IBM hopes to participate in the RFID market in a bigger way than previously. To test the radio tracking chips, the computer company has opened a 50,000 square foot test center in Dublin, Ireland. IBM hopes to tune its servers and WebSphere software to handle the rapid monitoring necessary at large warehouses.  Building the platform on an open standard J2EE infrastructure provides easy integration with applications. “Just having RFID data that tells what goods were shipped through the portal isn’t too helpful,” said Ann Breidenbach, director, Sensor & Actuator Solutions Product Line Management & Strategy at IBM. “You’ve got the information on a server, and that’s nice, but it’s nicer if you can link it to your shipping or order entry applications.”