IBM has just introduced Websphere Sensor Events, its new middleware designed to gather and interpret data from a variety of networked sensors, including RFID. IBM claims that the new software will grant clients unprecedented visibility over changing market conditions.
Websphere Sensor Events collects data from millions of interconnected sensors in the physical world and runs the data through a company’s business process management system, which can sift through the data and make automated responses according to specially pre-programmed rules and events.
Although IBM intends Websphere for use in the business world, the company says the software could be used for everyday applications, like providing information to consumers about the origin of the foods they purchase.
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