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