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Technology Alliance Formed To Promote Wireless Data Standard

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Thursday, March 19th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker A cross-industry alliance of technology firms has been created to promote a standard for wireless data that is used in technology that tracks shipments by the U.S. military and is increasingly being used by commercial customers, the DASH7 Alliance said yesterday. The wireless data standard, known as 18000-7, is used in active radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions such as asset monitoring tags to track shipments of containers, hazardous materials, pharmaceutical products, vehicles and other goods. The U.S.…

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