VERTICAL FOCUS
Paddling to Profits
Some packaged-food manufacturers are getting swamped by the costs of meeting retailer RFID-tagging mandates, but others are staying afloat by examining how the technology could help them improve business practices and meet government food safety regulations.
COVER STORY
RFID Journal's Watch List: People to Watch
Will RFID adoption accelerate across industries, or will it forever remain a niche technology, delivering value in only a few applications? We surveyed the RFID landscape to identify the people most likely to influence adoption, either positively or negatively.
COVER STORY
RFID Journal's Watch List: Companies and Organizations to Watch
Will RFID adoption accelerate across industries, or will it forever remain a niche technology, delivering value in only a few applications? We surveyed the RFID landscape to identify the companies and organizations most likely to influence adoption, either positively or negatively.
COVER STORY
RFID Journal's Watch List: Technologies to Watch
Will RFID adoption accelerate across industries, or will it forever remain a niche technology, delivering value in only a few applications? We surveyed the RFID landscape to identify the technologies most likely to influence adoption, either positively or negatively.

Departments

EDITOR'S NOTE
Making Informed Decisions
Investments in new technology are never made in a vacuum.
OUT IN FRONT
Keeping Pace With Pacemakers
A research team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is developing an RFID system to protect heart patients.
OUT IN FRONT
Sensing Traffic
The CarTel project can help analyze traffic, reduce congestion and commuter times, and alert drivers to potential engine trouble.
PERSPECTIVE
New Ways to Work Together
An industry initiative provides a strategic framework for deploying EPC RFID technology where and when it makes sense.
PERSPECTIVE
10 Predictions for 2009
PERSPECTIVE
A 12-bit EPC?
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
The Genuine Article
Two startups are taking advantage of variations in RFID chips to create security features that protect tags from being cloned.

Columns

INSIDE THE LABS
An Internet of Senses
We need to build an integrated architecture that would enable organizations to share physical data collected by wireless sensor networks.
RADIO EUROPE
Don't Shoot the Messenger
In electronic identity cards and passports, contactless RFID technology enables the biometric—or personal—data to be checked quickly.
ASHTON'S VIEW
Inference ID
When it comes to supply-chain visibility, a little RFID can go a long way.