Report: Opportunities for RFID Growing - Renee Boucher Ferguson, eWeek

The use of RFID technology is branching out beyond closed-loop supply chains, according to a report released July 17 by ABI Research. However, the report concedes, most RFID pilots and implementations are still compliance based. In its 2007 Annual RFID End User Survey, ABI Research polled more than 175 companies in an online survey to determine their plans for either testing or implementing RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. "The business case and value proposition for RFID is being realized across many types of organizations," writes ABI analyst Michael Liard. "The results of [our survey] indicate that RFID's opportunity is not limited to open-loop supply chain management; other application areas include asset management, security access control and inventory management in closed-loop environments."

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