Analyst Outlook: RFID And Bar Code Technologies Continue To Converge

By Drew Nathanson, VDC Research

Bar code is the dominant track-and-trace technology on the planet. RFID is an emerging successor in some applications, a valuable complement in most. Bar code is used globally throughout most industries and is the de facto standard for most companies, regardless of tier or location. RFID is an emerging solution, capable of extending the value proposition of bar code by providing additional functionality and removing the limitations of line-of-sight scanning.