[BCVHFA] F.Y.I.; RFID Systems

[K8CM]

I don't know if you have been following the RFID inventory tracking 
controversy or not; however, the below listed sites might be worth your 
reading.  The initial piece described retailers "tagging" individual items 
to aid in inventory control and minimize theft.  The tags were intended to 
remain with the product sold  ...  consequently, as you would walk down the 
street, in your new finery, you would be "trackable".

Could this negate the need for APRS?

Enjoy your reading.

73  <>  Carl

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Wal-Mart Cancels RFID Trial As Companies Get Realistic
About The Technology
Wal-Mart Stores canceled an experiment using radio-frequency
identification systems to track individual merchandise. Instead,
the retailer will concentrate on installing RFID systems to track
pallets of goods.
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMx10BpMCE0V30B35d0Ap


"RFID: Challenges and Changes"
Viewlocity explains how to do serialized inventory tracking today,
all the features touted in radiofrequency identification (RFID)
systems, but without the readers and tags. This case study shows
how one computer manufacturer has already taken the first step
towards better granularity of tracking information.
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMx10BpMCE0V30B4pm0Ay


"RFID Technology in Retail"
Intermec Technologies shows retailers the ways that retailers can
use radiofrequency identification (RFID) systems to reduce labor
costs, simplify business processes and improve inventory control.
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMx10BpMCE0V30B4pn0Az