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  • SAP launches SOA and RFID products

    SAP, the German supply-chain software company, has taken advantage of the Hanover trade fair, CeBIT, to launch a raft of service-oriented architecture offerings for medium-sized companies.

  • Oracle touts 11g, hopes for rapid upgrade cycle

    Oracle has been talking up its latest database offering -- but the signs are that Oracle customers will wait a few years before moving to 11g.

  • Intel, SAP shop 'store of the future'

    A German retailer plans to open a store that will feature "smart shelves" for inventory management and a scale that can identify different types of produce.

  • Microsoft plans RFID software in 2006

    After investing significantly in technology for radio frequency identification devices, Microsoft is readying its first major product, a software package designed to help companies manage the product-tagging technology.

  • German retail giant opens test center to push RFID

    Metro Group, the German retail chain pushing for adoption of radio frequency identification technology, opened its RFID test center on Wednesday.

Features and Case Studies (9)

  • Patent problems plague RFID

    A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.

  • RFID: Can it help your business?

    In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?

  • With RFID, corporate might makes right

    Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.

  • Oracle update gets tailored to industries

    The next version of the E-Business Suite of applications will include features designed to meet the needs of a variety of industries, including support for RFID inventory tracking.

  • RFID: Proceed with caution

    Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.

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