RFID Infrastructure Software

... Integration enables ProdexNet's NetGather Software to be the Administration and Management Console for Sun's Java™ Based RFID Software ... ProdexNet, Inc., provider of network management solutions, announced a solution built on Sun's RFID Infrastructure Software that will simplify the administration and management of RFID devices and related infrastructure deployed across the enterprise through a simple, easy-to-use interface.

NetGather for RFID is a centralized management and operational console to provide end-to-end control and visibility of the entire RFID infrastructure. It provides customers with a unified console for the management and operation of all RFID components deployed in the enterprise, including readers, managed by Sun's RFID Event Manager ...

... RFID deployments are mostly early pilots with a handful of readers and associated system components. In the coming year companies are expected to develop their pilots into solutions that will generate operational efficiencies. As these RFID pilots and deployments expand, system complexity is expected to increase exponentially with the introduction of new readers, Event Managers, Network devices, Servers and Applications Components. ProdexNet's NetGather for RFID solution is designed to address this growing complexity...

"Sun clearly sees a critical need for simple and elegant management solutions that will help manage the complexity of enterprise RFID deployments going forward. Manageability of the RFID infrastructure will directly impact the cost and effectiveness of the RFID deployment and hence will also have a bearing on the ROI that an enterprise sees from RFID, this is why Sun has made manageability a requirement in its Java based RFID Software," said Julie Sarbacker, director of the Auto-ID Business Unit at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "ProdexNet's NetGather for RFID leverages the management hooks in Sun's software to showcase the ease of manageability and administration that can be achieved in conjunction with Sun's RFID Infrastructure."

NetGather for RFID provides a centralized console to facilitate local and remote management of this complex RFID infrastructure with provisioning and monitoring capabilities for RFID readers, middleware and applications in the infrastructure. In addition to managing from an RFID component perspective, NetGather for RFID also allows the entire RFID infrastructure to be managed and administered in the context of relevant business processes. This solution will minimize the cost of ownership of RFID deployments, thereby decreasing ramp up time for operators and administrators ...