RFID JOURNAL - News for the Week of May 10, 2004

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News for the week of May 10

• Study Ranks RFID Implementors
• Death of Class 0, 1 Exaggerated
• Vendors Back New EPC Protocol
• HP Debuts RFID Services
• New Tag Assembly System Unveiled
• Tharo Offers RFID Label Applicators
• RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
• 10 Things CEOs Must Know

Opinion
• RFID Can Benefit Manufacturers

Guest Column
• RFID Startups Hold Promise

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Study Ranks RFID Implementors
A report by AMR Research finds that due to a shortage of experience, no RFID deployment service provider should be considered "low risk." Full Story >

Death of Class 0, 1 Exaggerated
EPCglobal says rumors that it has withdrawn support for the two currently accepted Electronic Product Code specifications, Class 0 and Class 1, are false. Full Story >

Vendors Back New EPC Protocol
Six vendors line up behind a proposal for a second-generation UHF Electronic Product Code protocol. Full Story >

HP Debuts RFID Services
Hewlett-Packard launches three services to guide companies throughout the RFID implementation process, from learning how the technology works to maximizing a return on investment. Full Story >

New Tag Assembly System Unveiled
Muehlbauer’s two-step system promises to give a range of companies the ability to manufacture RFID tags and labels. Full Story >

Tharo Offers RFID Label Applicators
Tharo Systems' new models can apply up to 58 RFID labels per minute. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
Exploring the power of printing; batteries for handheld RFID readers; Indala unveils new prox card readers; reader control software for SAP. Full Story >

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Featured Story

10 Things CEOs Must Know
Deploying RFID successfully is no simple matter. Here are the essential truths CEOs need to understand about the technology to establish a successful deployment strategy. Premium Content >

Opinion

RFID Can Benefit Manufacturers
Boeing and Airbus have embraced RFID, signaling that the technology offers substantial benefits for manufacturers. Full Story >

Guest Column

RFID Startups Hold Promise
The next generation of RFID startups will come to market with solutions to many of the problems early adopters are wrestling with today. Full Story >

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