RFID Integration Services Markets

Market Development and Opportunities in Systems, Software, and Reader Integration Services

RFID is expanding into new vertical application areas, driving continued demand for integration services providers with both RFID technology experience and domain-specific expertise. ABI Research conducted extensive interviews with providers of RFID-related integration services, consumers of those services, and providers of RFID technology, to discern the current state and likely future of the market for RFID integration services. This study evaluates the opportunity for services in long-established markets, maturing markets and emerging application areas for both large, established integration services providers and boutique/specialist firms. It provides an overview of the market for RFID integration services and identifies the market key trends. It also forecasts market size by application area and vertical market, and profiles representative firms providing these services.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • How big is the market for RFID integration services and how fast is it growing?
  • Are there important differences in the growth rate of RFID services in different geographic regions?
  • In what vertical markets and applications is the market for RFID integration services the largest and the fastest-growing?
  • What are the key attributes an organization must have to be successful in RFID integration services?
  • What are examples of successful RFID integration services providers?

Who Needs This Report?

  • Integration Services providers in, or considering entering, RFID-related businesses
  • RFID hardware vendors that offer integration services
  • Managed Services providers entering the market for managed RFID services
  • End-users of RFID technology that utilize integration services providers
  • Independent software vendors offering RFID-related products

Table of Contents


Section 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Market Size
1.2. Market Dynamics
1.3. Key Insights

Section 2.
MARKET OVERVIEW
2.1. What Integration Services Are RFID Related?
2.1.1. Reader Integration Services
2.1.2. Software Integration Services
2.1.3. System Integration Services
2.2. What Drives Services Demand?
2.3. RFID Integration Services Continue to be Vital
2.4. Both Domain Knowledge and RFID Expertise Required
2.5. Application Area Market Dynamics
2.5.1. Mature Applications
2.5.2. Established Applications
2.5.2.1. Baggage Handling
2.5.2.2. Asset Tracking
2.5.2.3. RTLS
2.5.2.4. Animal Identification
2.5.2.5. POS/Contactless Payment
2.5.3. Emerging Applications
2.5.3.1. Supply Chain Management

Section 3.
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS DRIVING SERVICES
3.1. Hardware Trends
3.1.1. Standardization and Commoditization
3.1.2. Technology Innovation
3.2. Software Trends
3.2.1. Device Operation Software
3.2.2. Edge Logic Software
3.2.3. Data Integration Software
3.2.4. Data Repository Software
3.2.5. Analytical Software
3.3. Standards
3.3.1. EPCglobal
3.3.2. International Standards Organization (ISO)
3.3.3. Other Standards Organizations

Section 4.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
4.1. Vendor Approaches to the Services Market
4.1.1. Broad-Coverage Services Providers
4.1.1.1. Provider Profile – EDS
4.1.1.2. Provider Profile – CACI International
4.1.1.3. Provider Profile – IBM
4.1.2. Technology-Focused Services Providers
4.1.2.1. Provider Profile – Venture Research
4.1.2.2. Provider Profile – Rush Tracking Systems
4.1.2.3. Provider Profile – Intermec
4.1.2.4. Provider – Motorola
4.1.2.5. Provider Profile – Alien Technologies
4.1.3. Vertical-Aligned Services Providers
4.1.3.1. Provider Profile – Domino Integrated Solutions Group
4.1.3.2. Provider Profile – Acsis, Inc.
4.1.3.3. Provider Profile – Wipro Technologies
4.1.3.4. Provider Profile – 5Stat / Store Kraft
4.1.3.5. Provider Profile – Xterprise
4.1.4. Additional Providers
4.2. Key Issues, and Supplier Actions
4.2.1. Market Understanding is the #1 Challenge
4.2.2. Assimilation of RFID into Standard Infrastructure
4.2.3. Interest Shifting from RFID Enablement to Business Processes & Analytics
4.2.4. Open Source
4.2.5. Legacy Software Environments
4.2.6. The Evolution to SOA & Web Services
4.3. Managed Services

Section 5.
MARKET FORECASTS
5.1. Geographic Breakdown
5.2. Segmented Forecasts
5.2.1. Application Segmentation
5.2.2. Application Market Breakdown by Geography
5.2.3. Vertical Market Segmentation

Section 6.
ACRONYMS AND OTHER TERMINOLOGY

Section 7.
APPLICATION DEFINITIONS

Section 8.
SCOPE OF STUDY
SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
NOTES
RELATED RESEARCH



Tables
  • RFID Market, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market by Type, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market by Region, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Market Segmentation, Vertical Markets and Application Areas
  • RFID Market, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market by Type, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market by Region, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market by Application, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, by Application, Excluding Mature Segments, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, Asset Tracking Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, RTLS Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, Cargo Tracking & Security Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, Supply Chain Management Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, POS-Contactless Payment Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, ID Documents Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market, Animal ID Application, Geographic Distribution, World Market: 2007 to 2013
  • RFID Integration Services Market by Vertical Market, World Market: 2007 to 2013

Charts
  • RFID Integration Services, Percentage of Total RFID Market, World Market: 2007 versus 2013
  • RFID Market by Region, World Market: 2007 versus 2013
  • RFID Integration Services CAGR by Application
  • RFID Integration Services by Application, Excluding Mature Segments, World Market: 2007 versus 2013
  • RFID Integration Services by Application Segment, World Market: 2007 versus 2013
  • RFID Integration Services by Vertical Market, World Market: 2007 versus 2013

Figures
  • RFID Application Applicability to Vertical Markets
  • Vendor Landscape – Deep Competencies by Service Type
  • EDS Provider Profile
  • CACI International Provider Profile
  • Venture Research Provider Profile
  • Rush Tracking Systems Provider Profile
  • Intermec Provider Profile
  • Motorola Provider Profile
  • Alien Technologies Provider Profile
  • Domino Integrated Solutions Provider Profile
  • Acsis, Inc. Provider Profile
  • Wipro Technologies Provider Profile
  • 5Stat / Store Kraft Provider Profile
  • Xterprise Provider Profile