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IDTechEx has written a new report, with the support of GS1 UK, introducing you to 22 global implementations of RFID in Action.

We are delighted to announce that we have won the UK's most prestigious business award.

Extreme fragmentation of RFID supply is not what the users want, and IDTechEx believe that appropriate international acquisitions could gain massive competitive advantage.

The fifth - and largest - IDTechEx event RFID Smart Labels USA event

As processes are scaled up and costs have to come down, we see printed electronics increasingly being made with traditional high speed printing technology, particularly as suitably thin, high integrity inks become available. Read about this battle.

This seventh annual RFID event is Europe's most established and important RFID show, now co-located with the first Active RFID Summit Europe!

In any rapidly emerging market sector, there are those that make bold initiatives but miss their targets and there are those that quietly create profitable businesses. So it is with RFID, where many companies are reviewing their strategies after disappointment while others are succeeding. However, as far as the press and the analysts are concerned, profit is a taboo subject. Until now.

Introduction of a new bielomatik entry-level HF and UHF smart label converting machine - The T-100/165 Explorer

IDTechEx recently visited Japan to learn about the latest RFID developments there. Read highlights from our full report on the country's RFID progress published in the March issue of Smart Labels Analyst.

Learn about RFID progress from East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Americas and network with delegates from 30 countries. Now only days from the Boston show which kicks off on March 28, we examine the key uniques of the fifth annual RFID Smart Labels USA event.

The number of companies offering Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) has tripled in the last year. So what is going on and what is RTLS anyway? A new report on this topic from IDTechEx finds some exciting developments.

Globally the printing industry is in decline. Are the centuries of sophisticated development of the science and production technology for printing declining in a whimper? The answer is probably not. Certainly there is a fascinating escape route opening up for some. It is the printing of electronics.

RFID tags that do not contain a silicon chip are called chipless tags. The primary potential benefit of the most promising chipless tags is that eventually they could be printed directly on products and packaging for 0.1 cents and replace ten trillion barcodes yearly with something far more versatile and reliable. Learn more from exclusive new IDTechEx research.

Active RFID is little reported, but its use is growing rapidly. New IDTechEx research

In the last few weeks several analysts have published forecasts for the RFID market in 2010 ranging from $1.5 Billion to $30 Billion. Why the difference?

The fifth annual event from IDTechEx, March 28-29, Boston, MA, USA, covers new ground with new key speakers.

Printing Electronics - prepare for a step change in the printing and electronics industries. Here we introduce the technology and explore new opportunities as the printing and electronics industry converge.

The requirements of the pharmaceutical industry are very different from those of any other industry and this is reflected in its rapid adoption of RFID. Learn how pharmaceuticals are pioneering the use of RFID.

RFID Forecasts 2006 to 2016: The latest research from IDTechEx

New advances in RFID technology benefit food, pharmaceutical and other key markets

IDTechEx have surveyed suppliers and users of RFID to compile a list of the number of RFID tags which were DELIVERED in 2005. This totals just over 600 million tags. Read the article for the full breakdown.

Read the highlights from the IDTechEx Active RFID Summit which looked at the technologies and application of active RFID (tags with a battery) and how it is embracing other wireless technologies such as Wifi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, sensors and DSRC.

It is popularly believed that HF (13.56 MHz) RFID is limited to one meter range. However, there are many reasons to seek longer range at HF and it has even been available and in use for some time.

The second biggest application of item level RFID after retail. 10 year forecasts.

The Global Resource for RFID and beyond

Your Global Resource for RFID and Beyond - register early and save! Learn the latest developments in major markets but also hear of your opportunities for high volume, high value RFID in niche markets.

World first announcements, fully printed RFID for every delegate and the global picture

Progress from leading adopters, as told by the adopters themselves, at Smart Labels Europe.

As other pilots have also shown, using RFID to increase sales by reducing stock outs shows an excellent payback. Now, Wal-Mart claim a 16% reduction in out-of-stocks using RFID.

Biomimetics is the mimicking of nature to create manufactured products. In RFID it is not new but there is much more to come and nature has lessons for those going in the wrong direction.

Examining the prospect of ubiquitous sensors saving lives, improving the quality of life of the disoriented elderly, coping with natural disasters and much else besides.

Tesco has installed RFID readers in 13 stores and 1 distribution center (DC) to date.