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RFID Vs Contactless Smart cards – An unending debate
RFID Vs Contactless Smart cards - An unending debate
Date Published: 4 Oct 2006
By Parul Oswal, Senior Research Analyst, RFID, and Michelle Foong, Senior Research Analyst, Smart Cards, Industrial Technologies Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific.
The debate between RFID and smart cards technology is an ongoing one. There is no clear definition that describes RFID and smart cards, and at times these two...
RFID Vs Contactless Smart cards – An unending debate
RFID and smart cards technology is an ongoing one. There is no clear definition that describes RFID and smart cards, and at times these two terms are used interchangeably, due to lack of awareness, resulting in confusion between the differences.
Confusion is especially strong between contactless smart cards and RFID. The key issue that has given rise to this debate is the contact less interface and that too an RF (radio frequency) one. Both contactless smart cards and RFID use radio frequencies for communicating between the card and reader. The applications for which RF is used can be different for RFID and smartcards. RFID is mainly meant for...
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RFID: The Latest Technology Trends - frost.com
RFID have started off with trials while some other early adopters have begun implementing RFID in their systems after doing detailed research on RFID. A lot of effort has gone into putting standards in place especially with respect to the new Gen 2 protocol. Another significant trend during 2006 was the increase in the demand for item-level tagging.
RFID and Bar Codes
Prior to the emergence of RFID, bar codes were used extensively in different industry verticals and Frost & Sullivan expects the situation not to change drastically...
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RFID in hospitality industry - customer experience ...
Being a totally customer and service oriented industry, the hospitality industry has always been watched closely by customers. Even the smallest of errors can have serious implications, such as affecting the brand image, which is very critical inthe current competitive scenario. With increasing consumerism globally, there has been a considerable growth in consumer demand in this sector. Hence, it is very essential for the hotels, resorts, theme parks, cruise ships, and other hospitality companies to provide the best in quality services for optimum customer satisfaction and thereby build a strong brand image.
Radio Frequency...
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