According to a Juniper Research study, this growth is being fueled by RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy beacons, which are becoming lower in cost and more prevalent in stores, and which can now be leveraged for better analytics, customer experience and supply chain improvements.
Cisco’s Connected Factory for Industry 4.0; HARMAN, IBM Watson Internet of Things intro cognitive rooms that bring connected experiences to consumers; Blockchain, IoT Consortium progresses toward ecosystem protocol; Opto 22 joins EdgeX Foundry, solidifies support for open IoT edge solutions; Agenda released for IoT Slam Live Internet of Things conference; COMPUTEX 2017 to showcase IoT innovations.
Some companies want to implement an RFID system without doing their homework. Trying to save a few dollars this way can be costly in the long run.
Companies from around the world will unveil their latest innovations at the event, being held on May 9-11 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Juniper Systems releases rugged tablet with Android OS ••• ThingMagic enhances Sargas RAIN RFID reader ••• Quest Solution Canada Inc. changes branding, name ••• CSL launches long-range UHF RFID handheld sled reader ••• FEIG RAIN readers now compatible with Portable Technology Solutions RFID software ••• Siemens firmware connects RFID to MindSphere cloud-based IoT operating system ••• Security Industry Association recognizes STid access-control mobile app.