ARLINGTON HTS., IL — Weber Marking Systems has established Initiative 2004, aimed at providing the systems and supplies to help companies meet RFID compliance standards. This was prompted by Wal-Mart's mandate requiring its top 100 suppliers to place RFID tags on all cases and pallet loads by 2005.

Says Weber president Brad Weber, “RFID sounds complicated, but it's very exciting, too. It promises to provide a multi-functional means of capturing data and managing inventories throughout the supply chain.