Tim Downs: What is RFID technology, and where is it being used?

Meet Tim Downs, founder of RFID-World.com.  During a recent set of Podcasts I produce over at www.dbazine.com, I started hearing Oracle and DB2 database administrators talking about the coming tidal wave of data storage and data management originating from the increase in use of RFID tagging technology.

 

This got me thinking. I meet a person a while back who actually started the first and largest RFID conference -- Tim Downs. I wondered if he'd be interested in doing a teaching piece on RFID.

So I called him up to get his perspective on the topic and this is what we have to listen to this week. I hope you find it helpful.

Here is the Wikipedia definition of RFID:
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. An RFID tag is a small object that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person. RFID tags contain silicon chips and antennas to enable them to receive and respond to radio-frequency queries from an RFID transceiver. Passive tags require no internal power source, whereas active tags require a power source.

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Enjoy
Tom