EPCglobal Chief to Push Standards
Margaret Fitzgerald, the new president of EPCglobal, says she will work toward “open, consensus-based, global standards.”
Report: RFID Benefits Not Equal
A.T. Kearney says RFID will bring great benefits to Wal-Mart and other retailers, but manufacturers will bear most of the costs and see little return.
Auto-ID Center Founder Joins OAT
Sanjay Sarma, the MIT professor who cofounded the Auto-ID Center, has joined the startup that developed a software platform for managing EPC data.
Manugistics Adds RFID Capabilities
The global supply chain software provider offers solutions aimed at suppliers to Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense.
EpcSTARS Comes Out in Bentonville
Tyco, Rafsec, ThingMagic and GlobeRanger unveiled a new alliance called epcSTARS at a recent meeting close to Wal-Mart’s Arkansas headquarters.
A Little More Clarity
The information Wal-Mart has provided about its RFID requirements will help suppliers figure out how to move forward with their own deployments. It also sheds new light on the future of EPC technology.
RFID Touted for Drug Distribution
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association recommends that pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers use EPC tags on cases by December 2005.
Las Vegas Airport Bets on RFID
McCarran International Airport will be the world’s first facility to use RFID to tag luggage airport-wide.
Wal-Mart Details RFID Requirement
The retailer provides more details about what it expects suppliers to do, and reveals that it is already live with EPC tracking.
Wal-Mart Opts for EPC Class 1, V2
Wal-Mart tells its suppliers that they can use EPC Class 0 and Class 1 tags for now, but it will make Class 1 version 2 of the EPC specification its standard.