As more companies ramp up their RFID deployments and share data with supply-chain partners, a common problem has come to light. While many business applications need to process data from both bar ...

Here are the main benefits of RFID and why every retailer should invest in the technology. 1. RFID saves time As the old adage says, “time is money,” and RFID saves retailers a lot of time.

An inductor and 8-pin microcontroller are all that make up this barebones RFID tag. You might have done a double-take when first seeing the image above. After all, there’s nothing hooked up t… ...

RFID & Bar Code CoexistenceBAR CODE GROWTH CENTERED IN 2-D TECHNOLOGY I recently had the opportunity to interview Bob Sanders, VP and general manager of the advanced data capture division of Motorola ...

RFID was widely – and inaccurately – pitched as a replacement for bar code technology. There were a couple of fundamental problems with this assertion. First, bar coding technology is widely ...

RFID tags cost a lot more than bar codes, which are essentially free. There are, by the way, many different types of bar codes; what you see most often is the Universal Product Code, or UPC.

Distance. Value. Mobility. These are the three factors hospitals are looking at in deciding where to replace bar codes with RFID Written by Dana Blankenhorn, Inactive Aug. 28, 2007 at 2:08 a.m. PT ...

"Just because bar codes are used extensively in distribution centers does not mean RFID will be," said Jeff Woods, research vice president at Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner. "For the most part, bar ...

Once redeemed, the system recognizes that customer’s specific RFID code and stops further redemption. —A new mobile-marketing tool in use in several central Indiana restaurants is changing the ...

Essentially, you’re translating RFID and bar-code data into well-established GS1 codes. Let’s take the GS1 standard Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), used in the apparel, consumer goods and ...