COVER STORY
6 Ways to Get Your RFID Project Approved
These popular strategies, gleaned from people involved in successful deployments, will help you garner support and secure funding.
VERTICAL FOCUS
RFID Finally Cleared for Takeoff
Adoption of industry standards and development of high-memory RFID tags mean airplane-parts tracking—among suppliers, manufacturers, airlines and maintenance companies—is poised for flight. Next on the tarmac: benefits for all stakeholders.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
What Retailers Need to Know About NFC Payment Systems
Contactless payments with RFID credit cards didn't take off, but mobile phones with Near-Field Communication technology are on the verge of breathing new life into "tap, pay and be on your way"—and promise to deliver more benefits than just speeding shoppers through checkouts.

Columns

ASHTON'S VIEW
The Tragedy of the Commons
Why the RFID market needs a sense of community.
INSIDE THE LABS
Tracking Goods and Sensors
A new air interface protocol that connects RFID sensors with the EPCglobal network will play a pivotal role in realizing the Internet of Things.
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
Making Objects Smarter
New RFID reader chips can be embedded in products to give them the intelligence to interact with people and the world around them.

Departments

EDITOR'S NOTE
Getting Buy-in From the Top
OUT IN FRONT
RFID Slippers Could Prevent Slips
AT&T researchers have devised a way to remotely monitor the elderly at home, to help keep them from falling.
OUT IN FRONT
Pinpointing Burial Plots
RFID tags could replace gravestones in green cemeteries.
PERSPECTIVE
The (RFID) World According to Moore
Based on the technology life cycle described in Geoffrey Moore's bestseller Inside the Tornado, RFID is nearing widespread adoption in some industries.
PERSPECTIVE
The Many Flavors of RFID
With the proliferation of radio frequency identification systems, many people wonder: Just what is RFID?