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EPCglobal and Auto-ID Labs
What is EPCglobal?
What is the difference between EPCglobal and EPCglobal US?
What is the Auto-ID Center?
What are the Auto-ID Labs?
What type of research are the Auto-ID Labs doing?
Is EPC technology just for use on consumer products goods?
General RFID Information
What is automatic identification?
What is RFID?
Is RFID better than using bar codes?
Will RFID replace bar codes?
Is RFID new?
If RFID has been around so long and is so great, why aren't all companies using it?
What has prevented RFID from taking off until now?
In what ways are companies using RFID today?
What are some of the most common applications for RFID?
What have the initial benefits of RFID technology been?
Intellectual Property Issues
Who owns the intellectual property created by the Auto-ID Center?
Does EPCglobal charge fees for the use of EPC technology?
Is EPC Gen 2 a royalty-free standard?
Other RFID Issues
Are there any health risks associated with RFID and radio waves?
Will RFID lead to massive layoffs of workers?
How can RFID improve worker safety?
How can RFID improve promotional and marketing incentives?
Privacy and Data Collection
Will governments be able to use RFID to spy on people?
In the future, is it possible that a criminal could scan the EPCs on watches, jewelry and other items to choose whom to rob?
What information is stored on RFID tags?
Why are companies so keen to use RFID if it is not to gain more information on consumers?
Are there laws governing the use of RFID?
What kind of data do companies want to collect?
What is RFID Journal's position on RFID and privacy?
Could a criminal build an illegal, high-powered reader and scan all the items in homes to choose which ones to rob?
Will RFID enable companies to keep track of what consumers buy?
Can RFID tags be read from satellites?
From how far away can a typical RFID tag be read?
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RFID in Consumer Products
Can RFID tags in consumer products be deactivated before the customer leaves the store?
How big are RFID transponders?
Can tags be reactivated?
Can RFID tags be hidden in consumer products?
Are there any consumer benefits to RFID? Or do all the benefits go to the companies that use it?
Can RFID tags be sewn into clothing?
Can RFID be embedded in money?
RFID Journal's Digital Magazine
Am I still considered a premium member?
Why will RFID Journal's print magazine be replaced with an electronic version?
When will this change take effect?
What time of month will I receive each electronic issue, and how will it be delivered?
Will the digital version provide the same type of RFID coverage as the print edition?
Will I require any special computer programs to view or access the new publication?
Will the cost of membership change?
How can I learn about advertising opportunities for the new digital version?
Still have questions?
RFID Printer-Encoders
What is an RFID printer-encoder?
What are some of the issues companies should consider before purchasing RFID printer-encoders and applicators?
Is there much difference among RFID label printers in terms of features or functionality?
Can companies easily upgrade existing, non-RFID-enabled printers or applicators to print or apply RFID labels?
RFID Readers
What is an agile reader?
What are intelligent and dumb readers?
What is reader collision?
What Is Dense Reader Mode?
Can Class 1 and Class 0 readers be upgraded to read Gen 2 tags?
Who are the leading RFID reader vendors?
RFID Standards
What is the EPCIS standard?
Are there any standards for RFID?
Are EPC standards finalized?
What is EPC Gen 2?
What is the foundation protocol?
What's the difference between ISO and EPC?
What is ISO 18000-6?
Why is EPC Gen 2 important?
What is the EPCglobal e-pedigree standard?
Why is EPCIS important?
RFID Tags
How much information can an RFID tag store?
What's the difference between read-only and read-write RFID tags?
What's the difference between passive and active tags?
What is the read range for a typical RFID tag?
What is tag collision?
What is energy harvesting?
What is a chipless RFID tag?
I've heard that RFID doesn't work around metal and water. Does that mean I can't use it to track cans or liquid products?
Who are the leading RFID tag vendors?
What are micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)?
How is data stored on an RFID tag? What mechanisms are used to change data values on passive RFID tags?
RFID Technology
How does an RFID system work?
What is the difference between low-, high-, and ultra-high frequencies?
How do I know which frequency is right for my application?
Do all countries use the same frequencies?
I've heard RFID can be used with sensors. Is that true?
The Cost of RFID Equipment
Can I buy a 5-cent RFID tag?
How much does an RFID tag cost today?
How much do RFID readers cost today?
How much does a fully functional RFID system cost?
The Electronic Product Code
What is the Electronic Product Code?
How does the EPC work?
Why is EPC technology important?
Will there be just one type of EPC?
What's the EPC header for?
How can a company track items using EPCs?
How do you know what item 1-2345-67890 is?
How do companies use the EPC data to become more efficient and more profitable?
The EPCglobal Network
How does a computer act on information about a product?
How do you avoid having all this data about individual products overload existing networks?
How do Savants work?
Why were Savants needed?
What is the Object Name Service?
Who will maintain the ONS?
What is Physical Markup Language?
What types of data will be stored in the PML file?
Where will all these PLM files be stored?
Will my company have to replace our entire bar code infrastructure to take advantage of the Electronic Product Code?
What can the EPC network do that existing bar code systems can't do?
Vertical Industries
What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the retail/CPG industry?
What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the manufacturing industry?
What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the automotive industry?
What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the health-care industry?
What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the pharmaceutical industry?
What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the distribution/logistics industry?
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