RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is not new. In fact, it’s been around for decades but has recently enjoyed a surge of media coverage. Unfortunately, media hyperbole has represented... View More
Companies are always searching for new ways to improve efficiency and cut costs. This has caused an inevitable shift towards outsourcing, particularly in transportation and warehousing, according to a... View More
If you are like me, you read news items hoping to find at least one little nugget of practical wisdom that you can apply to your own projects; at least one hard-earned solution to a problem that a team... View More
Most of the RFID business is booming. Andrew Price, RFID Manager at IATA, the airline trade association, enthuses, In the next few years, the air industry will be tagging an ever higher proportion of its... View More
Most people are familiar with barcode-based solutions offered by carriers for tracking parcels. These barcode solutions provide visibility when parcels (or containers) are scanned along their journey.... View More
Imagine a radio frequency identification (RFID) label replacing or supplementing a barcode. Now, imagine that this RFID label is permanently attached to a pallet, a snowboard or even a PC and that the... View More
The one common thread in the automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) industry these days is standards. Whether it�s wireless LANs (WLANs), radio frequency identification (RFID) or barcode package... View More
In the last 18 months, there�s been lots of talk about breakthroughs in RFID technology such as thin, consumable �smart labels,� and their potential impact on parcel and distribution markets. While smart... View More
Editor�s Note: Dan Mullen is the president of AIM, the global trade association for automatic identification and mobility technologies. AIM members are providers and users of systems that capture,... View More
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That old adage is as true as ever, even in today's ever-changing economy. As industries enter the 21st century, the management of human and material... View More
This is not a contest between technologies. Barcodes, two-dimensional (2D) symbols and RFID smart labels may compliment each other in everyday use. We already see examples of linear and 2D symbols being... View More
Radio frequency identification (RID) is one of the most promising and anticipated technologies in recent years. Magazine articles, television shows, analyst papers and the like are frequently trumpeting... View More
Many of us have been working with barcode labeling applications for years. We�ve seen them grow from rudimentary standalone printing packages to more integrated applications that allow more sophisticated... View More
There have been a lot of recent �news� stories about so-called RFID �hacker software� that was released at the Black Hat security conference. Developed by a German computer consultant, this hacker software... View More
The term Slap and Ship has become a catch-all phrase to describe the operational and technical method to meet current Wal-Mart mandates. But what is Slap and Ship, and how does it relate to near-term compliance... View More
