Microsoft Jumps into RFID at The RFID Weblog

You know RFID is going mainstream when Microsoft gets involved. Last week Microsoft announced that it intends to become a player in RFID. Part of those plans include providing RFID-enabled software for midsize companies to manage their supply chains. Of course, up to now it's been the large organizations leading the way -- organizations like Wal-Mart, Metro Group and Proctor & Gamble. No mystery there: RFID is expensive to implement. Larger [...] Read More


Microsoft and RFID? at The RFID Weblog

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. [...] Read More


Microsoft Establishes RFID Council at The RFID Weblog

Microsoft has formed a new Microsoft Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Council. The council will look at how to take advantage of RFID to make it easier for retailers and manufacturers to track and ship merchandise. The company also highlighted a "growing ecosystem of partners that are building innovative RFID solutions on the Microsoft� platform to enhance control of key business processes, improve inventory visibility and provide better customer service for [...] Read More


Microsoft To Release 6 Security Updates at The Search Engine Weblog

Microsoft Corp. will release six groups of security patches next week including three critical updates for Windows and Excel users, PC World reported. The critical updates will fix bugs in many different versions of Microsoft's products including the latest versions of Excel, Windows XP, Vista and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said Thursday in a note on its Web site. The report added online criminals have used flaws in Excel and other Microsoft [...] Read More


Microsoft: A Media Company? at The Digital TV Weblog

Microsoft's approach to the mobile device market and television is a lot like the "Survivor" ethos. On the popular reality TV show, contestants are advised to "outwit," "outplay" and "outlast" their opponents. That might describe what Microsoft is doing in both television and mobile computing. I bring your attention to two developments in May. First, on May 11th, Microsoft and Philips Electronics announced they will marry Windows with Nexperia. So what [...] Read More