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News for the Week of June 30
Japan Opens Up UHF for RFID Use
Retailer Tests RFID on Garments
RFID for Your Shopping Cart
RFID Lock for Electronic Devices
FEATURED STORY: RFID Journal Live! Event Report
OPINION: The Last Pieces of the Puzzle
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TOP NEWS
Japan Opens Up UHF for RFID Use
Exclusive: RFID Journal has learned that the Japanese government will allocate a portion of the UHF spectrum for use by RFID systems. The move paves the way for the global use of UHF tags to track goods in the supply chain.
Full Story
Retailer Tests RFID on Garments
Kaufhof, a unit of Germany's Metro Group, has begun a pilot in which it will track every garment from women's clothing supplier Gerry Weber through the supply chain to two stores. The pilot, part of Metro's "Future Store" initiative (see Metro Opens Store of the Future), is expected to last three months and cover some 20,000 garments.
Full Story
RFID for Your Shopping Cart
Multichannel Retail, a UK-based software and services company, has developed a new version of its Personal Shopping Assistant software specifically to interact with item-level RFID tags in the store. Using RFID instead of bar codes opens up a world of opportunity -- once companies start tagging individual items.
Full Story
RFID Lock for Electronic Devices
A startup called Electronic Security & Identification, or ESI, has patented a way to use RFID tags to render an electronic device inoperable without first entering its password. The concept, dubbed DeadVolt, has the potential to drastically reduce supply chain theft of DVD players, VCRs and other high-value consumer electronics by making the goods worthless without their unique security codes.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
RFID Journal Live! Event Report
Speakers at our conference in Chicago provided a wealth of information on how they are using RFID to transform many aspects of their businesses. This complete report covers speeches by Accenture's Glover Ferguson, Marks & Spencer's Keith Mahoney, Procter & Gamble's Larry Kellam, Woolworth's Geoff O'Neill and others. You can also download their presentations.
Paid Content
OPINION
The Last Pieces of the Puzzle
Over the past year, many of the things needed for widespread adoption of RFID for supply chain tracking have fallen into place, including middleware to manage the data and enterprise systems that could make use of the data. Japan's decision to allocate a portion of the UHF spectrum for use by RFID systems is among the final prerequisites needed for global supply chain tracking.
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
The Intelligent Warehouse
RFID can boost productivity, improve inventory accuracy and reduce waste in the warehouse dramatically. But companies will have to solve integration issues and change their processes to get these benefits. In this article, part of an ongoing series, experts from Accenture explain how RFID will change the warehouse. You can also download related white papers and view videos of RFID in action.
Full Story
Japan Opens Up UHF for RFID Use
Exclusive: RFID Journal has learned that the Japanese government will allocate a portion of the UHF spectrum for use by RFID systems. The move paves the way for the global use of UHF tags to track goods in the supply chain.
Full Story
Retailer Tests RFID on Garments
Kaufhof, a unit of Germany's Metro Group, has begun a pilot in which it will track every garment from women's clothing supplier Gerry Weber through the supply chain to two stores. The pilot, part of Metro's "Future Store" initiative (see Metro Opens Store of the Future), is expected to last three months and cover some 20,000 garments.
Full Story
RFID for Your Shopping Cart
Multichannel Retail, a UK-based software and services company, has developed a new version of its Personal Shopping Assistant software specifically to interact with item-level RFID tags in the store. Using RFID instead of bar codes opens up a world of opportunity -- once companies start tagging individual items.
Full Story
RFID Lock for Electronic Devices
A startup called Electronic Security & Identification, or ESI, has patented a way to use RFID tags to render an electronic device inoperable without first entering its password. The concept, dubbed DeadVolt, has the potential to drastically reduce supply chain theft of DVD players, VCRs and other high-value consumer electronics by making the goods worthless without their unique security codes.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
RFID Journal Live! Event Report
Speakers at our conference in Chicago provided a wealth of information on how they are using RFID to transform many aspects of their businesses. This complete report covers speeches by Accenture's Glover Ferguson, Marks & Spencer's Keith Mahoney, Procter & Gamble's Larry Kellam, Woolworth's Geoff O'Neill and others. You can also download their presentations.
Paid Content
OPINION
The Last Pieces of the Puzzle
Over the past year, many of the things needed for widespread adoption of RFID for supply chain tracking have fallen into place, including middleware to manage the data and enterprise systems that could make use of the data. Japan's decision to allocate a portion of the UHF spectrum for use by RFID systems is among the final prerequisites needed for global supply chain tracking.
Full Story
SPECIAL SPONSORED SECTION
The Intelligent Warehouse
RFID can boost productivity, improve inventory accuracy and reduce waste in the warehouse dramatically. But companies will have to solve integration issues and change their processes to get these benefits. In this article, part of an ongoing series, experts from Accenture explain how RFID will change the warehouse. You can also download related white papers and view videos of RFID in action.
Full Story
