RFID Software: Sun offers new pricing model for enterprises

From InfoWorld, CA ... well as a directory server. -- New Java System software for managing and storing RFID (radio frequency identification) information.

As chair of both the MIT Auto-ID Center'[tm]s Technology Board and the MIT Auto-ID Center's Software Action Group, Sun led industry efforts to drive RFID/EPC standards. Sun continues to participate and drive those efforts today as part of EPCglobal. Sun is committed to delivering the market leading RFID/EPC standards-based infrastructure for deploying enterprise RFID applications. Enterprises are looking for reliable, available, scalable, manageable and secure RFID infrastructure to help drive efficiencies in their business processes and operations. No one understands mission critical enterprise computing better than Sun. Further, by leveraging Sun's iForce Centers, our customers can be confident that their RFID solution will deliver on their particular real-time business requirements. Sun Microsystems has a long history of grabbing technology "disruptions" and turning them into "disruptive" innovations. The company challenges the status quo, blows up some long-held assumptions and creates revolutionary technology to benefit its customers. Java application, Jini network technology, NFS, and Java XML pack are just a few. Now, enterprises will benefit from the disruptive innovations around Auto-ID technology, being developed by Sun.