ABI Research Survey Identifies ROI Uncertainty as Top RFID End-user Concern.OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research's just-completed RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. end-user survey highlights uncertainties over the technology's ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , and tag availability and performance, as the issues of greatest concern to users. The majority of respondents to the survey were global organizations, with over half making more than $500M annually. While firms such as Gillette, International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, and Campbell Soup demonstrate the possibility of making RFID work, other companies are still looking for answers. Many logistics and IT management staffs still struggle to integrate RFID hardware and software into enterprise systems for quantifiable long term benefits, without major disruption. Integrators such as Accenture, Deloitte, Hewlett Packard, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) are addressing these issues. Whether existing applications from Manhattan Associates, RedPrairie, IBM, TIBCO TIBCO The Information Bus Company , webMethods, BEA Systems, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP can adapt to meet RFID and sensor-based architecture needs remains unclear. Startups OATsystems, Globeranger, and ConnecTerra continue to release new products, but deployment bottlenecks remain likely until EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). standards are finalized and material handling and logistics companies, including HK Systems, create products around emerging sensor technology. The survey also revealed concerns with tag availability and performance. Director, RFID and ubiquitous networks, Erik Michielsen notes that "inlay inlay /in·lay/ (-la) material laid into a defect in tissue; in dentistry, a filling made outside the tooth to correspond with the cavity form and then cemented into the tooth. in·lay n. 1. conversion and label application yields, which are likely to trouble end-users as they begin deployments, barely registered on their radar screens. In-field conversion losses of 10-15% on tags have Rafsec, Hana and KSW KSW Kuk Sool Won (Korean martial art) KSW Keeping Scientology Working KSW Kiryat Shmona, Israel - Domestic Airport (airport code) pushing to assist their RFID customers, including Alien, Matrics, Philip and TI. Label converters including Moore-Wallace, Paxar, Rafsec and Avery Dennison also play a role in bringing greater supplies of working tags to market. Improvements in tag production processes impact supply scalability and product performance at the end-user level. If these companies fail, their IC and inlay partners will suffer the consequences of end-user dissatisfaction." ABI Research's RFID Quarterly Service provides up to date insight into the trends, players, and technology impacting RFID market growth and adoption. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations that support annual research programs, quarterly intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. Their market research products can be found on the Web at www.abiresearch.com, or by calling 516.624.3113. |
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