Many businesses aren’t ready to deal with the growth. The RFID market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 20% over the next six years and several factors are coming together to ease adoption of the technology. David Sommer, VP of e-business and software solutions at CompTIA, who speaks often about the looming shortage of RFID-trained workers, said that many factors are converging to promote RFID growth, but companies must focus on training workers to make sure the technology will work for them. Global standards, interoperability, and declining prices are working in favor of rapid adoption, said Sommer, who worked with more than 20 organizations to develop CompTIA’s professional RFID certification program.