Released on = April 24, 2007, 3:03 am

Press Release Author = Shushmul Maheshwari

Industry = Electronics

Press Release Summary = Growth of global RFID industry is being hit hard by the lack
of expertise in this relatively newer technology.

Press Release Body = Scarcity of professionals well versed in radio frequency
identification (RFID) technology is a major problem that global IT Industry is
encountering today. The affect of this shortage is going to be on the adoption of
this technology, cautioned CompTIA’s (Computing Technology Industry
Association) senior official at - RFID Connect Asia 2007, held in Singapore during
the first week of March 2007.

Michael Mudd, Asia-Pacific director of public policy for the industry body, says
that there’re less than 1,000 skilled professionals available throughout the
globe having expertise in RFID deployment and service.

Mudd said that in comparison to numerous technicians with a CompTIA, Cisco Systems
or other IT vendor certification, and expertise in troubleshooting servers or PCs,
the number of skilled RFID workers available currently is pretty low.
BusinessWeek.com published this statement on March 13, 2007.

Preliminary results of a survey conducted by CompTIA in February this year (2007)
collected the responses of 56 industry group members, and 69.6% of them agreed that
the shortage of talented pool in RFID would adversely influence the adoption of this
technology.

Mudd further said that for successful execution of any RFID initiative, certified
and talented professionals with expertise and experience in the engineering & design
of radio frequency, SCM (Supply Chain Management), warehouse management, logistics,
and know-how in RFID standards and products are the need of the hour.

As per RNCOS report on “RFID: Outlook China”, “In comparison to
developed nations, the technology & adoption of RFID in China is still in its
infancy particularly in ultra-high frequency (UHF) applications. Furthermore, China
doesn’t hold competency in core technologies in chip manufacturing, design,
antenna design, equipments and packaging etc. But this wouldn’t act as major
obstacle in the growth of China’s RFID industry.”

This research report on “RFID: Outlook China” analyzes the global RFID
scenario and the position of China with respect to the global market. Issues
discussed in this report include: applications and opportunities associated with
RFID, Chinese government policies towards RFID such as Standard development,
frequency allocation etc and their impact on RFID development in China, challenges
to RFID industry, etc.

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