RFID deployment gets under way

Report says technology adoption rates are on the increase

Use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is still in its infancy, but adoption rates are growing, says a new survey.

Researcher IDC found 12.4 per cent of European firms in the manufacturing, retail, wholesale, and logistics sectors piloted or planned to pilot an RFID project in 2005, and 5.1 per cent implemented RFID or intend to.

RFID applications and servers were key investment areas, with return on investment concerns as the biggest barrier to adoption.