Microsoft previews RFID infrastructure
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Microsoft this week followed IBM and Oracle in publicly committing to delivering infrastructure software to support radio frequency identification scenarios.
Senior vice president of server applications Paul Flessner gave a preview of Microsoft's .NET-based implementation of RFID infrastructure software during a keynote at the Microsoft TechEd 2005 show here. "I think you should expect it in the 2006 timeframe," he said.
RFID uses transponder tags to send data to a remote receiver/decoder, allowing tagged items to be tracked from a distance. Customers who see the most value in the technology tend to be in industries that move a lot of physical items through warehouses, factories and retail stores.