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Verisign to run National RFID Directory

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we've-seen-this-before dept.

JamesD_UK writes "Verisign has been given the contract to develop a national RFID directory by EPCGlobal. Under the directory scheme each company will maintain an Object Name Service analogous to DNS with Verisign running the root server. Verisign has already setup the infrastructure at six different global sites."

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  1. lol... by REBloomfield · · Score: 4, Funny

    PeopleFinder is on it's way then :)

    'The person you are trying to find does not exist. Did you mean....'

    1. Re:lol... by Lord+of+Ironhand · · Score: 5, Funny

      > Imagine entering a query to retrieve your car keys... the possibilities are endless.

      Indeed, why restrict yourself to your own car keys?

    2. Re:lol... by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 5, Funny
      Imagine entering a query to retrieve your car keys... the possibilities are endless.
      Imagine somebody else entering a query to retrieve your car keys... the possible locations of your car are endless.
  2. And if you use one that does not exist... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    you get a nice Verisign advertisement.

  3. Great... by jasonfncsu · · Score: 5, Funny

    now verisign has the ability to erase me.

    Please remember me when I'm gone...

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  4. In other news.... by nuclear305 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ./ community has released an update to patch this "issue."

    Simply wear the provided tinfoil hat to nullroute this new service.

  5. Verisign and RFID by Pompatus · · Score: 4, Funny

    all in one story is not quite enough for a flamewar. If they were running this new service on SCO licensed servers donated by Microsoft in order to find oil on Mars, THEN you would have a story.

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