RFID

End-To-End, Item-level RFID Tracking?

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When you’re the largest retailer on the planet, you have the power to direct positive change that benefits entire industries. Such was the case in 2003 when Wal-Mart announced what would eventually become known simply as “the mandate,” a requirement that, by 2006, its major suppliers equip all cases or pallets of products with smart…

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Zebra WhereNet, UWB and Wi-Fi Location Solutions

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With most things in life, the more options you have, the more likely you are to find one that’s optimal for your next challenge, and that has never been more true than when designing asset-tracking systems. There are three main location-based technologies – WhereNet, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), and Wi-Fi, and Zebra Technologies is the only location-solutions…

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Changing the Game with MotionWorks Sports Solution

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We know Zebra Technologies best as the industry leader in barcode-printing and RFID technology, as its identification and tracking solutions have been deployed in a surprising range of applications. Still, some applications are just more exciting than others, especially when they impact enterprises about which we’re as rabidly fanatical as football, basketball, baseball, soccer and…

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The BarCode News: Devoted Exclusively to Barcode Technology

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Given L-Tron’s substantial focus on data-collection and automation solutions, it’s no surprise that the L-Tron team relies partially on online resources such as The BarCode News (www.barcode.com) to stay abreast of ongoing developments in barcode technology. Major industries served by L-Tron – enterprises as disparate as healthcare, public safety, retail, manufacturing and supply chain, governmental,…

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Balancing Privacy Concerns and RFID Technology

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Mass data capture, tracking technology and privacy are much in the news these days thanks to recent revelations concerning the National Security Agency’s mass-surveillance programs, prompting, once again, heated debate over where we should draw the line that distinguishes permissible data capture and mining from prohibited snooping.  Similar debates have also arisen with regard to…

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Zebra’s Dart UWB RTLS System – Head’m Up; Move’m Out!

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“Hey, Rowdy, you seen that ol’ brindle cow and her new calf today?” “Naw, Mister Favor, sure ain’t.  Should I ride over to the north pasture – see if she might’a got stuck in that buffalo wallow?  Wouldn’t take more’n four or five hours.  Or, maybe I should ride down to the south pasture?  She…

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