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News for the Week of May 12
Oracle, Intermec Team on RFID App
Low-Cost Wireless RFID Networks
Lab ID Unveils New Tunnel Reader
Wal-Mart CIO to Speak on RFID
New Active Tags for Access Control
FEATURED STORY: RFID Myths and Realities
OPINION: Heaven or Hell?
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION:
Manufacturing Gains in Efficiency
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TOP NEWS
Oracle, Intermec Team on RFID App
Intermec Technologies Corp. and Oracle have joined forces to add RFID capabilities to the next version of Oracle's warehouse management software, due out early next year. The two companies will create protocols to ensure that data scanned from Intermec's Intellitags can flow smoothly into Oracle's WMS. They will also develop ways to handle alerts and exceptions when people are removed from the transaction.
Full Story
Low-Cost Wireless RFID Networks
Ember Corp. recently signed a partnership deal with Norway’s Chipcon AS, which specializes in making radio frequency integrated circuits and systems on a chip. The two companies are working on new chips that take advantage of Ember's technology to create low-cost wireless "mesh" networks for RFID readers, as well as systems for industrial monitoring and building automation.
Full Story
Lab ID Unveils New Tunnel Reader
Lab ID, an RFID systems integrator based in Bologna, Italy, has unveiled a new tunnel reader designed to read large quantities of transponders contained in cartons moving along a conveyer belt. The company says its PowerTunnel can read up to 800 tags in close proximity, compared to less than 150 for some other 13.56 MHz devices.
Full Story
Wal-Mart CIO to Speak on RFID
Wal-Mart has been a key player in the Auto-ID Center's efforts to create an infrastructure for tracking products with low-cost RFID tags. On June 11, Linda Dillman, Wal-Mart's senior VP and CIO, will speak about RFID at the Retail Systems 2003/VICS Collaborative Commerce, a leading event focused on retail technology, which is co-located with RFID Journal Live! in Chicago next month.
Full Story
New Active Tags for Access Control
Axcess, a Dallas, Texas, company that offers security and asset tracking systems, has developed an active (battery-powered) RFID tag that can be embedded in identity cards. The cards can be read from up to eight feet away, and can even be read through water or walls.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
RFID Myths and Realities
There's a lot of confusion and misinformation about the cost of tags, the ability to take inventory at the push of a button and many other aspects of RFID. While the technology truly has the potential to deliver dramatic benefits to companies in many industries, it's time for a reality check. We debunk the Top 10 Myths in an effort to give companies a more realistic view of what it takes to deploy RFID technologies successfully.
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OPINION
Heaven or Hell?
RFID is designed to make ordinary business functions happen automatically, without human involvement. Does that mean millions of people will be thrown out of work? Or does it mean people will be shifted from menial jobs to more value-added ones?
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
Manufacturing Gains in Efficiency
RFID promises to profoundly improve key operational areas for manufacturers in many industries. Based on Accenture research, a typical manufacturer could expect to boost sales by 1 to 2 percent by reducing out-of-stock items; decrease inventory by 10 to 30 percent by cutting the amount of safety stock kept on hand in case demand suddenly rises; and reduce shrinkage by 10 percent. This is in addition to less tangible benefits, such as gaining more insights into why goods get returned.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/421
Full Story
Oracle, Intermec Team on RFID App
Intermec Technologies Corp. and Oracle have joined forces to add RFID capabilities to the next version of Oracle's warehouse management software, due out early next year. The two companies will create protocols to ensure that data scanned from Intermec's Intellitags can flow smoothly into Oracle's WMS. They will also develop ways to handle alerts and exceptions when people are removed from the transaction.
Full Story
Low-Cost Wireless RFID Networks
Ember Corp. recently signed a partnership deal with Norway’s Chipcon AS, which specializes in making radio frequency integrated circuits and systems on a chip. The two companies are working on new chips that take advantage of Ember's technology to create low-cost wireless "mesh" networks for RFID readers, as well as systems for industrial monitoring and building automation.
Full Story
Lab ID Unveils New Tunnel Reader
Lab ID, an RFID systems integrator based in Bologna, Italy, has unveiled a new tunnel reader designed to read large quantities of transponders contained in cartons moving along a conveyer belt. The company says its PowerTunnel can read up to 800 tags in close proximity, compared to less than 150 for some other 13.56 MHz devices.
Full Story
Wal-Mart CIO to Speak on RFID
Wal-Mart has been a key player in the Auto-ID Center's efforts to create an infrastructure for tracking products with low-cost RFID tags. On June 11, Linda Dillman, Wal-Mart's senior VP and CIO, will speak about RFID at the Retail Systems 2003/VICS Collaborative Commerce, a leading event focused on retail technology, which is co-located with RFID Journal Live! in Chicago next month.
Full Story
New Active Tags for Access Control
Axcess, a Dallas, Texas, company that offers security and asset tracking systems, has developed an active (battery-powered) RFID tag that can be embedded in identity cards. The cards can be read from up to eight feet away, and can even be read through water or walls.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
RFID Myths and Realities
There's a lot of confusion and misinformation about the cost of tags, the ability to take inventory at the push of a button and many other aspects of RFID. While the technology truly has the potential to deliver dramatic benefits to companies in many industries, it's time for a reality check. We debunk the Top 10 Myths in an effort to give companies a more realistic view of what it takes to deploy RFID technologies successfully.
Paid Subscribers Only
OPINION
Heaven or Hell?
RFID is designed to make ordinary business functions happen automatically, without human involvement. Does that mean millions of people will be thrown out of work? Or does it mean people will be shifted from menial jobs to more value-added ones?
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
Manufacturing Gains in Efficiency
RFID promises to profoundly improve key operational areas for manufacturers in many industries. Based on Accenture research, a typical manufacturer could expect to boost sales by 1 to 2 percent by reducing out-of-stock items; decrease inventory by 10 to 30 percent by cutting the amount of safety stock kept on hand in case demand suddenly rises; and reduce shrinkage by 10 percent. This is in addition to less tangible benefits, such as gaining more insights into why goods get returned.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/421
Full Story
