Hitachi has been awarded a JPY1.8bn (US$16 M) Grant over the next two years to produce an RFID-inspired chip and system which will retail for less than 4 cents a piece. Currently RFID tags sell for...
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U.S. Army combat units were hampered last year because of failures in the DoD's automated supply chain management and tracking systems, including RFID. Food supplies were barely met (yes, that...
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Here's an aspect of RFID that you don't hear much about: that this technology might -- I emphasize might -- result in a hit to millions of warehouse jobs. At least, that's what the Yankee...
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Editor's note: We are pleased to provide another special report from guest blogger Atul Salgaonkar, Founder of RFID Solutions:RFID is Powerful, but not for Everyone...Yet. Powerful as it is, RFID...
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Many organizations have a lot of money tied up in reusable logistics assets. These are items such as totes and racks used to deliver goods to stores, bins and roll cages to move parts from suppliers...
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A recent report by ABI Research says that in five years (by 2009), half of mobile phones will be RFID-enabled. They will be equipped with the new Near Field Communication standard. Roland Piquepaille...
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Welcome to Carnival of the Capitalists, a traveling event that brings you examples of the best business blogging the Web has to offer. Some of these posts will make you laugh, some will make you mad...
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Coors UK and three other UK breweries have implemented RFID -- and saved big: One of the most compelling cases of RFID usage comes from the British brewing industry. In late May, Trenstar, a...
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I am excited to announce that next week we will be hosting Carnival of the Capitalists here at the RFID Weblog. It might strike some as a little strange to be hosting a business cyber-event at a...
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Wipro Technologies has launched an RFID-enabled retail store on its sprawling corporate campus in Bangalore, India. The concept store is designed to demonstrate how radio frequency can automate...
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From the "Comments" section: Photoncourier asks a great question: "Anita, here's an elementary question that I don't think I've ever seen answered crisply. What can one do...
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Wall Street is still trying to figure out the clear winners in RFID. According to one recent report, investors have yet to figure out how to separate the players from the pretenders. So what are some...
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Germany's Metro Group has opened a test center for RFID. Metro's Innovation center is designed for use by any supplier that wants to test how its RFID will integrate with Metro's own...
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One of the great things about all the recent interest in RFID is how fast the technology is improving. Tag and reader technology is getting better -- longer frequency range, less interference, better...
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The Economist has an interesting contrarian article. According to it, you shouldn't worry about RFID naysayers, or assume there will be disappointment from RFID implementations. "SO...
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Knowledge@Wharton has a very interesting piece that looks objectively at RFID. According to the article, RFID is a powerful technology that holds great benefits for retailers, governmental entities...
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A recent survey of 350 IT executives shows a lower level of understanding about RFID than anticipated, but considerable enthusiasm for the technology. That is according to a survey conducted by...
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