Photos: Inside Big Blue's new RFID centre

Dublin campus takes a craic at track and trace...

By Jo Best, 22 March 2006 16:15

The Dublin centre is showcasing one of the most potentially controversial applications of RFID: people tracking.

This tag, pictured worn around the neck of an IBM demonstrator, can help companies locate their workers. Tags such as these currently cost around $100, although prices are expected to halve within the next 12 months.

Photo credit: Jo Best

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