EXPERT VIEWS

Whither the Five-Cent Tag?
A visionary's dream becomes a near reality.
By Kevin Ashton

No Free Lunches With RFID
We must balance the cost of information with improvement in decisions and actions.
By Duncan McFarlane

India's Big RFID Adoption Challenges
The technology faces stiff competition from cheap labor, and is hindered by a shortage of experienced systems integrators and vendors.
By Rajesh Kumar

The Multitech Approach
Vendors are integrating technologies at the hardware level, making it easier for end users to deploy location systems.
By Adrian Jennings

A Good RFID Education Can Boost Adoption and Payback
End users will find that a well-executed e-learning program can make the difference between an RFID project that thrives, and one that fails.
By Leslie K. Downey

What if RFID Were Truly Risk-Free?
To accelerate RFID adoption, we need technology providers that can muster the capability—and the nerve—to shoulder the risk of implementations.
By Stan Drobac

Design for Change
A data-centric approach to your RFID system protects your investment for the long term.
By Ken Traub

Honeybees Are in Trouble—and RFID Can Help
An RFID sensor network can track environmental changes within hives, allowing a beekeeper to infer the insects' health.
By Frank Linton

Good Problems
New challenges to RFID adoption signal innovation and progress.
By Kevin Ashton

Toward a Cheap Sensor Tag
The transformation of a technology negative into a positive could make it affordable to monitor the condition of many products and things.
By Christian Floerkemeier and Rahul Bhattacharyya