How to deploy RFID technology to create the greatest business value is the focus of RFID Journal LIVE!, (rfidjournallive.com) taking place April 10-12 at Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. This is the only executive conference that offers an in-depth look at the current state of RFID and EPC technology and its future direction in a broad array of industries.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 10, 2005 — How to deploy RFID technology to create the greatest business value is the focus of RFID Journal LIVE!, (www.rfidjournallive.com) taking place April 10-12 at Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. This is the only executive conference that offers an in-depth look at the current state of RFID and EPC technology and its future direction in a broad array of industries.



“Attendees at the conference will have an opportunity to learn from early adopters and gather intelligence on what is happening with RFID today,” said Mark Roberti, founder and editor of RFID Journal. “The lessons learned, expert advice and new products will help businesses make better decisions on when and how to deploy the technology.”



Speakers with first-hand experience on topics such as system costs, meeting tagging mandates, shifting standards, contactless payment systems, and the integration of RFID data with back end systems will participate in the conference that includes over 60 sessions.



The leading RFID system providers and technology companies are also supporting the event including major sponsors Accenture, IBM, Deloitte, Intel, Oracle, Unisys and VeriSign as well as Acsis, Avery Dennison RFID, Intermec Technologies, Manhattan Associates, OATSystems, ObjectStore, Paxar, Power Paper, Printronix, RedPrairie, SAP America, Sun Microsystems, Symbol Technologies, Texas Instruments and Zebra Technologies.



Event Highlights:



Key Speeches

•“RFID in 2010” featuring Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet and recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Arnio Penzias, Nobel Laureate, Sanjay Sarma, cofounder of the Auto-ID Center and Dan Engels, research director at the MIT Auto-ID Labs. They will discuss promising new RFID product areas and provide investors with insight on the technology’s evolution.

•Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security on the importance of RFID and other technologies in protecting the United States.

•Paul Saffo, research director, Institute of the Future, will delve into how RFID fits into other emerging technologies and the changing business landscape.