RFID Journal - Print Magazine - January/February 2006 - RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology News & Features

RFID JOURNAL MAGAZINE

January/February 2006

January/February 2006
Smarter Products Is Smart Business
Companies are gaining a strategic advantage by embedding RFID tags, and in some cases interrogators, in their products—and they're finding a return on their investment in areas that may surprise you.

FEATURES


	BEST PRACTICES Access Controlled: Limiting Employee Tracking RFID access cards can do more than let people into their workplace. If you're collecting information about your staff, here's what you—and they—need to know.
	COVER STORY Smarter Products Is Smart Business Companies are gaining a strategic advantage by embedding RFID tags, and in some cases interrogators, in their products—and they're finding a return on their investment in areas that may surprise you.
	LAB REPORT Are Item-Level Tags Up to the Job? The RFID Alliance Lab tested four commercially available EPC Gen 1 UHF tags and found that each had limitations.
	VERTICAL FOCUS Keeping Fresh Foods Fresh Produce, meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products often travel cross-country or between continents before ending up on store shelves. Given this lengthy journey, using RFID to improve food safety and shelf life has become a top priority for suppliers and retailers.

DEPARTMENTS

	Editor's Note » Are Your Products Smart?
	Out in Front » RFID on Tap
	Out in Front » Taking RFID to New Depths
	Out in Front » Identifying Handwritten Data
	Perspective » RFID Goes Vertical
	Perspective » RFID Journal Adds Vertical Industry Channels
	Perspective » 2005 and 2006 Predictions

COLUMNS

	Inside the Labs » Research Will Overcome
	Stay Tuned » Rethinking Privacy
	Ashton's View » Scale Matters
	Inside the Labs » Research Will Overcome

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