RegardingID Archive | InformationWeek 'CIO of the Year' Eyes RFID, Future

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Tim Stanley, CIO of the casino enterprise Harrah’s Entertainment, said he CIO sees RFID as a key process and business enabler for the future.

InformationWeek’s “CIO of The Year” says near-term plans include the installation of interactive digital displays in slot machines. This would let customers, for instance, order drinks without having to wait for a waitress to show up (and making sure preferred customers get their drinks pronto), an IW profile explains.

But what about RFID? It’s in the plans, though details aren’t quite worked out yet.

City Council hopes for new transit card system in the future

The Invercargill City Council announced it will equip its passenger transport buses with new electronic ticketing machines in the hope that it leads to the introduction a new smart transit card system, according to The Southland Times.

Disney World takes its FastPass to the next level with RFID

Disney World is trialing a new FastPass system that will utilize RFID technology to speed up ticketing lines at Disney’s popular rides and theme park attractions, according to ITWeb.

Billboard using face recognition to target women only

A bus stop billboard on London’s Oxford Street is using face recognition technology to target and only display the ad to women, according to an article from The Independent.

NFC a 'sleeper hit' at CES

While it may not be the flashiest technology on display at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, near field communication has garnered enough attention to make it the “big sleeper” of CES, according to InformationWeek.

Samsung eyes NFC mobile payments service

Samsung is preparing to enter the mobile commerce arena with an NFC-enabled mobile payments service in the works that offers contactless, online and remote payments, a source told NFC Times.

RFID expected to reach $70 billion over the next five years

A new study reveals the market for RFID transponders, readers, software and services will generate more than $70.5 billion from 2012 to the end of 2017.

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InformationWeek 'CIO of the Year' Eyes RFID, Future