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To: robert b furman who wrote (6326)	6/23/2003 9:37:09 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

"ID technology a waiting `avalanche'" bayarea.com but will it be profitable and for whom? excerpt >>The biggest news by far came June 11 when Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest retailer, ordered its 100 top suppliers to begin using RFID tags on shipments beginning in January 2005.<< excerpt >>The biggest obstacle until now has been cost. The least-expensive RFID tag costs about 50 cents today, but that should drop to 5 cents next year and under 1 cent a few years later.<< Gottfried