Be Afraid—of Ignorant Bloggers
Those who confuse long-range active RFID tags with extremely short-range tags are a menace to society.
RTLS Innovation Continues with New Card-Size Tags
AeroScout and Ekahau separately introduced new RTLS tags in the approximate size and shape of cards that can be used for ID badges and other applications. The new tags include several other innovations: Ekahau’s has a 60-character LCD screen, and AeroScout’s has two programmable call buttons.
Manufacturers Worldwide See Growing Value in RFID
Whether driven by mandates or plans to improve supply chain visibility, manufacturers are slowly picking up the pace of RFID deployments, according to a worldwide survey.
ADT Europe Debuts Dense-Reader Testing Facility
The company’s new facility lets customers test readability for a variety of implementation scenarios in which multiple interrogators are deployed close together.
University of Arkansas Researchers Host Cold Chain Seminar at RFID Journal LIVE!
Researchers responsible for the seminal Wal-Mart out-of-stock study will also demonstrate RFID technology at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007, April 30 to May 2, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando.
Understanding the Wal-Mart Reality
The truth is more interesting than a much-quoted Wall Street Journal article.
RFID: Looking Beyond the Retail Promise
Although RFID volumes in the retail and pharmaceutical markets fell short of expectations, the technology saw widespread deployment in other sectors.
Consumer Group Offers New Materials for Understanding RFID
The National Consumers League has posted information on its site to help educate consumers about RFID.
Lessons Learned During RFID Implementations
Here are some things I’ve learned the hard way during the RFID implementations I’ve worked on over the past few years.
Changes in Industrial RFID Demand Data Integration
ARC Advisory Group’s Chantal Polsonetti discusses how RFID applications in industrial environments are moving away from the custom frequencies used previously toward more standardized high frequency (13.56 MHz) technology, thus creating a need to better integrate the RFID data with the larger automation architecture.