RFID JOURNAL - News for the Week of Nov. 29, 2004

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News for the week of Nov. 29

• Issues Deter Government RFID Plans
• Defense Sector May Miss Deadline
• Test Lab Releases Tag Report
• Finding the Right RFID Integrator
• New Tags Use Diodes, Not Chips
• Ending Retail Scams With RFID
• Groups Seek RFID Tech Training
• RFID News Roundup

Featured Story
• Man Vs. Machine: The New Battleground

Opinion
• RFID and the Worker

Guest Column
• Why Wal-Mart Had To Deploy RFID

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Issues Deter Government RFID Plans
A majority of government IT executives see the business case in RFID, but a number of barriers hinder adoption. Full Story >

Defense Sector May Miss Deadline
A survey shows that the U.S. aerospace and defense suppliers need to catch up to meet U.S. government RFID mandates or miss the compliance date. Full Story >

Test Lab Releases Tag Report
The RFID Alliance Lab has released a comprehensive report on the performance of 10 EPC tags in free air, near metal and water, and on products traveling on a warehouse conveyor. Full Story >

Finding the Right RFID Integrator
No one RFID systems integrator can meet all your needs. A new report assesses 15 integrators to help companies hire the best deployment team. Full Story >

New Tags Use Diodes, Not Chips
By making tags with a quartz crystal diode instead of a silicon chip, a New Zealand startup plans to launch RFID technology that costs less and offers a longer read range. Full Story >

Ending Retail Scams With RFID
RSI ID Technologies is working with a Los Angeles startup to market a tool that uses RFID to thwart fraudulent product returns that cost retailers billions. Full Story >

Groups Seek RFID Tech Training
Trade groups CompTIA and AIM Global are proposing a certification program to address the shortage of skilled RFID professionals. Full Story >

RFID News Roundup
Appleton sponsors pilots with SmartStrate; Checkpoint extends lab access; French resorts order 1 million X-ident cards; three new applicators from Label-Aire; Wavetrend receives B series funding. Full Story >

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Featured Story

Man Vs. Machine: The New Battleground
RFID technology promises to usher in a new era of supply chain and manufacturing automation. Does it spell the end of work for us humans? Premium Content >

Opinion

RFID and the Worker
Will RFID take people out of the loop--and leave them on the street? Full Story >

Guest Column

Why Wal-Mart Had to Deploy RFID
If the retailer didn't move to use RFID in its supply chain, it risked allowing upstarts to use the new technology to erode Wal-Mart's competitive advantage. Full Story >

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