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IBM's ePedigree System Arrives

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Drug manufacturers everywhere, rejoice! Software guru IBM on Thursday launched its electronic pedigree system comprising RFID tags to track medications through the supply chain until they reach consumers.

RFID is one of the most promising technologies for supply chain management, and a number of companies are heavily invested in it. [end] 

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