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News for the week of Jan. 26
• Microsoft Spells Out RFID Strategy
• Microsoft Pilots RFID Middleware
• IBM and Philips Pair Up
• RFID Experts Launch EPC Insider
• RFID Labels for Less
• SkyeTek Shrinks the RFID Reader
• Paxar Unveils New RFID Label Printer
Featured Story
• Mandate for Change
Opinion
• Where RFID Is Happening
Microsoft Pilots RFID Middleware
The software giant unveils its first RFID supply chain management pilot project. The company is using the project with KiMs, Denmark's largest snack food producer, to develop and test new RFID-capable software that it plans to bring to market next year. Full Story > |
IBM and Philips Pair Up
Two of the biggest names in technology, Royal Philips Electronics and IBM, have announced a partnership to jointly develop RFID systems and smart card applications for retailers and for manufacturers of consumer packaged goods. Full Story > |
RFID Experts Launch EPC Insider
Kevin Ashton, former executive director of the Auto-ID Center, and Mark Roberti, editor of RFID Journal, have launched a semi-annual report that will provide guidance for senior executives, RFID vendors and institutional investors. Full Story > |
RFID Labels for Less
Power Paper has licensed Motorola’s BiStatix technology to create low-cost smart labels made with printed antennas and batteries. The company says that within 18 months, it will be producing semi-active labels that cost just a few pennies. Full Story > |
SkyeTek Shrinks the RFID Reader
RFID engineering company SkyeTek says it has developed the world’s smallest RFID reader. The company says the new device, which measures 1 inch in diameter and 0.1 inch in thickness, is ideal for a range of size-sensitive mobile RFID applications.
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Featured Story
Mandate for Change
Thanks to Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense, suppliers have to spend millions to put RFID tags on pallets and cases. A money pit? Not if companies get smart. Here is RFID Journal’s battle plan for meeting mandates and making money. Premium Content >
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Opinion
Where RFID Is Happening
From March 29 to March 31, experts at the forefront of RFID adoption will discuss all the issues—cost of compliance, data integration, standards, privacy and more—at RFID Journal's executive conference in Chicago. Full Story >
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Moving from Bar Codes to RFID
While some companies wait for tag costs to drop, others are moving ahead to adopt RFID technology for applications where bar codes just don't do the job as effectively. Experts from Accenture explain why this is the right move. Full Story >
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