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What does the “whole product” look like, and who are the “gorillas” that can provide it?

What to do if you are a startup and don’t have the resources to become an RFID gorilla.

How can radio frequency identification be used for the maintenance of civil registry documents? —Name withheld ——— I have not heard of RFID being employed in civil registration, or for the maintenance of documents in a civil registry. That said, the technology is...

I was recently asked if it is time to invest heavily in the RFID market. Here is my answer.

When considering RFID solution providers, is it normal to pay a separate cost for tags, readers and other system components? —Name withheld ——— It depends. Some active RFID system providers will sell you an entire system—hardware, software and installation services....

At a gathering of some of the leading technology and service providers, there was optimism about the growth of the RFID industry.

Do such standards exist? —Name withheld ——— No, there are not. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) does have standards for conformity, but to my knowledge, there are no standards for reliability testing. —Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID...

At the Goldman Sachs Retail Conference, Bill Simon spoke briefly about the retailer’s use of radio frequency identification.

Please elaborate on how the technology is frequently used to deliver value. —Name withheld ——— It's important to understand that radio frequency identification is an enabling technology, rather than one that delivers value on its own. RFID enables companies to collect...

Credit-card companies say yes, because the chip in the transponder enables them to create additional levels of security.

Counterfeiting is a huge problem in my country. How can RFID help with this problem? —Name withheld ——— A few years ago, Italian vintner Arnaldo Caprai experimented with a solution that involved tracking wine with RFID transponders embedded in an artificial cork (see...

A1995 article about the Internet is a stark reminder that naysayers are often wrong.