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EPC Memory vs. User Memory
One bank identifies a tagged object and the other describes it.
RFID Adoption Headwinds
Retailers that understand three basic issues can sail through their RFID pilots.
Greater RFID Awareness and Acceptance Lead to Accelerated Adoption
The RFID Lab's 2016 study shows that more U.S. retailers are using RFID to enable omnichannel shopping.
The Rules of Encoding
Here's how to ensure RFID tags and bar codes coexist happily.
Middleware Finds a Home
It's becoming easier to run middleware on fixed and handheld readers.
Cutting Human Bottlenecks
Before hospitals deploy an RFID solution to improve bed management, they must revise their patient-workflow process.
Excuses, Excuses!
Retailers that claim RFID is "too difficult" are misinformed, reluctant to acknowledge inefficiencies in their stores or averse to change.
Managing Surgical Instruments
RFID can improve patient safety and deliver cost savings to hospitals.