Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

RFID News, July 2004

Thursday, July 1, 2004 in Library

The promise of RFID rests on two technologies: the physical recognition provided by tags and the network infrastructure necessary to make automatic identification worthwhile. EPCglobal has chosen a familiar but controversial company to develop the underlying EPC Network technology, Internet titan VeriSign. This second issue of RFID News details the organization behind the EPC, examines VeriSign’s troubled history, and explores the EPC Network itself. Also in this issue, an RFID legislative update and the EPC Network’s capacity to become a larger information clearinghouse.

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