Holography News articles from February 2003

Holography News archives from February 2003

Big step forward for Auto-ID as Gillette tests at Tesco & Wal-Mart.
February 1, 2003... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Auto-ID Center Electronic Product Code (EPC) system built around RFID technology could likely change product tracking, logistics and product security quite substantially over the next few years....

LOE's covert holographic mark.
February 1, 2003... Laser Optical Engineering Ltd (LOE), a spin-off from Loughborough University in the UK, has developed a proprietary method for producing computer-generated laser beam controlling diffractive optical elements (DOEs) and is marketing custom...

Fake holograms kill--people and the industry. (Editorial).
February 1, 2003... The juxtaposition of two articles in this issue underlines the size of the task facing the hologram industry as it tries to deal with the problem of counterfeit holograms. According to our report from the SPIE Practical Holography conference,...

Second fake hologram on fake artesunate.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The Wellcome Trust SE Asian Tropical Medicine Research Unit has circulated details of a fake hologram being used on blister packs of fake artesunate, a malaria remedy. Artesunate is manufactured by Guilin Pharma and is widely used in SE...

10 years ago - IHMA established.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) was formally established (incorporated as a not-for-profit UK company limited by guarantee) and welcomed by Holography News, recognising that the industry needed a single collective...

Holman and Caykur.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Holman Technology has clarified the bidding process for the Caykur label order (See HN Vol 16 No 9/10). In the first round of bids, Holman's price was approximately 10% lower than the price charged by Light Impressions the previous year. In...

A time of change for the IHMA. (On the Record).
February 1, 2003... At its annual general meeting in November 2002 the international hologram manufacturers association elected as its chairman Hugues Souparis of French company hologram industries. Holography news inter viewed him to get his views on the future...

AOT and De La Rue wreck the new year. (Stockwatch).(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... Last month I wrote positively about holographic share prices, cautiously suggesting they might be on an upward trend as the graphs were virtually all pointing upwards --- well they would have been except, by mistake, the graphs for the period...

Holographic art meets security at electronic imaging conference. (Conference Report).
February 1, 2003... New holographic applications from small producers such as holographic laser printers, data storage devices and full-color holograms were rolled out at SPIE's Practical Holography conference in California in January. Unfortunately for security...

HoloWebs files for Chapter 7 protection. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... HoloWebs, a California hologram film and foil manufacturer, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on January 23, 2003. A creditors meeting was scheduled for February 26, but no information on the outcome of that meeting could be obtained by...

Another profits warning from AOT. (Corporate News).(Applied Optical Technologies )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Applied Optical Technologies (AOT) has issued its third profits warning in just over a year, stating that results for the current financial year to March 2003 will be materially below market expectations. In November the company announced a...

CFC releases 2002 results, holds holographic outlook until spring. (Corporate News).(CFC International )
February 1, 2003... CFC International (Nasdaq: CFCI) has released its 2002 year-end results, revealing that while profits are up, sales are down from 2001 figures. In reaction, the company is beefing up its security product sales staff in Europe, starting by...