Wal-Mart Explores New RFID Form Factors
The retailer is deploying handheld RFID interrogators and considering wearable interrogators, and is close to adopting forklift readers.
TrueDemand, VeriSign to Enable EPC App
Software company TrueDemand is working with Internet services provider VeriSign to pull important product data into its demand-forecasting tool.
Reduce the Cost of Tagging and Reading
ARC Advisory Group’s Chantal Polsonetti herein argues that end-users can achieve better value from RFID deployments in their warehouses and distribution centers by relying more on the automation offered by fixed RFID readers and less on the common (and costly) practice of manual tag-reading using portable readers.
P&G Adopts EPC Advantaged Strategy
Dick Cantwell, head of Procter & Gamble’s RFID efforts, told a conference his company has identified ways to use RFID to achieve benefits today.
Where the EPC Opportunities Are
Sanjay Sarma, cofounder of the Auto-ID Center, told a conference there remain plenty of RFID research and startup opportunities.
Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for January
Baird has released its January report. The nine-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.
At McDonald’s, ExpressPay Fits the Bill
The fast food giant is accepting American Express RFID-enabled payment cards, called ExpressPay, at 12,000 U.S. locations.
RFID-Zapper Shoots to Kill
Two students turned a disposable camera into a gadget that shocks the life out of RFID tags; now, a privacy advocacy group hopes to sell devices based on their design.
RFID Best Practices
Early adopters have learned many lessons from their RFID rollouts, and we are sharing their dos and don’ts with our readers.
Sensing Supply with RFID
This guest contribution from Manufacturing Insights’ Bob Ferrari considers the need for more actionable, real-time supply chain information and how RFID along with other sensor technologies can enable this possibility.