Linked by Andrew Youll on Wed 6th Jul 2005 16:23 UTC
Microsoft is planning to make RFID applications and tag-readers compatible with Windows.
According to Scott Woodgate, group product manager of business processes for Microsoft, the company is trying to integrate RFID programs with the operating system and make the majority of devices work with plug-and-play functionality.
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2005-07-06
Our local DHL system was having a fit combining their existing RFID systems into their new windows network. I came over to look at it, out of curiousity, and what I saw was a huge, jumbled, mess.
Windows Server 2003 did not acknowledge the existence of any of these devices when they were directly plugged in, via serial port or USB. I'm not sure why, but after changing server access, you could indirectly connect some of the wireless network readers into the various programmes they needed to use, but it was still a struggle for many of them.
Last time I heard, they reverted back to Windows 2000 with the old RFID suite they had previously been using.
Still, this is a good sign. The lost man hours some of these companies have to spend on incorporating features into Microsofts' products can leave a lot to be desired, even when MS hits out a good product like 2003.