Next-gen RFID tools expand the market

by James Borck, Information Age

Larger companies that have rolled out RFID have done so primarily in experimental, proof-of-concept deployments. These pioneers have quickly learned that RF-enabling the enterprise takes more than mere tags and interrogators. Deriving true business value demands tuning out the noise from RFID discussions and channelling their insights into the business logic running your enterprise.

But hope is here. Middleware revisions from key vendors and the relatively recent availability of low-cost hardware based on the new Gen2 RFID standard have pushed RFID back onto the table for many companies. This new generation of products allows companies to move beyond general asset management and inventory tracking and blend this newfound event stream into actual business processes. Read the article in Information Age.