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Are Your Secrets Safe?

Are Your Secrets Safe?

RFID technology could prevent the loss or theft of sensitive documents, computers and other assets—if only companies and government agencies would use it.

Why UHF RFID Systems Won’t Scale

Why UHF RFID Systems Won’t Scale

Proposed ISO and EPC standards for UHF RFID systems don’t allow for many readers to operate simultaneously in one location, which will dramatically reduce the effectiveness of any large-scale implementation.

The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears

Media coverage of RFID technologies has turned decidedly negative, but do the news stories reflect the reality of the current situation?

July 2004

This issue examines the need for collaboration to achieve benefits across the supply chain and recommends models of teamwork. Our case study looks at what it takes to achieve Wal-Mart compliance.

How to Read RFID Press Releases

How to Read RFID Press Releases

RFID is an emerging market. Vendors of all stripes want to jump in—sometimes before they have a product. Beware of vendors issuing press releases that are, let’s say, creative in the way they describe their offering. Be wary of the following claims.

10 Signs of an RFID Investment Bubble

Oct. 1, 2008 10. Alien goes public, using the ticker symbol ET. 9. Jim Clark establishes an RFID company. 8. RFID Journal rooftop parties become the place to be seen. 7. Alien’s stock trades at $425 per share. 6. Matrics is added to the S&P 500. 5. An RFID startup...

Privacy Conversation

Privacy Conversation

Sen. Debra Bowen explains why she believes it’s not too early to legislate how RFID technology can be used in retail stores.

RFID for Hospital Care

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—Siemens and New York-based Jacobi Medical Center have teamed to offer an innovative RFID healthcare solution. Patients wear RFID-enabled identification wristbands while medical workers carry handheld...

RFID Upgrade Gets Goods to Iraq

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—RFID technology has been implemented at a distribution center in Kuwait that serves U.S. troops in Iraq. A solution was badly needed at the disorganized center - considered a "blackhole" - where...

China to develop its own RFID standard

This article was originally published by RFID Update.July 23, 2004—In an effort to avoid paying non-Chinese companies potential intellectual property royalties and to benefit its own radio frequency identification industry, China will develop a proprietary RFID...

RFID Upgrade Gets Goods to Iraq

RFID Upgrade Gets Goods to Iraq

The U.S. Army recently provided RFID capabilities to a distribution center in Kuwait, which eliminated a bottleneck for goods flowing into Iraq.