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RFID Alert!

-- Modern Materials Handling, 8/24/2005

August 23, 2005  |  Volume 2, Issue 8


Shaking all over
Is there a shake out coming in the RFID industry?

Some think so and believe the signs are already there.

For instance, last month RedPrairie, an early leader in RFID solutions, realigned its sales resources and approach to the RFID market. RedPrairie isn’t exiting the RFID market. Rather, it is integrating RFID as an essential component of its other products. In other words, the company recognizes that RFID is moving from a feature that people are willing to pay for to functionality that end users expect, just like they expect support for bar codes and voice recognition.  Read More

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RFID vendors form patent IP consortium
An industry group that licenses MPEG and DVD technology is one of the reasons you can buy a DVD player at Wal-Mart for less than $40.

Now, a group of 20 RFID vendors hopes to do the same for their industry with the formation of an RFID patent pool consortium.

Once formed, the consortium will invite companies or individuals that hold essential RFID patents to join the group. The consortium will then provide a structured approach for holders of essential patents to receive fair compensation at a reasonable cost to the end-user. Participation is limited to patents that are essential to the practice of RFID. Participation is also voluntary, meaning that some patent holders may choose to go it alone.   Read More

RFID at Frontline Solutions
RFID will be front at center at Frontline Solutions Conference and Expo, the annual industry forum focused on the application of Auto-ID and information management technologies and solutions.

Held at Chicago’s Navy Pier, educational conferences will be offered from September 26 through 28. The expo will run from September 27 through 29.   Read More


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Automotive, Consumer Goods and Transportation Industries Leading RFID Push, CompTIA Study Reveals
The automotive, consumer goods and transportation and logistics industries will lead the way in implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology solutions over the next year, new research commissioned by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) reveals.  Read More

Manufacturing Insights Recommends Options Thinking RFID Strategy to Achieve Maximum Long-Term ROI
Manufacturing Insights, an IDC Company, today announced the availability of RFID Investment: Cost of Compliance or Strategic Business Benefit?, a new report to educate manufacturers on the current state of RFID initiatives and provide insight on the value of an options thinking RFID investment strategy in place of traditional ROI strategies.   Read More

Zebra Technologies First Company to Successfully Demonstrate Texas Instruments' Gen 2 Technology
Zebra Technologies, provider of on-demand printing solutions for business and process improvement, recently collaborated with Texas Instruments and ThingMagic to demonstrate EPC Gen 2 tags from Texas Instruments in a Zebra printer/encoder during the EPCglobal Fast Moving Consumer Goods Business Action Group meeting in Houston, Texas.  Read More



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