Feature Articles

Restoring Order at the Border

By Donald E. Neske

Two Technologies was selected to design and develop a system to manage Mexican customs processes more effectively. The comprehensive solution addresses the many difficulties posed by the large-scale import of used vehicles, including all pertinent security issues. [more]

Managing Across the Four Platforms: Challenges of RFID Data Management

By Ann Grackin

In today's gadget obsessed planet, we have things such as RFID and sensors increasingly becoming part of each of our everyday lives. There are four key providers of information and services, and management across these platforms will dominate concerns for the industry, the consumer, and IT for many years to come. [more]

The State of the RFID Industry

By Dave Sommer

According to research results from Frost & Sullivan, the total North American RFID market for manufacturing and logistics is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 20% over the next six years. Dave Sommer, Vice President, Electronic Commerce for CompTIA, shares his take on these results, the difficulties it may present, and how CompTIA will be involved with this growth. [more]

IBM's WebSphere Connects Business Partners, Drug Distributors

By HaLeigh Boutin

A turning point in RFID has been introduced by IBM through the IBM WebSphere Information Center, which has been created to overcome adoption barriers and shared information overload. [more]

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Ask the Expert: What is Nesting?

Justin Hotard, Director of Product Management, RFID, Symbol Technologies, and Richard Pollock, CEO, Phase IV Engineering, talk about the concept of RFID "nesting," the advantages it provides, and where we can expect to see it in the future. [more]

Show Review: Active RFID Summit

The second annual IDTechEx Active RFID Summit brought together great speakers with case studies, real world implementations, and networking opportunities. [more]

News Desk

RFID4U announces new training and certification courses, ODIN technology releases Global RFID Benchmark and is awarded accuracy patent, and ThingMagic is awarded as "Technology Pioneer" by World Economic Forum. [more]

The Legal Side

By Kevin R. Davis

As Auto ID technologies equip us with improved tools to investigate and understand aviation disasters, it seems likely that we will be able to more effectively assign risk to responsible parties and improve the safety of aviation fleets. Stakeholders should raise their antennae now to these issues. [more]