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News For The Week Of Sept. 22
Tesco Deploys Class 1 EPC Tags
Zebra Unveils RFID Label Maker
RFID Package for Midsize Firms
Sun Shines Light on EPC Initiatives
A Quick Fix for RFID Compliance
NCR Prototype Kiosk Kills RFID Tags
FEATURED STORY
Seven Reasons to Act Now
OPINION
The Clock Is Ticking
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TOP NEWS
Tesco Deploys Class 1 EPC Tags
Tesco, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United Kingdom, is using Alien Technology’s Class 1 Electronic Product Code technology to track trays and cases moving from one of its distribution centers to two of its stores. The announcement is another sign that EPC technology is gaining ground in Europe.
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Zebra Unveils RFID Label Maker
Label printing specialist Zebra Technologies previewed a new "print engine" that can print labels with bar codes and an embedded RFID transponder. Typically, companies buy finished RFID labels and then apply them to packaging. The new device, called R110Alchemy, promises to enable suppliers to integrate RFID into labels and print them at the same time, saving time and money.
Full Story
RFID Package for Midsize Firms
Manhattan Associates, an Atlanta, Ga., provider of supply chain execution software, has bundled parts of its enterprise applications with handheld RFID label printing capabilities to create a package for midsize businesses that want to deploy RFID systems.
Full Story
Sun Shines Light on EPC Initiatives
Until now, Sun Microsystems, an early supporter of the Auto-ID Center's Electronic Product Code initiative, has been quiet about what EPC products or services it would offer. Last week, the Santa Clara, Calif., network computing vendor unveiled new enterprise software for managing EPC data and partnerships to help businesses deploy RFID systems.
Full Story
A Quick Fix for RFID Compliance
Provia Software, a Grand Rapids, Mich., company that offers supply chain software, has created a bolt-on module that it says will help Wal-Mart’s top 100 suppliers meet the retailer’s requirement to put RFID tags on shipments beginning in January 2005. All of Wal-Mart’s suppliers have to comply with the RFID tagging requirement by the end of 2006.
Full Story
NCR Prototype Kiosk Kills RFID Tags
NCR, a Dayton, Ohio, provider of point-of-sale systems, is working with the Auto-ID Center to test a kiosk that can kill RFID tags based on the center's Electronic Product Code specification. The kiosks could give stores that sell items with RFID tags an effective way to protect consumer privacy.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Seven Reasons to Act Now
Deploying an RFID system is not without risk, so waiting until a customer or competitive pressures force your company to act might seem like a good strategy. After all, many "first movers" on the Internet went belly up, while those who proceeded more slowly didn’t fare as badly. But waiting could mean the difference between saving millions of dollars each year and wasting a fortune on a bungled implementation. Here are seven reasons why smart companies are starting to learn about RFID implementation issues today.
Premium Content
OPINION
The Clock Is Ticking
With Wal-Mart, the United States military and now Tesco all looking to deploy EPC technology, it's looking increasingly clear that companies won't have a choice about whether or not to adopt RFID. The only question is when, and those who wait to begin learning how to deploy complex RFID systems are only asking for trouble.
Full Story
Tesco Deploys Class 1 EPC Tags
Tesco, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United Kingdom, is using Alien Technology’s Class 1 Electronic Product Code technology to track trays and cases moving from one of its distribution centers to two of its stores. The announcement is another sign that EPC technology is gaining ground in Europe.
Full Story
Zebra Unveils RFID Label Maker
Label printing specialist Zebra Technologies previewed a new "print engine" that can print labels with bar codes and an embedded RFID transponder. Typically, companies buy finished RFID labels and then apply them to packaging. The new device, called R110Alchemy, promises to enable suppliers to integrate RFID into labels and print them at the same time, saving time and money.
Full Story
RFID Package for Midsize Firms
Manhattan Associates, an Atlanta, Ga., provider of supply chain execution software, has bundled parts of its enterprise applications with handheld RFID label printing capabilities to create a package for midsize businesses that want to deploy RFID systems.
Full Story
Sun Shines Light on EPC Initiatives
Until now, Sun Microsystems, an early supporter of the Auto-ID Center's Electronic Product Code initiative, has been quiet about what EPC products or services it would offer. Last week, the Santa Clara, Calif., network computing vendor unveiled new enterprise software for managing EPC data and partnerships to help businesses deploy RFID systems.
Full Story
A Quick Fix for RFID Compliance
Provia Software, a Grand Rapids, Mich., company that offers supply chain software, has created a bolt-on module that it says will help Wal-Mart’s top 100 suppliers meet the retailer’s requirement to put RFID tags on shipments beginning in January 2005. All of Wal-Mart’s suppliers have to comply with the RFID tagging requirement by the end of 2006.
Full Story
NCR Prototype Kiosk Kills RFID Tags
NCR, a Dayton, Ohio, provider of point-of-sale systems, is working with the Auto-ID Center to test a kiosk that can kill RFID tags based on the center's Electronic Product Code specification. The kiosks could give stores that sell items with RFID tags an effective way to protect consumer privacy.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Seven Reasons to Act Now
Deploying an RFID system is not without risk, so waiting until a customer or competitive pressures force your company to act might seem like a good strategy. After all, many "first movers" on the Internet went belly up, while those who proceeded more slowly didn’t fare as badly. But waiting could mean the difference between saving millions of dollars each year and wasting a fortune on a bungled implementation. Here are seven reasons why smart companies are starting to learn about RFID implementation issues today.
Premium Content
OPINION
The Clock Is Ticking
With Wal-Mart, the United States military and now Tesco all looking to deploy EPC technology, it's looking increasingly clear that companies won't have a choice about whether or not to adopt RFID. The only question is when, and those who wait to begin learning how to deploy complex RFID systems are only asking for trouble.
Full Story
