Perspectives
Security on the Back Burner
Typically, our Perspective section provides insights on issues making news—or noise—in the RFID market. But it's also important to provide an understanding of issues being ignored. Right now, the big issue not making big news is supply chain security.
The IP Cloud on the Horizon
Intellectual property remains a concern among end users, but some vendors are formulating strategies for dealing with it.
Passport to Success
Companies can learn from problems encountered by the U.S. State Department when it announced plans to introduce RFID-enabled passports.
What RFID Skills Are Worth
Employees with more than four years’ experience, or who live in the United States, make significantly more than other workers with RFID skills.
The IP Conundrum
Does Intermec’s position on licensing its patents threaten the RFID industry? Depends on whom you ask.Privacy: Whose Responsibility?
The following are excerpts from an exchange on an RFID bulletin board run by the Silicon Valley RFID Special Interest Group. The identities of the people posting were withheld to protect their privacy.
Privacy Gets on the Agenda
Regulators and legislators toss the ball to retailers, who are at lastready to run with it.
Top Stories in 2004
A look at the events that affected the RFID industry during the year.
Economic Inefficiency
CEOs will tell you their company is super-efficient, but macro-economic studies suggest otherwise.