Cover Stories
RFID’s Silk Road
Because of its growing importance as a manufacturing center, Asia will play a pivotal role in the global adoption of RFID technologies.
RFID Gets Itemized
Most people thought item-level RFID tracking was years away, but many early adopters are launching pilots that could lead to major rollouts this year.
Smarter Products Is Smart Business
Companies are gaining a strategic advantage by embedding RFID tags, and in some cases interrogators, in their products—and they're finding a return on their investment in areas that may surprise you.
Leveraging the Internet of Things
With standards for exchanging information over the EPCglobal Network being finalized, the vision of using RFID to track goods in the supply chain is about to become a reality. And it will change business as we know it.
Europe Finds Its Own Path to ROI
Forget hard-charging tagging mandates and big-bang supply chain rollouts. Europe is taking a different road to RFID adoption, and some say the real ROI is at the item level.
The Cashless Reality
RFID payment systems might not spell the end of notes and coins, but they could transform consumers' spending habits and open new opportunities for companies.
Privacy: A Western Construct
Asia's cultural, political and economic diversity makes it unlikely that RFID privacy issues will emerge here as they have in the West.
The Economics of Privacy
In Latin America, privacy takes a backseat to economic growth and personal advancement.
Wal-Mart Tackles Out-of-Stocks
Wal-Mart is rolling out new applications and processes in its first seven RFID-enabled stores, to ensure that items are on the shelves when customers want to buy them.