Despite a number of trials and pilots worldwide, the use of RFID to track baggage for airlines has not taken off in the way many industry pundits expected. But, say analysts, it's only a matter of time before the track and trace technology starts making airlines dive for their chequebooks.
RFID technology is on the upswing as businesses start to see ways it can augment bar coding, according to a new report.
Enterprise spending on information and communications technology in Australia next calendar year is likely to climb over the AU$40 billion mark, fuelled by year-on-year growth of around 4 percent, tech analysis company Gartner said
Students, engineers and staff at the University of Washington (UW) will find out first hand what it means to be tracked by RFID in what UW researchers call "the next step in social networking".
Researchers say they have proven that effective attacks can be launched against radio frequency identification tags.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) seems set to change the future of the supply chain, once privacy and pricing issues are addressed.
Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.
Near Field Communication could take RFID out of the logistics chain and into film and music posters, and a UK vendor is now backing the emerging technology with a new reader.
Companies are rushing to get to grips with the possibilities presented by RFID technology, without stopping to consider the pitfalls and the limitations, the Meta Group warned. Additional reading: Process Improvement tips
A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.
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