Filepro & RFID

[Lerebours, Jose]

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>> > 
>> > Anyone doing anything with Filepro and RFID yet?
>> > 
>> > I am being to hear rumblings from the government that I'll
>> > need to start
>> > RFID'g some of my shipment soon. (Hopefully not to soon).
>> > 
>> 
>> Hmmm, I doubt the government will ever force any body do
>> such thing.  They may, however, encourage it.  I can see
>> the great benefits of such application.  Imagine a small 
>> chip attached to a bulk and have within it, a load of
>> information about the shipment !?!?  Talk about a self
>> serving electronic manifest ...
>> 
>> As per filePro being able to work with this up and coming
>> (if it is not here already) technology, that is an entirely 
>> different issue.  I imaging these being like a flash card 
>> that you can cluster and address them as mounted devices, 
>> store data and seal it with an unique signature.  Or, think 
>> of them as the container seals of today, except that these 
>> will need to be placed in an I/O device for data to be loaded.
>> 
>> Can filePro do such things?  Which platform?  I have not
>> worked with them but expect them to come around sooner or
>> later.  I am, after all, in an area of business where it
>> is bound to be used.  All it takes is one of our large 
>> customers to ask for it.
>> 
> The Military can 'force' you do anything .. That is .. If you want to
> Sell to them (Case in point MIL-STD-129P -=- 200+ Pages of Joy).
> Same thing with WAL-MART.
> 
> I am not real clear on what all is involved with RFID, but ask me this
> question
> Tomorrow, and I can tell you more.  I am headed to a RFID Development
> Lab tonight
> For a tour/seminar.  I hope to grill them a lot.
> 

I see, you are talking about them as "customers".  In that case,
heck yeah and it is not limited to AF nor government ONLY agencies.

Enjoy the seminar!


Jose Lerebours