Feature Articles

The RFID Software Conundrum

By Todd Warden

Interestingly, all of the existing investments that suppliers have made in their IT infrastructures, which create great opportunity, will also provide the greatest challenge when it comes to integration. [more]

UHF RFID Leaps & Bounds

By Richard Woodburn

Cost reductions may cause a paradigm shift in RFID readers. Less capable but inexpensive chip set solutions may open up high-volume markets for UHF RFID capabilities. [more]

Converter Perspective: Making the Best of RFID Realities on the Press Line

By Ken Daming

New press production workflows are available to meet the challenge of RFID — enabling converters to integrate the technology in-line at various levels, and basic options are laid out here. [more]

IBM Infoprint® Extends Printer Family

IBM announced that September will mark the first shipments of the Infoprint 6700 R40, an RFID-capable printer designed to help customers reduce costs, improve reliability and streamline supply chain operations. [more]

Departments

New Products

Keep up-to-date on the newest competitive product releases from leading companies in the U.S. and abroad.

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· Hardware

· Label Applicators

· Printers

· Readers

· Software

· Turnkey RFID Solutions

· Label Materials

· Label Software

· Middleware

Ask the Expert

By Amar Singh and
Dr. Krish Mantripragada

Choosing the right middleware solution for your company requires fulfilling current needs and looking to future needs and benefits. Two experts from SAP help sort out what to consider. [more]

The Legal Side: RFID Technology and IP Law

By Kenneth A. Adler, Esq.

Intellectual property issues may loom over a company's implementation of RFID, so consumer packaging companies should consider taking precautions to mitigate potential legal pitfalls. [more]

News Desk

Companies in the RFID sector are forging cooperative business arrangements to better prepare for the changing market ahead. [more]