Retailers, consumer product manufacturers and other industries experimenting with radio frequency identification (RFID) might be able to sing that tune with a twist. That's because they might be looking for an ROI from RFID in all the wrong places. Read More

One reason for the interest is the improvement in inventory management, which translates to fewer stock outs and fewer lost sales.Read More

Leading bookseller moves to RFID item-level tagging
Dutch bookseller Selexyz is one of the first companies to offer a glimpse of what item-level RFID tagging will look like.

A division of Boekhandels Groep Nederland, the Netherlands' largest book chain Selexyz has teamed up with Centraal Boekhuis, a 3PL that ships more than 50 million books a year to retailers in the Netherlands and Belguim, to implement item-level RFID (Progress Software and CaptureTech). Read More

Modern Materials Handling and Hydrogenics Webcast: The Next Generation of Lift Truck Productivity The Next Generation of Lift Truck Productivity – Managers of multi-shift lift truck operations are under constant pressure to hold down costs while increasing productivity. And while many have looked at several options to strike that balance, most have overlooked alternative clean power solutions such as hydrogen fuel cells. This Video Webcast, recorded on the show floor at NA 2006, will feature the emerging technology of hydrogen fuel cells for lift trucks, its viability as a clean power alternative and how it can increase lift truck uptime and productivity. In addition, you will hear the experience of end users who have already put hydrogen fuel cells to work in some of the largest distribution hubs in North America. View Now!

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Zebra offers top 10 best practices to next wave of RFID-mandated Wal-Mart suppliers
With the deadline looming for Wal-Mart's "next 300" suppliers to adopt radio frequency identification (RFID) labeling, representatives from these supplier companies will be flocking to Dallas next week to learn how to implement internal RFID compliance programs in order to continue selling to the world's largest retailer.  Read More

Smart packaging market to reach $4.8 billion by 2011
The global smart packaging market will grow to $4.8 billion in 2011 and reach $14.1 billion in 2013, according to a new report from NanoMarkets, LC, a market research firm.  Read More

Alien Technology and Vue Technology establish alliance to provide shelf- and item-level RFID solutions
Alien Technology Corporation and Vue Technology announced an alliance to deliver cost effective, scalable, item-level RFID solutions across multiple industries. Read More

PanGo integrates active and passive RFID to deliver location management platform
PanGo Networks, Inc. introduces a major enhancement to its PanOS Platform(R), a software product that acquires location information from active and passive RFID sources and provides a rich services-based interface for higher level systems to consume asset location information in an efficient and extensible way.  Read More

Symbol Technologies launches portfolio of RFID generation 2 and specialty tag inlays
Symbol Technologies, Inc. introduced at RFID Journal Live!, a portfolio of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlays based on the Generation 2 (Gen 2) standards set forth by the Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards body.   Read More

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