Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Wal-Mart Enables 400 More RFID Stores, Exec Says at Conference

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Bentonville, Ark., mass market giant Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores said it will continue to expand its RFID capability to additional facilities – 400 Wal-Mart stores, to be exact, Wal-Mart Executive Vice President and CIO Rollin Ford said in a speech Monday at the RFID Journal Live conference in Orlando, Fla.

“Through RFID technology, Wal-Mart is providing value to customers, working with our suppliers to deliver collaborative benefits that allow people to save money and lead better lives,” Ford said. “We have only gotten started, and we are continuing to rollout to more stores at the same rate as the last two years.” [end] 

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HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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In an interview with Fast Company, McLaughlin said that he didn’t know of a handset maker who wasn’t working on integrating support for PayPass contactless payments.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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