EXPERT VIEWS

That 'Internet of Things' Thing
In the real world, things matter more than ideas.
By Kevin Ashton

How RFID Can Help Manufacturers Thrive in Recessionary Times
With every economic crisis comes opportunity. A well-scrutinized RFID project has the potential to yield a strong return on investment.
By John DiPalo

Hex Is Not the Standard
EPC Gen 2 RFID buyers beware: Just because hardware is certified as interoperable does not mean its applications are interchangeable.
By Patrick King

Beyond the Basics
Innovative RFID applications can deliver more benefits and a faster ROI.
By Tatsuya Inaba

Lessons From Air Safety
RFID could be the food supply chain's equivalent of the flight data recorder.
By Kevin Ashton

A Broader Definition of RFID
BLE promises to blur the line between Bluetooth and radio frequency identification.
By Jonathan Collins

Why Buy EPCglobal-Certified Products?
Many end-user companies do not know about EPCglobal certification, or why they should purchase certified RFID hardware and software.
By Ted Osinski

Solving the Water and Metal Problem
Physics can be used to improve RFID performance on hard-to-tag products.
By Peter Cole and Zhonghao Hu

Identifying RFID's Biggest Threats
If end users employ proprietary tag ID schemes—as some are starting to do—the full benefits of RFID adoption may never be realized.
By Patrick King

AspireRFID Can Lower Deployment Costs
The project, involving academic and research institutions across Europe, has developed free open-source RFID middleware, and is currently working to create a range of tools to facilitate RFID deployment.
By John Soldatos