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A CompTIA survey finds that 75 percent of IT companies say they will or might offer RFID products and services in the next three years—a drop of 14 percentage points.
Although most IT resellers, systems integrators, distributors and consultants do not currently offer RFID products and services, that’s likely to change in the next three years, according to a recent survey conducted by IT industry organization CompTIA.
“The State of RFID—Fourth Annual Member Survey,” based on online interviews of 155 CompTIA members regarding their current and future RFID intentions, found that while only 13.5 percent presently offer RFID products and services, that figure is likely to grow to 75 percent within three years. Nearly one-quarter (24.5 percent) of respondents said that although they don’t currently offer RFID products and services, they plan to do so within the next three years, and 37.4 percent said they might, if clients express an interest. Only 24.5 percent indicated having no plans to offer RFID products and services.
Although this suggests 75 percent of all respondents will or might offer RFID products and services during the next three years, that total represents a drop compared with the results of previous surveys. In 2007, 84 percent of respondents said they will or might offer RFID products and services over the next three years, while in 2006, that number was 89 percent.
Hardware installation and maintenance continues to remain the top choice in terms of RFID product and service offerings, with 62 percent saying that’s what they believe their company’s RFID offerings will focus on (89 percent chose that response in 2007). Forty-six percent said they believe their company’s RFID offerings will focus on providing consulting services, 43 percent picked training and 40 percent chose software implementations. (Companies were allowed to choose more than one category.)
Among those respondents currently offering RFID products or services, 71 percent said they provide hardware installation or maintenance, 62 percent conduct software implementations and 52 percent offer consulting services.
Read MoreAccording to a new worldwide survey of data resellers, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology contracts on are on the rise. Increased reliability, reduced cost and complexity are all considered factors in the maturing market for what has, until recently been considered an emerging technology, according to the report by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
“RFID offers adopters of the technology a number of benefits, from improvements in manufacturing, inventory and distribution processes, to reduced costs for product theft, spoilage or obsolescence,” explains Matthew Poyiadgi, VP EMEA for CompTIA.
The survey of 155 channel companies found that 46 per cent of their customers have implemented one or more RFID solutions, either as pilot projects or production deployments. This is an increase from a 2007 survey, when IT companies reported 34 per cent of their customers had initiated RFID projects.
The most popular RFID deployments now used by customers are asset tracking, cited by 32 per cent of IT companies surveyed; personal identification (28 per cent); supply chain (25 per cent); retail marketing (15 per cent); and closed-loop manufacturing (nine per cent), according to the CompTIA survey.
Customers come from a cross section of industries, including services, government, finance, healthcare, retail, communications, and manufacturing.
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