NTT Data and the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems have developed a system that does away with the need for secretaries to track down workers to inform them about meetings and other subjects.

RFID tags are worn by workers and RFID readers are placed throughout the company to keep tabs on their whereabouts and to send them information about meetings and other scheduled events via computer and celphone.

When the time of a meeting nears, the system can notify all workers expected to attend. If a participant does not show up, the system will seek that person out and suggest the appropriate response, such as a phone call if he is at his desk or an e-mail message if he is in another meeting.

The goal is to have commercial products ready in one to two years.

Via Nikkei.