August 22, 2005
Microsoft offers RFID system for postal services
Microsoft is marketing an RFID package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of business for the software maker, according to Computerworld.
"The technology Microsoft has on offer here allows a postal service, the package sender and the receiver to view exactly where the package is at all times. It also notifies a receiver when the package will arrive and alerts senders via MSN Messenger or SMS after it has been signed for at its destination.
The RFID tag is about the size of a playing card, with a sticker on one side to hold it to a package. It contains information about the package's contents, the sender and the destination. Aside from tracking, it also helps smooth out the mailing process by telling other electronic devices, like mail sorting machines, where the package needs to go, Shyy said."
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