RFID--A New Technology Set to Explode? Part One: RFID Technology

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The vendor's partnerships with Microsoft, IBM, Alien, Matrics, Printronics, Symbol, Zebra, Dell, HP, and Accenture should also allow for a comprehensive and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/04/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_04_22_04_1.asp - 27k Summary: For retailers and the other vertical industries, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags present enormous opportunities to improve supply chain operations, since real-time inventory control, tracking, and alerting capabilities could be very important advantages of RFID. As tagged inventory goes throug

The Data Explosion

by Ann Grackin ... Matrics just announced their new parallel integrated chip assembly (PICA), a methodology which significantly increases chip assembly production, about ten fold ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/10/research_notes/TN_SC_XAG_10_20_04_1.asp - 14k Summary: RFID and wireless usage will drive up data transactions by ten fold over the next few years. It is likely that a significant readdressing of the infrastructure will be required--in the enterprise and the global bandwidth.