RFID as a Revenue Enhancement Tool

06:41 pm | More CEOs should be aware that RFID can help drive incremental revenue in a wide number of industries. Today, most executives likely consider RFID to be an operational efficiency tool. Nonetheless, we now...

February 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
UPM and Avery Expected to Raise Tag Prices

11:46 am | We understand that UPM Raflatac will implement a 10% price increase for all UHF inlays effective March 1; Avery Dennison will follow on April 1 with a 10% increase of their own. Some...

January 26 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Retail Item Level Discussions at NRF Show

10:41 am | We attended the National Retail Federation show in New York and wanted to provide a few thoughts on the progression of RFID. In general, the show was much more well-attended than last year,...

January 13 2010 / No comment / Read More »
More Signs of Barcode and RFID Market Improvement

06:16 am | We completed our December survey of 65 bar code resellers and observed encouraging trends, similar to those reflected during our September survey for both broader bar coding and RFID. While the environment remains...

January 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Assessment of 2009 RFID Predictions; RFID Reader Interests

07:23 pm | Year end is always a great time to look forward to the future and reflect on the past. Most of us are likely more interested in looking optimistically forward to 2010, and not...

December 30 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »
Pharma Update – Bais Towards 2D

07:22 pm | We are a bit cautious on RFID usage in the Pharma industry in the next several years as we see the industry is gravitating towards 2D bar codes to meet serialized tracking requirements....

December 21 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »
Government/Standards/Policy

RFID Privacy Legislation Misses the Mark, Again »

RFID Privacy Legislation Misses the Mark, Again 07:41 pm | New Hampshire State Rep. Neal Kurk has again introduced HB478, “Regulation of Remotely Readable Devices,” which is intended to restrict RFID in the name of protecting privacy. The...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Cardiac Implantables Show Reaction to RFID, But Mitigation Factors Do Exist »

Cardiac Implantables Show Reaction to RFID, But Mitigation Factors Do Exist 10:45 am | Two new studies, which will be published in the near future, suggest electromagnetic interference (EMI) of pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) can be caused by RFID readers...

January 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Thought Leadership

Embedding RFID into Strategy »

Embedding RFID into Strategy

05:29 am | Guest Column – By Chris Hanebeck When companies adopt a new technology, they need to consider its impact...

February 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Will this be the Year that RFID Security is Finally Implemented? »

Will this be the Year that RFID Security is Finally Implemented?

06:16 am | Guest Column – By Bert Moore, AIM, Inc. Historically, articles looking at RFID in the coming year have...

January 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »

RFID and Lean Management »

RFID and Lean Management

07:28 pm | RFID can be a powerful tool in helping lean management initiatives, which can lead to important competitive advantages....

January 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »

The Health Care Initiative »

The Health Care Initiative

07:24 pm | RFID use in healthcare could provide meaningful opportunity to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes. Unfortunately,...

December 8 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »

RFID for Returnable Transport Items »

RFID for Returnable Transport Items

08:34 pm | Asset management for returnable containers continues to be an area where RFID can add value by increasing...

November 30 2009 / 3 comments / Read More »
Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for RFID Monthly Alerts
For Email Newsletters you can trust

Most Recent

  1. Lemuel Williams: Mark, To further your response to Mark which he brings up valuable points about monitoring container...
  2. Mark R. Pollock: I would think that this news will have a couple of economic impacts: 1. Once one manufacturer steps...
  3. Patrick Sweeney: Great primer on strategic thinking and deploying RFID, Chris! One critical factor, in this rapidly...
  4. Ron James: Information Tech will surely soar this 2010. There has been a big buzz about this. With all the merging...
  5. Kevin Donahue: Most pharma manufactures and distributers already have very sophisticated bar code solutions in place....
  1. RFID as a Revenue Enhancement Tool
  2. Embedding RFID into Strategy
  3. UPM and Avery Expected to Raise Tag Prices
  4. RFID Solution at Rica Lewis Looks Compelling
  5. RFID Monthly Newsletter – January 2010
  6. Tag and Reader News Update – January 2010

Global Market Data

Corporate News Summary – January 2010 »

07:45 pm | Fluensee announced that Craig Kavanaugh has joined the company as Director of Sales. Kavanaugh will oversee both the company’s direct and channel sales efforts. He was previously responsible for channel and U.S. western area sales for Intelleflex RFID solutions. Kavanaugh also worked for Symbol sales, where he launched the PartnerSelect program.  Acsis announced the appointment of...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Corporate News Summary – January 2010

Funding News and Recent Reports – January 2010 »

07:44 pm | Federal Signal (NYSE: FSS) announced it would acquire Sirit for CDN$49.5M ($48.0M). We continue to expect consolidation in the industry given the large number of players and a market that appears to be gaining traction. We view this transaction, which features a healthy valuation, as providing a catalyst for more activity. Federal Signal is acquiring...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Funding News and Recent Reports – January 2010

Partnership News Summary – January 2010 »

07:49 pm | Newport Digital Technologies (NPDT) completed AT&T’s network certification for its rugged handheld N37B computing device, which will be channeled through to AT&T’s Special Vertical Markets (SVM) with Ingram Micro as the logistics and distribution partner. Recall, NPDT is working with Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry (III) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to commercialize...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Partnership News Summary – January 2010

New Business Wins – January 2010 »

07:48 pm | TagMaster has received an order for its Heavy-duty RFID rail system from TagItalia, based in Prato, Italy. The RFID 2.45GHz based equipment will be used to identify rail vehicles in real-time, allowing measurement of weight, dimension and wheel profile to be associated with a particular car or wagon. With the system, a tag is installed...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
New Business Wins – January 2010

Software News Summary – January 2010 »

07:50 pm | Airetrak announced that the company has added Wi-Fi Temperature Monitoring functionality to its ResourceView software package. The new ResourceView functionality is intended to help hospitals and clinics meet guidelines on temperature monitoring of blood and drug products as well as aid patient safety. The package monitors temperatures of refrigerators, freezers and mobile storage in real...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Software News Summary – January 2010

RFID Monthly Newsletter

RFID Monthly Newsletter – January 2010

RFID Monthly Newsletter – January 2010 »

08:11 pm | The January 2010 edition of the RFID Monthly Newsletter is now available. In this edition we discuss the status of item level at retail from the recent NRF Show as well as our...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »

RFID Monthly Newsletter – December 2009 »

RFID Monthly Newsletter – December 2009

07:26 pm | The December 2009 edition of the RFID Monthly Newsletter is now available. In this edition we discuss our thoughts for RFID in 2010...

December 21 2009 / No comment / Read More »

RFID Monthly Newsletter – November 2009 »

RFID Monthly Newsletter – November 2009

07:38 pm | The November 2009 edition of the RFID Monthly newsletter is now available. In this edition we discuss RFID adoption in perishable foods, some...

November 16 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Applications

Passive Application Summary – January 2010 »

Passive Application Summary – January 2010

07:46 pm | American Apparel Update – American Apparel has added two additional stores and has provided some additional statistics. Recall our June 2009 case...

January 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Gerry Webber Improving Visibility; Further Confirms Apparel Value-Add »

Gerry Webber Improving Visibility; Further Confirms Apparel Value-Add

06:32 pm | European apparel retailer Gerry Webber, which has 338 stand-alone stores and offers product in an additional 1,400 locations, announced its intent to...

December 21 2009 / No comment / Read More »
RFID Solution at Rica Lewis Looks Compelling

RFID Solution at Rica Lewis Looks Compelling »

06:24 am | Rica Lewis, a European provider of Jeans, has implemented item-level tracking RFID tracking to improve inventory management and merchandising. Our basic analysis suggests a compelling revenue enhancement benefit that well...

January 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Industry Commentary