Siemens Financial has found that in the future, businesses are more likely to invest in security and voice over IP (VOIP) than RFID. In a survey, the company found that 36% of the firms interviewed invested in security and VoIP. Only 16% of respondents had implemented RFID into their systems. Many industry authorities argue that […]
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This years CeBIT convention focused on next-generation RFID hardware and applications. Many companies are researching how RFID implementation can help business. AIS Future Lab is looking seriously into the technology. The Bangkok Post reports:
Other companies are also working on forklift readers. International Paper developed a system with Matrics Inc. (now part of Symbol Technologies) that […]
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Adel Anwar has a very informative RFID article posted on his personal homepage. This article effectively explains how RFID works in a manner that the layman can understand. According to Adel Anwar:
RFID systems use radio frequency to identify, locate and track people, assets and animals. An RFID system consists of 3 components - an interrogator […]
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The Department of Defense has unveiled new RFID tags with satellite-communication capabilities. An interesting design of these tags is their uncanny ability to contact their home system even in the harshest conditions. The importance of such tags is that shipments now can be far more visible, even into areas with little RFID infrastructure. RFIDJournal explains:
At […]
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Oyster Bay, an NY based ABI Research Firm, has reported that retail firms who are trying RFID for the first time are finding it a difficult system to implement. The report, entitled “The RFID Retail Market”, examines the methods retailers are using RFID. It also argues the long-term investment strategies of many top RFID related […]
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A networking group of RFID professionals is conducting a survey on workforce availability for RFID implementation. According to RFID Tribe:
Survey participants have the option to respond anonymously. Survey participants that provide their contact information while taking the survey will receive an electronic copy of the survey’s summarized results in April 2005. Your input is […]
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Recent news predicts that RFID could be implemented in pharmacies across the UK quite soon. A 3 month test program was completed in January which studyed the use of 180,000 RFID tags throughout the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). The trial was comprised of 44 pharmacies that used tags to assist in the supply chain. […]
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The MYbi Card allows users to shop via RFID tags. Such technology allows users to bridge the gap between wireless shopping and telecommunication. This RFID enabled purchasing power has proven its metal in Asia and will most likely cross the ocean to US markets soon. Engadget.com writes:
They’re available now in Korea with a variety of […]
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One of the major problems preventing wide scale RFID implementation is infrastructure costs. A new forklift based reader developed by LXE Inc. will help cut these costs and hopefully spurn a new wave of RFID growth. There are many challenges to build a reader of this kind, however. Frontline Today Reports:
Third-party logistics provider Worley […]
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Comptia has developed a radio frequency identification certification program. Comptia (Computer Technology Industry Association) hopes that its program will spawn the development of RFID worldwide. This will certainly help companies find staff who has the adequate RFID training necessary for the growing market. VNUNet.com reports:
“There does appear to be a skills gap, but it is […]
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