Wal-Mart RFID Initiative to “Continue Unabated”
Late last week Wal-Mart issued a press release which provides the most recent public guidance on the company’s RFID initiative. This article highlights the three key points.
RFID’s Finest Hour
Radio frequency identification could play a tremendous role in securing the safety of global trade and supply chains.
It’s Time to Take Stock
What Alien Technology’s filing for an initial public offering means–and doesn’t mean–for the RFID industry.
Wal-Mart Specifies Gen 1 Sunset, Forklift Pilot
The retailer won’t accept EPC Gen 1 tags after June 30, and will soon start testing RFID-enabled forklifts at Sam’s Club locations.
Alien Technology Files for IPO
The tag and reader maker hopes to raise up to $138 million by selling shares of stock.
Norway RFID Lab Set to Open
Work at the lab will concentrate on consumer goods companies, the oil and gas industry and the public sector.
RFID News Roundup
Mouse pad reader for item-level tags; SkyeTek simplifies interrogator modules; ready-to-ship smart labels for DOD suppliers; VDC study examines RFID for point-of-sale apps; VeriFone buying competitor Lipman; Xterprise offers reporting tool; SAVR releases modular reader systems; Mighty Card to deploy Yodobashi’s RFID system.
Wrap-Up of RFID Smart Labels USA Show
Last week research firm IDTechEx held its annual US-based smart labels show, RFID Smart Labels USA 2006. At 500 attendees from over 30 countries, the event saw a 20% increase in attendance over last year. The company has published an article with event highlights, summarized in this article.
Retailers Likely to Wed RFID to Loyalty
A report from Javelin Research & Strategy urges card associations and issuers to get a jump on co-branding contactless payment cards, in order to drive acceptance and benefit from loyalty-based card programs.
Alien IPO Filing “Imminent”
Many industry watchers have speculated that 2006 will be the year Alien Technology goes public. That speculation has been recently fueled by rumors that Alien is preparing to file an S-1 form, the document companies present to the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission to formalize their IPO plans.