July/August 2006

JUL/AUG 2006

Features

• COVER STORY
• How World Kitchen Got It Right
  The manufacturer of consumer housewares integrated its RFID tagging operation with its back-end systems to keep the cost of complying with mandates low—and to lay the groundwork for a system that could be scaled up and deliver internal benefits.
• BEST PRACTICES
• The Secrets of Their Success
  Companies that are tagging goods for retailers—and Wal-Mart's Simon Langford—reveal how to turn an RFID mandate into a competitive advantage.
• VERTICAL FOCUS
• Cashing In on RFID's Benefits
  Financial service institutions are tracking data and currency to secure shipments, minimize risk and keep customers satisfied.
• BEST PRACTICES
• The Smart Way to Print Smart Labels
  Kimberly-Clark's John Onderko explains the issues you need to consider before purchasing an RFID label printer-encoder or label applicator.

Departments

• Editor’s Note
• World Kitchen's Mandate
• Out in Front
• Smart Dummies
  The owner of Mannequin Madness, a home-based business, wants to use RFID to better service her customers and improve her company's productivity.
• Out in Front
• Removing the Sting From Beekeeping
  RFID helps put an end to bee-hive thievery.
• Out in Front
• Art Imitates Life
  RFID helped a family get the most out of their house.
• Perspective
• Wal-Mart Goes International
  Smart retailers and suppliers around the world will be watching Wal-Mart's next moves.
• Perspective
• Will the Empire Strike Back?
  After a period of relative calm, the privacy issue has erupted once again, leaving RFID's image with yet more bruises.
• Perspective
• World Cup Tests RFID
  FIFA tried using RFID to reduce scalping at the World Cup for soccer.
• Product Developments
• NFC Calling
  Several industries—and companies in Asia, Europe and the United States—are working to add near-field communication technology to mobile phones.

Columns

• EPCGlobal Update
• Trading in Concert
  How do you share data on the EPCglobal Network? Practice, practice, practice!
• Inside the Labs
• Playing the Field
  To design better-performing tags, we need to understand how tags behave in near and far fields.
• Public Eye
• Pay Attention!
  Ignoring what the government does in RFID is like being in the lumber business and dismissing Home Depot.
• Ashton's View
• Privacy Is Simple
  Let's stop all the nonsensical arguing and take action.