
<A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1826630,00.asp">IBM will announce several initiatives,</A> including new software packages for enterprise companies around RFID business processes; an RFID security consulting practice to help users understand what data they are collecting, how it will be handled and who will have access to it; and an RFID printer that can print tags and identify unreliable RFID labels. Separately, Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash., announced last week its intent to develop an RFID architecture.