DOD RFID Compliance: Savi Technology Debuts First Quick, Complete and Cost-Effective ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... fewer than 65 working days to meet strict deadlines for their shipments to be tracked automatically by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, suppliers ...

... With fewer than 65 working days to meet strict deadlines for their shipments to be tracked automatically by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, suppliers to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) now have a simple "plug-and-play," rapidly deployable solution to meet the new RFID Policy requirements. Savi Technology, the primary source of RFID solutions to the DoD since 1994, introduced today at the EPC Global U.S. Conference a unique and complete solution easily integrated with existing systems to meet the DoD's basic "tag and ship" requirements for suppliers to use RFID technology by Jan. 1, 2005. Called "RFID-ACT: Assured Compliance Today," the basic turnkey solution can be installed and operational within several hours. It enables suppliers to use RFID solutions that automatically link information about their outbound shipments to DoD supply chain management systems to better prepare and plan for incoming supplies. ...

Savi technology is a key enabler to DOD RFID compliance ...

As a long-time leader in providing real-time supply chain visibility, management and security solutions, Savi Technology has worked and partnered with all types of leading AIDC providers and integrated their technologies into legacy or new enterprise-level software platforms or applications. In addition, these solutions have been deployed to track shipments, assets and equipment across and between all modes of transport -- ocean, surface and air. It tracks, on average, 37,000 shipments per day.

With over 15 years of logistics infrastructure experience, Savi Technology is the proven leader in building RFID networks that deliver real-time visibility, asset management, inventory optimization, and global supply chain security. Savi provides supply chain asset management, security and collaboration software that is uniquely integrated with automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) systems to create scalable networks that enable a new generation of real-time logistics solutions.

Savi has more than a decade of experience implementing solutions around the world that have been proven to enhance operational efficiency and deliver substantial cost savings. The company is the primary technology provider for the world's largest wireless cargo monitoring network for the U.S. Department of Defense, which employs RFID, barcode, cellular and satellite communications systems to track more than 35,000 conveyances daily across a global network of 800 locations in more than 45 countries. Since the late 1990s, through investments in research, development and technology acquisitions, the company has designed and developed a networked software platform, Savi SmartChainTM, for both the public and commercial sectors that's uniquely integrated with automatic data collection and identification systems to create RFID-based networks that deliver real-time supply chain management.

Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and offices in Johannesburg, London, Singapore, Taipei, and Washington D.C.