PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
A Guide to RFID Security Tags
Tracking high-value goods can thwart counterfeiting and supply-chain diversion. Here's what you need to know to choose the best solution for your company.
VERTICAL FOCUS
RFID Serves Up Benefits for Guests and Hosts
Resorts, amusement parks, sports arenas and restaurants are among the hospitality and entertainment organizations using RFID to enhance the customer experience—and improve their bottom line.
COVER STORY
RFID: The Next Stage
A host of innovative business and consumer applications for radio frequency identification are on the horizon. Industry leaders and adopters share their insights.

Departments

EDITOR'S NOTE
Beyond the Supply Chain
RFID is enabling a new generation of innovative business and consumer applications.
PERSPECTIVE
Labor Savings Can Be Illusive
While RFID can reduce the amount of time and labor needed to do a job, the ROI comes from the technology's other benefits.
PERSPECTIVE
Item-Level RFID Initiative Could Be a Game Changer
Launched by Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions, GS1 US and GS1 Canada, the initiative could propel the adoption of RFID technologies.
OUT IN FRONT
Designing in Three Dimensions
An interactive tool developed by a leading European research institute uses RFID to let architects and urban planners model projects in 3-D.
OUT IN FRONT
RFID Detects Intruders
In the post-9/11 world, security is a huge concern for many businesses and government agencies. RFID could help.

Columns

ASHTON'S VIEW
Whither the Five-Cent Tag?
A visionary's dream becomes a near reality.
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
The Multitech Approach
Vendors are integrating technologies at the hardware level, making it easier for end users to deploy location systems.
INSIDE THE LABS
No Free Lunches With RFID
We must balance the cost of information with improvement in decisions and actions.