November 21, 2003
As the retail giant spells out its RFID requirements, IT staffs gear up for data and device deluge, in the wake of Wal-Mart's stringent requirements.
The other shoe has dropped. Wal-Mart has laid out requirements for its suppliers to tag all cartons and palettes with wireless RFID (radio frequency identification) sensors by Jan. 1, 2005.
Back in September, I wrote about RFID and how networks will be tasked with handling more data -- a lot more. Now it’s worth taking a closer look at what’s at stake for IT as it incorporates RFID data into its networks.
At the most basic level, there is device management to contend with: hundreds of RFID readers and thousands of tags to monitor. Bret Kinsella, general manager at Sapient’s supply chain service, says not to worry about tags but that the readers look more like servers or racks of servers.
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