Changing Environment

In its study titled, “RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2007-2017,” IDTechEx reports that of the 3.752 billion RFID tags were sold in the last 60 years, with 19 percent sold in 2005 and 26 percent in 2006, clearly showing a solid increase. However, IDTechEx does acknowledge that the 1.02 billion RFID tags sold in 2006 was “disappointing to those expecting higher volume sales of versions in the form of labels.”