There are lots of details about RFID that most people don't see.
The way in which Walmart, DOD and the EPC wants to deploy RFID is very similar to the internet. In a sense, each item will have its own IP address (unique id) and data can be resolved from that ip (information about the package).
The standards set are full of specific software and services that companies need to have to deploy a EPC compliant system.
Just like how Apache uses standards to communicate with browsers, the RFID world is heavily based on standards. Also the fact that RFID will most likley be everywhere in the next decade or so i think there will be a need for open source systems analogous to how there is a great need for apache.
Thats not true at all, RadioActive is very much alive.
Please check the links again, EPC has recently taken them down and i have placed them on the website.
RFID middleware, or what used to be called a "Savant" is far from an easy database system. It has to deal with sychronization, data cleansing and scheduling.
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There are lots of details about RFID that most people don't see.
The way in which Walmart, DOD and the EPC wants to deploy RFID is very similar to the internet. In a sense, each item will have its own IP address (unique id) and data can be resolved from that ip (information about the package).
The standards set are full of specific software and services that companies need to have to deploy a EPC compliant system.
Just like how Apache uses standards to communicate with browsers, the RFID world is heavily based on standards. Also the fact that RFID will most likley be everywhere in the next decade or so i think there will be a need for open source systems analogous to how there is a great need for apache.
Thats not true at all, RadioActive is very much alive. Please check the links again, EPC has recently taken them down and i have placed them on the website. RFID middleware, or what used to be called a "Savant" is far from an easy database system. It has to deal with sychronization, data cleansing and scheduling.