Microsoft have announced that their RFID programme has now extended to mobile devices. From the Microsoft beta site the following information has been gleaned:
Mobility and Standards Pack - Themes
BizTalk RFID on Mobile Devices
Support for key industry enablers
- Run on Handhelds, Forklift readers Better together with BizTalk RFID Server v1
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- Support for new readers with LLRP Tag Data Translation for richer EPC enabled applications Web Services for Devices for Discovery, Configuration, Initialization (DCI) and Management
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Built in Mobility Services
- Reliable submit of tags from the mobile device to BizTalk RFID Server [Store and Forward]
- Manage mobile device from BizTalk RFID Server using RFID Manager
Add/remove/Enable/disable device from RFID Manager
TDT library for building richer EPC enabled applications
- Decode various tag formats
- Translate across various formats
- Encoding to various formats
Applications
- Subscribe to notification events
- Built in Management Application
- Sample - read tags application
Mobility Platform
- Lightweight version of Server platform
- Event Notifications
- Configuration Store
- Provider Management, Device Management
DSPI for CE
- Provider development on CE
Setup
- One touch installation
- Automatic detection of mobile hardware and cab installation