Errant E-Mail Shames RFID Backer

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—The companies and organizations behind radio-frequency identification tags are scrambling to improve their image by promising to protect the privacy rights of consumers, after they were caught...

SAP Launches RFID Package

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—SAP AG launched on Monday a package of software that enables customers to integrate product-tracking radio frequency technology with their SAP supply chain management and enterprise resource...

The wonders of RFID

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—Being a fan of technology, I’m always most excited by what that technology makes possible. RFID offers some serious opportunities for hardware companies and software developers who recognize the...

The RFID “Revolution”

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—RFID will bring dramatic change and perhaps some upheaval, but talk of revolution is overblown and dangerous.Read the article at RFID Journal

RFID… Tagged for Retail

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—Seeing profits in the little things in life, major league IT players have all announced radio frequency identification (RFID) initiatives at the National Retail Federation 20004 this week.Read the...

RFID tags get a push in Germany

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—German retailer Metro Group has asked its top suppliers to begin attaching special microchips to shipments, giving a boost to an emerging computer-based logistics system that is expected to help...

Wal-Mart CEO promises ‘tough love’ approach to RFID use

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 12, 2004—Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking a “tough love” approach to the use of RFID tags with its top 100 suppliers, which are being asked to ship pallets and cases to its distribution centers...

Anti-RFID campaigner claims she is under personal attack

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 9, 2004—The head of a US consumer group, which is campaigning against the new goods tracking system called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, has alleged that the Grocery Manufacturers of America...

Forrester: What’s Hot In 2004

This article was originally published by RFID Update.January 9, 2004—The market-research firm says its survey of 500 IT managers shows Linux, RFID, and offshoring will be big in the new year.Read the article at TechWeb News