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Silent Commerce Chips Away at Star City Casino Wardrobe Worries

Overview Star City, an Accenture client, found a groundbreaking answer to their laundry-tracking problem by embedding radio frequency identification tags in the waistband, shirttail or collar of each uniform. This innovative solution is an example of Silent Commerce, which imbues ordinary objects with awareness or intelligence through the use of devices such as radio frequency identification tags, sensors, electronic ink or global positioning systems.

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Publisher	Accenture	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	June 2004
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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