Walmart RFID Compliance: Avicon's epcExpress Provides Software Framework for Cost-Effective ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... today announced epcExpress, an out-of-the-box comprehensive software framework that supports Department of Defense and WalMart's RFID compliance requirements ...

... Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, today announced epcExpress, an out-of-the-box comprehensive software framework that supports Department of Defense and WalMart's RFID compliance requirements and scales for full RFID-enablement of the supply chain. epcExpress is the first software framework that leverages existing distribution and order management systems, providing a faster and more cost effective path to RFID compliance than other available options. Avicon's epcExpress is built to industry standards; it provides a modular, extensible and layered architecture that scales to fully realize RFID's potential across the enterprise. ...

RFID compliance tools for DOD and Walmart have been architected by Avicon...

Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, designs and implements supply chain strategies, and architects the underlying business processes and IT solutions that bring those strategies to life. Avicon's customers include Cisco Systems, EMC Corporation, Enterasys Networks, Hard Rock Cafe, Hewlett Packard, Kuehne & Nagel, Lucent Technologies, NMS Communications, Schenker AG, Siemens and United Technology Corporation.

Founded in 2001, ConnecTerra, Inc. is a provider of enterprise infrastructure software for device computing. ConnecTerra's products and technologies help to extend enterprise awareness to networked devices such as RFID readers, where companies are looking to tap into the wealth of data captured by these devices. Building on these components, ConnecTerra's RFTagAware targets the specific challenges of enterprise RF tag deployments, including tag data processing and reader management. Using RFTagAware, companies are able to get their initial RFID deployments up and producing results quickly, while knowing that the infrastructure can scale as the number of tagged items, readers and remote sites grow. RFTagAware Compliance Jump Start provides all of the tools necessary to ensure RFID compliance. This turn-key compliance solution integrates easily with existing enterprise systems and applications and supports all of the leading reader and printer hardware platforms - resulting in a significant reduction in implementation time and unmatched cost savings.