Yesterday Dutch book retailer Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN) opened what it calls the world’s first item-level tagged store. Every book in the Almere, Netherlands-based SmartStore has a Rafsec Gen2 tag attached to it. Another item-level tagged BGN SmartStore is slated to open in October. Progress Software led the deployment.
The Japanese electronics firm plans to market the interrogators, based on Impinj’s Speedway design, for use in Japan.
The two companies are working together to bring Alien goods and Unisys’ consulting and integration services to a global customer base.
Leading middleware provider OATSystems today announced the closing of $12.5 million in funding and the appointment of a new CEO.
Baird has released its April report. The fourteen-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
After surveying U.S. makers of consumer packaged goods, the Grocery Manufacturers Association published a white paper promoting a three-tier template to guide RFID adoption.
Now named iPico Inc., the RFID systems developer and manufacturer is set to raise its profile in the North American market.
An active-tag RFID deployment from TNT Logistics helps Ford automate workflow, provide real-time visibility, reduce inventory and prevent business interruption.
At RFID Journal LIVE!, end users who have done the hard work of launching pilots will reveal what RFID can—and can’t—do for your business.
Despite recent optimism, ARC Advisory Group’s Chantal Polsonetti argues in this guest column that the 2006 forecast around EPC RFID is conservative due to the measured pace of retailer rollouts, the need to transition to Gen2 technology, and continued search for ROI among even the leading adopters.