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IBM opens European RFID test centre

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Published: 06 Jul 2004 10:45 BST

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IBM has opened a radio frequency identification (RFID) facility in La Gaude, France, for its European clients. The testing and solution centre, the third to open after similar facilities in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Tokyo, can be used by manufacturers and retailers to test RFID technology in customer environments.

An emerging technology, RFID enables businesses to use tags that combine chips carrying carry descriptive information and radio frequency technology to track inventory of raw materials and products, which could significantly reduce their operating costs.

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