RFID Tags Track Placebos to Pallets in FOSE's RFID Pavilion

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In less than twelve months, every military pallet, case, and commodity, excluding bulk commodities, munitions and explosives, must have a passive Radio Frequency Identification Device or RFID tag. Government technologists will begin their shopping spree in FOSE 2006's RFID Pavilion on March 7-9 at the Washington DC Convention Center.

"The RFID Pavilion at FOSE will combine educational sessions with live demonstrations to give government buyers a robust experience," explained Lorenz Hassenstein, Vice President, PostNewsweek Tech Media. "The #1 technology that FOSE's 20,000 attendees asked to see this year was RFID, so we have partnered with leading provider Symbol Technologies to bring solutions from AT&T, Fortress Technologies, IBM, Lowry, SC-ID, Savi, Stratix, and Sys- Tec to a dedicated area on the FOSE show floor."

"Government program officers and systems integrators are eager to learn how to implement RFID for applications like border and customs control, anti- counterfeit drug tracing, medicine administration in hospitals, and baggage tracking," said John Bruno, Symbol senior vice president and general manager of RFID. "As a leader in EPC RFID deployments, Symbol is proud to host an educational theater in the Pavilion and share lessons learned both in the public and private sector. Speakers from industry and government will discuss critical issues to the industry including privacy and security and the future of RFID."

FOSE 2006, celebrating its 30th year as the premier government technology event for federal, state, and local government professionals, is the forum for government to see new technology products, hear from industry and government visionaries, and explore high tech innovation at work. FOSE 2006 takes place at the Washington DC Convention Center on March 7-9 with 20,000 attendees and 500 industry exhibits. Free registration for military and government professionals is available online at http://www.fose.com/.

PostNewsweek Tech Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (WPO), is the leading media company in the government technology community, offering focused national publications, web sites, trade shows, and conferences for the government technology market. PostNewsweek Tech Media produces Government Computer News, a controlled-circulation magazine published thirty times per year for government managers who buy information technology products and services; Government Leader, a controlled-circulation magazine focused on the important issues in public management, human resources, financial management and technology published 6 times a year; Washington Technology, a twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government information technology system integrators; Defense Systems, the leading magazine for defense transformation; FOSE, the premier technology exhibition and conference in the government market; and government's executive business conference, IRMCO, for the U.S. General Services Administration. For further information about PostNewsweek Tech Media, go to http://www.postnewsweektech.com/.

Registration for FOSE is free for military and government professionals and $50 for industry. To register for FOSE 2006 or for more information about the event go to http://www.fose.com/ or call 1-800-791-FOSE.

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