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RSS rfidRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) - An Overview
White Paper This paper presents an overview of RFID technology. An increasing number of major enterprises - including WalMart, Target, Albertsons, Tesco, METRO Group and the US Department of Defense - are turning to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for help. [25 Jun 2004]
RFID will cost businesses $500,000
News RFID is now on 69 per cent of US businesses' shopping lists for this year, analysts have revealed. A report from AMR Research found that over two-thirds of businesses queried were planning to pilot, implement, evaluate or use RFID. [21 Jul 2005]
RFID Benefits for Drugmakers
White Paper Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, a Paris-based provider of outsourcing, consulting and technology services, says the benefits that pharmaceutical companies will get from deploying RFID go beyond just more efficient supply chains. [01 Jul 2004]
RFID Fibers for Secure Applications
White Paper Tapemark, a manufacturer of packaging and packaging materials, will use a new technology, called Chipless ID, to embed RFID transponders into packaging, paper or film. Invisible to the eye, each transponder emits a unique signal that cannot be... [01 Jul 2004]
RFID in the Supply Chain: The Wal-Mart Factor Part Two - Impact on Near-Term Market Growth
White Paper Given the recent bevy of RFID implementation announcements by Wal-Mart, Metro AG, Tesco, the US Department of Defense and, most recently, Target, VDC has adjusted the market size and compound annual growth rate (CAGR) originally published in "The... [03 Jul 2008]
RFID poses serious privacy risk, says report
News In a report published on Friday, the Government Accountability Office said 13 of the largest federal agencies are already using RFID or plan to use it. But only one of 23 agencies polled by the GAO had identified any legal or privacy issues - even... [31 May 2005]
RFID Supply Chain Solution Provider Introduces a System That Tracks the Quantity of Automotive Parts on the Assembly Line and Reorders When Stocks Are Low
White Paper WhereNet has combined its RFID-enabled real-time locating system and wireless local area network (LAN) technology with sensors and software from Visible Inventory, a Salem, N.H.provider of inventory-management technology, to create WhereSoft, an... [01 Jul 2004]
RFID Network in a Box
White Paper RFID network infrastructure startup Blue Vector Systems is betting that RFID network architectures will mimic the IP networks that have gone before them and that the technology that helped IP networks become so prevalent will be replicated in RFID... [01 Jul 2004]
RFID Technology
White Paper Although the potential benefits of RFID could be significant, there are substantial technical, financial and psychological challenges that must be addressed before the promise of RFID can be fully realized. [17 Dec 2004]
RFID Basics
White Paper Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been attracting considerable attention with the expectation of improved supply chain visibility for both suppliers and retailers. Recent announcements from some key retailers have brought the... [17 Dec 2004]
RFID to track military supplies in Iraq
News Australian army troops in Iraq will use RFID tags to monitor the movement of equipment from early next year. In order to improve visibility of supplies in the network, pallets and containers in Iraq would be RFID-tagged from February, Brigadier... [19 Aug 2005]
RFID in the Supply Chain: A Balanced View
White Paper RFID (radio frequency identification) is essentially in the same position occupied by mobility and wireless technology a few years ago. This paper provides an overview of the business drivers leading companies are assessing to determine if... [17 Dec 2004]
RFID Pilot Program
White Paper While it isn't a new technology, radio frequency identification (RFID) has recently become a hot topic among manufacturers, particularly consumer segment product companies. The technology was catapulted to the forefront by Wal-Mart's mandate... [17 Dec 2004]
RFID: The skills aren't out there
News Companies looking to hire workers skilled in RFID have their work cut out for them, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Computing Technology Industry Association, CompTIA. Eighty per cent of the survey respondents said the RFID talent... [03 Mar 2005]
RFID: The Next Generation of AIDC
White Paper Smart label printers have emerged to give users unprecedented control over their radio frequency identification (RFID) applications by enabling them to encode and print RFID labels on demand. The cost-effective convenience that smart label printers... [03 Jul 2008]
