Wirelessly networked sensors—devices that run their own operating system and communicate with one another, rather than a single reader—are relatively new. Here are four companies that provide the technology today. Crossbow Technology (www.xbow.com): Founded in 1995,...
RFID tags and wireless sensors share several traits. Both communicate via radio waves, contain a serial number and require the same basic IT infrastructure to aggregate, analyze and distribute data to the people who can act on it. RFID is, in fact, the foundation on which sensor networks are built (once you identify an object, only then does it become possible to know its condition). Here are some common terms related to sensor technology
RFID is a labor-saving technology. It gives machines the ability to identify objects and interact with the world in a way never before feasible on a large scale. And while this capability allows companies to automate many processes and improve efficiencies, it could...
UCLA will release next week at its RFID conference middleware produced by 25 researchers and students.
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Symbol Technologies’ purchase of Matrics could be the start of consolidation in the RFID industry.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is using active RFID tags to determine the hardness of fresh concrete, which has cut costs and kept construction projects rolling.
Here are a few companies that could prove attractive.
A prototype system developed by Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs could make losing items within a warehouse a thing of the past.
Could hackers change prices on EPC tags in stores and even gain access to sensitive supply chain data?
A distributed EPC Network architecture based on open standards is needed to enable companies to take advantage of EPC data.
You don’t have to be as big as Wal-Mart to benefit from RFID, as long as you think strategically and act tactically.