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Articles in March, 2004 issue of Frontline Solutions

• With manufacturers and distributors scrambling to meet the radio frequency identification mandates from Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense , IDC expects RFID spending in the U.S. retail supply chain to grow from $91.5 million in 2003 to nearly $1.3 b
• Percentage wise
• The supply chain execution software market
• The changing face of field service: SMBs are changing the way their field service technicians connect with the office
  by Tom Kevan
• VeriSign Inc
• ShipLogix
• Social Security Administration gives RFID a try: starting with asset tracking and warehouse management, the agency is building a business case for further adoption
  by Brian Albright
• Cargo Handling Cooperative Program
• When history repeats itself: the RFID juggernaut mirrors the emergence of UPC 20 years ago
  by Brian Albright
• QFC supermarket chain
• Intermec Technologies
• Office depot consolidates supply chain operations: retailer names new supply chain VP, rolls out Retek software
  by Brian Albright
• AIM, the association for automatic identification and data capture technologies, has approved Datastrip2D symbology as a new work item for development into an AIM International Technical Standard
• Quote of the month
• Strategic sourcing in the retail industry: the Internet and Web-based software provide real-time access to production data, and they link sourcing executives with suppliers
  by Alan Brooks
• Look before you leap: when you don't do your homework, you lose
  by George D. Miller
• Sunrise looms for retailers: North American retailers must start scanning longer bar codes in 2005. Will they be ready?
  by Brian Albright
• METRO Group
• Industrial Data & Information's new Glossary of Supply Chain Terminology for Logistics, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Technology
• Pitney Bowes improves field service: wireless service applications will reduce inventory and improve customer service
  by Brian Albright
• Is your operation up to par? Improved technique and less effort are typically the key differentiators between leading distribution operations and their competitors
  by Kevin Hume
• New hope for C-level executives: coming to grips with technology is real work, but it will pay off massively in your favor. Your job is to figure out the financial impact of the proposed technology
  by Rick Duris
• Microsoft
• SmartCode Corp
• EDI and XML: the two faces of internet connectivity: look for peaceful coexistence rather than a fight to the death when it comes to these two document exchange systems
  by Larry Tuck
• "Discovering RFID" is a Web-based training course that the International Mass Retail Association developed with the ePC Group and Sun Microsystems
• SkyeTek
• Look before you pop that pill: anti-counterfeiting technology forces advance on pharmaceutical battlefield
  by George Miller