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Federal Agencies Ready to Deploy RFID
Technology services provider Subsystem Technologies expects many government RFID pilots to shift to full implementation during the 2006 fiscal year.
The Gen1 to Gen2 Transition
As one looks at the impact of RFID technology on the global market, it should be noted that there is a growing realization of a transition from Gen1 to Gen2 technology. This guest article explores that transition’s significance.
Sweeping RFID Under the Rug
Robotic cleaning systems may be the wave of the future at office buildings.
The RFID Reality Show
Project LIFE utilized RFID to study how house design can influence family dynamics and lifestyle.
EPC’s European Accent
The Electronic Product Code was conceived back in 1999 as a means of tracking goods around the globe using a single radio frequency identification protocol and the Internet. rfid journal was conceived three years later as a global media company covering this global...
It’s Time for Your Medication
A pharmacy in Omaha, Neb., is offering customers with visual impairments an RFID system that tells them what medicine they have and how much to take.
Get in Sync
By improving product information management, companies can achieve business value today—and be set to gain benefits when RFID automates more processes.
Europe Finds Its Own Path to ROI
Forget hard-charging tagging mandates and big-bang supply chain rollouts. Europe is taking a different road to RFID adoption, and some say the real ROI is at the item level.
It’s a Small World After All
Everyone will benefit if companies set aside their national (or personal) agendas and work toward a global EPC standard.
Walking the Talk
Early adopters of EPC technology are showing there are benefits to be gained by both manufacturers and retailers.
Finding the Right RFID Formula
Tracking potentially hazardous chemicals with RFID could help chemical companies secure the supply chain, reduce inventory and better manage assets. But the industry is moving slowly toward adoption, balancing the costs against the possible benefits.