RFID White Papers

RFID Technology: A Roadmap to Success

• Tags:
• rfid,
• radio frequency identification,
• auto id,
• world war ii

Overview To understand the clear gap between Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) aspiration and reality, one has to look at the technology's development and growth. RFID, which has been in use since World War II, cannot be considered new by any standards. But only in recent years has it received much attention in business circles. In fact, RFID made a dramatic and forceful appearance in retail largely due to the work of the Auto-ID initiative. By mid 2003, the hype had given way to pragmatism and in a report published in June 2004, Gartner predicted that by 2006, RFID would hit the 'Trough of disillusionment' of their 'Hype Cycle.' This paper identifies some of the factors impeding RFID adoption.

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