This IDC Insight assesses the relevancy of several recent announcements from four different services vendors as these firms seek mindshare and positional advantage in the RFID and wireless auto-sensing solution marketplace.

The first announcement, from HP and BearingPoint, signals to the market an expansion of a strategic partnership between firms focused on developing and delivering an RFID solution set for the retail industry.

The second announcement, from IBM, discusses this vendor's vision of the burgeoning wireless sensing solution marketplace and how its $250 million strategic investment could help position it for long-term profits.

Finally, Siemens Business Services (SBS) announced its entry into the RFID marketplace with a focus on tracking applications for the healthcare community.