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TI-RFid Broadens its Spectrum

TI-RFid Broadens its Spectrum

Texas Instruments has been a major player in the RFID market for more than a decade, but it watched competitors selling UHF systems steal the limelight. This Vendor Profile explains TI's new market strategy.
SAP Takes RFID into the Enterprise

SAP Takes RFID into the Enterprise

The enterprise resource planning vendor's Auto-ID Infrastructure aims to help companies leverage RFID data. This Vendor Profile looks at SAP's strategy for using RFID to enhance supply chain applications.
Smart Kids, Smarter Chips

Smart Kids, Smarter Chips

For years, educational experts have parked themselves in classrooms in an attempt to understand how the pint-size set learns. Now […]
The Fine Print

The Fine Print

A British company has stumbled on a way to print copper antennas with a digital inkjet printer.
AWID: Accessing New RFID Markets

AWID: Accessing New RFID Markets

Applied Wireless Identification, an access control specialist, wants to be a player in the market for RFID supply chain systems. It plans to develop custom chipsets for handheld and low-cost fixed readers.
SAMSys: A Reader for Every Need

SAMSys: A Reader for Every Need

SAMSys Technologies sells readers that cover the common RFID frequencies and protocols and fit specific applications, such as conveyor systems. Now it's educating the market about how they should be used.
Intermec: Practical RFID Solutions

Intermec: Practical RFID Solutions

Intermec Technologies has partnered with IBM Global Services and other systems integrators to provide wireless networking equipment and RFID systems that aim to solve companies' real-world problems.
The Truth About Alien Technology

The Truth About Alien Technology

No RFID company is more controversial than Alien. Questions surround its capacity, finances and deal with Gillette. We visited the company to get answers and learn about the company's go-to-market strategy.