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RFID Goes Mainstream: An Alien Technology Viewpoint
April 10, 2008
•White Paper: RFID Goes Mainstream An Alien Technology Viewpoint
The reality is that there never has been – and never will be – a hockey stick-like uptick in our industry. The RFID community is incredibly creative, ambitious and insanely entrepreneurial. We work, however, within some very cautious and slow-moving industries. The ecosystem for passive RFID readers and tags is still maturing and there are solid signs that the vendors within this market will be facing significant growth in the years to come.
For 2008, the worldwide market size for RFID products and services is expected to reach $4.5 billion.(1) The contention is that the RFID industry will continue to innovate, expand and grow; only the growth will be of the slow and steady variety. In fact, 10 years from now, the technology industry may look back and realize that "The Year of RFID" snuck up on them.
But, before we celebrate something that has yet to occur, let's not forget the business we are in and the state of our market. 1) deliver customers real solutions to complex business needs; 2) the market is small now in context of future growth potential and is very much becoming a maturing market.
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