Symbol Technologies announced on Wednesday that instead of selling $287.5 million in stock to finance its September 2004 purchase of RFID tag maker Matrics, it would borrow the money.
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Report: Half of RFID Deployments Don’t Need Middleware
The latest RFID survey of 669 supply chain executives from Larstan Business Reports yielded some interesting findings.
NY Times: RFID Not Ready for Wal-Mart
The New York Times ran a story on RFID in its Monday Technology section, reporting that “the technology is not yet ready to meet the needs of either Wal-Mart or its suppliers.”
What’s Next for Gen 2?
RFID vendors move ahead with plans to offer tags and readers based on EPCglobal’s newly ratified standard, but disagree on how quickly and smoothly adoption will happen.
RFID News Roundup
Consumer RFID awareness continues growth; Inside Contactless becomes Dexit supply partner; Agility upgrades AgileTrac 2.0; Accraply releases new printer-encoder label applicator; Worldlabel.com labels tested by lab.
Intel Sees RFID as Growth Opportunity
Microchip manufacturing giant Intel sees the growth in RFID-enabled consumer goods as a strong potential boon to its business.
5 Components of a Successful RFID Deployment
Yankee Group outlines five important lessons gleaned from the experiences of Wal-Mart suppliers that have worked throughout 2004 to meet the retailer’s RFID mandate.
Wal-Mart’s RFID plans will fail
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RFID Readers Get Cellular
SmartCode is adding cellular data capabilities to its UHF readers so that the devices can connect wirelessly to a corporate network.
All CVS Stores to Offer ExpressPay
Retail pharmacy CVS announced it is becoming the first national merchant partner for ExpressPay, American Express’s contactless payment option.
Label Applicator Works on Pallets
Nestlé, Sato and UPM Rafsec have developed what they believe is the first automatic pallet-labeling device for UHF RFID tags.
DOI Buys 30,000 DESFire Chips
The Department of the Interior becomes second government agency to issue employee access cards that meet the GSC-IS standard, using Philips’ Mifare DESFire chips.