The RFID Weblog: Microsoft and RFID?

Filed in archive Companies by gautam on July 16, 2006

After VoIP it seems that Microsoft is toying with the idea of rfid and it seems that they are serious about all this game with the R2 version of their BizTalk Server 2006 software. R2 would be having features for developing and managing RFID software.

There is a lot of evidence to suggest that Microsoft is serious about RFID. The company is involved in an RFID Partner Council of sixty vendors. It is preparing guidelines for the use of RFID in consumer products and has also entered into a deal with Paxar and their India Development Center is also working on a project codenamed Qubani and a RFID product is expected by fourth quarter of this year.

Also a number of RFID companies are developing solutions based on Microsoft's .NET technology and on its Canada website one could go through a list of their RFID Jumpstart partners and then there is the RFID Developer Center which would provide for other companies that desire to develop RFID solutions over Microsoft technology.

All the factors stated above seriously suggest that Microsoft is working towards RFID and one could see positive results in the start of 2007. So all the other RFID companies beware, Microsoft could be hot to handle, so go ahead and pull up your socks or be ready to face the music.

Via voipnow

Related Entries:

Microsoft Establishes RFID Council - 27 April 2004
PeopleSoft Launches New RFID Capability - 12 October 2004
PM4i Industrial Printer from Intermec - 21 August 2006
Let's Order an RFID Burger - 28 November 2006
Microsoft To Release 6 Security Updates - 08 July 2007
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 unterstützt RFID - 14 September 2007
Xterprise Adopts Microsoft's BizTalk 2006 R2 SOA Platform - 14 September 2007

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Response from: Jason (07/16/06 9:36am)

I Bought a Microsoft Xbox 360 game yesterday and to my surprise when I opened the game case, affixed to the inside was an RFID tag.

Whats your take on this? Perhaps a trial of some sorts?

Response from: scott (07/16/06 9:06pm)

Could Microsoft be developing an RFID browser?
http://theponderingprimate.blogspot.com/2005/06/could-microsoft-be-dev
eloping-rfid.html

Response from: Anita Campbell (07/22/06 11:54am)

Hi Jason,

Without seeing the tag it is hard to tell. I am not aware that Microsoft is doig item-level tagging of consumer goods.

Could it have been an EAS tag designed to trigger the security monitors at the door of the store in the event of shoplifting? In other words, similar to the security tags on clothing and other expensive items?

Anita