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Wal-Mart Details RFID Requirement
At a meeting this week with more than 120 of its top suppliers, the retailer provided more details about its RFID tagging requirement, and it revealed that it is already live with EPC tracking.
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Wal-Mart Opts for EPC Class 1, V2
Wal-Mart tells its suppliers that they can use EPC Class 0 and Class 1 tags for now, but it will make Class 1, version 2 of the EPC specification its standard.
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Las Vegas Airport Bets on RFID
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is the first airport in the world to commit to deploying an airport-wide RFID system for tracking passenger baggage. The system, which will use more than 20 million RFID tags per year, is expected to be operational next year.
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How to Manage All That RFID Data
There's a great deal of talk about creating real-time companies, and a great deal of concern about how to cope with the expected flood of RFID data. Mike Gilpin, a VP and research director at Forrester Research, an IT research firm, says it’s important to use real-time data only when the business process you are improving requires it.
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DOD Seeks RFID Interoperability
The U.S. Department of Defense is working with the International Organization for Standardization and EPCglobal to promote synergies for RFID users.
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Industrial-Strength Tag Team
To tap demand from companies with legacy RFID systems, Escort Memory Systems has added a larger RFID tag to its FastTrack line. The new LRP525HTS, which can stand up to scorching conditions, will likely be sold to carmakers and other manufacturers that need temperature-tolerant tags.
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CRM's Emerging RFID Relationship
By making it easier to gather and access data on customer needs, preferences and behavior, RFID technology could help customer relationship management initiatives finally reach their full potential. It’s going to take time, and companies will have to address privacy concerns.
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The End of the Beginning
After four years of intensive research and development, the Auto-ID Center closed its doors last week. Despite the controversy that has surrounded the center and its focus on a 5-cent tag, it has been enormously successful.
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