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RFID, where do you want to go today?

June 24, 2004 Microsoft plans to target large corporations and small businesses with a blitz of new radio frequency identification products. TAGS: Javed Sikander, RFID, radio, retailer, wireless technology, supplier, small business, London, Microsoft Corp.

RFID revolution: Are we close?

March 3, 2004 IBM's Rainer Kerth says the key will be to separate practical applications from the technology's gee-whiz appeal. TAGS: RFID, data management, retailer, information technology, radio, functionality, IBM Corp.

PC distributor puts RFID tags in goods

October 28, 2004 A Singaporean IT products distributor is introducing radio tags to track inventory and delivery. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, warehousing, Singapore, goods, Asia, inventory, radio, PC company, retailer, PC

The watershed moment for RFID

September 7, 2003 Eric Peters says Wal-Mart Stores' measured approach toward radio frequency identification technology is a harbinger that will play out across many industries in the next few years. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., pallet, supply chain, RFID tag, retailer, radio frequency, tagging, supplier, radio

RFID a retail revolution?

July 5, 2004 Knowledge@Wharton examines whether RFID is fated to become the next big thing or just another fancy flop. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., revolution, supplier, Inventory Management, goods, retailer, supply chain, radio, Real-Time

Sun, Capgemini partner on RFID package

May 5, 2004 The companies are offering a collection of applications and services designed to help companies meet RFID technology mandates issued by major retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target. TAGS: Capgemini, RFID, Electronic Product Code, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., supplier, RFID tag, retailer, radio frequency, radio, Forrester Research Inc.

California lawmaker introduces RFID bill

February 25, 2004 A California state lawmaker introduces a bill meant to address consumer privacy concerns related to the commercial use of radio frequency identification technology. TAGS: RFID, Debra Bowen, lawmaker, EPCGlobal Inc., retailer, bill, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., grocery, radio frequency, store, agency, privacy, radio, California

RFID deadline hits a wall, study says

March 31, 2004 The number of Wal-Mart Stores suppliers expected to meet a deadline for adopting radio frequency identification tags has dropped to 25 percent, a new Forrester report says. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., supplier, Forrester Research Inc., deadline, RFID tag, radio frequency, inventory, retailer, research company, radio

Microsoft retail project taps into RFID

January 12, 2004 updateThe software giant says it plans to offer retailers its next-generation technology, including emerging wireless applications such as radio frequency identification. TAGS: RFID, METRO Group, retailer, wireless device, wireless application, RadioShack Corp., Accenture Ltd., point-of-sale, wireless technology, Web service, radio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, Intel, software company

Wal-Mart tagging fuels RFID market

December 22, 2004 Mega-chain's demand that suppliers use radio tags will help double sales, analyst report predicts. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Symbol Technologies Inc., supplier, retailer, AMR Research, tagging, radio, U.S.

FCC delves into radio tag challenges

October 7, 2004 Industry experts join government panel to look at what's keeping the old-fashioned bar code around. TAGS: RFID, Impinj Inc., RFID tag, SCO Group Inc., adoption, radio, tag, antenna, reader, radio frequency, battery, retailer, challenge, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Companies' RFID plans fuzzy so far

April 15, 2004 Although Wal-Mart Stores and other big retailers are requiring suppliers to use the tracking technology, for various reasons, most companies are keeping their plans hush-hush. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., mandate, supplier, silence, Forrester Research Inc., estimate, retailer, radio frequency, radio

Wal-Mart puts big bucks into tracking tech

November 7, 2003 The retailer plans to spend $3 billion over the next several years on a new inventory tracking technology that uses radio frequency signals to keep tabs on merchandise. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., inventory tracking, RFID, supplier, radio frequency, retailer, project, IBM Corp., technology company, radio

German retail giant opens test center to push RFID

July 7, 2004 The company spearheading use of radio tags in Europe unveils its official test bed. TAGS: METRO Group, RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID tag, supplier, radio frequency, supply chain, store, Germany, radio, retailer

Microsoft hops on the RFID bandwagon

January 26, 2004 The software maker announces a product designed to help small and midsize companies wirelessly track goods from the warehouse to the showroom floor. TAGS: RFID, Microsoft Axapta, microchip, goods, supply chain, radio frequency, retailer, radio, IBM Corp., Philips Electronics N.V., monitor, Microsoft Corp., software company

Sun sets up European RFID test center

December 5, 2003 Amid some privacy concerns, the Java advocate enters the retail-tracking game in Europe by opening a center where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., Berlin, DNA, tag, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., radio frequency, supply chain, center, retailer, radio, Europe, U.S.

With RFID, corporate might makes right

September 28, 2004 Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in Baltimore to push development of controversial tagging technology. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Baltimore, RFID chip, high-technology company, Procter & Gamble Co., retailer, supplier, IBM Corp., HP, radio, monitor

RFID tags get a push in Germany

January 12, 2004 German retail giant Metro plans to install an RFID-based tracking system at wholesale stores and supermarkets this year--a boost for the emerging inventory-tracking technology. TAGS: METRO Group, RFID, RFID tag, microchip, department store, store, logistics, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., supplier, retailer, Germany, Procter & Gamble Co., shipment, radio frequency, project, IBM Corp.

U.K. retailer tests radio ID tags

October 16, 2003 Marks & Spencer begins a trial of controversial radio frequency identification tags in clothes at one of its U.K. stores in a plan to improve stock accuracy and product availability. TAGS: Marks & Spencer, RFID, Gillette Co., tag, RFID tag, retailer, scanner, U.K., radio, trial, store, privacy, spokeswoman, handheld

Privacy questions arise as RFID hits stores

September 30, 2004 Companies brace for privacy debate as potentially intrusive applications arrive faster than expected. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, EPCGlobal Inc., tag, public relations, privacy, legislator, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., retailer, concern, conference, radio
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