each discussed plans to put RFID chips or "tags" on their products. The US Department of Defense (DoD) will give radio frequency identification (RFID) technology a...
[October 24, 2003, 16:15]
MIT Takes RFID To Next Stage
News She called for worldwide boycotts of clothing retailer Benetton and Gillette after each discussed plans to put RFID chips or "tags" on their products. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ending a four-year collaboration with dozens of blue...
[October 24, 2003, 10:00]
US Lawmakers Worry RFID Will Hurt Privacy
News Italian clothier Benetton is also studying how it wants to use hundreds of RFID chips it has recently purchased. Lawmakers in California have scheduled a hearing for later this month to discuss privacy issues that surround a controversial...
[August 12, 2003, 15:30]
