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News For The Week Of Nov. 10

Report: RFID Benefits Not Equal

EPCglobal Chief to Push Standards

RFID Touted for Drug Distribution

EpcSTARS Comes Out in Bentonville

Manugistics Adds RFID Capabilities

Auto-ID Center Founder Joins OAT

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Wal-Mart Lays Out RFID Roadmap

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Report: RFID Benefits Not Equal
A.T. Kearney says RFID will bring great benefits to Wal-Mart and other retailers, but manufacturers will bear most of the costs and see little return.
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EPCglobal Chief to Push Standards
Margaret Fitzgerald, head of EAN New Zealand and the newly appointed president of EPCglobal, the nonprofit organization charged with commercializing EPC technology, says one of her main goals will be to work toward “open, consensus-based, global standards.”
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RFID Touted for Drug Distribution
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association recommends that pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers use EPC tags on cases by December 2005.
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EpcSTARS Comes Out in Bentonville
Tyco, GlobeRanger, Rafsec and ThingMagic unveiled a new alliance called epcSTARS at a recent meeting of Wal-Mart’s top suppliers, held just outside of the retailer’s Wal-Mart's Arkansas headquarters.
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Manugistics Adds RFID Capabilities
The global supply chain software provider offers solutions aimed at suppliers to Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Auto-ID Center Founder Joins OATSystems
Sanjay Sarma, the MIT professor who co-founded the Auto-ID Center, has joined the board of OATSystems, the startup that developed a software platform for managing EPC data.
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Wal-Mart Lays Out RFID Roadmap
The world’s largest retailer gave suppliers details on its RFID requirements, including the type of tags, accuracy rates, labeling, data formats and other critical issues. RFID Journal reveals what compliance really means.
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OPINION
A Little More Clarity
The information Wal-Mart has provided about its RFID requirements will help suppliers figure out how to move forward with their own deployments. It also sheds new light on the future of EPC technology.
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