It's All About the Data

Filed in archive Software Applications on October 3, 2004

There's growing attention on the need to deal with all the data that RFID implementations will be capable of generating. For recent comments on this subject, visit these articles:

• RFID's Impact On Supply Chains Grows, Execs Say in Information Week: "What's needed, some of the executives said, is hefty middleware technology that can make sense of all the RFID data."


• RFID: It's All About the Data in WirelessIQ.info: "This week's EPCglobal conference had big-name presence and strong attendance, but several key pieces still need to be hammered out before RFID can rage on---the biggest being data."


• Setting the stage for RFID in FCW.com: "Data flow and Data management are central to the promise of RFID, but if the process is not handled carefully, the massive amount of data generated by the tags could cripple a database, Halliday said. 'I've heard of nasty tales of databases that die' because of the volume of RFID data, he added."


• RFID middleware set to explode in InSourced: "In order to gain long-term benefits, these suppliers need to intelligently incorporate the data they are collecting to make improvements to their overall business processes. RFID middleware is the tool that companies will use to manage RFID data by routing it between tag readers and the multitude of systems within their businesses."