RFID BUSINESS PLANNING SERVICE, 2007 - 2007 GLOBAL ASSET AND TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET ANALYSIS - VOLUME 07: ADVANCED FEATURE SYSTEMS

Table of Contents

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Market Summary

II SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Introduction
• Study Goals
• Study Topics
• Market Segmentation
• METHODOLOGY
• Primary Research
• Secondary Research

III MARKET ANALYSIS

• MARKET ANALYSIS RESEARCH NOTES
• Regional RFID Advanced Feature Systems markets
• RTLS
• Differences between RFID and RTLS
• The RTLS Market Drivers
• RTLS Market Growth Is a Moving Target
• Sensing and Monitoring
• Sensing and Monitoring Market Drivers
• RFID Networking
• NFC
• M2M

IV END USER ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION
• PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS AND TRENDS ANALYSIS
• End-User RFID Technology Usage Plans
• End-User RFID Advanced Feature System Usage Plans

V COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

• INTRODUCTION

VI CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• RFID ADVANCED FEATURE SYSTEMS MARKET SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS
• 2007 PREDICTIONS

VII VENDOR PROFILES

• AEROSCOUT
• PANGO NETWORKS
• PARCO WIRELESS
• wavetrend
• INGECOM

APPENDIX A: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

• INTRODUCTION
• CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES - RFID TRANSPONDERS
• Physical Form of Transponders
• Transponder Operating Frequency Characteristics
• EPC Transponder Classes
• Frequency allocations and licensing regulations
• Introduction
• Radio Frequency Range Allocations
• RFID FREQUENCY RANGES
• Licensing Regulations
• Powering Transponders
• Programming Transponders
• Transponder Memory Technology
• Transponder Data Carrying Options
• Transponder Data Read/Write Rates and Ranges
• Backscatter
• Anti-collision
• Transponder Cryptological Functions (Symmetric-Key versus Public-Key)
• Transponders "Talk" First vs. Readers "Talk" First
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID TRANSPONDERS
• Sensory Tags
• Chipless RFID Solutions
• Inkjet Printed Circuits
• Conductive Inks
• Screen-Printed Antennas
• EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID READERS
• Physical Form and Design
• Programming Options
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES - RFID READERS
• RFID Printer/Encoders
• RFID MIDDLEWARE

APPENDIX B: STANDARDS

• RFID STANDARDS
• Introduction
• RFID Standards Overview
• Supply Chain-Related RFID Standards Overview
• The Impact of EPCglobal' s Class 1 Generation 2 Protocol
• Standards Development Process
• Standards Development Issues
• influencing rfid standards development
• Introduction
• RFID Supplier Roles
• RFID Channel Roles
• RFID End-User Roles

APPENDIX C: RFID SUPPLIER LIST

LIST OF EXHIBITS

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• I-1 Global RFID Revenues of Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• I-2 Global Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by RFID Technology (Millions of Dollars)
• I-3 Global Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by RFID Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• I-4 Global Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)

III MARKET ANALYSIS

• III-1 Global RFID Revenues of Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-2 Americas RFID Revenues of Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-3 EMEA RFID Revenues of Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-4 APAC RFID Revenues of Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Product Type (Millions of Dollars)
• III-5 Global Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by RFID Technology (Millions of Dollars)
• III-6 Global Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by RFID Vertical Market (Millions of Dollars)
• III-7 Global Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-8 Americas Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-9 EMEA Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)
• III-10 Asia-Pacific Revenues of Advanced Features Segmented by Primary Distribution Channel (Millions of Dollars)

IV END USER ANALYSIS

• IV-1 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID Usage Plans (Percent of Respondents)
• IV-2 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID Usage Plans (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-3 End-User Respondents Segmented by Initial RFID Installation Timeframe (Percent of Respondents Currently Using AND Planning to Install and/or Evaluating RFID)
• IV-4 End-User Respondents Segmented by Primary Barrier to RFID Adoption (Percent of Non-Users)
• IV-5 End-User Respondents Segmented by Primary Vertical Market (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-6 End-User Respondents Segmented by Support for Sensing & Monitoring Applications (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-7 End-User Respondents Segmented by Primary Sensing & Monitoring Applications Being Supported (Percent of Respondents Excluding Those Not Using/Supporting Sensing & Monitoring Applications)
• IV-8 End-User Respondents Segmented by Support for Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) & Location-Based Systems (LBS) Applications (Percent of Respondents Excluding Non-Users)
• IV-9 End-User Respondents Segmented by Type of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) & Location-Based Systems (LBS) Supported (Percent of Respondents Excluding Those Not Using/Supporting RTLS and LBS)
• IV-10 End-User Respondents Segmented by Type of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) & Location-Based Systems (LBS) Equipment Used (Percent of Respondents Excluding Those Not Using/Supporting RTLS and LBS)
• IV-11 Level of Importance of Specific Drivers on RFID System Adoption Plans Among End-User Respondents (Average Response Rating Among Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-12 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Transponder Functionality (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-13 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Transponder Memory Type (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-14 End-User Respondents Segmented by Transponder Frequency Range (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-15 End-User Respondents Segmented by Observed Average and Required Read Accuracy Rates for RFID Transponders (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-16 End-User Respondents Segmented by Current and Anticipated Reader Form Factor (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-17 End-User Respondents Segmented by Target ROI Requirement for RFID Adoption (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-18 Levels of Importance and Satisfaction with Specific RFID Vendor Selection Criteria Among End-User Respondents (Average Ratings of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-19 End-User Respondents Segmented by RFID System Source (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-20 End-User Respondents Segmented by Total Annual Revenue (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)
• IV-21 End-User Respondents Segmented by Tier Type (Percent of Users and Evaluators of Sensing & Monitoring and RTLS & LBS Applications)

V COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

• V-1 Global Revenues of RFID Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-2 Americas Revenues of RFID Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-3 EMEA Revenues of RFID Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-4 Asia-Pacific Revenues of RFID Advanced Feature Systems Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-5 Global Revenues of RFID RTLS/LBS Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-6 Global Revenues of RFID Sensing/Monitoring Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)
• V-7 Global Revenues of RFID Networking Segmented by Supplier Share (Percent of Dollars)

APPENDIX A: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

• Table 1 Frequency Characteristics