Scotcomms Technology Group
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St. Andrews, KY16 9SR
Scotland
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Maybe RFID isn't that smart anymore
TeamCard was the first multifunction smart card solution to be introduced in the UK stadium market in 2000 with the deployment at Bolton Wanderers' Reebok stadium, which effectively set the standard for others to follow. Scotcomms Technology Group Ltd then went on to deliver the solution to a further eight clubs over the years, most of which are still clients to this day.
Is it therefore controversial for the company who first put smart cards into football to deliver their second generation product using barcoded cards rather than RFID smart cards?
F. C. Business Magazine asked Scotcomms Managing Director, Randal McLister, to speak on the case for Barcode Technology, the reasons for moving in this direction and why RFID maybe just isn't that smart anymore.
Read the entire article here [pdf, 489kb] 
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Copy provided courtesy of Kevin Howland, F.C Business Magazine