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RFID Alert! - September 2006

-- Modern Materials Handling, 9/28/2006

September 28, 2006  |  Volume 3, Issue 8

Department of Defense RFID Update

It’s been nine months since the DoD began receiving RFID-enabled cases and pallets. This month’s RFID alert looks at what has happened in the past nine months and what’s coming next in the defense supply chain.


RFID is up and running at the DoD
By all accounts, the Department of Defense’s implementation of passive RFID in the supply chain has been a success.
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Active RFID enables the military supply chain
In addition to passive RFID tags on cartons and pallets, the armed services are using active RFID tags to enable new solutions.


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Wal-Mart continues RFID expansion
Wal-Mart plans to bring another 500 stores and clubs online with its RFID initiative by the end of the year, bringing the total number of its stores using the technology to more than 1,000. The company has more than 3,900 locations in the United States.   Read More


Handheld RFID readers: a small but growing market
Handheld RFID readers accounted for just 9.2% of RFID reader sales in 2005, according to analysts at Venture Development Corp. (VCD), while fixed-position readers accounted for 81.4% of the market.   Read More


Over 565 million high-frequency RFID tag ICs shipped in 2005, according to ABI Research
RFID industry analyst Sara Shah says, "In the year from 1Q 2005 to 1Q 2006, shipments of HF ISO14443 tag ICs increased 104%, the highest growth rate of any segment we measured. This growth can be attributed to an increase in contactless payment cards and personal identification documents, such as e-passports. Both are high volume, high growth applications." Read More


Retailers and suppliers collaborate to crack RFID code
Manufacturing Insights announces the launch of the RFID Executive Council, a new professional organization for senior executives at supplier and retail organizations to maximize radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.   Read More


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