Let me guide you through the Sun Java System RFID Software v3.0. It is an RFID infrastructure framework which integrates data and RFID enabled devices into enterprise application system which ranges...
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Last month I got a call from a journalist who admitted he didn't know much about RFID, but wanted to learn. He asked if I could explain some of the business advantages of RFID in language that a...
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Nokia has released an RFID software development kit to enable companies to develop applications using various Nokia phones. "The Nokia Field Force Solution is specifically designed for a variety...
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The field of RFID middleware is still young. Technology vendors are feeling their way around and some still do not have a clear idea of what RFID middleware should do. But end users know what they...
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DHL plans to place tags on every package it ships. Except it won't happen for a while -- not until 2015. Still, even for a ten-year plan, DHL's goal is ambitious. One of the most notable...
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The Pondering Primate thinks the news about Microsoft teaming up with Symbol is the biggest news to come out of the RFID space thus far. He's referring to the news that Symbol has unveiled the...
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Interesting little piece in this week's RFID Insights newsletter from InformationWeek, about Microsoft's even bigger push into RFID. Editor Beth Bacheldor notes: "I've mentioned...
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T3Ci, a data analytics company in the RFID space, recently signed a deal with Proctor & Gamble:"Procter & Gamble has signed a five-year agreement with T3Ci, a Mountain View, Calif.-based...
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Over at Network Computing you can download a very useful white paper on RFID Architecture by Infosys (requires free registration): "Early Adopters of RFID are beginning to look beyond proof of...
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Recently I've been hearing about RFID data analytics. One of the many benefits of RFID is the huge volume of data available to companies about their inventory that was not available before....
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Some industry insiders are suggesting that warehouse management systems vendors may emerge as strategic powerhouses due to RFID. For instance, I heard this quote by an IBM representative who appeared...
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Third-party logistics providers have to get on board with RFID to meet their customers' demands. So concludes a recent study of 650 logistics executives by Capgemini, sponsored by FedEx. The...
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PeopleSoft unveiled new products yesterday expanding its RFID offerings. About its RFID Processor product it says: "The RFID Processor supports radio frequency identification throughout the...
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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...
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A survey by Wavelink Corp. of 135 attendees at the recent Frontline Conference and Expo confirms what you might have guessed: that mandates by retailers and the U.S. Department of Defense are driving...
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eWeek reports that the supply chain management and logistics sector is expected to grow as a result of RFID: "RFID can give you a lot of data on what's happening. The data isn't very...
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Forrester Research looks to be the first company to compare and rate the main RFID middleware providers, in a research report just out. Their conclusion? Companies looking for a middleware solution...
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As more data becomes available through RFID, the nature of ERP systems will have to change. A paper by Professors Edmund W. Schuster and David L. Brock of MIT, offers a future prediction about how...
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Sprint has developed 2 RFID customer-loyalty card applications: "The applications use an RFID-enabled loyalty card that can identify a customer as he or she walks through a store. The chip in the...
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