"Retailer tests RFID on Garments"
Kaufhof of Germany will use RFID to track garments.

"RFID for Your Shopping Cart"
An item level RFID version of a Personal Shopping Assistant.

"Metro Opens 'Store of the Future'"
Can an RFID system reduce out of stocks?

"LITI Offers Retail RFID System"
Five Japanese stores test an inventory management system.

"Tesco Tests Low-Cost RFID System"
A single reader powers hundreds of antennae in smart shelves.

Gift Cards Go Contactless

RFID: The Key to a Better Holiday Shopping Experience

"Consumers Voice Opinions on RFID"
Survey reveals customer desires and concerns

"Marks & Spencer Expands RFID Trial"
Trial of item-level tagging expanded to multiple stores

"Wal-Mart backs off item level tracking"

"New Rules of the Game"
Technology has transformed the relationship between buyers and sellers, but privacy advocates and businesspeople act as if the old rules still apply

"Precedents Set: Marks & Spencer has taken privacy concerns seriously in setting up RFID trial."

"RFID industry responds to Privacy Concerns"
Item level tracking is still years away.

"Item-level RFID Raises Hackles of Privacy Champions-Meanwhile, Back at the Warehouse..."

"The Real Scandal"
Is the public being misled by journalists who focus on an eye-catching story above the facts?

Bowen Seeks Balance in RFID Law:
California bill to protect privacy won't interfere with supply chain applications

"Wal-Mart Expands RFID Mandate"
All suppliers to tag pallets by end of 2006

"Meeting Wal-Mart's RFID Mandate"
Three top suppliers discuss how they'll cope with the requirement to tag pallets and cases by 2005.

"Wal-Mart Details RFID Requirement"
A retailer, already live with EPC, provides details about what suppliers must do.

"Wal-Mart Opts for EPC Class 1, V2"

"Drug Tracking to Begin in March"
Wal-Mart wants RFID to track Class 2 drugs.

"U.S. Military to Issue RFID Mandate"

"Military Edict: Use RFID by 2005"

"U.S. Military Clarifies RFID Mandate"

"Albertsons Announces Mandate"
U.S.'s 2nd largest food and drug retailer requires pallets and cases tagged by April '05

"RFID's Next Killer App: Supply Chain"

"RFID Tracks Huge Rolls of Paper in Warehouse"

"Tesco RFID Rollout Starts in April"
Britain's largest retailer announces RFID rollout plans for its distribution centers, stores and suppliers.

"HDMA Board Recommends Utilization of EPC by 2005"
Healthcare Distribution Management Association calls for all manufacturers and wholesalers to deploy EPC at case level by December 31, 2005 and at selling unit level by 2007.

Selfridges Trials Tagges Shipments

Metro Readies RFID Rollout
World's 5th largest retailer expects tagged pallets by 2005.

"Target Issues RFID Mandate"
Will require tags on pallets and cases in Spring '05

SAP announces Software & RFID Solution, Metro Expands RFID Pilot

Middleware is the Key to RFID
Companies will have to deploy both new RFID middleware & conventional integration middleware.

Is EPCglobal Foundering?
Complaints, political infighting, loss of president raise questions.

"IDC Forcasts Bubble, Burst, Boom"
Market to grow to $1.3 billion by 2008, then decline (as costs to tag at item level remain too high) before real growth starts.

"Nestle UK, Safeway See RFID Gains"
UK and Europe seen better prepared to deploy RFID, shortage of RFID engineers.

"RFID dominates Frontline's Supply Chain Week"

"Integrating RFID: How and when will this technology change supply chain management?"

"Smart Label Lowdown"
Don't expect 5c smart tags soon.

"New Standards, Lower Prices Foster RFID Growth"

Moving from bar Codes to RFID

Roll Up Your Sleves
Clean up your master file so information to associate with EPC serial number is accurate.

Estimating the Pace of RFID Adoption
Report from Insight Research on RFID's perceived issues and expected milestones.

Intel, Retailers Form EPC Group
Working Group to speed adoption of EPC formed by 3 major European retailers & Intel.

RFID Ready for Prime Time, Study Finds
Test results dispel myths

RFID's Early Returns
Short term gains possible even without deployment throughout supply chain

Cross Company Gains
Financial payoff for both retailers and suppliers

"Education is the Key"
Educational programs from RFID Journal.

13 Vendors Submit EPC Proposal
Large vendors submnt proposal for UHF Generation 2 protocol spec.

EPC - Parsing the GTIN
EPCglobal proposes moving the packaging level indicator from lead position to position between variable length vendor ID and product ID, making conversion back to GTIN difficult.

"EPCglobal Assesses Past, Future"
Approval of standard for Class 1 Gen 2 tag expected in fall of '04. Plan to incorporate work into an ISO standard based on UHF Generation 2 Foundation Protocol

"A Bridge Between ISO and EPC"

"EPCglobal Chief to Push Standards"
Working towards, "Open, consensus-based global standards."

Trend Lines, Part II
Will there be a split between EPC and ISO or a single global standard?

HP Designs Trackng System
Low-cost real-time location & monitoring system using off-the-shelf hardware

"WebMethods Launches Starter Kit"
Integration middleware firm offers all-inclusive RFID starter package

"NCR Offers In-Store RFID Service"
Aims to help retailers begin analyzing and planning in-store applications. Includes Business Case, Impact Assessment, Infrastructure Consulting and Integration and Staging, Deployment & Management.

"Checkpoint Offers Fixed-Price Plan"
Will design and deploy an RFID pilot network for one all-inclusive rate

"SAP Launches RFID Package"
Package of applications and middleware to help companies take advantage of RFID Data

"Supply Chain Software Vendors Push RFID Solutions"
The trick may be to use stop-gap systems until a sophisticated RFID strategy can be developed

"New RFID Supply Chain System"

"Linking RFID to Enterprise Apps"

"RFID Startup Aims to Do It All"

"IP Offers RFID Integration Services"

"Manugistics Adds RFID Capabilities"
Offers solutions to Wal-Mart and DOD suppliers.

"EpcSTARS Comes Out in Bentonville"
Four firms join to offer a turnkey solution.

IP Taps Matrics for RFID Tags
International Paper to buy at least 10 million tags for warehouse system.

VeriSign to Run EPC Directory
Will manage Object Name Service to connect computers looking up EPC numbers to EPC Information Services.

MARC Adds RFID to Supply Chain
Solutions to meet Wal-Mart & DoD mandates and link RFID to enterprise applications.

ObjectSource Devises EPC Database
In-memory database enables collection and processing in real time of data produced by EPC networks.

Gift Cards Go Contactless
ViVOtech presents contactless gift cards for retail.

SAP Announces Software and RFID Solution,
Metro Expands RFID Pilot

Symbol has designs on RFID Market
Bar code scanner manufacturer Symbol Technologies to develop complete line of RFID products

Two More RFID Test Centers Open
Manufacturers and shippers have two more options to test readers and tags

Checkpoint Backs Goliath
Security Systems provider invests in Goliath Solutions which plans to use RFID to track retail displays

RFID Network in a Box
Blue Vector appliances make installing and managing RFID easy as plug & play.

Tech Update: Printable Tags
New, high performance plastic circuits

Alien Cuts Tag Price
ALL-9238 EPC Class 1 tags less than 20 cents on orders for over one million.

Printable Tags

SmartCode Debuts Smallest Chip
0.25 mm sq. chip will enable 5c to 10c tags at volume of 1 billion +

Firewall Protection for Paper Documents
Chipless RFID system with "nanometric" materials embedded in paper

1-Cent RFID Tags for Supermarkets
Low-cost chipless RFID tags embedding metal fibers in paper