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News For The Week Of Nov. 17
Tesco RFID Rollout Starts in April
Drug Tracking to Begin in March
Clearing RFID's Hurdles
Sun Puts RFID to the Test
Building a Smarter Container
Shock Absorbers for Smart Labels
FEATURED STORY
Profile: Sun Turns Up the Heat
OPINION
The Real Scandal
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TOP NEWS
Tesco RFID Rollout Starts in April
Tesco, the largest retailer in the United Kingdom, says that beginning in April 2004, it will tag cases of nonfood items when they arrive at its distribution centers and track them through to stores. Some of its suppliers will put tags on cases of products delivered to Tesco distribution centers beginning in September 2004. The company has not set a deadline for when all suppliers must tag their cases.
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Drug Tracking to Begin in March
Keeping track of Class 2 drugs—prescription painkillers and drugs that can be abused—is a labor-intensive job for U.S. pharmacies, because the Food and Drug Administration requires that each pill be accounted for individually. Wal-Mart is hoping that RFID technology can help reduce the time spent tracking these drugs. It's asking suppliers of these drugs to put RFID tags on bottles shipped to a Wal-Mart distribution center beginning in March.
Full Story
Clearing RFID's Hurdles
As interest in RFID for the retail supply chain increases, potential buyers of the technology need to determine the ways RFID will change their business processes and be wary of the technology's limitations, says Christopher Boone, program manager for U.S. vertical industry research at IDC, a research firm. Boone examines the current state of RFID technology for the retail supply chain in a new report, "The RFID Ecosystem for the Retail Supply Chain."
Full Story
Sun Puts RFID to the Test
In December, Sun Microsystems, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based computer hardware and software maker, will open an RFID test center in Dallas, Texas. The facility will allow Wal-Mart suppliers to assess RFID solutions and systems so they can ensure compliance with Wal-Mart's technological requirements, which center on identifying, tracking and tracing cases and pallets using RFID tags that carry Electronic Product Codes.
Full Story
Building a Smarter Container
Savi Technology, a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of supply chain asset management and security solutions, has introduced Savi Sentinel, a battery-powered RFID device that clamps to a standard intermodal shipping container. The Sentinel acts as a sensor that can detect if the container has been opened and monitors other sensors that report on the conditions and integrity of goods in the container.
Full Story
Shock Absorbers for Smart Labels
As workers toss pallets and cases around in a warehouse or truck, it's not unusual for a smart label's embedded silicon chip to incur electrostatic shock and mechanical damage. Appleton, a maker of carbonless and thermal papers based in Appleton, Wis., says its SmartStrate label stock eliminates these problems.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Profile: Sun Turns Up the Heat
Four years after becoming the first technology company to sponsor the Auto-ID Center, Sun Microsystems says its focus on network computing and peer-to-peer EPC platform will beat out the competition. This Vendor Profile examines Sun's strategy and marketing positioning as it seeks to establish itself as a leader in the RFID market.
Premium Content
OPINION
The Real Scandal
The Chicago Sun Times has uncovered a "secret" smart-shelf test run by Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble. One privacy group calls it a scandal. The real scandal is the way the public is being misled about RFID by journalists more interested in a sexy story than the facts.
Full Story
Tesco RFID Rollout Starts in April
Tesco, the largest retailer in the United Kingdom, says that beginning in April 2004, it will tag cases of nonfood items when they arrive at its distribution centers and track them through to stores. Some of its suppliers will put tags on cases of products delivered to Tesco distribution centers beginning in September 2004. The company has not set a deadline for when all suppliers must tag their cases.
Full Story
Drug Tracking to Begin in March
Keeping track of Class 2 drugs—prescription painkillers and drugs that can be abused—is a labor-intensive job for U.S. pharmacies, because the Food and Drug Administration requires that each pill be accounted for individually. Wal-Mart is hoping that RFID technology can help reduce the time spent tracking these drugs. It's asking suppliers of these drugs to put RFID tags on bottles shipped to a Wal-Mart distribution center beginning in March.
Full Story
Clearing RFID's Hurdles
As interest in RFID for the retail supply chain increases, potential buyers of the technology need to determine the ways RFID will change their business processes and be wary of the technology's limitations, says Christopher Boone, program manager for U.S. vertical industry research at IDC, a research firm. Boone examines the current state of RFID technology for the retail supply chain in a new report, "The RFID Ecosystem for the Retail Supply Chain."
Full Story
Sun Puts RFID to the Test
In December, Sun Microsystems, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based computer hardware and software maker, will open an RFID test center in Dallas, Texas. The facility will allow Wal-Mart suppliers to assess RFID solutions and systems so they can ensure compliance with Wal-Mart's technological requirements, which center on identifying, tracking and tracing cases and pallets using RFID tags that carry Electronic Product Codes.
Full Story
Building a Smarter Container
Savi Technology, a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of supply chain asset management and security solutions, has introduced Savi Sentinel, a battery-powered RFID device that clamps to a standard intermodal shipping container. The Sentinel acts as a sensor that can detect if the container has been opened and monitors other sensors that report on the conditions and integrity of goods in the container.
Full Story
Shock Absorbers for Smart Labels
As workers toss pallets and cases around in a warehouse or truck, it's not unusual for a smart label's embedded silicon chip to incur electrostatic shock and mechanical damage. Appleton, a maker of carbonless and thermal papers based in Appleton, Wis., says its SmartStrate label stock eliminates these problems.
Full Story
FEATURED STORY
Profile: Sun Turns Up the Heat
Four years after becoming the first technology company to sponsor the Auto-ID Center, Sun Microsystems says its focus on network computing and peer-to-peer EPC platform will beat out the competition. This Vendor Profile examines Sun's strategy and marketing positioning as it seeks to establish itself as a leader in the RFID market.
Premium Content
OPINION
The Real Scandal
The Chicago Sun Times has uncovered a "secret" smart-shelf test run by Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble. One privacy group calls it a scandal. The real scandal is the way the public is being misled about RFID by journalists more interested in a sexy story than the facts.
Full Story
