I spoke at an event in Michigan a couple of weeks ago and presented some background on an implementation done by Procter & Gamble at a manufacturing and distribution facility in Spain. I explained ...

April 1, 2002 – I often hear skeptics say that RFID will never take off because tags will never be as cheap as a bar code. Why? Because you can print a bar code right on the box or wrapping of an item ...

After barcodes were put into use more than 50 years ago, the technology revolutionized the grocery business. The technology also revolutionized nearly everything else in the supply chain and logistics ...

With the RFID market predicted to hit the $3 billion mark by 2010, according to Gartner Inc., analysts say that RFID won't be the only game in town -- they can operate side-by-side with bar codes.

In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, hospitals face numerous challenges, such as ensuring patient safety, streamlining workflows, and reducing costs. One solution showing immense promise in ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers from the European Holst Center said their 64-bit, inductively-coupled, passive RFID tag achieved a record 780-bit/second data readout. In a presentation at the ...

TIPTON Ind. —A new mobile-marketing tool in use in several central Indiana restaurants is changing the way operators promote specials to customers. The tool, called Tetherball, is a nickel-sized radio ...

Database vendors Oracle and Sybase this week made significant RFID announcements related to integrating RFID and traditional enterprise data. Sybase’s RFID Enterprise picks up where its RFID Anywhere, ...

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 07: People shop at the newly opened Amazon Go Store on May 07, 2019 in New York City. The cashier-less store, the first of this type of store, called Amazon Go, accepts cash ...

Finances FYI is a weekly series providing straightforward finance tips and best practices to help improve financial literacy. Technological advancements have made financial transactions quicker and ...