At next week's RFID Journal LIVE! conference, a number of vendors will demonstrate tags that comply with EPCglobal's second-generation standard for passive UHF tags and readers.
Before you begin an RFID pilot or rollout, there are some important questions you need to ask RFID tag and reader providers to guarantee the success of the project and future-proof your investment.
RFID vendors move ahead with plans to offer tags and readers based on EPCglobal's newly ratified standard, but disagree on how quickly and smoothly adoption will happen.
Secure Strap to protect shipments; 2005 DOD RFID Summit announced; International Paper helping vendors comply; TEC offers smart label printers; RFID test center opens in Wisconsin; SCM supplying readers for government agencies.
Wal-Mart's top suppliers have three months to meet RFID mandates, and vendors have to move quickly if they want to be among the winners in the emerging market.
RFID is an emerging market. Vendors of all stripes want to jump in—sometimes before they have a product. Beware of vendors issuing press releases that are, let’s say, creative in the way they describe their offering. Be wary of the following claims.