Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2006 R2, Microsoft Corp.’s core service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) technology, is generally available today. This product includes advancements for radio frequency identification (RFID) and electronic data interchange (EDI), and extended interoperability such as Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Guidance and Line of Business Adapters.

NEC Corporation has developed the world's first(1) multi-RFID reader/writer (a device that can both read and write tag data) supporting three major RFID (IC) tag frequencies (13.56MHz, UHF band and 2.45GHz), as well as the world's most used protocols(2). To further miniaturize and reduce the cost of the multi-reader/writer, NEC plans to commercialize dedicated LSI in fiscal 2008.

BlueStar is expanding its epcSolutions distribution agreement to now include all the company's RFID software products.

BlueStar is distributing SATO’s new RFID-ready GL4e series of printers for medium-duty industrial applications. The new GL4e printer provides extensive support to encoding Class 1 GEN 2 RFID tags--allowing users to economically print barcode labels now, while in the future seamlessly incorporating RFID-encoding capabilities as needs change.

BlueStar is announcing its distribution of the new Datamax H-Class RFID-compatible printer family. Designed to meet the specific requirements of enterprise bar code and RFID label and tag printing applications, the Datamax H-Class provides a modular design for quick and easy servicing of key components, thereby maximizing up-time while reducing the total cost of ownership.

BlueStar Signs Agreement with Fluensee to Distribute AssetTrack Software

NemeriX Vice President of Marketing Lewis Boore will be presenting to a key analyst audience at the Thomas Weisel Partners' 2007 GPS-RFID Conference on Thursday, May 24, at 11.15am.