French NFC Payment Trial Kicks Off
In the city of Caen, retailers are testing a payments system using mobile phones equipped with near field communication RFID tags.
RFID News Roundup
ThingMagic receives $5 million, closes first funding round; report says retailer RFID spending passed $400 million; Intermec operating new service center in Shanghai; CompTIA announces RFID+ certification beta exam.
Gen2 – The True Status and Path Forward
In this guest article, Mike Guillory discusses the progress of Gen2 technology through the International Standards Organization (ISO).
Symbol Announces Validation Programs
The RFID and handheld electronic equipment manufacturer will test its partner companies’ software and hardware to ensure their products work together.
Reva Releases Reader Management Device
Reva Systems this week unveiled its first product, the Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP). Designed to assuage the persistent complexity and high cost of today’s deployments, the TAP is a rack-mountable device that allows the management of RFID readers across a facility.
Sweden Switches to E-Passports
The Swedish government has begun issuing RFID-enabled passports and national identity cards to its citizens.
Reva Taps Into Reader Networks
The company says its data-filtering TAP device will help end users scale their RFID deployments while keeping reader management centralized.
Look to Asset Management for ROI
In this guest article from AMR Research, analyst Dennis Gaughan argues that, in the race to find ROI from cross-supply chain activity, companies deploying RFID may be ignoring the better, more immediate source of ROI: internal asset management.
Staples’ Canadian Unit Plans RFID Trial
Staples, three of its suppliers and UPS Supply Chain Solutions are working with Bell Canada to evaluate RFID for shipping and receiving office products.
Report: World Retail RFID Market $4B in 2011
Research firm Frost & Sullivan today released a report that predicts the retail-specific market for RFID will grow from $400 million in 2004 to almost $4.2 billion in 2011.