RFID Overview

• RFID Primer AIMGlobal from 2001 185KBytes 
  see latest web page at www.aimglobal.com
• RFID FAQ from AIM July 2003 Word Document  34 KBytes
• RFID Standards from AIM July 2003 64 KBytes
• RFID Frequencies in 2002 Excel Spreadsheet 432 KBytes
• Diagram of How RFID Works from MIT via Ziff Davis  PDF  316 KBytes
• RFID Handbook from Amazon   Word Document 34 KBytes
  see also discussion forum below
• RFID Handbook Table of Contents  2003 PDF  47 KBytes
• RFID Handbook chapter 3 (sample) PDF 1351 KBytes
• RFID 101: for retailers  June 2004 from RFID Gazette

RespectRFID in the press

• www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/1184/1/1/ Oct 11, 2004 by RFID Journal (note: RespectRFID uses WiFi frequencies, but not the WiFi standard)
• www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1675443,00.asp Oct 13, 2004 by EWeek
• www.rfidupdate.com/search/search.php  Oct 12, 2004 (search on RespectRIFD link to article in RFID Journal)

RespectRFID files - also linked elsewhere in this web site

• Anti-theft features
• Privacy is Respected while providing benefits to customers
• Technology description for technologists - to clear up some misunderstandings
• Disruptive technology  RespectRFID can disrupt Retail, but not Supply Chains
• When will RespectRFID be available
• RespectRFID Market Analysis Best market = Item-level tagging in retail
• Wal-Mart ROI  estimate $2B additional profit - after all RFID expenses
• MWROI  estimated ROI less than one year for retailer which is 1% the size of Wal-Mart
• List of file names in RespectRFID folder as of Oct 15, 2004  approx 1,500 files

Privacy

• RespectRFID and Privacy
• American Library Association RFID and Privacy Jan 2005
• Survey  44 KBytes
• Statement by CASPIAN Fall 03 160 KBytes
• Wired Magazine April 04 29 KBytes
• RSA Tag Blocker  Overview 23 KBytes  Details  PDF 141 KBytes  (note: RSA does not block Respect)
• www.spychips.com/   The RFID portion of CASPIAN
• EPIC RFID Privacy Page
• RFID Privacy Happenings
• Big Brother bumper sticker from www.stoprfid.org

LIBRARY

• http://dagda.shef.ac.uk/dissertations/1999-00/mccree.pdf  “Theft in the public Library” Dissertation estimated public library average loss = 10%
• American Library Association RFID and Privacy Jan 2005
• Summary of Dissertation  PDF 16 KBytes
• ALA RFID  American Library Association
• Library Loss Bibliography  May 2003
• Respect for Libraries  our web page
• www.libraryrfid.net/   includes privacy issues of RFID in libraries
• www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA456770 Library Journal special issue on RFID Oct 2004

REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEMS (RTLS)

• RTLS an ANSI standard April 03 Word Document
• RTLS in Amusement Parks Word Document
• RTLS What to look for  Word Document
• RTLS from AIMGlobal Feb 2004  Word Document
• WhereNet diagram - an RTLS system JPEG image
• RF Code  Word Document from Web page April 2004
• www.ekahau.com system can locate 50 items/sec. with standard WiFi
• www.hpl.hp.com/news/2004/apr-jun/rfid.html HP has a location system which also requires ultrasound
• Healthcare RTLS  www.radianse.com Pango, Aruba, Soveriegn, Ekahau, ipico, Parco, IntelliMotion GE

RFID and related links

• Google News Reporting service - 2 to 15 news items daily during 2004
• RFID Journal   great, annual subscription
• Using RFID smaller than RFID Journal, in U.K., no subscription
• RFID News
• The RFID Weblog
• www.rfidlog.com/ 
• rfidtimes.blogspot.com/
• RFID News Org
• RFID Society
• www.rfidupdate.com
• RFID Talk
• RFID Exchange
• RFID, Inc.
• http://www.rfidnas.com/ RFID News And Solutions:Reed Business: Focus on Supply Chain
• NCR Demand Chain Management Solutions
• RFID at About.com
• RFID Standards  At AIMGLobal
• RFID End User Study   ABI Research
• Randall's RFID Page
• Frontline whitepapers on RFID
• Calculating RFIDs Benefits   ROI from Frontline Jan 2004 
• RJI RFID & RTLS Home Land Security
• What RFID can Do for Consumers  May 2004
• Transforming Business with RFID   Managing Business Velocity by ACSIS March 2004  984 KBytes PDF
• Bitpipe has white papers on RFID
• RFID Tribe - global organization (25 countries) of mainly suppliers (150). Must join to get their information and participate in their Yahoo forums
• Colorado RFID Alliance
• Auto-ID Center -papers
• The RFID Knowledgebase 1000+ case studies
• IDTechEx
• 260 firms in RFID ecosystem   
• original PR Oct 7 2004 Incucomm
• www.dodrfid.org
• www.rfidgazette.org

RFID replace BarCode and EAS?

• The EAS page  Electronic Article Surv from Beer.Org.
• BarCode 1 -

Loss Prevention and Security

• LPSource.com - Your Loss Prevention Partner
• Loss Prevention and Security Association
• Security Mag
• LPInformation.com
• Loss Prevention
• Loss Prevention Software
• Potential of AutoID to reduce shrinkage from July 2002
• Boosting for Billions   CBS 60 Minutes July 2004
• Fighting Back against Boosting Teams  July 2004
• Shoplifting Teams Costly to Store's Consumers  Nov 2003
• Shoplifting statistics for 2003
• Shoplifting Survey 2002 US  U. of Florida - 1.7% average loss  PDF 1428 KBytes
• Canadian Retail Security Survey 2002    1.75% average loss   PDF 166KBytes
• LP Forum

SupplyChain

• Supply Chain Systems Magazine
• RFID Reshapes Supply Chain Management  April 2004
• Accenture Document  Retail Supply Chain Nov 2002  PDF  28 pages  678KBytes
• SAVI Smart Chain Architecture

ERP (enterprise resource planning)

• SAP Retail (SAP Library - SAP Retail)

Others, including books

• EPCglobal
• PayPass(tm) Mastercard RFID
• Technology Review RFID - must signin
• Zebra RFID White Papers
• Auto-ID Center -White Papers Outsiders, insiders and theft Security Magazine; Jul/Aug 2002
• RFID Handbook Discussion Forums.
• www.srdnet.com/nora relationships.htm  Collusion scams
• Alert MetalGuard detects metal used to hide EAS and RFID tags; probably accidentally detects many other pieces of metal (pots, ladders, crutches,..)
• S(h)elf Help Guide – The Smart Lifter’s Handbook – Everything you every wanted to know about the art, by Gabriel Caime and Ghome, 267 pages, 1996. See www.shelfhelpguide.com, http://people.freenet.de/uplifting/
• 101+ Ways to Steal – by a Cashier – How to Analyze, Entrap, and Eject a Thief, by Barry Bryant 108 pages, March 2000
• Positive Loss Prevention by Bob Tilley 234 pages, 1999
• Shoplifters vs. Retailers: the rights of both, by Charles Sennewald 2000
• Shoplifting, a social history  by Kerry Segrave 182 pages, 2001
• Automatic Identification & Shrinkage: Scoping the Potential, by Adrian Beck, 2001   
• Put the Bite on Shoplifters  Canada $50  www.mnsi.net/~shoplift/index.htm