RFID Privacy Happenings

Sun To Open RFID Test Center

From internetnews.com:

Sun Microsystems Wednesday said it will open a testing center in Dallas next month to take advantage of Wal-Mart's concentrated interest in radio frequency identification tags (commonly referred to as RFID).

This week, Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart met with its top 100 suppliers to set standards on how the company will use the Electronic Product Code (EPC) compliant RFID. The retail giant has mandated the use of the tracking technology by all of its suppliers by 2005. The move is similar to Wal-Mart's precedence for bar coding in the 1980's.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun's support for Wal-Mart's foray is an extension of the network computer maker's plans to offer hardware, software and services that enable enterprises to link into the Elecronic Product Code (EPN) Network.

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Posted by holtzman at November 6, 2003 09:57 PM