(International Organization for Standardization, Geneva) -- ISO has just launched a CD-ROM containing a collection of 24 ISO/IEC standards and one amendment on radio frequency identification (RFID). A wireless technology enabling communication between interrogating devices and embedded electronic tags, RFID is used to identify and track any type of item, from individual products to shipping containers, livestock and even people.
Standards are critical for many RFID applications, such as payment systems and tracking goods or reusable containers in open supply chains. The ISO/IEC joint technical committee JTC 1, Information technology, has worked for the past decade to develop standards for a variety of RFID frequencies and applications.
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