White Papers
Each month, RFID Journal receives numerous white paper submissions from outside experts. We read each paper carefully and select the most informative articles. Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of facts or claims in these papers.
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most recent white papers
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How to Track Your Oracle Sun System Assets Using RFID
Published February 2011Oracle, in an effort to help customers understand the company's new second-generation RFID tags being shipped on all of its hardware products, explains how RFID technology works, the context for which its tags were developed, the standards to which they adhere and how to leverage these tags to augment an IT asset-management lifecycle. (20 pages)
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Securing Edge Devices
Published February 2011These days, most commerce is global, communication and information technologies connect the remotest locations into worldwide networks, and there are ever-increasing means of accessing and manipulating data on the Internet, such as smartphones, PDAs and tablets. These new (and often small) resource-constrained devices can be very difficult to secure, and may not always permit traditional IT security to operate efficiently. Revere Security's Hanns-Christian Hanebeck examines how to secure several types of edge devices, ranging from smart power meters to industrial control systems and RFID tags. (5 pages)
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Data-Center Management: Searching for the Optimum Solution
Published February 2011No Limits Software's David Cole outlines the technologies currently being used to address rack-level IT asset management, including RFID, and provides criteria to utilize in choosing the best solution to meet your company's specific needs. (15 pages)
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An Introduction to Passive RFID
Published January 2011Zebra Technologies provides an overview of RFID technology, describes current standards and details how RFID can complement existing bar-code technology while enabling new applications in diverse industries. (12 pages)
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RFID Tag Design, Sub Fractional Performance Effects
Published December 2010This document, written by Mentor Graphics' Gregory Hassman, demonstrates the system-level effects and expected ramifications of designing RFID tags that are smaller than the optimized length. (15 pages)
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Bar Code and RFID Convergence: Enabling Greater Visibility Through Standards
Published November 2010VDC Research's Drew Nathanson and Tom Wimmer discuss how the combination of radio frequency identification and bar-code technologies can provide end users with more actionable business intelligence, with little disruption to existing solutions and processes, from a robust technology platform. Such convergence can help companies increase visibility, enhance the decision-making process and improve operational efficiencies. (20 pages)
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Reducing the Cost and Complexity of Information Technology (IT) Asset Management With RFID
Published November 2010IT assets, such as backup tapes, are often on the move into and out of IT data centers. In this application brief, Motorola explains how radio frequency identification can enable the real-time tracking of servers, hard drives, media tapes and other IT assets without human intervention, as well as the ability to quickly locate a misplaced item. (8 pages)
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RFID in Oncology Clinics
Published November 2010XECAN's Bin Yang, Ph.D., and Alliance Oncology's Per Halvorsen examine the use of radio frequency identification to enhance the patient experience, increase safety and eliminate treatment errors. (14 pages)
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Retail Fashion Market RFID Solutions
Published October 2010Motorola explains how RFID can provide real-time inventory visibility, enabling retailers to react more rapidly to inventory demand and stocking levels, thereby helping ensure that products are available to customers when needed. (4 pages)
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Baggage Tracking RFID Solutions
Published October 2010Airports around the world are utilizing RFID tags to streamline baggage-handling operations and improve customer service. Motorola examines how the technology can help the aviation industry meet a number of challenges. (8 pages)
