The largest RFID show has grown from the few faithful true believers only three years ago, to a meeting that sold out the venue at the Gaylord Texan. Next year's show will be probably be larger, but the 2005 event highlighted the maturation of the industry.
According to John Volpi, Incucomm CTO, "Some of the technology has matured very quickly, and we saw impressive products. But, some new entrants to the market are unproven, and the new EPC Gen 2 tags are not yet commercially available. So, on balance, RFID is a marketplace where a buyer needs to get references from other customers, and be skeptical of plug and play claims. Like other systems based on radio, new entrants who assume it works like an Ethernet will provide disappointing results. We found a few providers with practical products, and impressive customers, but we found more companies with vapor products and a weak practical grasp of the space."
The report covers both firms at the show, and firms which did not attend, perhaps signaling a plan for some to abandon their RFID ambitions. More than thirty firms are discussed in the 9-page report, which covers a range of RFID market segments.
The report provides highlights of the sessions of the conference, and provides information of interest to investors, RFID technologists, RFID vendors, RFID users, and firms interested in implementing RFID systems.
Firms mentioned in this report: Accenture, Alien, Amtel, Avery Dennison, Bearingpoint, Capgemeni, ConnecTerra, Deloitte, Department of Defense, Globe Ranger, HP, IBM, Impinj, International Paper, Microsoft, Philips, PowerPaper, Printronix, R4, RFSAW, Texas Instruments, Savi, Sun Microsystems, Symbol, Wal-Mart, Watkins Johnson, WiPro, Xterprise, and Zebra
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