Microsoft Cranks Up RFID

By Priya Ganapati
Microsoft plans to release some RFID products within months.
July 6, 2005

Microsoft demonstrated its RFID products Wednesday and said it would release an early version of the technology during the third quarter.

Microsoft also announced an alliance with Alien Technologies to support Alien’s RFID reader and tags that are available for applications like supply chain management, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting. Microsoft is displaying tags from the Morgan Hill, California-based company at the show, along with products from companies like SamSys Technologies of Ontario, Canada.

At the TechEd conference in Amsterdam, the company handed out RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and told attendees they would be contributing data just by walking around the show. The company said it used SQL Server 2005 and RFID readers placed throughout the conference to gather the data.

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