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Overview of AIT Technologies
4.1 INTRODUCTION
Generally, in order to utilize technology effectively, one should initially understand it. Radio fre-
quency identication (RFID) technologies fall into a group of technologies described as automatic
information technologies (AITs), which are complex entities that can be utilized in many ways.
Military operators will have to use knowledge, insight, and creativity to make effective decisions
on how and when to use these systems. Two of these pervasive technologies, RFID and bar codes,
are considered in this text. Due to this fact, this chapter describes the AITs and provides a histori-
cal per ...