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News (10)

• RFID spills the beans on Korean shoppers

  Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers a bit better.

• Gillette shrugs off RFID-tracking fears

  Gillette has dismissed complaints by privacy groups that the company plans to use smart tags in its products to track and photograph shoppers.

• I-manager survey

  The damage estimates from the dot-com implosion and the ensuing economic downturn are still being tallied, but this much is already clear: The job of delivering successful e-business initiatives has become a whole lot more demanding than it was during the Internet's heyday. Are you up for the I-Manager challenge?

• UK Wikipedia censorship 'easy to evade'

  The blocking mechanism used to censor Wikipedia in the UK has been described as "fragile" and "easy to evade" by Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton.

• UK to get RFID educational centre

  UK companies looking to find out more about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) could soon be able to visit an educational centre to get the latest information on the emerging technology thanks to an initiative backed by the government and leading IT vendors.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• The big fuss over little Retek

  Software maker Retek emerged from relative obscurity this week after Oracle began a wrestling match with archrival SAP for ownership of the company. So what's so hot about retail IT?

• Sainsbury's: Devil no longer in retail

  case study How the UK's third-largest grocery chain transformed its business by employing proper intelligence about customer buying patterns.

• A day at the office in 2013

  Will corporate leaders broadly adopt the draconian measures in this cautionary tale? Not likely. But once RFID sensors are smart, cheap and pervasive, the potential for abuse will be significant.

• Untangling the wireless future

  Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.

• Four IT predictions to watch

  A critical part of investing in IT is knowing what's on the horizon. Portals, RFID tags, wireless LANs and utility computing are four key trends that could impact your future.

Reviews (2)

• Untangling the wireless future

  Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.

• RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages

  Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.

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