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Experiences In Implementing The VTLS RFID Solution In A Multi-Vendor Environment
White Papers In a library environment, RFID technology resembles a traditional barcode system in that it provides a means of assigning an ID to an item and reading that ID to perform circulation transactions or to take inventory.
[June 17, 2004, 0:01]
RFID: The Promise Of A Strategic Technology
White Papers Many believe that RFID is an extension of the common barcode, and while the two share some application overlap, RFID is much more than a barcode. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) has its origins in the 1940s, when the fundamental technology...
[February 10, 2006, 0:01]
RFID: BT Says 'yes', Survey Says 'no'
News RFID is often referred to as a 'better barcode' but the reality is that both technologies are likely to co-exist for the foreseeable future. That's why we support barcode applications as well as RFID," said BT's Ross.
[February 3, 2004, 10:10]
Solving RFID's Image Problems
News I actually think that a lot of education needs to be done on a worldwide basis with regard to RFID, because an RFID tag is nothing more than a talking barcode. And this he did when he moved up the ladder last year from his chief operating officer...
[June 2, 2005, 19:45]
RFID: Are We There Yet?
White Papers RFID is not just some sort of incremental expansion in barcode technology. The differences between the old technology of barcodes and the new RFID technology are astounding. One of the main drivers for development and implementation of RFID...
[February 10, 2006, 0:01]
Tag, Trace And Transform: Launching Your RFID Program
White Papers In many cases, RFID has been treated simply as an alternative to the barcode and its implementation approached from a technology perspective. As with any technology, the implementation of RFID is not without risk.
[December 21, 2004, 2:00]
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) As A Fixed Asset Management Solution
White Papers Often touted as a "Disruptive" technology destined to change retailing, RFID currently complements the barcode systems it may someday replace. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is an emerging technology with many successful applications...
[May 10, 2006, 1:00]
A Case Study On Selecting AIDC Technologies By The U.S. Postal Service
White Papers ICF Consulting recommended a strategy that in the short-term combines barcode for handling units and RFID for containers. A key element of the strategy is to closely monitor RFID technology so that the timing for adopting RFID can be determined...
[July 23, 2008, 21:08]
The Seamless Connection Of Shop Floor RFID Devices And WebSphere Based Enterprise Applications
White Papers Developments in RFID are arguably one of the most profound influences on tracking technology since the development of the barcode. In addition to the low cost of consumables, the hardware needed to encode and read these RFID labels is also reducing...
[February 10, 2006, 0:01]
Radio Frequency ID Tags: What They Are, How They Can Be Used And How Production Costs Can Be Reduced
White Papers each, much too expensive to replace the barcode on a trivial item such as a carton of milk or a bar of chocolate. Radio Frequency ID (RFID) is a new technology that hopes to replace barcodes. However, at this point, RFID "tags" can cost around ?
[February 15, 2006, 0:01]
Privacy Activists Call For Rules On RFID
News Proponents hail the technology as the next-generation barcode, allowing merchants and manufacturers to operate more efficiently and cut down on theft. Katherine Albrecht, a vehement opponent of RFID technology, went further and suggested a...
[August 19, 2003, 9:30]
NEC Lends Weight To RFID Standards Effort
News The company last week became the first Japanese IT firm to join EPCglobal, a Belgium-based organisation seeking to develop RFID standards to work in tandem with a next-generation barcode system called electronic product code.
[May 24, 2004, 10:30]
US Lawmakers Worry RFID Will Hurt Privacy
News Proponents hail the technology as the next-generation barcode, allowing merchants and manufacturers to operate more efficiently and cut down on theft. Senator Debra Bowen, a California legislator recently at the forefront of an anti-spam...
[August 12, 2003, 15:30]
Software Firm Tracks RFID Tags
News RFID is being hailed as a next-generation barcode that promises to reduce labour-intensive manual inventory scanning and tackle perennial business problems such as shoplifting, inventory shortages and logistical errors.
[October 28, 2003, 10:05]
Photos: Tracking People With VoIP And RFID
News The cargo with the RFID tag and barcode attached can be then be tracked by passing through devices such as the 'RFID conveyer solution'. Colm Shorten, IBM's RFID centre of excellence manager, said that RFID technology, which is actually 40 to 50...
[March 22, 2006, 14:25]
RFID Blocker May Ease Privacy Fears
News Many retailers view RFID as an eventual successor to the barcode inventory tracking system, because it promises to cut distribution costs for manufacturers and improve retailing margins. The labs at RSA Security on Wednesday outlined plans for a...
[August 28, 2003, 11:05]
RFID: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
News As part of the company's overall plan for wireless technologies, IBM envisions RFID technologies helping with the logistical requirements of the supply chain by replacing the barcode system currently in place.
[February 19, 2004, 14:29]
Sun Sets Up Scottish RFID Test Centre
News Sun claims the large, and often undisclosed, losses suffered by manufacturers from theft will be an unstoppable driver for firms to adopt RFID tags as a replacement for the barcode. In the US, Wal-Mart is to spend $3bn on RFID technology, and has...
[December 4, 2003, 9:30]
The Future Of Radio Frequency Identification
News This is where it differs from other e-tagging technologies such as barcode scanning, which uses optical recognition. RFID technology adoption can be seen happening in two stages. Judging by the developments taking place in RFID technology and the...
[August 18, 2003, 14:55]
IBM Slams RFID Criticism As 'anti-retail'
News Retail has little value for RFID in terms of barcode alternatives. Dr Cheryl Shearer, Big Blue's global leader, business development for emerging markets, told ZDNet Australia in an interview this week that "I think the RFID privacy movement is...
[April 29, 2004, 16:20]
