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Radio
frequency identification (RFID) is an enabler of tracking processes
in the extended value chain.
Target
issues RFID mandate - Computerworld ... Target
issues RFID mandate The move echoes a similar decision last year by
Wal-Mart, ... Target
Target
issues RFID mandate ... start opening their wallets
a lot wider to accommodate the mandates retailers are asking them to
meet with respect to RFID tags. Minneapolis-based Target Corp.
...
Target's
Supplier Mandate Further Validates RFID Claims, Says ABI
... With an RFID hardware, software and integration services market
expected to exceed $7 billion by 2008 according to ABI, Target’s
RFID announcement genuinely ...
Target
Issues RFID Mandate VerSign. NEWS. Target Issues
RFID Mandate. ... Like Wal-Mart, Target is requiring RFID tags as
well as the continued use of all current bar coding
requirements. ...
Another
Major Retailer Mandating RFID ... March 01, 2004.
Another Major Retailer Mandating RFID: Target. From
ComputerWeekly.com: US retailer Target has confirmed that it will
...
Target Announces
RFID Program ... February 23, 2004. Target Announces
RFID Program. "Target expects top vendor partners to apply tags
to all pallets and cases and start ...
Daily
News for Wednesday, February 25, 2004 ... Target Corp.’s
RFID directive helps RFID momentum, UCC says Target Corp. has
directed its suppliers to begin using RFID tags on ...
The RFID Scanner
... Target Evasive Over RFID Plans. US retail giant Target Corp has
announced plans to mandate its suppliers to use RFID tracking
technology at the pallet level. ...
Wal-Mart's
Race for RFID ... As Wal-Mart pushes forward with
RFID technology, the network effect is likely to ... cases for
Wal-Mart, it's not difficult for P&G to do the same for Target
Corp. ...
RFID
And Smart Cards Get Customers ... ... credit cards
embedded with computer chips--are in at Target Corp., which is ...
Hut, and Taco Bell are trying radio-frequency identification (RFID)
systems that ...
Beyond
IT: Business Strategy Was a Problem, Too - Computerworld
... Our near-term target continues to be 90%," she said. But
since arch competitors Wal-Mart and Target Corp. produce better
in-stock ...
RFID
revolution: Are we close? RFID revolution Are
we close Newsmakers CNET News.com Rainer Kerth says the key will be
to separate practical applications from the technology's gee-whiz
appeal. March 3 2004 4 00 AM PT Matt Hines CNET News.com
CNET News.com Investor, Mar 3, 2004
RFID
revolution: Are we close? When it comes
to radio frequency identification technology the conventional wisdom
is that it will certainly revolutionize the way manufacturers
distributors and retailers track products and inventory. But
figuring out details of how this emerging technology should progress
and get used remains a source of debate. The issues range from
safeguarding data the tiny chips transmit to managing the reams of
data RFID readers gather. ZDNet E-Commerce, Mar 3,
2004
META's
RFID Take Analyst Gene Alvarez of META Group
recently hosted a conference call in which he gave his take on the
near- and long-term prospects of radio frequency identification
technology. RFID has been big news lately because of mandates
issuing from the Target and other retailers that direct suppliers to
become RFID compliant. Line 56, Mar 3,
2004
California
legislator proposes RFID privacy law A
state senator in California has proposed new legislation to set
privacy standards for radio frequency identification RFID in retail.
The bill introduced last week by Senator Debra Bowen D-Redondo Beach
would require any business or state agency using RFID to track
products are people to *Tell people they re using an RFID system
that can track and collect information about them.
Frontline Today, Mar 3, 2004
Smart
Packaging Smarter Cards Swedish startup
Cypak offers RFID technology that tamper-proofs mail increases the
security of smart cards and helps people take their medicine. By
Jonathan Collins March 3 2004 Swedish technology startup has
launched evaluation and development kits for its secure contactless
technology that the company maintains can both complement and
compete with more traditional RFID systems. RFID
Journal, Mar 3, 2004
Transport sector takes up
RFID Within the next few years tracking
technologies RFID and biometrics will become commonplace within the
transport sector. Security and efficiency will be the motivation
behind a new wave of technology that will alter the way the
transportation industry operates according to consultant and
services provider Accenture. Accenture Technology Labs has been
working on prototype applications that will allow primarily fleets
of lorries and their loads to be securely tracked protecting them
against attacks from terrorists and thieves as well as improving
efficiency. Vnunet, Mar 3, 2004
Utah passes pioneering
RFID privacy bill The first-ever radio
frequency identity RFID privacy bill has been passed in the US State
of Utah intended to ensure consumer privacy as retail stores start
tagging products. The Radio Frequency Identification Right to Know
Act is one of the first to be proposed before the technology has
even been introduced in most shops. Vnunet, Mar 3,
2004
RFID
Technology Review RFID SEARCH TOPICS gt RFID How radio frequency
identification tags will help retailers from supply chains to store
shelves. By 5W Infographic Visualize March 2004 Radio frequency
identification technology is finally coming into its own. Wal-Mart
the nation s largest retailer has asked suppliers to attach RFID
tags to product shipment pallets by 2005 to automate
tracking. Technology Review, Mar 4,
2004
Java
Pro - Get Ready for the Enterprise Supply Chain
In subsequent years thousands more will face the same requirement.
And Wal-Mart's requirement will push RFID into the mainstream of the
supply chain simply because suppliers won't maintain the RFID system
for Wal-Mart and another system for other customers. Even if
Wal-Mart weren't driving adoption of RFID it would happen anyway
albeit more slowly. Java Pro Magazine, Mar 4,
2004
Transport sector takes up
RFID Within the next few years tracking
technologies RFID and biometrics will become commonplace within the
transport sector. Security and efficiency will be the motivation
behind a new wave of technology that will alter the way the
transportation industry operates according to consultant and
services provider Accenture. Accenture Technology Labs has been
working on prototype applications that will allow primarily fleets
of lorries and their loads to be securely tracked protecting them
against attacks from terrorists and thieves as well as improving
efficiency. Personal Computer World, Mar 3,
2004
Malaysia’s
mote-sized RFID chip attracts attention By
RASLAN SHARIF KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysia Microchip MM project has
attracted strong interest from a number of countries looking to
utilise its radio frequency identification RFID technology in
national applications. FEC Inc the developer of the chip said that
several countries have indicated their interest in the chip which is
still under development. The Star Lifestyle (Malaysia),
Mar 3, 2004
MStar
to develop RFID markets in Europe Japan and Korea in 2H
MStar Semiconductor said on March 2 that RFID products will be a
major focus in the latter half of this year. Pilot production for
scaler and de-interlacer chips used in LCD TVs has already begun and
3D video decoders will be released in the second half. Mstar 8217's
RFID solution with 10-foot coverage and operating at 900 MHz in
conjunction with a reader obtained WalMart approval earlier than the
leading US company Alien Technology. DigiTimes
Network Hardware News, Mar 3, 2004
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