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CompTIA announces partners for RFID Certification

Six organisations are working with the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) to develop a vendor-neutral certification in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

The six organisations are: the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM Global), FC Business Systems, Intermec Technologies Corporation, OTA Training, ScanSource Inc., and Texas Instruments Incorporated.

"The organisations announced today as participants in the certification initiative represent the full range of players in the RFID market, from product manufacturers and distributors to education and training providers to the end-user," said David Sommer, vice president, electronic commerce, CompTIA. "This cross-section of industry representation assures that the certification of RFID skills will address the hardware, software and business process needs created by RFID."

CompTIA say that while upwards of 60,000 businesses are facing RFID usage mandates from their trading partners in the next several years, a dearth of qualified RFID integrators has slowed adoption of the technology for many companies. CompTIA adds that organisations are also challenged because many of the skills required for successful RFID implementations are not typically associated with information technology (IT) staffs.

"Organisations can more readily determine the ability of their business partners to deliver RFID solutions through the use of an industry accepted certification," said Sommer. "Customers will have more confidence in working with solutions providers with demonstrated and validated expertise in RFID. The industry as a whole will be better equipped to deliver more RFID implementations, producing more revenue for individual companies using the certification."

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For more information on CompTIA and RFID, visit: www.comptia.org/sections/rfid/

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