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RFID Changes Course

The main emphasis of RFID use and supply has radically changed course. That was the message of the large IDTechEx RFID Smart Labels USA event in Boston last week. The business is booming in just about every sector other than the supply of pallet and case tagging to retailer and military mandates.

RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2017

IDTechEx has interviewed key RFID adopters and solution providers in the various applicational RFID markets. This research has been analysed in a brand new report giving an unprecedented level of insight into the total RFID industry and what is really happening. Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx, summarizes some of the findings.

RFID in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Applications

Progress of RFID in healthcare and pharmaceutical applications in 2006 and outlook for 2007.

The Price-Sensitivity Curve for RFID

The correlation between the volume and pricing of RFID tags has been a much debated topic in recent times. Here is Dr Peter Harrop's forecast on pricing for the next ten years and his justification behind the figures.

Item level RFID - the prosperous market 2006-2016

Item level RFID is set for substantial growth over the next decade. A new study from IDTechEx forecasts and explores key markets that will apply item-level tagging, advances in technology and the mass adoption that will follow. Dr. Peter Harrop from IDTechEx summarises this study. See www.idtechex.com/item for more information.

Opportunities in Pharma RFID and Smart Packaging

RFID in healthcare is growing rapidly to become a $2.1 billion global business in 2016. Smart packaging for healthcare has additional value, for example, ensuring that people take the correct pills at the right time. RFID can improve the lives of patients in many different ways...

Rapid adoption of RFID in healthcare

The market for RFID tags and systems in healthcare will rise rapidly from $90 million in 2006 to $2.1 billion in 2016. Learn more in our summary of our new research report.

Part I: Report on IDTechEx Food Traceability 2006

Report on the IDTechEx Food Traceability conference Dallas February 1-2

Traceability records required for fish products

By mid-2006, farm-raised and wild-catch fish/shellfish operators that receive, hold, and ship raw or processed fish/shellfish products will be required to register their facilities and supply complete traceback and traceability records for all their products.

Pharmaceutical RFID - Fast Forward

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.

Scoping Major New Markets for Food Traceability

We live in an ever-changing world of mass food production and, in the West at least, billion dollar retailers. Public concerns about food safety and worries about the apparent lack of transparency in the production and processing of food, mean that consumer demands have never been more stringent. Learn how this is creating new markets for RFID and DNA solutions.