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Zebra Technology: RFID Webinar, February 24, 2004 --- Webinar title: An Introduction to RFID and EPC: Streamlining Your Supply Chain Summary Notes: RFID is like a "wireless barcode". How it works = tag, antenna, reader, computer. Advantages of RFID: No line of sight, read through non-metallic objects, Fast = less than 1 millisecond to read, Data is carried in a tag. Is RFID technology ready for prime-time = Yes... 200 million rfid tags are in-use in automotive field. Mobil Speedpass is in-use with near 10 million customers. RFID provides simultaneous identification. RFID inlays combine a tag and antenna in thin form into an RFID smart label. Visual identification only with traditional product label. Bar code adds encoded data label. Smart label includes above, with an RFID inlay within the label form factor. Opportunity for industry is in billions of dollars in supply chain inefficiencies. 100 sponsors came together with the MIT Auto-id Center to sponsor open standards definitions in the RFID space. Work has transitioned from MIT to the EPCGlobal organization. Metro, Walmart, and DOD are piloting RFID technology. Data capture touch-points exist throughout the supply chain, in manufacturing, distribution, retail, etc. Every touch point costs money in effort and time. RFID eliminates touches and saves time, which translates into money, increased supply chain velocity. Marks and Spencer pilots have shown
dramatic increase in business process performance. Zebra's RFID Solutions: Leadership in the bar code, card imaging, mobile printing, and RFID smart label space. Have 3 million printers in place worldwide. Zebra's RFID strategy: Zebra adds RFID to the on-demand printer. Combines human readable, bar code, and RFID into one converged form factor. Leads the market with 13.56 Mhz and UHF RFID products. UHF products support multi-protocols. Zebra revenues are over $500MM. Zebra has working RFID printers today and a strong product roadmap. Zebra Alchemy innovation is targeted to optimize the total cost of creating smart labels on-demand at the point of application - these touch-points they have described. Zebra continues to innovate and invest in RFID technology. Are you ready for RFID? You need to consider these questions: What is the business problem. Why use RFID over bar codes. What is the business benefit. What standards should you leverage. What is the scope of your RFID opportunity. Do you want to implement RFID globally. Have you assessed the impact of RFID data on your information systems and infrastructure. |
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an enabler of tracking processes in the extended value chain. Target Joins The RFID Race InformationWeek gt Hardware gt Target Joins The RFID Race gt February 24 2004 Med tech and IT to be indistinguishable More firms are making it a priority Target Joins The RFID Race Feb. Information Week Product & Tech News, Feb 24, 2004 i2 Joins with RFID Middleware Makers One of the world's leading providers of supply chain management applications has launched a program to help integrate its software with RFID systems. By Jonathan Collins Feb. 24 2004 i2 is partnering with a number of RFID middleware and enterprise applications vendors so that the company's supply chain management applications can be linked to RFID networks. RFID Journal, Feb 24, 2004 Wal-Mart Tests RFID in Dallas: Live from the IRI CPG Summit Eight manufacturers already are testing RFID tags on goods sold in Dallas Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. Wal-Mart plans to expand RFID tagging in the U.S. through 2005 with all suppliers tagging all cartons and pallets by the of 2006. It could take 10 to 15 years before RFID tags are required on individual packages. Promo Magazine Breaking News, Feb 24, 2004 Target Tells Largest Vendors to Use RFID by Spring 2005 In a letter to vendors Paul Singer Target svp and cio reportedly wrote As we plan our technological strategic direction for 2004 we will move forward to build our supply chain infrastructure to support RFID. We will make the best use of these technologies to benefit all our partners in the retail supply chain. Retail Merchandiser News, Feb 24, 2004 RSA polishes RFID shield The RFID cloaking system is intended to guard proprietary data located on chips used to . The RSA Blocker Tag technology uses a jamming system designed to confuse RFID readers and prevent those devices from tracking data on individuals or goods outside certain boundaries. whose descriptive information is read via radio frequency technology are expected to allow manufacturers and retailers to greatly improve inventory tracking. CNET Security News, Feb 24, 2004 KeyTone Technologies announces company launch - keytone brings turnkey solutions for complete end-to-end RFID implementations into Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR Feb 24 KeyTone Technologies Sdn Bhd the Asian arm of KeyTone Technologies USA was launched Tuesday to offer high-value services to organisations in Malaysia requiring robust and cost-effective Radio Frequency Identification RFID solutions. Specialising in turnkey RFID implementations for clients Keytone brings together all the key components required to provide clients a complete end-to-end RFID solution from consulting to implementation and ongoing support. Utusan Malaysia Corporate News, Feb 24, 2004 PeopleSoft Launches RFID Technology PeopleSoft Launches RFID Technology TechWeb News 24-Feb-2004 on Monday launched technology supporting the use of radio-frequency identification tags within manufacturers supply chains. The US-based business software maker showcased its RFID technology for its Enterprise and EnterpriseOne product families at the National Manufacturing Week 2004 conference in the US. RFID technology is being tested for monitoring pallets of finished goods as they move out of production and into a third-party warehouse for distribution. CMP Asia Software News, Feb 24, 2004 Healthcare identification firm and venture capital firm to fund RFID venture ORFID is based upon patented technology and intellectual property derived from Precision Dynamics internal product development efforts in radio frequency identification RFID technology. It will also use advancements and inventions in materials science and polymer electronics emerging from the laboratory of Dr. Yang the scientific founder of ORFID and professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California Los Angeles UCLA . Convergent Ventures and Precision Dynamics will contribute initial management as well as some members of ORFID's Board of Directors and Science and Engineering Advisory Board SEAB . Convergent and Precision Dynamics will also provide seed funding for ORFID. Frontline Today, Feb 24, 2004 CRM Daily: NewsFactor Network - - Wireless Tracking: Out of the Shadows ... notes Forrester Research vice president Navi Radjou. But the real revolution has to do with what's happening within the infrastructure itself in what one can actually do with the data. Business Reality of the Mid-Market Real-Time Enterprise. Explore technologies that create new operational efficiencies improve customer relationships and allow you to make better business decisions. CRM Daily, Feb 24, 2004 California State Senator Bowen Introduces Bill to Regulated RFID California state Senator Bowen has introduced a bill to regulate the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems . Key elements of the ... Technology Review Weblog, Feb 24, 2004 Wireless: NewsFactor Network - - Wireless Tracking: Out of the Shadows ... notes Forrester Research vice president Navi Radjou. But the real revolution has to do with what's happening within the infrastructure itself in what one can actually do with the data. Now it's easier for companies to have and support mobile employees. With Outlook synchronized in real time any work done on a handheld is replicated onto the desktop. Wireless Newsfactor, Feb 24, 2004 Leading regional networking distributor sees strong adoption of Zebra desktop label printers in healthcare and warehousing Zebra Technologies is one of the leading global providers of thermal bar code label and receipt printers card printers RFID smart label printer encoders supplies label design integration software and the widest range of thermal printer connectivity and networking solutions. Zebra Technologies Corporation Invites You to Join Its 2003 Fourth Quarter And FY 2003 Analyst Conference Call on the Web More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra R printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code smart label card and receipt printers resulting in enhanced security increased productivity improved quality lower costs and better customer service. The company has sold more than 3 million printers including RFID printer encoders and wireless mobile solutions and also offers software connectivity solutions and printing supplies.
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