Interesting to see that Gartner slots "The Internet of Things" (which uses RFID as one of its base technologies) as one of their 12 strategic technologies for 2012. We see plenty of tactical applications but little move in organisations to embracing a strategic view of RFID. There's a way to go yet, I think. Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2012 Media tablets and beyond Mobile-centric applications and interfaces Contextual and social user experience Internet of things Next-generation analytics Big data In-memory computing Extreme low-energy servers Cloud computing Source: Gartner