Feature Articles

Bound to RFID Technology

By HaLeigh Boutin

The Netherlands' Selexzy Scheltema SmartStore tracks inventory, controls distribution, and provides customer convenience through RFID monitoring. [more]

The State of the Metro Future Store

By Eric Van Osten

The history of the experimental Future Store started by Germany's METRO Group suggests a promising future for both its business and RFID technology. [more]

Deriving Business Value from RFID

By Joe Melo

Companies have to consider many factors when calculating the business value of RFID solutions. [more]

RFID Around the World

By HaLeigh Boutin

Eighteen inventive ways that RFID is being implemented across the globe. [more]

T-Engine and Ubiquitous ID

By Jim Farrell

Japan's T-Engine Forum pushes to make RFID information omnipresent. [more]

RFID Visionary: Dr. Ken Sakamura

By Jim Farrell

Dr. Ken Sakamura, founder of Japan's T-Engine Forum, is an unconventional professor but a well-respected technologist and visionary. [more]

Hidden Values of Active RFID

By Gerhard Schedler

Active, long-range RFID benefits companies across a range of industries by increasing efficiency, reducing time-to-market, and maximizing the value of their assets. [more]

Case Study: NASCAR and Goodyear

By Ron Romanik

Goodyear now leases tires to the racing teams of the three major stock car racing circuits, and controls how every single tire comes and goes. [more]

RFID Legislation Update

By Dr. Peter Harrop

Learn about how RFID legislation around the world is moving in two directions and what it might mean for industry growth. [more]

Q&A About the FDA

Hear what IBM's Paul Chang has to say about the FDA's new measures to enhance protection against drug counterfeiting. [more]

Texas Instruments Offers New Gen 2 Silicon

After nearly a year of the market only having one source for UHF Gen 2 silicon, the industry now has a second offering. [more]

Knowledge is Power

By Ken Reich, TAGSYS

The ever growing complexities of business' internal processes taken together with external market forces will require new paradigms driven by RFID technology. [more]

IBM's RFID Centers of Excellence

By Eric Van Osten

Is RFID a question of "if" or "when?" As both technology and business continue to develop and change, RFID will become a bridge between the two, increasing accuracy and efficiency while reducing cost. [more]

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Read about Psion's handheld solution for cold and humid environments, RFID-enabled Nokia cell phones, and Sokymat's contactless movie card.

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Ask the Expert

With Krish Mantripragada and Chris Roediger

The challenges of RFID middleware today include scalability, quick integration, fast processing, and meaningful data production. Our experts from SAP bring us up to speed. [more]

News Desk

Marnlen RFID plans to produce IBM's "clipped" tag, statesmen in the U.S. and Canada debate the reach of RFID, Alien Technology and Intermec file patent motions, and TAGSYS helps libraries in China and the U.S. implement RFID. [more]

Conference Preview and Review

A look back at Smart Labels Europe 2006, and a glimpse of the upcoming Momentum 2006 [more]