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]
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]
"Yoking-Proofs" For RFID Tags
White Papers Thanks to their utility in automating supply-chain logistics, RFID tags promise eventually to supplant the optical barcode as a means of identifying goods. RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags are small, inexpensive microchips capable of...
[June 17, 2004, 0:01]
Move Over Barcodes: Consumer-Goods Firms Eye Radio-Frequency ID
White Papers Unlike barcodes, which must align visually with a reader, an RFID tag automatically announces itself to nearby readers, reducing the need for labor to scan a pallet, case, or item's barcode as it moves through the supply chain.
[December 21, 2004, 2:00]
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. Realizing the benefits of RFID for your business therefore requires a real understanding of the supply...
[December 21, 2004, 2:00]
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. Sun maintains that RFID tags have the potential to cut huge costs...
[December 4, 2003, 9:30]
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]
Subcutaneous RFID Tags Upset Privacy Advocates
News Instead the chip contains a unique number - like a barcode - that links to a medical record stored on a secure database. But Australian privacy advocates, who were already wary about similar chips being used by retailers to help manage their supply...
[October 15, 2004, 11:40]
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. While the technology is potentially useful in improving...
[August 28, 2003, 11:05]
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. The ability to bring otherwise passive objects online can have several benefits to businesses, especially those in the supply chain...
[August 18, 2003, 14:55]
Marks & Spencer Tags Shirts With RFID
News The tags, criticised by privacy advocates and touted by the technology industry as a barcode replacement, are contained within throwaway paper labels called Intelligent Labels attached to, but not embedded in, a selection of men's suits, shirts...
[October 17, 2003, 8:55]
Privacy Activists Demand Tesco Boycott Over RFID
News Tesco is aiming to complete the first phase of its radio barcode roll-out by the end of the year across its 1,400 stores and 28 distribution centres. Tesco has been experimenting with RFID since 1992 and has discussed plans to integrate the...
[January 26, 2005, 13:05]
