TI-RFid Broadens its Spectrum
Texas Instruments has been a major player in the RFID market for more than a decade, but it watched competitors selling UHF systems steal the limelight. This Vendor Profile explains TI’s new market strategy.
Precedents Set
Marks & Spencer has taken privacy concerns seriously in setting up an RFID trial. Other retailers would be smart to learn from its example.
Smaller, Cheaper Readers on Order
Alien Technology orders low-cost small-scale RFID reader engines from WJ Communications.
U.K. Trial Addresses Privacy Issue
Marks & Spencer has taken pains to address privacy concerns as part of a one-month trial using RFID to track clothing shipment and inventory.
RFID Tags for Harsh Environments
Quelis, a Canadian startup, offers tough low-frequency tags encapsulated in protective epoxy.
Meeting Wal-Mart’s RFID Mandate
Three of Wal-Mart’s top suppliers discuss how they are coping with the retailer’s requirement to tag pallets and cases by 2005.
Identity Crisis
Companies are going to have to get their arms around identity management before they can realize all the benefits RFID offers.
New Way to Print Ink Antennas
Carclo, a British company, has pioneered a way to print conductive inks with a digital inkjet printer.
New Hybrid Bar Code-RFID Reader
Sirit Technologies and HHP are creating a handheld that lets companies read RFID tags and bar codes.
Proposed Standard for Ink Antennas
Precisia, a company that develops conductive inks for RFID antennas, promotes a standardized way to test such products.