SAP RFID Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS    RFID Quick Start    SAP and RFID    RFID News, Analysis, and Opinions    RFID and Security    RFID Standards    Tips and Advice    White Papers    Other RFID Resources

RFID Quick Start

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• Glossary Definition: RFID definition (Whatis.com)


• Encyclopedia Definition: RFID defined in depth (Wikipedia)


• Article: An Introduction to RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: IT market hears RFID message loud and clear (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: A prescription for RFID fever (SearchMobileComputing.com)


• Article: RFID will replace bar codes, if new partnership succeeds (SearchMobileComputing.com)


• Article: Genesis of the versatile RFID tag (RFID Journal)


• FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about RFID (Zebra)


• Article: SAP RFID Applied (Rfida.com)


• Article: What RFID can do for consumers (NewsFactor Network)


• Article: RFID reshapes supply chain management (eWEEK)


• Article: Preparing for Enterprise RFID (LinuxInsider)


• Article: Like it or not, RFID is coming (BusinessWeek)


• Article: How RFIDs work (HowStuffWorks)


• Article: META tags RFID with caution flag (Ebiz)

SAP and RFID	Return to Table of Contents
Where does SAP fit into the RFID picture? Read the following articles to find out how SAP uses RFID and what the benefits of this collaboration are.

• Tip: Trend overview: RFID for SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Podcast: SAP ABAP, IBM WebSphere, RFID skills pay rising (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: RFID adopters to share struggles with deployments (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: SAP to announce new R/3 RFID technology (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Can SAP win RFID race? (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: RFID boost for mySAP SCM (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Supply chain management for really smart people (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: SAP's Zencke on RFID, NetWeaver and upgrades (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: SAP fills gap in warehouse supply chain (Internetnews)


• Article: RFID help for companies using SAP (RFID Journal)


• Article: SAP RFID: Making Adaptive Enterprise vision a reality (SAP)


• Article: IBM, SAP alliance 'good news for retailers' (ITWeb)


• Article: RFID and the adaptive enterprise: What's real now? What's next? (SAP Insider)


• Tip: NetWeaver Web application server administration (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: SAP and Web services (SearchSAP.com)


• Tutorial: SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (SAP)


• Glossary Definition: Enterprise Information Portal (SAP EP) (Whatis.com)


• Glossary Definition: Web services (Whatis.com)


• Article: SAP Web Application Server: Next-generation Web Application Platform (SAP Genie)


• Glossary Definition: Supply Chain Management (Whatis.com)


• Encyclopedia Definition: Electronic Product Code (Wikipedia)


• Article: Ready your Supply Chain Network for correction, improvements, & change (SAP Insider)


• Article: RFID, rapid resupply features fortify mySAP (eWEEK)


• Article: The path to the RFID-enabled supply chain for immediate compliance and rapid ROI (SAP Insider)


• Article: EPC and RFID (IDTechEx)

RFID News, Analysis, and Opinions	Return to Table of Contents
This section provides the latest news and analysis about RFID and how it is impacting the Supply Chain Management world.

• Article: Challenges delay RFID rollout for retailer (Vnunet)


• Checklist: How to build a business case for RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: SAP, Oracle face critical juncture in RFID market (SearchOracle.com)


• Article: After trial and error, drug maker deploys RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Airline mulls RFID for plane parts (Vnunet)


• Article: RFID skills shortage seen (ITBusiness.ca)


• Article: Oracle showcases RFID partners, to launch data hub (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Microsoft unveils RFID infrastructure (eWEEK)


• Opinion: Face-off: Debating RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Expert Response: Is RFID ready for primetime? (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: SAP, Intermec launch RFID compliance package (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: RFID secrets: SAP customers ready systems for RFID, part 1 (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: RFID secrets: SAP customers tweak systems for RFID, part 2 (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: RFID adopters to share struggles with deployments (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Companies still seeking ROI in RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Suppliers must look beyond RFID compliance, analyst says (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Auto makers seek RFID benefits (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: After trial and error, drug maker deploys RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: Roadblocks could slow RFID (cnet.com)


• Article: How ABAP programmers can survive outsourcing (SearchSAP.com)


• Analysis: Study: RFID baby steps are best (SearchSAP.com)


• Article: RFID boost for mySAP SCM (SearchSAP.com)


• Interview: SAP primer: From GDS to MDM and RFID (SearchSAP.com)


• Analysis: Experts: RFID requires business process updates (SearchMobileComputing.com)


• Article: Low-cost way(s) to 'foil' low-tech RFID tags (SearchSecurity.com)


• Article: RFID: Stay on message (Line56)


• Article: IDC forecasts RFID bubble, burst, boom (RFID Journal)


• Opinion: Commentary: Three challenges for RFID (cnet.com)


• Article: Wal-Mart plowing ahead with RFID (NewsFactor Network)


• Article: RFID: An offer you can't refuse (Baseline)


• Article: Manufacturers' RFID spending (Line56)


• Article: RFID boosts sagging SCM sales (Vnunet)


• Article: Metro gives RFID 'Future Store' green light (CRM Daily)


• Article: RFID and logistics assets (Line56)

RFID and Security	Return to Table of Contents
Worried about how RFID could affect your company's application security? This section offers the latest news and advice about the precautions being taken.

• Article: Canadian commission issues RFID guidelines (RFID Journal)


• Article: Levi's New Style: RFID (eWeek)


• Article: Group disputes RFID virus fears (Industry Week)


• Article: Suppliers must look beyond RFID compliance, analyst says (Wired News)


• Article: Group disputes RFID virus fears (Industry Week)


• Article: Despite privacy concerns, RFID gains clout (Computer Business Review)


• Article: Lawmakers alarmed by RFID spying (Wired News)


• Article: RSA Keeps RFID Private (eWeek)


• Article: RSA service targets RFID security (eWEEK)


• Article: California crackdown on RFID (Wi-Fi Planet)


• Article: RFID hack could allow retail fraud (eWEEK)

RFID Standards	Return to Table of Contents
This section explains what RFID standards are, how they work and how they differ for each application and industry.

• Article: An introduction to RFID standards (HighTechAid.com)


• Article: IT vendors, privacy groups release RFID standards (CIO.com)


• Article: A Standards Update - Why do we need standards? (HighTechAid.com)


• Article: A roadmap of RFID TAG standards (AutoID.org)


• Article: RFID standards (AIM)


• Article: Patent suit roils RFID standards groups (Internetnews.com)


• Article: EPCglobal chief to push standards (RFID Journal)


• Article: China sets up RFID standards group (ZDNet)


• Article: Behind the RFID-standards brawl (BPM Today)

Tips and Advice

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• Expert advice: RFID's role in achieving business intelligence (SearchSAP.com)


• Expert advice: SCM defined (SearchSAP.com)


• Tip: Does RFID equal ROI? (SearchSAP.com)


• Tip: NetWeaver Web application server administration (SearchSAP.com)


• Tip: Sure-fire skills for IT success in 2004 (SearchSAP.com)

White Papers

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• White paper: ABCs of RFID: Understanding and Using Radio Frequency Identification (Intermec Technologies Corporation)


• White paper: Adaptive Manufacturing and RFID: How Acsis can transform your SAP enterprise into a poster child for flexible, profitable business processes (Acsis)


• White paper: Zebra's RFID readiness guide (Zebra)


• White paper: The cutting edge of RFID technology and applications for manufacturing and distribution (Texas Instrument)


• White paper: Wal-Mart takes baby steps toward RFID pragmatism (AMR Research)


• White paper: RFID white paper (Allied Business Intelligence)

Other RFID Resources

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• Products: RFID product database (SearchSAP.com)


• Resource: RFID 101-- Info guide to radio frequency identification (RFID) technology (RFID101.com)


• Resource: RFID topics section (SearchSAP.com)


• Text: RFID Toys: 11 Cool Projects for Home, Office and Entertainment (ExtremeTech)


• Text: RFID: Applications, Security, and Privacy (Simson Garfinkel and Beth Rosenberg)


• Text: Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID (Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre)


• Journal: The RFID Gazette (RFID Gazette)


• Journal: RFID Journal (RFID Journal)

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