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Wal-Mart demands double RFID chips with groceries

September 13, 2006 Company says 500 new stores, clubs to roll out tech for case- and pallet-level tracking before end of fiscal year. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID, RFID chip, grocery, supplier

New Wal-Mart CIO steams ahead with RFID

April 20, 2006 Exec promises to pursue the expanded use of radio frequency identification tags as fervently as his predecessor. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CIO, radio frequency, executive vice president, supplier, radio

RFID revenues on upswing

January 12, 2005 Radio frequency identification tags could rake in up to $2.8 billion by 2009, according to a new study. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., supply chain, radio

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., RFID tag, deadline, radio frequency, inventory, retailer, research company, 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, goods, Inventory Management, retailer, supply chain, radio, Real-Time

Hewlett-Packard to accelerate ID tagging

January 14, 2005 PC maker shoots for a million RFID tags placed on shipments of printers, handhelds and dozens of other products this year. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID tag, HP, tagging, retailer, printer, handheld

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, technology company, IBM Corp., radio

Wal-Mart to hold ID tag meeting

November 3, 2003 The retailer and its largest 100 merchandise suppliers are expected to meet this week to plot the implementation of a new RFID-based inventory-tracking system. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID, supplier, Procter & Gamble Co., AMR Research, retailer, spokesman, information technology

Microsoft forms its own RFID group

April 5, 2004 The software giant pulls together partners, including Accenture, into the Microsoft Radio Frequency Identification Council. TAGS: RFID, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Accenture Ltd., Microsoft Windows CE, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, retailer, Microsoft Corp.

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., supplier, mandate, silence, Forrester Research Inc., estimate, retailer, radio frequency, radio

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.

HP debuts RFID services

May 10, 2004 Hewlett-Packard unveils launch and test services to help companies get the ball rolling on radio frequency identification projects. TAGS: RFID, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HP, supplier, data management, RFID tag, radio frequency, tag, radio, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Wal-Mart turns on radio tags

April 30, 2004 The massive retail chain gets a step closer to making its RFID plans a reality by launching a pilot program at eight Dallas-area sites. TAGS: Electronic Product Code, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID, Intermec Technologies Corp., EPCGlobal Inc., tag, radio frequency, RFID tag, supplier, reader, radio, inventory

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., Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., supplier, RFID tag, retailer, radio frequency, Forrester Research Inc., radio

IDC to RFID: Tags, you're it

January 7, 2004 The researcher says radio frequency ID tags and related technology are headed toward the mainstream of supply-chain management strategies, with U.S. spending to leap to about $1.3 billion by 2008. TAGS: RFID, supply chain, tagging, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., RFID tag, supplier, radio, U.S.

Commentary: Think big on Wal-Mart tags

November 4, 2003 Wal-Mart suppliers must ask the retailer and themselves some tough questions about their RFID initiatives to reap long-term benefits. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., supplier, RFID, business case, Forrester Research Inc., retailer, tagging, compliance, palette, commentary, vision, initiative, leadership, requirement

IBM sets up shop to test radio tags

November 19, 2003 Big Blue says it is building a facility designed to allow companies to check the accuracy of gear that employs controversial radio frequency identification tags. TAGS: RFID, tag, goods, COMDEX, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., IBM Corp., radio, facility, trade show, supplier, asset

IBM offers RFID services for manufacturers

September 14, 2004 Big Blue also introduces radio tag services for midsize suppliers working under mandates from retail giants such as Wal-Mart. TAGS: RFID, mandate, IBM Corp., RFID tag, manufacturing, radio frequency, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., radio, supplier, electronics, U.S.

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, supply chain, radio frequency, store, Germany, retailer, radio

Manugistics tunes in radio ID tags

October 27, 2003 The software maker releases a version of its business applications software that's designed to take advantage of a new inventory-tracking technology that's known as RFID. TAGS: Manugistics Inc., RFID, consulting service, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., business application, radio, R&D, software company, monitor
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