The Pot-Noodle-to-Persil consumer packaged goods giant plans to conduct a trial to collect and access information from within its own manufacturing operation and from trading partners. Unilever is to test a new RFID standard that could make it...
Among them are Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Eli Lilly. Led by Wal-Mart, retailers and consumer goods companies are starting to use the technology to reduce inventory errors and keep stores well stocked.
Lastly, the legislation requires retailers to detach or destroy RFID "tags" on merchandize before consumers leave the store with it. Jack Grasso, a spokesman for the pro-RFID group EPCglobal, said his group hasn't yet taken a position on the bill...
Bowen's office has also invited key members of MIT's Auto-ID Center, a research group that has been on the forefront of RFID development, to participate in the hearing. Stores such as Tesco and Wal-Mart have already begun testing RFID tags, which...
The architecture of this RFID system - demonstrated at the Tokyo International Book Fair 2003 -- is based on specifications laid down by Auto-ID Center, an RFID research organisation led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Low-cost RFID tags are already being added to packaging by retailers to keep track of inventory but could be abused by hackers and tech-savvy shoplifters, said Lukas Grunwald, a senior consultant with DN-Systems Enterprise Solutions GmbH.