INTRODUCTION - Revised 2010

Originally written in 2004, sections of this RFID Handbook have been updated over the years to maintain current content. Looking back with the benbefit of hindsight, I can see real substantial interest began in October 2004 with abcNews presentation on Pfizer's RFID tagging of Viagra.

Other media presence continued to build interest in RFID with stories on:

• Mad Cow disease: RFID to the rescue
• RFID tags implanted in the Human Body
• Homeland Security's need for rapid and cost effective container inspection at US ports
• Interoperability standards by ISO

Mandates by Walmart and DOD are fueling product development and innovation. At this year's 2010 RFID trade show many vendor's announced valuable enhancements to the core technology. Since 2004, I have dreamed and written about the killer application. Be certain to read my chapter on Future Trends to learn about the ultimate killer application for RFID.


I have many contributors to thank for this work. In my RFID Certification text book, I take several pages to offer specific credits which I will not repeat here; execept to say as a result of their help the accuracy of this work should be exceedingly good. If there are mistakes or statements taken out of context I am the person responsible. Tell me and I will fix it. For that you will have my eternal gratitude and receive satisfaction in knowing you made something better.

Although this work is free, it would be appreciated if you offer feedback on which chapter was the most and least interesting. What topic was explained the best and the worst. With these comments, I'll revise the book to make it a better resource for the RFID community.

I hope you enjoy learning about this exciting technology!



Harold Clampitt
May, 2010

harold@americanRFIDsolutions.com

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