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In Search of Future-Proof RFID

Overview RFID is following the same adoption path its predecessor - the bar code - followed thirty years ago, with retail giants fuelling an explosion of its usage. In this paper, the author looks at using platform-independent systems for future-proofing. The benefits of RFID multiply with its deployment, and Wal-Mart is proving as inventive with its use of RFID as it has been with other supply chain automation technology.

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Publisher	Wise Research	File Format	HTML
Date Published	January 2004
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications, RFID

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