IEEE tinkering with RFID alternative -- "RuBee"
The IEEE has started work on a new protocol—a standard called IEEE 1902.1 also known as RuBee, according to an article posted online this morning by PC magazine.
The technology is expected to give retailers and manufacturers an attractive alternative to RFID for many applications, especially item-level efforts, the article said.
Word has it, too, that initial backers of RuBee include industry heavyweights from both the retail side—including the U.S.’s Best Buy, U.K.-based Tesco and Germany’s Metro Group—plus technology vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Intel, IBM, Sony, Panasonic, Motorola and NCR. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/rfidnews-4.gif)
