Savi Sees Acceptance Around the Globe

Savi Technology has come out with a string of announcements over the last week which collectively bode well for the 16-year old company that counts ex-Secretary of U.S. Homeland Security Tom Ridge as one of its board members. This article recaps the developments.

Achieving ROI from Mandate-Driven Deployments

There is a recent theme in RFID articles, presentations, white papers recommending mandate-driven RFID implementers look into the ROI equation in lieu of mere slap-and-ship. There is a notable lack, however, of realistic guidance as to how that might be accomplished in any given RFID rollout. This article fills that void.

Smart Soccer Ball Misses Its Goal

Smart Soccer Ball Misses Its Goal

Soccer’s international governing body has canceled plans to use an RFID-enabled scoring system at the 2006 FIFA World Cup international soccer tournament.

Analyst: RFID Adoption Still Lacks Business Case

Mike Witty, analyst with research firm Manufacturing Insights, argues in this guest contribution that despite the price improvements and standards developments of 2005, the leading impediment to accelerated RFID adoption still exists: lacking business case.

RFID News Roundup

Philippines drafts rules for RFID frequency, power use; SAMSys introduces Gen 2 portal reader package; research projects $2.3 billion market for RFID in health care, pharma; IP Smart Packaging is now ASURYS; Australian chipmaker receives government grant; German retailer Rewe testing RFID.