"The RFID Benchmark Series: Scaling RFID Implementations from Pilot to Production," report finds that over half of the manufacturers surveyed have automated or will automate their RFID tagging processes in the next 24 months by integrating with manufacturing execution and material handling systems, as well as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
"For the first time, reliability of RFID technology trumped cost as the leading consideration in RFID technology selection," says John Fontanella, senior vice president of research, "That tells me companies expect RFID to be an integral part of operations going into the future."
Key findings in the research, underwritten by BEA Systems, Odin Technologies, Reva Systems and Xterprise Inc., demonstrate the challenges of scaling up RFID implementations and also how companies overcome them are:
* RFID Middleware is evolving. An increasing number of companies plan on
using network appliances and smart readers to manage RFID technology
and administrative processes.
* Survey participants most aggressively adopting the RFID agree that
scalability and interoperability with other enterprise technologies was
crucial to its expanded use.
Points to ponder for RFID data integration:
* Don't allow RFID implementations to become islands of technology and
information.
* Conducting business with data collected by sensory technologies and
mobile devices will soon become ubiquitous in the enterprise. Use RFID
strategies as the first step in planning how edge technologies will be
integrated into the enterprise.
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http://www.aberdeen.com/link/source.asp?cid=3149&pid=PR062606