NFC Taking Off More Slowly Than Expected
Market-watcher ABI Research has significantly scaled back its predictions for NFC’s penetration into the cell-phone market, reflected in slow movement among mobile operators.
Australian Defense Force Begins RFID-Tagging Shipments
The military has deployed the same active RFID technology used by the United States and other allies, to enable interoperability and improved visibility of supplies to troops.
RFID News Roundup
Advanced ID partners with Malaysian provider of factory systems; RF Technologies offers health-care providers free RFID swap; Deister unveils reader modules with Intel R1000 chip; InfoLogix acquires RFID health-care patent; USA Technologies expands RFID payments to vending machines in Georgia, Louisiana; Legic expanding sales through licensing agreements.
Aberdeen on RFID Adoption in Retail
Aberdeen Group has released the latest installment in a series of reports on RFID adoption. Entitled , the report is available free for a limited time. Report author Russ Klein herein summarizes the key findings of best-in-class retailer end users and makes recommendations for other retailers to follow.
Wal-Mart to Discuss Health-Care Logistics
Carolyn Walton, vice president of information systems at Wal-Mart, will explain the research goals of a new research project the retailer is funding.
Wal-Mart to Discuss Health-Care Logistics
Carolyn Walton, vice president of information systems at Wal-Mart, will explain the research goals of a new research project the retailer is funding.
UK’s Manchester Airport to Track Travelers with RFID
Manchester Airport has just wrapped a six-month traveler tracking trial. The airport used RFID tags to track 50,000 volunteers as they moved throughout the facility with the goal of measuring and improving the efficiency of airport operations.
Georgia Ports Authority Hopes RFID Will Boost Efficiency, Throughput
The Port of Savannah’s new system includes 915 MHz active RFID tags, OCR and 125 kHz underground inductive loops to identify and locate trucks and their cargo containers.
Dutch Bookseller Soon to Use RFID to Locate Items on Shelves
Boekhandels Groep Nederland is installing RFID interrogator antennas on shelves to facilitate the tracking of special-order books.
Research Firm Increasingly Bearish on NFC
ABI Research today announced a key forecast on the market for near field communication (NFC), the RFID-based technology that will enable a wide variety of contactless commerce via consumer cell phones. By 2012, just under 300 million phones will be equipped with NFC, or about 20 percent of the global market.