Motorola FX7400 RFID Reader

Here the trivia for the day:  What was the first barcode ever scanned? Answer: A pack of Juicy Fruit gum! Today marks the 35th anniversary of the birth of the Barcode, and Motorola has released the FX7400 RFID reader. The new FX 7400 RDID reader is compact, light-weight and ready for use for POS (Point-of-Sale) applications.  This RFID scanner can also conduct item tracking, retail inventory management, file tracking and anything else that might require the best RFID readers out there.

Designed for business-class use, this easy to use RFID reader supports deployments worldwide using a singular configuration. This allows companies to manage their RFID systems internationally.

RFID scanners aren’t like the traditional barcode scanners. In fact, RFID scanners use wireless signals in order to scan, allowing scans from further distances. A great example of RFID scanners in everyday life can be found right in your car. If you pay your highway tolls with one of those electronic toll-payers, you are already using RFID technology.

Easy to install, configure and manage right out of the box, the FX7400 series is designed for integration with both Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and IBM WebSphere Premises Server 6.0 and 6.1. It also supports Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 for hosting customer applications directly on the reader. The FX7400 offers a variety of security features and leverages standardized auto discovery, firmware upgrade and monitoring protocols to quickly and easily manage readers across a network.
Motorola has released a new reader interface and set of APIs in .NET, C, and Java, in addition to releasing ShowCase II, a new software enabling broad range of applications such as benchmarking, field testing, firmware, and seamless reader configuration upgrades.

While RFID may not yet be a fully adopted technology today, I think that Motorola is taking a step in the right direction by releasing such a compact and easy to implement RFID reader such as the FX7400. Make the FX7400 a part of your RFID business today!