May 11, 2004

HP and Sun Open RFID Test Centers to Assist Suppliers

According to COMPUTERWORLD:

"The RFID bandwagon continues to pick up steam, as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. launch test centers and other offerings to assist companies facing mandates from retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to adopt the technology.

"Last week, Sun opened the doors to its 17,000-square-foot RFID Test Center in Carrollton, Texas, where companies can test and evaluate equipment in an environment that simulates the warehouses where they will deploy radio frequency identification tags and readers. Sun also plans to show users at the center how to get long-term business benefits by integrating RFID data with their back-end systems." Read more

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