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Generics and Tagging Technologies

Overview There are many different technologies used for tagging currently and also several new emerging technologies as listed in the table below. The functionality of each of these technologies varies greatly, as do their costs. For example, at one end of the tagging spectrum barcodes provide a cheap, short-range, read-only method of storing small amounts of information about a product. At the other extreme, RFID tags provide the ability to track and identify multiple products, people and vehicles over distances up to approximately 30m.

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Publisher	The Generics Group	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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Channel:
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Channel:
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Tags:
dod,
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Channel:
Security Strategy
Tags:
rfid

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Channel:
LANs
Tags:
rfid

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Channel:
LANs
Tags:
rfid

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Channel:
LANs
Tags:
rfid

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Publisher:
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Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

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Publisher:
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Publisher:
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