Microsoft identifies with RFID tag organization
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
AutoID, a not-for-profit organization promoting the use of RFID (radiofrequency identification) tags in inventory tracking and management, has won the support of Microsoft for its activities, it said Wednesday. AutoID, formed last month, is a joint venture of the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and EAN International (EAN), two bodies involved in the standardization of computer-readable product identification technology. The work of UCC and EAN is most obvious in the bar codes found on the packaging of consumer goods.
Microsoft is the first company to announce its intention to join AutoID, according to the group's president, Dicki Lulay. "We welcome people like Microsoft and other solutions suppliers. We want to get as many people as possible involved," she said.