The evolution of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags into a viable enterprise enabler is almost complete. The pressure put on suppliers by such companies as Wal-Mart and Tescos will, through commercial inertia and economies of scale, ensure the price of individual tags and associated readers and writers will come down to a level that is acceptable to more and more companies. The important thing for these companies to take account of is how to prepare current systems to be flexible enough to incorporate RFID data feeds.
Preparing for Enterprise RFID
Posted by: Derren Bibby March 4, 2004 06:32 AMThe evolution of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags into a viable enterprise enabler is almost complete. The pressure put on suppliers by such companies as Wal-Mart and Tescos will, through commercial inertia and economies of scale, ensure the price of individual tags and associated readers and writers will come down to a level that is acceptable to more and more companies. The important thing for these companies to take account of is how to prepare current systems to be flexible enough to incorporate RFID data feeds.