RFID in Japan

Sun Microsystems Japan and The Nippon Signal co-developed a system for managing (physical) files etc. using RFID-enabled file cabinets. On August 24, they announced the availability of the system for the Japanese market. The RFID-enabled cabinets recognize RFID tags attached to documents, files, and DVDs in order to prevent theft.

The system is called "Sun Ray Data Security Office" and it's a combination of Sun's disk-less network computer "Sun Ray", a server, a software tool for dealing with RFID tags, and The Nippon Signal's RFID-enabled file cabinet.

Users must show their smart cards and enter their passwords to the system in order to take things in cabinets.

via Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, August 25, 2005.

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