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News for the week of Feb. 16
• FDA Endorses RFID Technology
• Oracle Speaks of RFID Plans
• Self-Tuning Chips Cut EPC Costs
• P&G EPC Leader Takes New Role
• False Belief Hampers RFID Adoption
• TIBCO Integrates Alien Readers
Featured Story
• The 5-Cent RFID Tag
Opinion
• Tag Cost and ROI
Guest Column
• Unlock the Business Case for RFID
Top News
FDA Endorses RFID Technology
In its final report on ways to reduce the counterfeiting of drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug administration says RFID could play an important role in anticounterfeiting strategies beginning next year. The FDA says it should be feasible to track all drugs at the pallet, case and item level by 2007. Full Story > |
Oracle Speaks of RFID Plans
The enterprise software giant sketches out what it will do to help customers meet Wal-Mart and U.S. Department of Defense mandates and enable item-level tagging. Full Story > |
Self-Tuning Chips Cut EPC Costs
Seattle-based semiconductor maker Impinj has entered the RFID market with a new RFID tag design that the company says will deliver Electronic Product Code (EPC) tags costing 25 percent less than conventional tag designs. Full Story > |
P&G EPC Leader Takes New Role
As director of B2B supply chain innovation at Procter & Gamble, Larry Kellam was a leader in promoting EPC technology. In December, Kellam retired from P&G after 35 years. He has set up his own consulting company and joined the board of advisors of GenuOne, a Boston-based software firm that specializes in systems designed to thwart product counterfeiting and diversion. Full Story > |
False Belief Hampers RFID Adoption
Interest in deploying RFID is being stifled by an outdated belief that 20 percent of all RFID tags fail to be read correctly, if read at all, according to systems integrator R4 Global Services. Full Story > |
TIBCO Integrates Alien Readers
TIBCO Software, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based business integration software company, has announced that it is integrating its middleware platform with RFID readers produced by Alien Technology, a Morgan Hill, Calif.-based maker of Class 1 EPC tags and readers. Full Story > |
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Featured Story
The 5-Cent RFID Tag
The promise of a 5-cent tag has many manufacturers and retailers dreaming of a truly automated supply chain. But can it really be achieved? And if so, how long will it take until you can actually buy one? RFID Journal reports. Premium Content >
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Opinion
Tag Cost and ROI
RFID Journal's analysis indicates that the price of simple license-plate tags will fall to 5 cents in 2007. But companies that wait until then to deploy RFID technology are making a mistake. Full Story >
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Guest Column
Unlock the Business Case for RFID
As companies struggle to find a compelling return on investment in RFID systems, they should look to the lessons learned from deploying other wireless technologies, says BearingPoint's Nick Evans. Full Story >
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Special Sponsored Section
RFID’s Early Returns
Until RFID is deployed throughout the supply chain, companies may not realize the full benefit of their investment in the new technology. But that shouldn’t stop each individual company from achieving significant short-term gains. Accenture experts explain how. Full Story >
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