Residents of Bogota, Colombia now get home from work to their families 75% faster -- all because the buses use RFID tags. Bogota had a big traffic problem. Its 23,000 private transit buses frequently...
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By 2007 the market for RFID integration and consulting services will surpass the market for RFID hardware. That's according to a report by ABI, a research firm. ABI forecasts an integration...
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Filed in archive Retail
by Anita Campbell on February 26, 2004
Target, the fourth largest U.S. retailer, joins the growing list of companies mandating that their suppliers use RFID. Target's top suppliers will have to comply by the spring of 2005. All...
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PeopleSoft yesterday jumped into RFID when it introduced technology to support the use of RFID tags within manufacturers' supply chains. The technology is designed to be used with PeopleSoft's...
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RSA Security has demonstrated a prototype of a new privacy technology which will block RFID readers from accessing data on RFID tags. The new technology, called the RSA blocker Tag, jams radio...
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Imagine a world in which: "...billions of radio-frequency identification chips will be attached to shipping pallets, boxes, and even individual items, each generating a silent "here I...
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Sun Microsystems' Boardroom Minutes feature outlines some ways that the United States government is considering using RFID. It covers possibilities ranging from embedding tiny RFID tags in postage...
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Via Mike at Starhill comes this report of an intriguing study about sensor net research. It presents a gee-whiz view of the future in which RFID plays a central role. It points out that IT is on the...
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The MIT Technology Review has a neat visual presentation of how RFID is used. It tracks a product RFID (in the example, a shirt) through the supply chain and the retail chain, starting from the point...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is backing RFID as a way to stamp out prescription drug counterfeiting. RFID tracking technology would create an electronic pedigree that follows the drug...
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This morning we woke up, went out to pick up the morning newspapers, and found the garage door open. We knew we hadn't left the door open. We'd like to think one of the neighbors has a similar...
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This piece by Will Cappelli of the Meta Group caught my eye because he is one of the few voices suggesting that investment in RFID will actually drop during 2005. He points to three factors standing...
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InfoWorld points out this future scenario that could put a real crimp in your Las Vegas vacation plans: You're going on vacation in Las Vegas, and ... you buy a book on card counting. Unbeknownst...
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A Silicon.com piece suggests that companies looking to get into RFID start with small projects, because that will assist in the learning curve. It points out that IT organizations come to learn that...
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Filed in archive Retail
by Anita Campbell on February 13, 2004
Think RFID is being used only by large corporations? Not so. Millions of individuals in the United States and Canada are using RFID daily. One way is with the Speedpass payment system. Speedpass,...
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Sometimes, with all the RFID attention placed on huge retailers like Wal-Mart, the benefits to other players in the retail chain can get lost. Operations and Fulfillment magazine reminds us of those...
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This article over at Future Brief describes both the positive and the negative attitudes toward radio frequency tracking technology by individuals. A small but vocal minority has raised concern over...
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Filed in archive Retail
by Anita Campbell on February 10, 2004
When large retailers like Tesco, Metro Group and Wal-Mart demand that suppliers be RFID-ready, those suppliers listen. They don't have much choice if they want to do business with the retailing...
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The Yankee Group just released a report estimating that the RFID market opportunity will reach $4.2 Billion (USD) in 2008. That $4.2 Billion will cover a variety of different types of technology and...
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Top suppliers to Wal-Mart got a shock last year when they were told they would have to implement RFID on all shipments by January 2005. But Wal-Mart is not even the retail leader when it comes to...
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Filed in archive Sports
by Anita Campbell on February 08, 2004
Whenever people talk about RFID, it's usually in the same breath with "inventory" or "supply chain." Yet, one of the most interesting uses of radio frequency chips is in...
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You know RFID is going mainstream when Microsoft gets involved. Last week Microsoft announced that it intends to become a player in RFID. Part of those plans include providing RFID-enabled software...
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Here at the RFID Weblog we will be tracking the hottest news about radio frequency identification technology. Follow along as we bring you the inside scoop. Whether it's the newest requirements...
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