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News for the week of Jan. 3

RFID Budgets Play Catch Up
What's Next for Gen 2?
Suppliers Meet Mandate Frugally
Triple RFID Protection for Cars
Bar Coding for Item Tracking
RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
Tracking Assets from Prairie to Peak

Opinion
A Look Ahead

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RFID Budgets Play Catch Up
After failing to meet previously predicted levels, spending on RFID is expected to grow three to five times in 2005. Full Story >

What's Next for Gen 2?
RFID vendors move ahead with plans to offer tags and readers based on EPCglobal's newly ratified standard, but disagree on how quickly and smoothly adoption will happen. Full Story >

Suppliers Meet Mandate Frugally
A report by consulting firm Incucomm says that Wal-Mart's suppliers are spending less than expected on RFID compliance, and small systems integrators are grabbing market share. Full Story >

Triple RFID Protection for Cars
A new car immobilizer system uses three RFID readers to make it tougher for thieves to drive off with your automobile. Full Story >

Bar Coding for Item Tracking
A New York-based firm says it has developed a serialized bar coding system to track products through the supply chain, as an alternative to RFID. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
Preco partners with Conductive Inkjet Technology; Dover Technologies acquires Datamax; RFID-enabled kiosk ready to sell. Full Story >

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Featured Story
Tracking Assets from Prairie to Peak
Within months of deploying RFID to keep tabs on its IT equipment, Colorado's vast El Paso County expects to soon recoup its investment. Premium Content >

Opinion

A Look Ahead
This will be another challenging year for RFID adopters. Here's how to make sense of what's happening. Full Story >


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