RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

The main emphasis of RFID use and supply has radically changed course. That was the message of the large IDTechEx RFID Smart Labels USA event in Boston last week. The business is booming in just about every sector other than the supply of pallet and case tagging to retailer and military mandates.

IDTechEx has interviewed key RFID adopters and solution providers in the various applicational RFID markets. This research has been analysed in a brand new report giving an unprecedented level of insight into the total RFID industry and what is really happening. Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx, summarizes some of the findings.

In 2007 IDTechEx expect that 1.71 billion tags will be sold. The total RFID market value (including all hardware, systems, integration etc) across all countries will be $4.96 Billion. This research for the IDTechEx RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2007-2017 report has been used to put together an unmissable line-up of speakers that you need to hear and learn from.

RFID is being adopted worldwide but with very great differences of emphasis as revealed by the IDTechEx Knowledgebase of over 2450 case studies in 92 countries. This is a tale of four, very different continents.

With the launch of an RFID Investment Summit to be held in Boston on Feb 20, Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx looks at the recent investor interest in RFID and particularly active RFID and Real Time Locating Systems.

CEO's from the creme-de-la-creme of the pure-play RFID companies that are leading the market as well as stealthy start-ups will gather in Boston on February 20 at the RFID Investment Summit to meet with investors.

Over 200 people attended the second annual IDTechEx Active RFID Summit in Atlanta, Georgia in November. There were many positive remarks about the event and delegates expressed particular interest in Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) this year.

Despite some areas under performing, most of the RFID business is booming. Here IDTechEx has interviewed key companies in different vertical sectors. We present their comments on the opportunity for RFID in those sectors.

From inception to creating - all you need to know about manufacturing low cost high performance RFID

Where are the RFID success stories and in which market sectors? Here Teresa Henry highlights the leading adopter nations, the big spenders and surprise niches for RFID implementation.

Mr Peter Moore, Director, QA George Schmitt & Co Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Gerald Steinwasser, General Manager Mühlbauer, Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Chang-Hun Lee, Sr Researcher, RFID/USN Team, IT Strategy Div National Information Society Agency, Korea at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Thomas Racette, Director, Business Development - RFID Tags Motorola Enterprise Mobility Division, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Jack Kenny, Editor Label & Narrow Web Magazine, Rodman Pub, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Michael Okoroafor, Technology Director - Fizzion Coca Cola Co, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Leslie Hand, Director, Global RFID Strategy Ahold, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Bo Helmer Larsen, VP, Postal Solutions Lyngsoe Systems Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Joan Pons, Director, Operations AIDA Centre - RFID Solutions, Spain at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Steve Georgevitch, Total Asset Visibility Program Manager The Boeing Company, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Harry Ramsey, Senior Package Development Engineer Purdue Pharma, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Lee Doherty, Head of Supply Chain - Services Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Zachary Thom, RFID Analyst Unilever, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Geva Barash, President Parelec Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Stephen M Moody, RFID Program Coordinator, Combat Feeding US Army - Natick Soldier Research Dev & Engineerin, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Scott Austin, Managing Director Sunshine Technologies Pty Ltd, Australia at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Prasanna Kulkarni, Senior Engineer Motorola Inc., United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Anthony (Buzz) Cerino, Communications Technology Lead US Dept of Homeland Security, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Dan Lawrence, VP Business Development IDTechEx, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Jeff Parker, Acheson Colloids, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Jason Freebern, Project Manager BP, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Denton M Clark, AIT Manager Lockheed Martin, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Denton M Clark, AIT Manager Lockheed Martin, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Patrick F King, Global Electronics Strategies Michelin Americas Research & Dev Corp, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Robert Poor, President Adozu, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Clarke McAllister, CEO ADASA Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Edward Zeng, CEO & Chairman Sparkice, China at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr John Dunlop, Manager, Package & Material Handling Dev Eng USPS, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Jim Kerr, Sr Account Executive DHL Express, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Ben Sperling, Director RFID Programs McKesson Automation, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Jörg Borchert, VP Chip Card & Security ICs Infineon Technologies, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Shin Suyama, Marketing Manager, RFID Marubeni America Corporation, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Andreas Schaller, Corporate R&D Motorola, Germany at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Jimmy Li, Advisor Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Ms Emily Selene De Rotstein, Vice President, Marketing and Operations Aveso Printed Electronic Displays, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Don Davis, Chief Editor Card Technology Magazine, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Ernesto A Castagnet, Partner Insis Srl, Argentina at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr David Bourgon, Manager, Airport IT Services McCarran International Airport, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Andrew Price, Project Manager, RFID IATA, Switzerland at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Raghu Das, CEO IDTechEx, United Kingdom at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr John Shoemaker, President Shipcom Wireless, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Alastair McArthur, CTO Tagsys, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Robert Kowalik, Senior VP Sales Ubisense, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Max Golter, VP, Sales Bielomatik, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Thor Thorvaldsson, Managing Director THORONICS Ltd., Switzerland at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Wolfgang Mildner, Managing Director PolyIC GmbH & Co KG, Germany at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Larry Tindell, Director of Sales PowerID, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Gabi Daniely, VP Marketing AeroScout Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Dimitri Desmons, VP, RFID Marketing Impinj Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Martin Capper, Transportation Technologies Division Mark IV, Canada at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Saleem Miyan, VP Global Sales, Marketing & Professional Service Wavetrend, United Kingdom at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Gary Latham, Director of Industry Marketing Wherenet Corp, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Robert B Locke, CEO Vue Technology Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Alexander Pflaum, Head of Department for IT and SCM Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Florian Hierl, Business Development Manager Delo Industrial Adhesives, Germany at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Jeroen van Nunen, Product Manager Meco Equipment Engineers B.V., Netherlands at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Vivek Subramanian, University of California, Berkeley, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Ms Terry Myers, CEO Infratab, Inc., United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Adam Button, CEO Vubiq Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Leonard Allison, VP Business Development Thin Battery Technologies, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Mark C. C Pydynowski, President Somark Innovations Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Dr Rich Fletcher, President TagSense Inc, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Prof John Williams, Prof Information Engineering MIT Auto-ID Lab, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr John Stevens, Visible Assets Inc., United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007

Mr Donald Alexander, Printed Battery & RFID Product Manager Graphic Solutions, United States at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007