http://www.RAINRFID.org

Welcome

• Why are we here?– Talk about RAIN and why you need to join– RAIN = RAdio Frequency IdentificatioN

• RAIN is a technology and an organization– RAIN’s focus is solely UHF RFID

• EPC Gen2 V2 / ISO 18000-63

• RAIN’s mission is– Promotion– Education– Awarenessof UHF RFID to businesses and consumers worldwideto promote ADOPTION

Agenda

• Where have we been?

• Where we are today?

• So now what?

• Why join?

Where have we been?

Past: Adoption was slow

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UHF RFID Tag Units in BILLIONS

What caused the slowness?

• Focus was on pallets and cases– Insufficient tag volume

– ROI was difficult to justify

– Suppliers did not want to tag

• UHF was still “new”– Fragmented piloting – many experiments

– No conclusive, successful rollouts

Where are we today?

What has changed?

• Proven applications in many markets– Retail apparel is the market driver

• Tag readability has improved dramatically– More than 10m read range with a small inlay

• Scalable/flexible systems meet user needs

Today: Market is growing 35%year-on-year

Source: VDC Research Group

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UHF RFID Tag Units in BILLIONS

Number of tags shipped

Data Courtesy IDTechEx

9.9 billion UHF RFIDtags sold thru 2013

Our industry has enabled9.9 billion connections to

everyday items, whichroughly equals the numberof Ethernet connections in

the Internet today

Future = Sustained growth

Item tagging is the driver

Brand Protection

Logistics/Security

Customer Service

Race Timing

Operational Configuration

Asset Management

Retail Inventory

Medical Inventory Laundry Management

Consumer applications are next

• Metcalfe’s Law: A network’s value isproportional to the (number ofconnections)2

– RAIN= Billions of consumers × trillions of tags

Source: Intel (2012)

Moreconnecteditems than

people

After today?

The Internet of Things!!

• Consumer electronics will embed RFID broadly• Interconnected devices opens up endless

application possibilities…• RFID will be a key enabler of the IoT

Internet of Things

RAIN

RAIN = The real IoT

• 2014 Goldman Sachs IoT report (MakingS_E_N_S_E of the next mega-trend)– 28 billion devices/items connected in 2020

• RAIN will connect that many items in2020 alone!!

So now what?

We understand better

• We have the standards– Sufficient, capable, flexible

• Item identification is real– Connecting everyday items to the internet

• Wireless, mobile are driving– Everyday access to everything

• Connectivity is the keyword– Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth– RAIN is the new kid on the block

We have the standards

Gen2 Today Definition

Select Select a population of tags

Inventory Inventory selected tags; get their EPCs

Access Read/write/lock tag memory; kill the tag

New in Gen2 V2.0.0

In Gen2 V1.2.0

V2 Enhancements Definition

Anticounterfeiting Authenticate a tag as genuine

Security Modify tag information securely

File Management Create files and assign access privileges

Untraceability Hide tag data to protect consumer privacy

Loss Prevention Use a tag for EAS

The tipping point is now

• We connect items to the Internet– Connected items will dwarf connected

devices

• Make the technology easy = RAIN– Promote the technology

• RAIN is the Future!– We need to drive adoption– We want our technology to be an everyday,

well-know term

We have the organization

• Standards become communities

– 802.11

– 802.15

– Gen2/18000-63

• RAIN is business and consumer facing…– All about adoption

– Just think RAIN!

RAIN is here to represent YOU!

• RAIN is an industry alliance– We do not develop standards

– We promote and advance the technology

• RAIN’s mission is– Marketing, education, training, learning

– Outreach to other organizations/alliances

– Press, educational, analyst, & media events

– Evangelize the technology to businesses andconsumer’s and make it friendly, ubiquitous

RAIN focus/initiatives

• Maintain RAINRFID.org

• Develop market/educational outreach– Press, events, webinars, media

– Targeted learnings to business, academia

• Liaison to other organizations/alliances

• Provide a comprehensive web-basedinformation source on RAIN technology

• Authorize use of the RAIN logo/brand onmembers products and web sites

RAIN member benefits

• Develop/enhance your web presence via theRAIN website– Members can list their company, products, and

connect with users

– Users can find RAIN products and connect withmanufacturers

• Market reports/statistics, quarterlynewsletter, yearly industry report

RAIN member benefits

• Participate in working groups to– Promote RAIN

– Create educational material

– Define interoperability testing

• Referrals to counsel with RAIN experience

• Member-supported repository of expiredpatents and other public information

Why Join?

RAIN is our industry brand

• Alliance to Promote UHF RFID Industry Growth– Like Wi-Fi Alliance & Bluetooth SIG

• Launched at RFID Journal Live, 2014

• Hosted by AIM

– Has its own board, finances, membership, web site

• Steve Halliday is President

• 4 Founding Board Members:

– Chris Diorio – Chairman (Impinj), Brian Otis (Google), ShahrokhShahidzadeh (Intel), Enu Waktola (Smartrac)

• Additional 11 Charter Members to date & growing

RAIN RFID Alliance

Founding member vision

• Why did Google, Impinj, Intel, andSmartrac create RAIN?– They believe RAIN is the future for

connecting everyday items to the internet

– We need an organization representing us

• We share a common vision – need topromote it TODAY!

Your opportunity to lead!

• RAIN’s mission is to represent all of us– Any company or industry association that is

invested in the future of UHF RFID can join

• Join before 8 Sept and be a CharterMember– 10% off first-year RAIN dues

– Charter members choose a board memberfor an 18-month term starting 1 Oct, 2014

RAIN face-to-face meeting

• 9 September 2014, Crystal City, Wash DC

• Morning:– Everyone invited– RAIN presentations

• Afternoon:– Members only– Working meeting

• Cost:– Free for members (all day w/ lunch)– $100 for non members (morning only w/ lunch)

Why join now?

• Before 8 September – Charter Member

• Before 8 September – attend firstmember face to face meeting

• Help identify the work to be done NOWand take the lead!

• Be a part of RAIN’s growth– Join now or be late

What’s next

• The Alliance exists– Members are joining– New board member elected in September

• Work will start at the September meeting toidentify key initiatives– Marketing and press– Interoperability testing

• A quarterly newsletter is in process

• New web site is in process

RAIN is THE group

• 100% focused on UHF RFID

• Wi-Fi Alliance and Bluetooth SIG both hadvery humble beginnings– Now you MUST belong to those groups if you

have business in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth

• We are in that stage now, you MUST join!

• Outreach is a key part of what we will do– Make RAIN ubiquitous

• Don’t wait until next year to join

Membership form is on the web sitewww.RAINRFID.org

–Email: steve@RAINRFID.org–Contact: Steve Halliday

+1 412 726 3515

Questions?

RAIN wants YOU to join!

Member Dues

2014 dues• Regular Member

• The RAIN Operating Rules permit companies, or publicly named divisions of companies, to jointhe Alliance as Regular Members. For the former, the Alliance assesses dues based on theyearly gross revenues of the company. For the latter, the Alliance assesses dues based on theyearly gross revenues of the publicly named division. See the RAIN Operating Rules forinformation on the rights and obligations of Regular Members that are company divisions.

• Regular Members that are AIM members are entitled to a 40% discount on their yearly dues.

Yearly Gross

Revenues

Yearly Dues for an

AIDC Company

Yearly Dues for a

Non-AIDC Company

Low ($M) High ($M)

$ 0.00 $ 9.99 $ 2,500 $ 2,500

$ 10.00 $ 24.99 $ 5,000 $ 5,000

$ 25.00 $ 49.99 $ 10,000 $ 7,500

$ 50.00 $ 99.99 $ 15,000 $ 10,000

$ 100.00 $ 249.99 $ 25,000 $ 15,000

$ 250.00 $ 499.99 $ 35,000 $ 20,000

$ 500.00 >$500.00 $ 50,000 $ 25,000

2014 dues

• Nonprofit Member– Nonprofit Member yearly dues: $2500

– Nonprofit Members that are AIM membersreceive a 40% discount on their yearly dues

• Academic Member– Academic Members yearly dues: $500

• Starter Member– Starter Member yearly dues: $500