Metro RFID Rolls Out Network Infrastructure

Reva enables Metro Group's RFID capability with its network infrastructure. ...

... "Reva's RFID network infrastructure provides a key component that enables Metro's RFID architecture to support current and future RFID initiatives. METRO Group has one of the most sophisticated RFID research and testing organizations in the world. Their process for evaluating innovative technologies is thorough, their requirements for standards-based performance are exacting, and their criteria are stringent for moving from RFID pilots to production. Reva's TAP products will be used to manage the distributed network of RFID installations, to produce accurate data from each site, and to provide rapid operator feedback. For the initial phase of the rollout, METRO Group is primarily using RFID to enhance its distribution and store receiving processes by using accurately located tag data for more efficient operations, better customer service and improved inventory management. " ...

Via Reva Systems: RFID Network Infrastructure for Europe's Largest Retail RFID Rollout at Metro Group

RFID Patent iCE Invention Bridges Tags

Syscan receives broad patent for iCE technology from Canadian Patent Office. ...

... "Syscan believes that iCE is a significant leap forward in the evolution of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification); not only for the Company's selected verticals in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and the military but throughout the entire spectrum of RFID. With iCE, the real-time desktop monitoring of remote assets can be significantly enhanced and the much predicted internet of things made more functional.

Syscan's iCE invention was developed using an energy-efficient dynamic bi-directional communications protocol that employs transmission windows to dramatically reduce the power consumption of Tag batteries, which comprise a major portion of the per-Tag cost. iCE Readers can access Tags that would normally be out of range by substituting other Tags that are within reach to temporarily act as communication bridges to relay data to the Reader. The architecture of the iCE RFID network can be defined by the Reader or the Tags according to their positions and characteristics. Once configured, the system is equipped with enough intelligence and is sufficiently dynamic to enable it to operate by itself without human intervention, regardless of whether or not there is a change in the position of the Tags or in their environment. " ...

Via Syscan: Syscan's Breakthrough RFID Technology Approved for Patent

RFID Context Aware Location Services

Sybase enhances its RFID Anywhere solution to support advanced services that enable context-aware locating capabilities. Location information is given a business context in applications that support asset management, access control, resource management in industries, such as logistics, healthcare, and other supply chain environments. Location information will integrate sensor technology data associated with assets. Assets will be identified and associated with fixed locations and temporal information to provide location and timing insights. Conditions can be monitored and alerts will be provided based on events. ...

... "RFID Anywhere 3.0 breaks new ground with the delivery of a context-aware Location Information System. Using RFID Anywhere, businesses can not only track assets from a range of data collection points [such as passive RFID, active RFID, real-time location systems (RTLS), barcode, global positioning systems (GPS) and environmental sensors], but can dramatically enhance the value of this data by associating environmental inputs (e.g., temperature) along with the location data. In addition, the RFID Anywhere 3.0 Location Information System exposes its complete feature set via a rich service oriented architecture (SOA) web services layer allowing organizations to easily transform static business information into business-aware intelligence. " ...

Via Sybase: Sybase iAnywhere Pioneers Context-Aware Location Information System with RFID Anywhere 3.0 ...

RFID Anywhere simplifies the development, deployment, configuration and management tasks for highly distributed, multi-site, intelligent sensor networks, and abstracts the interaction with the physical network of devices. With support for over forty devices, this powerful infrastructure enables the creation of intelligent sensor networks out-of-the-box. By using RFID Anywhere, sensors are able to work together as an intelligent network by combining, organizing and coordinating these technologies through a common management structure, advanced feature set and event-driven development framework.

RFID Supports Nissan Continuous Improvement Initiative

Nissan implements a continuous improvement initiative to target vehicle labor cost reduction, increase logistics throughput accelerating customer service, and enhance vehicle quality through defect elimination early in the product lifecycle. The initiative will be enabled by a wireless architecture and active RFID technology in the Nissan Canton MS manufacturing facility, supplied by WhereNet. ...

... "As part of a continuous improvement initiative at its four-million square foot assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, Nissan will leverage a single wireless architecture to run multiple WhereNet applications, including the WhereSoft Yard Management System (YMS) and Vehicle Tracking and Management System (VTMS), to improve production velocity and throughput, labor productivity, and vehicle quality. Nissan's Canton assembly plant has the capacity to produce 400,000 vehicles per year, including the Altima sedan, Armada full-size sport utility vehicle, Infiniti QX56 full-size sport utility vehicle, Quest minivan, and Titan full-size pickup truck.

Deploying the WhereNet single wireless infrastructure over the entire Canton complex will take less than 90 days. The hardware consists of 1500 active RFID WhereTag transmitters, which are temporarily attached to new vehicles as they roll off the assembly line as part of the WhereNet VTMS system; 700 WhereTag transmitters that are permanently fixed to trailers belonging to Nissan's dedicated suppliers or temporarily attached to others as part of the WhereSoft YMS application; 120 WherePort magnetic exciters positioned between gates and at key choke points across the complex; and a local infrastructure of 80 wireless WhereLAN locating access points.

Nissan also plans to deploy the WhereNet automated gate check-in/out solution known as Fast Gate that supports 24x7 sequenced parts deliveries from Nissan suppliers. Fast Gate senses when a truck is approaching the gate; cross-references detailed information about the truck in a database; and, if authorized, automatically opens the gate to grant entry. Then, based on business rules loaded into the WhereSoft yard management application, the system instructs drivers and yard personnel to deliver the inbound load to the appropriate dock door for just-in-time sequencing of parts based on the assembly line build plan for that work shift.



When new vehicles roll off the Nissan assembly line, each vehicle is assigned an active RFID WhereTag transmitter that is married to the vehicle identification number (VIN). The WhereTag remains on the vehicle until it has been processed and is ready to ship to its final destination. Nissan uses the WhereNet VTMS in off-line areas to manage post-assembly verification and test processes, as well as quality repair, containment and shipping zones. The system includes a logical hierarchy of rules that manages the processing of every vehicle in accordance with its assigned status so that critical orders are processed before lower-priority units. " ...

Via Wherenet: NISSAN SELECTS WHERENET'S LOCATABLE, ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE INBOUND SUPPLY CHAIN AND OUTBOUND DELIVERY CHAIN ...

RFID Reader: European Channel Strategy

SkyeTek uses the VAR approach as its channel strategy to Spain and Portugal. ...

... "SkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, announced the addition of a value added reseller (VAR) that will provide the company with a specialized sales, systems integration, and support presence in Spain and Portugal, one of the largest European markets for RFID. NextPoint Solutions will carry SkyeTek's M1, M2, and M9 HF and UHF reader modules. These reader modules are based on SkyeTek's simple common architecture and powerful ReaderWare software. " ...

Via SkyeTek: SkyeTek Signs Value Added Reseller to Serve Growing RFID Reader Markets in Europe

RFID Switch Infrastructure Convergence ...

Symbol integrates radio frequency switch to enable convergence of multiple technologies under centralized management solution, including RFID. This supports the consistent management of the radio frequency infrastructure for an enterprise, as most companies strive to implement RF devices for supply chain, wireless zones for mobility and flexible office work. ...

... "The RFS7000 RF Switch leverages Symbol's Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture, and is designed to support and consolidate Wi-Fi and emerging RF technologies such as RFID, 802.11n, mesh, Voice over Wireless LAN (VoWLAN) and WiMAX. Businesses will now be able to efficiently and cost-effectively deploy and centrally manage wireless voice, data and infrastructure devices throughout the RF spectrum.

The RFS7000 RF Switch provides robust, highly scalable support for enterprise mobility, and is ideal for manufacturing facilities, hospitals, warehouse and supply chain industries, educational and government institutions, and service providers with high-bandwidth requirements and mission-critical applications.

The RFS7000 RF Switch is 802.11n-ready, capable of supporting up to 256 802.11a/b/g access ports, and enables a new switch clustering concept, providing redundancy and high-performance scalability for more than 2,000 access points. Symbol's new RF Switch is designed to support value-add, optional add-on modules such as fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) to provide seamless persistent connectivity for dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handheld devices. The RFS7000 Switch also enables Layer 3 roaming, without additional external applications and third-party servers, to handle multi-floor or large-scale campus-wide deployments, allowing mobile users to maintain a persistent connection to high-bandwidth applications as they roam throughout the enterprise. " ...

Via Symbol Technologies: Symbol Technologies Unveils the Industry's First RF Switch to Drive the Next Generation of Enterprise Mobility

RFID Enterprise Service Upgrade ...

BEA WebLogic RFID product family is a component of the BEA's service oriented architecture. RFID Enterprise Server 2.0 is available for download. The RFID system's event repository is interoperable with the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) standards. ...

... "A core component of the BEA WebLogic RFID product family, BEA WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server is designed to help enable central management of RFID data collected at the edge of an enterprise, i.e. inside a retail store, warehouse or data center. With enhanced support for industry standards and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), the 2.0 release of BEA WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server provides a suite of six services that can help manage and coordinate RFID data and edge operations globally. BEA WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server 2.0 complements the BEA WebLogic Edge Server and BEA WebLogic Compliance Express products, and is designed to make it easier to bridge the gaps between people, processes, applications and systems across enterprise and trading partners. BEA WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server 2.0 can provide customers unprecedented visibility into product movement data, and is designed to help enable them to derive business value more quickly from RFID data collected at the edge. " ...

Via BEA Systems: BEA Strengthens RFID Infrastructure Software for Enterprise-Grade Deployments ...

Hospital RFID: High Value Asset Management ...

THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano will be dedicated solely to providing inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular care. The $100 million, 68-bed hospital is scheduled to open in January 2007 on the campus of Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano., Texas Hospital will automate the storage, tracking, utilization, and billing of clinical resources through RFID technology to realize benefits in enhanced care quality, increased productivity, accurate billing, and significant inventory cost savings. ...

... "To support the opening of the facility in January 2007, THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano will implement a radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled inventory management system to store, track, and manage the utilization of high cost cardiovascular devices and supplies. Developed by Mobile Aspects, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the system, called iRISupply, uses a RFID tracking architecture to automate charge capture, inventory management, device expiration management, and other key operational processes within the patient care setting. THE HEART HOSPITAL will implement fourteen iRISupply cabinet units to manage items such as stents, catheters, and guide wires that are commonly used during cardiovascular procedures. In leveraging the RFID technology, the organization seeks to efficiently and accurately automate device and supply utilization processes without manual tracking approaches such as paper documentation, stickers, bar coding or button pushing. " ...

Via Mobile Aspects: THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano selects RFID system from Mobile Aspects ...

RFID Automated Application System Supports Supply Chain Strategy ...

Dairy Fresh implements Xterprise RFID automation system to support supply chain performance. ...

... "Dairy Fresh chose Xterprise to deploy the XARM 4000 solution on two manufacturing lines so that supply chain strategies and their customer mandates could be met in a timely manner, without the need for added labor to accomplish the RFID tagging requirements. The XARM 4000 is a fully integrated, automated, RFID application solution that enables Dairy Fresh to easily transition from non-tagged production line packaging to RFID tagged production line packaging. The XARM 4000, designed and built by Carrollton, Texas based Xterprise, is designed around a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software platform that enables real-time monitoring and control of the complex production line material handling system and RFID printer applicators and verification readers. The system can accommodate full pallet single SKU tagging (case and pallet) and pallet only tagging for their various retailer’s requirements. In addition to using the latest technology to ensure maximum readability of RFID tags in the retailers supply chain, the Xterprise automated solution also provides the lowest cost per case application and the highest case per minute throughput in the industry. " ...

Via Xterprise: Dairy Fresh Deploys Xterprise RFID Source Tagging Solution: WalMart Beverage manufacturer chooses automated solution for RFID case and pallet tagging ...

RFID Japan Lab Test ...

ODIN completes laboratory testing of RFID technology slated for Japan supply chain market. ...

... "ODIN technologies announces that they have completed lab testing with NI+C at its Dulles, VA facilities. NI+C's goal was to test RFID equipment for use in the global supply chain. Kevin MacDonald, ODIN technologies VP of Client Architecture commented that NI+C is one of the leading players in the Japanese RFID market. Its innovative work on new and emerging technology is paving the way for more widespread adoption of RFID in Japan. The lab testing work conducted in the US helped to determine how well RFID will perform in Japan when standards are finalized and throughout supply chains worldwide. ODIN's FCC license enables global testing to be conducted at one convenient location. " ...

RFID Japan Lab Test: Via ODIN Technologies: NI+C (of Japan) Selects ODIN technologies for Scientific RFID Testing: NI+C is a Joint Venture between NTT and IBM Japan ...

SAP RFID Solution: Acsis Link ...

SAP and Acsis deliver offering to help customers comply with RFID mandates, while creating a scalable end-to-end RFID architecture for the enterprise. ...

... "Utilizing the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure, built on SAP NetWeaver, and Acsis Data-Link Enterprise platforms, a Certified for SAP NetWeaver solution, these two leaders in RFID and supply chain solutions provide a complete package for both SAP and non-SAP customers. Further, their integrated solution provides the foundation needed to quickly scale and derive value as mandates expand. With the End to End approach, Acsis and SAP will combine Acsis's Tag/Reader recommendation for hardware, Acsis and SAP process design, software, and complete implementation in 30 days to help customers achieve their immediate compliance needs. The offering can be delivered either fully integrated with SAP back office systems or as a completely standalone system. Further, the offering can be integrated with any ERP and WMS solution using SAP's Exchange Infrastructure and Acsis Data-Link Enterprise integration capabilities. The integrated offering provides complete device orchestration, data collection, and the transformation of RFID data into business context for commissioning, packing, loading, shipping, tracking, and analytics for RFID. " ...

SAP RFID Solution: Acsis Link: Via Acsis: ACSIS and SAP LAUNCH END TO END OFFERING FOR RFID COMPLIANCE ...

RFID Tag Acquisition Network TAN ...

Reva Systems launches open-standards-based enterprise network architecture to support RFID implementation. Reva's approach to RFID architecture is compatible with those network intelligence standards that support LANs, WLANs, SANs, etc. ...

... "Reva Systems, an emerging company focused on delivering the industry's first network-centric architecture for growing radiofrequency identification (RFID) implementations, announced its open, standards-based Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) architecture. Until today, RFID deployments have been limited to small groups of proprietary readers connected to servers running RFID software. With today's announcement, Reva introduces the TAN as the catalyst that enables RFID pilots to advance to scalable, repeatable, and reliable enterprise‐wide rollouts. The proliferation of RFID is inevitable as the promise of commercial benefits across industries is realized. With the number of network‐connected readers deployed globally projected to grow beyond 100 million within the next decade, the RFID reader is poised to become the most numerous and densely deployed device in the enterprise networks of leading corporations including retailers, manufacturers, healthcare providers, and entertainment venues around the world. To date, RFID pilots have typically been limited in scale and require custom implementation. As RFID moves into multiple-application, enterprisewide deployments, the ability to scale rollouts is critical. " ...

RFID Tag Acquisition Network: Via Reva Systems: Reva Systems Announces the Tag Acquisition Network (TAN)to Accelerate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Deployments: Network-Centric Architecture Applies Proven Networking Concepts to RFID ...

RFID Shelf Edge Management ...

Vue, Pricer, and IBM collaborate to deliver RFID technology that supports shelf edge management. ...

... "Vue Technology, the leading provider of item level RFID solutions, and Pricer AB, the leading supplier of electronic display and information systems, announced that they have collaborated with IBM to provide retailers with a breakthrough solution for RFID enabled shelf edge management. The new solution leverages real time item level data collected via RFID to expand the use of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) beyond static price and stock displays. The new innovation will be on display in IBM's booth at the Retail Systems 2006 Conference & Exposition, May 22-24. The shelf-edge management solution enables retailers to consistently deliver the right item level inventory information to their store associates and customers; and for suppliers it is an opportunity to ensure that their new products are not sitting in the store back room. Through the integration of Vue Technology's TrueVUE RFID Platform, Pricer's integrated ESL solution, and IBM's Store Integration Framework, retailers can now cost effectively deploy a seamless solution for item-level inventory tracking and shelf-level management. Displaying critical retail store information directly at the shelf edge enhances the overall customer experience while reducing out-of-stocks and increasing sales.

With critical item level retail information now available at the shelf edge, through the integration of RFID and ESL technology via IBM's Store Integration Framework, sales associates can quickly and efficiently identify exact inventory needs and expedite restocking while business operations staff can remotely monitor inventory levels across stores and generate critical inventory alerts. At the same time, the TrueVUE RFID Platform provides visibility for the IT operations staff to remotely monitor and maintain the RFID network. " ...

RFID Shelf Edge Management: Via Vue Technology: Vue Technology and Pricer AB Team with IBM to Deliver Breakthrough in Shelf Edge Management for Retail ...

RFID IBM AS400 Solution ...

Partners collaborate to deliver RFID solution for the IBM AS400 architecture ...

... "Enterprise Information Systems, Inc. (EIS), a national RFID systems integrator, and T.L. Ashford, the leader in bar code labeling software for IBM midrange systems, announce a partnership to provide a complete RFID compliant solution for the AS/400 and iSeries community. EIS's Compliance 1st is a RFID compliance package that bundles hardware, service and software together to take advantage of T.L./Ashford's RFID printing and encoding capabilities to help AS/400 and iSeries users achieve fast, easy-to-use and cost-efficient RFID systems. T.L. Ashford's Barcode400 RFID option prints and encodes the RFID Smart Labels with data directly from the iSeries system. T.L. Ashford also provides Smart Label templates for companies such as Wal-Mart, Target Stores, Department of Defense and others. After label printing and encoding is complete, Enterprise Information Systems then provides the components that enable point of action verification of the RFID data and interfacing back to the AS/400. " ...

RFID IBM AS400 Solution: Via EIS: EIS Partners with TL Ashford

RFID Technology at FOSE ...

RFID technology applications will be showcased at FOSE ...

... "FOSE's 30th anniversary marks the emergence of new ways to get the job done, said Lorenz Hassenstein, Vice President, Events, PostNewsweek Tech Media. Wireless security, radio frequency identification (RFID), biometrics, and enterprise architecture are a few of this year's hot topics. Government buyers flock to FOSE to network with their peers from across the country, to explore the newest technology available, and to learn how to apply these innovations in the real world. " ...

RFID Technology at FOSE: Via FOSE: FOSE 2006: NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW PROGRAMS, AND NEW IDEAS TO BE UNVEILED AT GOVERNMENT TECHFEST ON MARCH 7-9 ...

Read Any RFID Tag: ThingMagic Reader ...

ThingMagic and Fujitsu partner to deliver RFID reader solutions in the marketplace. ...

... "Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and ThingMagic, Inc., a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) sensing and embedded computing technologies, announced a reseller and support agreement for RFID technology. The Fujitsu and ThingMagic contract outlines Fujitsu's agreement to resell, deploy and support ThingMagic's Mercury4 RFID readers.

Fujitsu and ThingMagic will continue to evolve their offerings to include the most innovative and cost effective RFID solutions available. Today, many companies are piloting RFID technology on a case and pallet level to improve the efficiency of receiving cases and pallets of merchandise and tracking the flow of goods from the loading dock to sales floor. With RFID readers that automatically identify product movement in real-time, stores improve the accuracy of data and the speed-to-shelf. The improved efficiency and reduced labor cost help stores relentlessly reduce costs.

ThingMagic's Mercury4 RFID reader platform, the only reader available that can read any RFID tag, is designed with a unique Software Defined Radio architecture. Mercury4 is certified by EPCglobal and MET Labs for all three Generation 2 RFID modes, including the complex Dense Reader mode. As a result, Mercury4 readers are easily and remotely updated for any future Generation 2 variants and other new RFID standards, ensuring that customers will always have the latest RFID technology available. " ...

Via ThingMagic: Fujitsu / ThingMagic RFID Alliance

RFID Company Raises Capital ...

Impinj raises another round of investment funding from venture capitalists to sustain its growth in the RFID technology industry. ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: semiconductor intellectual property and high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced it has secured a $26.5 million round of funding. Participants in the funding round included new investors GF Private Equity Group LLC, who led the round, and VentureTech Alliance along with existing investors ARCH Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Polaris Venture Partners, Unilever Technology Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and the Viterbi Group. This new injection of capital allows Impinj to maintain our excellent progress delivering the semiconductor solutions that our customers in the explosive RFID and the nascent embedded nonvolatile markets are demanding, said Dr. William Colleran, President and CEO of Impinj. We will continue to aggressively drive our product development and operations to maintain our leadership positions in those markets. " ...

RFID Company Raises Capital: Via Impinj: Impinj Raises $26.5M, Cements RFID Leadership Role ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works™. Impinj’s innovative SIP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewriteable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing, and AEFuse™, the world's first rewriteable fuse architecture.

RFID Network: Web Services Architecture ...

The EPC information service, based on a web services architecture, is being created to enable collaboration and data sharing through RFID technology. ...

Via SYS-CON BELGIUM: RFID Network Based On Web Services Model Set To Launch In 2006 ...

... "Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) will provide a central system of record for all enterprise electronic product code-related RFID data by aggregating events from multiple technology platforms. " ...

New companies that provide RFID applications are architecting the systems using web services. ...

Via TC3I: EPCIS ++ provides capability for EPC data acquisition. It implements EPCIS standards and supports AS2 over webservices. ...

... "EPCIS++ facilitates EPC Data sharing across business partners, and also used for consolidating EPC events within a business. It supports a rich cross-enterprise representation of tagged objects, their histories and associated business context. It supports responsive, secure, controlled access to EPC data. " ...

The RFID architecture for the EPC services are a distributed model. ...

Via Institute for Manufacturing at the university of Cambridge: EPC Information Service ...

... "EPC Information Services are very different from the Global Data Synchronization Network [GDSN] (i.e. UCCNet, Transora, WWRE etc.). Whereas GDSN is primarily concerned with synchronization of class-level (SKU-level) master data about products, EPCIS is primarily concerned with sharing of serial-level data. EPC Information Services also have a much more distributed architecture - there is no central provider with EPCIS. " ...

RFID SOA Architecture: OpenSource ...

RFID integration middleware offered in SOA service oriented architecture in an open-source format ...

RFID SOA Architecture: OpenSource: Via i-Konect LLC: i-Konect Announces First Milestone Release of Singularity: An Open Source RFID/Sensory Integration Platform ...

... "Singularity's M1 release focuses on the Middleware component that captures and filters RFID data. Complex event processing, coupled with business context and process control, integrates key information with existing enterprise systems (e.g., CRM, ERP, WMS), as well as new or customized user applications. Singularity also supports standards developed by EPCglobal (e.g., ALE, EPC-IS). The Information Services component is an Enterprise Service that would ultimately reside as a member of a company's Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). Although an ESB is not required, utilizing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a best practice approach for providing EPC event information to the enterprise as well as to external business partners via the EPCglobal Network or the DoD's Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). An SOA approach with Singularity's EPC-IS provides a federated deployment model that enables global Track and Trace visibility with the logical appearance of a single EPC-IS repository. " ...

i­-Konect is a privately owned integrator providing software solutions that promotes the use of open-source development platforms and adheres to the latest industry standards. i-Konect designs solutions to maximize scalability, reliability, as well as improving the ease to adapt, extend, and maintain. The company's expertise includes globally distributed enterprise solution architectures as well as the seamless integration of new technologies such as RFID, smart cards, and mobile devices with legacy systems.

RFID TAP Device: Reva

Reva's RFID TAP device addresses the challenge of RFID infrastructure deployment. Reva TAP improves the tag-read performance of a multiple reader facility and allows for management of readers in a flexible virtual location capability. The TAP device supports RFID data interfaces, such as ALE, JMS, SQL, and SAP-AII. Finally, management of the Reva TAP infrastructure supports fault-tolerance, remote monitoring, and a friendly user configuration interface.

RFID TAP Device: Reva: Via Reva Systems: Reva Systems Unveils RFID Tag Acquisition Processor: Network‐Intelligent Device Designed for Plug-and-Play Facility-based RFID Rollouts ...

... "Reva Systems, an emerging company focused on delivering network-intelligent products for radio frequency identification (RFID) installations, today announced the availability of its Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP). The TAP is a rack-mountable, standards-based device that manages facility-wide RFID readers as one cohesive unit, delivering superior, cost-effective system-level performance to support RFID adoption across a wide range of vertical markets. Today's announcement marks an important milestone in Reva's vision for the Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) - a scalable, facility-based architecture for RFID that leverages industry-standard tags, readers, and protocols. The introduction of a Reva TAP to a customer's facility transforms a collection of autonomous readers into a reliable and scalable TAN. The TAP creates an RFID infrastructure layer which logically resides above the reader layer and represents an extension of the existing enterprise network. The TAP ensures predictable operation of an RFID-enabled facility, optimal usage of available RF spectrum, seamless data integration with enterprise applications, and includes a powerful management console for configuration, commissioning, and monitoring of RFID systems. Reva's Tag Acquisition Network architecture and Tag Acquisition Processor directly address the performance requirements and infrastructure investment needed to successfully deploy RFID. ... The Tag Acquisition Processor and Reva Management Console, which are available and shipping now, are currently deployed in retail and manufacturing environments. Base unit pricing starts at $9,995 USD list, with customer-specific configurations quoted upon request. " ...

Reva Systems develops network-intelligent products for the emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) market. Eliminating the proprietary design and scalability problems of first-generation RFID solutions, Reva's Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) architecture and Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) use proven networking concepts to enable more scalable, repeatable, and reliable enterprise-wide RFID reader deployments. Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., Reva is backed by Charles River Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners.

Intermec RFID SAP AII Netweaver Direct Connect

Latest Intermec RFID reader (IF5) directly connects to SAP AII through Netweaver ...

Intermec RFID SAP AII Netweaver Direct Connect: Via Intermec: Intermec IF5 RFID Gen 2 Reader First to be Certified for Use with the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure ...

... "The Intermec IF5 allows SAP users to employ RFID-powered data collection without integration services or middleware, making it ideal for companies of all sizes, from small to medium-sized businesses to global enterprises. Part of the SAP NetWeaver composition platform, SAP AII allows users of SAP Solutions to integrate all automated communication and sensing devices, including RFID readers and printers. The Intermec IF5 RFID reader architecture ties into SAP AII, guaranteeing SAP customers easy RFID integration. The Intermec IF5 RFID reader performs on-board decision-making, similar to a server connected to an RFID reader, to filter incoming RFID tag data and to drive multiple peripheral devices and antennas. This eliminates the need for extra servers and potential points of failure in the system, removing risk and extra cost for users. " ...

Microsoft on RFID

Microsoft and its partners have a vibrant RFID program underway. Much of Microsoft's focus is on the mid-market: small and medium sized businesses. They are developing an RFID services architecture and have multiple pilots underway to build their competence in the RFID marketplace.

Via Microsoft Business Solutions: The Little Chip That Will Change Your Supply Chain Forever: Microsoft Business Solutions recently announced that it was expanding the scope of its RFID initiative to help small and midmarket businesses meet RFID technology compliance mandates from large trading partners and drive efficiencies in internal operations. For example, Microsoft and several partners recently are collaborating to assist a U.S.-based midmarket snack manufacturer in their RFID implementation.

Microsoft RFID Architecture: Microsoft Architecture for RFID: The fully integrated Microsoft architecture for RFID embraces a vision for increased operational efficiency and reduced costs. It provides a framework for enabling the exchange of RFID related data in near real time across disparate systems and corporate boundaries. It also supports standards for global data synchronisation and interoperability with EPC.

Reference materials on Microsoft RFID Technology:

Microsoft Unwraps Technology at TechEd 2005 to Spark Greater Adoption of RFID: Microsoft's RFID infrastructure taps the power of the .NET Framework, SQL Server and Visual Studio .NET to make integration and deployment of RFID easier and less cost: Businesses around the world are evaluating how RFID technologies can enable them to streamline business processes and provide real-time visibility into their supply chain. However, adoption of RFID is hindered by many factors, including complexity of device management, lack of standards, limited solutions to cleanse volumes of data, and costly integration with existing business applications. Microsoft Corp.'s RFID infrastructure is intended to address these pain points and stimulate faster adoption of RFID. Built on top of the .NET Framework, Microsoft's RFID technology can be embedded within third-party applications or used on its own to capture and interpret data from sensors and manage business events in an easy-to-deploy, user-friendly environment. Companies may use RFID technology to enhance business processes, saving them time and money and improving their visibility into key business performance metrics.

Microsoft plans RFID software in 2006: Via CNET News.com: Microsoft plans early next year to release the RFID Services Platform, a middleware product that connects the hardware that monitors RFID signals with the business software that can make sense of the information.

Microsoft offers RFID system for postal services: Via InfoWorld: Microsoft is marketing an RFID (radio frequency identification device) package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of business for the software maker.

RFID Sense Respond Demand Signals ...

RFID Sense Respond Demand Signals: Via One Network Enterprises: On Demand Supply Chain Solutions and Network Applications ...

... "Food Lion is utilizing One Network Shipment Execution and Appointment Scheduling. The solution includes visibility and the advanced functionality needed to both sense and respond to demand signals, a vital requirement in creating a demand-driven network. " ...

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion operates more than 1,220 stores and employs approximately 70,000 associates, delivering great prices, neighborly convenience and quality products to its customers, in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Food Lion stores offer more than 28,000 different products.

One Network is the pioneer of next generation solutions for dynamic supply networks. The company delivers an advanced process-centric software architecture, robust supply network process templates and leading-edge mobile/RFID devices. The solution is delivered via an on-demand network, transforming slow moving, linear supply chains into responsive, adaptive supply networks. One Network is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has offices in the United States and Europe.

MultiProtocol RFID Reader Platform Launched ...

MultiProtocol RFID Reader Platform Launched: Via WJ Communications: WJ Communications Launches a High Performance Multi-Protocol RFID Reader Platform: Unique Modular Design and Software Defined Radio (SDR) Approach Developed to Provide OEMs and System Integrators Highly Flexible Reader Solutions ...

... "The WJ SR2200 high-performance RFID Reader Platform introduces new technology and design attributes that will greatly enhance its read performance. A unique MCA(TM) (Modular Component Architecture) has a reader engine core that is based on the latest high-performance DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and controller processors. WJ has applied its expertise to develop DxP(TM) (DSP extreme processing) that exploits the inherent power of the hardware to provide an unmatched level of performance and sensitivity in today's demanding environments. Other innovations that will enhance performance include an Autonomous Reader Mode. " ...

RFID Tag Acquisition Network Interoperability

RFID Tag Acquisition Network Interoperability: Via Reva Systems: Reva Systems Launches Worldwide Network‐Intelligent RFID Interoperability Program: Successfully Completes Integration Testing with SAP, the Leading Provider of Business Software Solutions ...

... "Reva Systems, an emerging company focused on delivering network‐intelligent enterprise architecture for radio frequency identification (RFID) installations, announced the launch of its TAN Interoperability Program (TIP). Reva’s TIP is a pioneering partner program allowing enterprise solution providers to validate interoperability with Reva‐owered Tag Acquisition Networks (TANs). Reva also announced that Walldorf, Germany-based SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the leading provider of business software solutions, has successfully completed its Reva TIP testing at SAP’s RFID laboratory in Palo Alto, Calif. Reva’s TIP program provides a powerful platform for Reva partners to respond to increasing customer demands that RFID data be made directly and flexibly accessible to existing enterprise IT infrastructures and business processes. " ...

Reva Systems develops network‐intelligent products for the emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) market. Eliminating the proprietary design and scalability problems of first‐generation RFID solutions, Reva’s Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) architecture uses proven networking concepts to enable more scalable, repeatable, and reliable enterprise‐wide RFID reader deployments. Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., Reva is backed by Charles River Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners.

Rotterdam RFID Virtual Supply Chain ...

Rotterdam RFID Virtual Supply Chain: Via LogicaCMG: LogicaCMG launches global RFID demo centre in Rotterdam ...

... "LogicaCMG today announces the official opening of its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) demonstration centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The centre features the connected enterprise with practical implementations of RFID displayed in a virtual manufacturing and supply chain environment, using today's technology to demonstrate seamless integration of RFID with back office management systems. This is the first European facility to showcase end-to-end integration of RFID technology with SAP business systems, which are deployed by leading organisations worldwide, and demonstrate the results that can be achieved from a fully streamlined, real time supply chain architecture. " ...

RFID Edge Technology Integration ...

RFID Edge Technology Integration: Via Valaran: Valaran Joins BEA Partner Program To Provide Solution For SOA Based Edge Computing ...

Valaran plans integration to support RFID edge technology, among others ...

... "Valaran plans to integrate its application platform with BEA WebLogic to provide enterprise customers and government agencies with products designed to integrate and execute business logic on edge technologies and devices such as Zigbee, RFID sensor readers, biometric scanners, IT appliances, IT switches, wireless PDAs, and mobile phones. The Valaran platform is designed to reduce cost and risk associated with integrating rapidly changing heterogeneous edge technologies, and can help to extend the reach of major J2EE and Web Services solutions already established in the market. " ...

Valaran Corporation has developed a standards based software platform that provide a service oriented architecture (SOA) for delivering and executing business logic on edge devices such as Zigbee and RFID sensor readers, biometric scanners, IT appliances, IT switches, wireless PDA’s, and mobile phones. The Valaran Platform has been designed to meet the challenges of integrating and managing highly distributed and/or fluid applications that extend to small footprint devices running at the network edge in vast numbers. The service oriented architecture (SOA) based Valaran Platform is suitable for large scale, mission critical production deployments. It arms software engineers with the tools they need to develop, deploy and manage highly distributed applications in a lightweight, standards-based environment. It employs a unique technological approach to integration that is highly adaptive to change, and significantly extends the reach of traditional middleware products beyond the back office to the network edge. The Valaran Platform is being used today in both commercial and government applications

RFID Gen2Tags Volume Shipments in 2005: 50 Million Expected ...

RFID Gen2Tags Volume Shipments in 2005: 50 Million Expected: Via Impinj: Impinj Gen 2 Silicon Shipments to Eclipse 50 Million Units in 2005 ...

Impinj expect volume shipments of their Gen2 RFID tags in 2005 ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: high performance radio-frequency identification (RFID) and semiconductor intellectual property products announced that it has entered volume production and will fulfill orders exceeding 50 million units for its Monza Generation 2 (Gen 2) RFID tag chip in the second half of 2005. Impinj has already manufactured several million of the Monza chips to fulfill orders from customers including Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY), Hana RFID, IER, KSW Microtec AG, Precisia, RF IDentics, RSI ID Technologies and UPM Rafsec. " ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works™. Impinj’s innovative SIP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewriteable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing, and AEFuse™, the world's first rewriteable fuse architecture.

SAP Retail RFID Growth

SAP Retail RFID Growth: Via SAP: SAP Racks up Retail Customers in Asia Pacific: SAP Asia Sees Threefold Revenue Growth for SAP for Retail Industry Solution ...

... "Demonstrating leadership and vision for the retail industry in the Asia-Pacific region (APA1) and continued evidence of its global leadership in providing retail solutions, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that revenue from customers in APA using SAP for Retail solutions has more than tripled over the past two years. These retail customers have selected SAP to improve their business processes and create a strong and adaptive environment for business growth and profitability. The announcement was made at the SAP Global Leadership meeting being held this week in Shanghai, China. " ...

Built on the open architecture of the SAP NetWeaver platform, SAP for Retail includes core capabilities for financial management, human resources, supplier relationship management and customer relationship management, as well as support for industry-specific merchandise management and planning, store and channel management, demand forecasting, replenishment, sophisticated allocation, workforce management, POS data management and RFID.

Tag: RFID

RFID Session HP Technology Forum ...

RFID Session HP Technology Forum: Via hP: Preview of sessions at HP Technology Forum 2005 ...

... "Implementing RFID-based solutions in health care industry: Get an overview of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the health care industry—including the business case for adoption and the ROI that can be achieved. This session includes specific case studies for Patient and Asset tracking in health care environments using RFID technologies. It also describes the overall IT architecture needed to support such implementations. " ...

RFID Reader Software Architecture: Funding Sustained ...

RFID Reader Software Architecture: Funding Sustained: SkyeTek, Inc. Closes $8 Million Series B Round: Proceeds Fund Further Development of ReaderWare™, Embedded RFID Reader Technology, and Expansion of Sales and Marketing Teams ...

SkyeTech sustains funding for continued development of RFID reader software, ReaderWare ...

... "ReaderWare is an open-architected software suite that unlocks the traditionally black-box nature of RFID reader hardware. ReaderWare is available for both HF and UHF reader designs, including the SkyeTek M8 UHF reader module and its M1 series of HF reader modules. ReaderWare enables SkyeTek to work with OEM customers across all the stages of embedding RFID reader functionality, from the developer kit, through modules, to an integrated reference design and software license. " ...

SkyeTek, Inc., maker of ReaderWare™, is the leading supplier of RFID reader software and reference designs that enable the pervasive application of RFID technology. SkyeTek’s Tagnostic ™ reader technology works with most industry standard tags and smart labels, its low power requirements and a small form factor make it the optimal choice for embedding into new or existing RFID products. SkyeTek’s RFID reader technology is available in several formats including reader modules, hardware reference designs, and the ReaderWare™ software suite. SkyeTek markets to OEM customers in targeted vertical markets with several high-volume licensing options available. SkyeTek is based in Boulder, Colo.

DOD Passive RFID Service Provider: BearingPoint

DOD Passive RFID Service Provider: BearingPoint: U.S. Army Selects BearingPoint for Passive RFID Technical Engineering Services: Blanket Purchase Agreement to leverage BearingPoint’s network of RFID providers ...

... "BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE), one of the world's largest management consulting and systems integration firms, announced today that it has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Army to provide passive RFID technical engineering services. The contract was awarded by the Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4), and is designed to provide RFID technical services, data integration software, and passive RFID middleware to meet Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. " ...

BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE) is one of the world’s largest management consulting, systems integration and managed services firms serving government agencies, Global 2000 companies, medium-sized businesses and other organizations. We provide business and technology strategy, systems design, architecture, applications implementation, network infrastructure, systems integration and managed services. Our service offerings are designed to help our clients generate revenue, reduce costs and access the information necessary to operate their business on a timely basis. Based in McLean, Va., BearingPoint has been named by Fortune as one of America’s Most Admired Companies in the computer and data services sector.

Active RFID RTLS Scalable Architecture ...

Active RFID RTLS Scalable Architecture: InfoWave Solutions Announces Latest Version of Location-Based Asset Management Software: Activate 3.0 offers RFID and Real-Time Location System connectivity, event detection and notification, and scalable deployment options ...

... "InfoWave Solutions offers customers their choice of best-in-breed tracking technologies while preserving Activate's robust out-of-the-box feature set. In addition, a new scalable architecture fulfills the varied needs of projects both large and small, and creates a seamless migration path from small pilot installations to enterprise-wide solutions. Activate 3.0 addresses three major shortcomings with existing Active RFID and Real-Time Location System (RTLS) software solutions. " ...

InfoWave Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of end-user location-based software and integration services. The Activate software platform leverages location-based data to provide real value in inventory management, asset tracking, real-time locating, and automatic process monitoring. InfoWave Solutions has years of experience in data acquisition, data migration, and wireless sensor development, and is strategically positioned to leverage the full potential of RFID and location-based technology for each individual customer and application.

RFID Technology Design Acquisition

RFID Technology Design Acquisition: Agilent Technologies signs agreement to acquire the business of Eagleware-Elanix, a leading provider of high-frequency EDA software

... "Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and privately held Eagleware Corp., which does business as Eagleware-Elanix, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire substantially all of the assets and business of Eagleware-Elanix, a leading provider of system and circuit design software for the communications industry. " ...

Eagleware-Elanix provides system and circuit design software that leads in providing power, speed and accuracy to developers of communication products. The company's suite of software solutions includes system-level and digital signal processing (DSP) analysis, simulation, synthesis, and libraries; and high-frequency design tools including system architecture design and analysis, linear simulation, non-linear and electromagnetic (EM) simulation, synthesis, RF board and microwave IC (MIC) layout, and libraries of high-frequency simulation models. Engineers worldwide rely on Eagleware-Elanix tools in the design of cellular telephones, radar systems, cable TV systems, satellite communications systems, mobile base-station equipment, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices, and wireless networking products. Eagleware-Elanix is headquartered in Norcross, Ga.

RFID Solutions Center: Cold Chain

RFID Solutions Center: Cold Chain: Cognizant and US Cold Storage to Build RFID Solution Center in Dallas: IT Services Leader Teams with US Cold Storage to Meet RFID Mandates by Large Retailers and Suppliers ...

Cognizant partners to construct an RFID solutions center focused on the cold chain ...

... "Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH ), a leading provider of IT services, today announced that it is partnering with a long-time customer, US Cold Storage, a leading cold storage and frozen food logistics provider, to build an RFID Solution Center in Dallas. The RFID Center will implement and manage RFID strategies in a live environment that will enable suppliers to provide RFID-labeled products to major retailers. " ...

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of IT services. Focused on delivering strategic information technology solutions that address the complex business needs of its clients, Cognizant provides applications management, development, integration, and re-engineering, infrastructure management, business process outsourcing, and a number of related services such as enterprise consulting, technology architecture, program management, and change management through its onsite/offshore outsourcing model. Cognizant's more than 19,000 employees are committed to partnerships that sustain long-term, proven value for customers by delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions through its development centers in India and onsite client teams. Cognizant maintains P-CMM and SEI-CMM Level 5 assessments from an independent third-party assessor, was recently named Forbes' Best Small Company in America for the second consecutive year, and ranked among the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek's Hot Growth Companies.

USCS is a leading national public refrigerated warehouse operator with a network of facilities across the United States comprising over 110 million cubic feet. The company serves a customer base with requirements ranging from primary storage to fully integrated third party logistic solutions for a complete range of perishable food products. United States Cold Storage, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Kingdom and Hong Kong based Swire Group in 1982. The Swire Group was founded in the United Kingdom in 1816 and now has substantial investments in refrigerated warehousing, shipping, road transport, soft drink manufacturing, aviation, property and trading in the United States, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom.

RFID Reader Software Architecture

RFID Reader Software Architecture: Data-Defined Reader™ Technology Radicalizes Price Points, Simplifies RFID Development ...

SkyeTek develops RFID reader software based on an open architecture ...

... "SkyeTek, Inc. today introduced ReaderWare™, an open-architected software suite that unlocks the traditionally black-box nature of RFID reader hardware. ReaderWare is available for both HF and UHF reader designs, including the SkyeTek M8 UHF reader module which has sold out of its initial inventory of developer kits. " ...

SkyeTek, Inc., maker of ReaderWare™, is the leading supplier of RFID reader software and reference designs that enable the pervasive application of RFID technology. SkyeTek’s Tagnostic ™ reader technology works with most industry standard tags and smart labels, its low power requirements and a small form factor make it the optimal choice for embedding into new or existing RFID products. SkyeTek’s RFID reader technology is available in several formats including reader modules, hardware reference designs, and the ReaderWare™ software suite. SkyeTek markets to OEM customers in targeted vertical markets with several high-volume licensing options available. SkyeTek is based in Boulder, Colo.

RFID Electromagnetic Spectrum ...

RFID Electromagnetic Spectrum Distance reading will increase serving more RFIDs per reader. Many RFIDs have write capabilities. Costs will drop making writable RFIDs commonplace ...

... "RFID (radio frequency identification) is a technology that incorporates the use of electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the radio frequency (RF) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to uniquely identify an object, animal, or person. " ...

Proprietary RFID Architecture Model

Proprietary RFID Architecture Model: Cathexis Innovations Inc. | RFID MADE EASY

... "Cathexis Innovations Inc. is a global provider of RFID technology, based in Atlantic Canada. With offices in Western Canada and in Dallas, Texas, we are able to reach all major markets in North America. Cathexis is a provider of wireless, mobile RFID readers, advanced integration software and RFID application models built on its proprietary RFID Engine architecture. This allows system integrators, VARs and ISVs in the AIDC and mobility space to rapidly solve real business problems with RFID. " ...

RFID Software Asset Portfolio Management

RFID Software Asset Portfolio Management: Flashline Introduces RFID for Software to Optimize Reuse: Breakthrough Technology Overcomes Cultural Barriers to Reuse Adoption ...

Flashline offers software asset management capabilities that mimic RFID asset tags to drive tracking and leverage of existing investments.

... "Flashline(R), Inc., the leading provider of software asset portfolio management solutions, today announced Flashline 5 featuring FlashTrax(TM), RFID for software that automatically detects the use of software assets anywhere in the enterprise in real-time. Flashline 5 makes reuse an automated, transparent part of the development experience, thereby overcoming common barriers to reuse adoption. Additional highlights of the new release include automated asset harvesting, enhanced compliance monitoring, an enhanced Eclipse integration adapter, and an integration adapter for Computer Associates AllFusion Harvest Change Manager. " ...

Flashline delivers Software Asset Portfolio Management solutions to improve the governance of enterprise-wide IT programs. Using Flashline analytics, senior managers can monitor the cost reduction and consolidation benefits of key IT initiatives such as reuse, enterprise architecture, outsourcing, and legacy modernization. By increasing visibility into how teams are creating and using software assets, Flashline allows project and program managers to quickly determine if they are in compliance with corporate and architectural mandates and to reduce duplicate efforts. Flashline is a privately held company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

RFID Growth Spain Market

RFID Growth Spain Market: Eagleware-Elanix Signs Captura Electronica as the Spanish Distributor for Its System & Circuit Design Software Targeted to Communications System Developers ...

... "Eagleware-Elanix Corporation, a leading supplier of system and circuit design software for the communications industry, announced today that the company has added Captura Electronica sccl of Spain to its roster of international distributors. " ...

Eagleware-Elanix Corporation provides system and circuit design software that leads in providing power, speed, and accuracy to developers of communication products. The company’s suite of software solutions includes system-level and digital signal processing (DSP) analysis, simulation, synthesis, and libraries; and high frequency design tools including system architecture design and analysis, linear simulation, non-linear and electromagnetic (EM) simulation, synthesis, RF board and microwave IC (MIC) layout, and libraries of high frequency simulation models. Engineers worldwide rely on Eagleware-Elanix tools in the design of cellular telephones, radar systems, cable TV systems, satellite communications systems, mobile base-station equipment, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices, and wireless networking products.

RFID Smart Cards Partnership ...

RFID Smart Cards: Ingenico and OTI Form Partnership in Secure Contactless Payment and Identification: Initial Deployments Will Support US Payment Market ...

OTI partners to advance RFID smart card technology for the US payment market ...

... "On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security and payments, announced a partnership with Ingenico North America. Ingenico and OTI will provide secure contactless solutions for the payment and identification markets. " ...

Established in 1990, OTI (NASDAQ: OTIV, Prime Standard: OT5) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, micro payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the prestigious ESCAT Award for smart card innovation in both 1998 and 2000.

With a 26.5% market share, Ingenico is the world's largest provider of payment and transactions systems used by banking, retail, petroleum, transportation and government agencies to accelerate and secure the flow of electronic commerce. The Company's 1,300 employees working in 29 subsidiaries, as well as a network of a hundred partners and distributors, ship over 1.5 million payment terminals annually to more than 90 countries. Ingenico, through an annual investment of over 8 percent of revenues in research and development, is producing increasingly efficient and secure payment systems that incorporate the UNICAPT 32 architecture and the latest EMV standards. These systems leverage the most advanced technology available, including biometrics, touch technology, RFID, GSM/GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth communications, providing our customers with an efficient and versatile array of transaction solutions. Ingenico leverages this expertise and technology to provide solutions in markets requiring, highly secure applications such as purchasing cards, e-procedures, prepaid card reloading and electronic transaction flow management. This investment had enabled Ingenico to enter the emerging markets of electronic ID scanning, microchip-based healthcare cards and supply-chain traceability.

Microsoft dotNet RFID Infrastructure ...

Microsoft dotNet RFID Infrastructure: Microsoft Unwraps Technology at Tech•Ed 2005 to Spark Greater Adoption of RFID: Microsoft’s RFID infrastructure taps the power of the .NET Framework, SQL Server and Visual Studio .NET to make integration and deployment of RFID easier and less costly ...

Microsoft dotNet architecture will enable an agile, integrated RFID infrastructure that allows for flexible and efficient business processes ...

... "Today at Microsoft® Tech•Ed 2005, Senior Vice President of Server Applications Paul Flessner announced a new strategy to develop a scalable radio frequency identification (RFID) technology infrastructure, enabling customers and partners to easily integrate business processes using RFID data. Flessner’s Tech•Ed keynote demonstration was built on an early version of this technology. Businesses around the world are evaluating how RFID technologies can enable them to streamline business processes and provide real-time visibility into their supply chain. However, adoption of RFID is hindered by many factors, including complexity of device management, lack of standards, limited solutions to cleanse volumes of data, and costly integration with existing business applications. Microsoft Corp.’s RFID infrastructure is intended to address these pain points and stimulate faster adoption of RFID. Built on top of the .NET Framework, Microsoft’s RFID technology can be embedded within third-party applications or used on its own to capture and interpret data from sensors and manage business events in an easy–to-deploy, user-friendly environment. " ...

... Management of the RFID infrastructure has been integrated into the Microsoft dotNet architecture to enable innovative business process applications.

Tech•Ed, one of Microsoft’s premier developer and IT professional training events, reaches more than 75,000 people worldwide annually, providing attendees with access to technical experts, the latest technical information and hands-on labs to learn the skills they need to build state-of-the-art solutions. Sponsors of Tech•Ed 2005 in Orlando include Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., EMC Corp., HP, Intel Corporation and Veritas Software Corp. Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

NextGeneration RFID AssetManagement Technology: DOD UID Compliance ...

NextGeneration RFID AssetManagement Technology: DOD UID Compliant: The Paradigm Shift in Asset Management has Arrived with Sunflower Assets 3.8 ...

Sunflower asset management solutions offers DOD UID compliance, which leverages its next-generation RFID technology business process capabilities ...

... "Increasingly, enterprises are choosing Sunflower Assets - the company’s flagship product - to improve asset management processes and tighten fiscal accountability with next generation processes and technologies such as RFID, mobile computing, Web services and a Service-Oriented architecture. ... Sunflower Assets 3.8 supports these strategic initiatives as well as complete organizational accountability by allowing the UID to be captured within the asset record and used interchangeably with any other company-specific asset identifier, such as a barcode tag or a RFID tag. Sunflower Assets 3.8 UID Support means that organizations can comply with DoD mandates and ensure successful audits with complete confidence. " ...

... RFID-enabled Asset management solutions with compliant DOD UID capabilities is a differentiation in the marketplace.

Sunflower Systems significantly improves fiscal and operational accountability by optimizing asset management processes across the enterprise. The Sunflower Systems solution enables organizations to increase asset utilization and re-use as well as tighten financial accountability by providing a holistic view of every asset throughout its lifecycle. Built on best practices for the composite enterprise, Sunflower Systems provides a complete and actionable view of the entire asset base, from the smallest mobile device to the most expensive classified equipment. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, California, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon.

RFID Network-Centric Architecture ...

RFID Network-Centric Architecture: Reva Systems Announces the Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) to Accelerate Radio‐Frequency Identification (RFID) Deployments: Network‐Centric Architecture Applies Proven Networking Concepts to RFID ...

... "Reva Systems, a venture‐backed company focused on delivering the industry’s first network‐centric architecture for growing radio‐frequency identification (RFID) implementations, announced today its open, standards‐based Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) architecture. Until today, RFID deployments have been limited to small groups of proprietary readers connected to servers running RFID software. With today’s announcement, Reva introduces the TAN as the catalyst that enables RFID pilots to advance to scalable, repeatable, and reliable enterprise‐wide rollouts. " ...

Reva Systems develops intelligent, network‐centric products for the emerging radio‐frequency identification (RFID) market. Reva’s Tag Acquisition Network (TAN) architecture enables highly scalable, repeatable, and reliable enterprisewide RFID reader deployments. Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., Reva is backed by Charles River Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners.

RFID Intelligent Transportation Systems

Committee Reports: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (RFID)

... "The Committee recommends $14,000,000, for architecture and standards work. The Committee understands that the Department has proposed a national standard under a mandate in the TEA21 legislation based on the use of an active radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for Commercial Vehicle Operations utilizing Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC). This is of concern because it minimizes, if not ignores, the significant presence of passive RFID technology equipment in transportation operations nationwide. As many states utilize an alternative passive system for transportation-related DSRC functions, particularly electronic toll collection, concerns have been shared with the Committee over not creating an architecture that precludes the application of passive RFID technologies in the search for a standard under the TEA21 mandate. " ...

RFID Service Oriented Architecture SOA ...

RFID Service Oriented Architecture SOA: SeeBeyond to Host Webinar Highlighting Value of SOA-Based Solution Suite for Retailers; Webinar to Feature How Leading Retailer Lowered TCO by 50% ...

SeeBeyond presents web seminar on service-oriented architecture, SOA, that enables RFID deployment and the data synchronization complexities ...

... "Increasing competition and escalating costs are driving the need to address many common IT issues in the retail industry today such as global data synchronization, multi-channel integration, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology deployment. SeeBeyond has extensive experience working with leading retail organizations to address these issues through the enablement of integration across sourcing and procurement, supply chain planning and fulfillment. As a part of the webinar, SeeBeyond will discuss the importance of leveraging a fully integrated composite application development platform based on a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to address these business and IT challenges. " ...

With more than 15 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN) delivers the industry's first integrated composite application network built on a comprehensive integration platform. The SeeBeyond(R) Integrated Composite Application Network Suite(TM) helps organizations rapidly assemble and deploy enterprise-scale end-user applications built on existing systems and infrastructure to dramatically improve business operations. SeeBeyond has more than 2,000 customers worldwide, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Halliburton, Hertz Corporation, HP, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint and Sutter Health.

RFID EPC Management for Warehouse Solutions ...

RFID EPC Management for Warehouse Solutions: Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management and RFID Solutions Selected by ManTech International Corporation ...

ManTech Intl will leverage Manhattan's RFID capabilities for client security projects ...

... "Manhattan Associates®, Inc. (Nasdaq: MANH), the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimization solutions, will deploy its Warehouse Management and EPC Manager solutions at ManTech Security Technologies Corporation, a division of ManTech International Corporation. ManTech is a leading provider of information technology services and integrated security and risk management solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community and the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security and other U.S. government customers. It is expected that Manhattan Associates' solutions will provide inventory tracking, visibility and reporting and RFID capabilities that will enhance the value-added solutions that ManTech provides its customers. " ...

Manhattan Associates, Inc., is the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimisation solutions. It enables operational excellence through its warehouse, transportation, distributed order management, reverse logistics and trading partner management applications, as well as its RFID, performance management and event management capabilities. These Integrated Logistics Solutions™ leverage state-of-the-art technologies, innovative practices and our domain expertise to enhance performance, profitability and competitive advantage. Manhattan Associates has licensed more than 900 customers representing more than 1,600 facilities worldwide, which include some of the world's leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ManTech International Corporation is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the Intelligence Community and the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Justice and other U.S. federal government customers. The company's expertise includes systems engineering, systems integration, software development, enterprise security architecture, information assurance, intelligence operations support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information technology, communications integration and engineering support. The company supports the advanced telecommunications systems that are used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in other parts of the world; provides the physical and cyber security to protect U.S. embassies all over the world and has developed a secure, collaborative communications system for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. With 2004 revenues of $842 million and more than 5,500 highly qualified employees, the company operates in the United States and 40 countries worldwide.

Low Cost RFID Compliance

Low Cost RFID Compliance: HighJump Software Extends Offering With Introduction of Low-Cost RFID Compliance Solution to Meet Retail and Department of Defense Requirements

... "HighJump has helped numerous organizations meet RFID compliance initiatives of major retailers, the U.S. Department of Defense and others. Based on this experience and the discovery of unique ways to drive cost out of projects, HighJump developed Compliance Advantage Select. By combining a faster implementation methodology with a focused set of the most common workflows, this offering helps companies meet their RFID requirements quickly and within budget. With a total price starting at $70,000, HighJump's Compliance Advantage Select features everything needed for full electronic product code (EPC) compliance, including: software, RFID reader and printer hardware, implementation services, product testing and training. " ...

HighJump Software, a 3M company, is the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions that streamline manufacturing and distribution from the point of source through consumption. HighJump's tightly integrated solutions empower operational excellence in the warehouse and optimize the flow of inventory throughout the supply chain by facilitating collaboration with customers, suppliers and trading partners. These comprehensive solutions combine robust, standard functionality; a best practices-based implementation methodology; and a uniquely adaptable architecture that facilitates fast, cost-effective system modifications. The result: the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for more than 700 satisfied customers worldwide. As an independent subsidiary in the 3M family of companies, HighJump leads the SCE software industry in financial strength and delivers on an unmatched commitment to innovation and quality. HighJump leverages these advantages to continually expand its solution footprint and empower operational excellence for domestic and multinational customers.

Innovative RFID System Patented ...

Innovative RFID System Patented: I.D. Systems Is Awarded Patent for RFID-Based Rental Car Fleet Management System ...

ID Sys obtain patent for an innovative RFID system that automates the rental car inbound and outbound business processes ...

... I.D. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDSY), a leader in wireless RFID-based asset tracking and management solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a United States patent for a fully automated wireless vehicle rental and return system designed to enhance the car rental experience for consumers and increase security, reduce operational costs, and increase revenues for car rental companies. The patented system starts with an automated in-vehicle check-out process. Sensors automatically track and wirelessly transmit vehicle mileage and fuel level, as well as location and status on the rental lot. A unique radio frequency communication architecture prevents interference during multiple sensor transmissions. ...

Based in Hackensack, New Jersey, I.D. Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless solutions for corporate asset management. I.D. Systems’ customers include Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., Archer Daniels Midland, Daimler Chrysler, Deere & Co., Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics, Hallmark Cards, Northrop Grumman, Target Corporation, Walgreen Co., the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, among others. Using local area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet, the company’s systems enable management to control and track the location and status of their assets — from forklifts and cranes to automobiles and trucks to complex fixed machinery — in real time.

High Frequency RFID Reader ...

High Frequency RFID Reader: Improved Data Capture Capability: Psion Teklogix Enhances WORKABOUT PRO Product Line to Provide Customers with Greater Flexibility and More Application Options: Global mobile computing customers and partners now have access to 1D and 2D image readers, PC Card Kit and Windows Mobile platform to meet the needs of field service, asset tracking and route accounting markets ...

Psion Tek integrates high-frequency RFID reading into the software enhancement cycle for its Workabout Pro software ...

... "Psion Teklogix, (LSE: PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, RFID and wireless data collection, is continuing to improve flexibility and data capture capabilities for customers with a range of features that are available on the WORKABOUT PRO. Recent enhancements include 1D and 2D image readers, a high-frequency RFID reader, a wide area wireless communications PC Card Radio Kit, and Windows Mobile as an alternative platform to Windows CE .NET. ... A high-frequency RFID reader is now available, further enhancing the multimedia data capture capabilities of the WORKABOUT PRO. Operating at 13.56 MHz, high-frequency RFID is often used in applications such as asset tracking or closed-loop supply chain logistics. " ...

Psion Teklogix is a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection and RFID. The company's fully integrated mobile computing solutions include rugged hardware; secure wireless networks, robust software, professional services and exceptional support programs. Psion Teklogix is committed to helping its customers reap the benefits of new and emerging technologies, such as RFID. The company continues to introduce new RFID technologies that show tremendous potential across a wide range of markets. With over three decades of industry experience, Psion Teklogix has customers in more than 70 countries around the world, and over 36 sales and support offices in 17 countries. Psion Teklogix is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada with additional corporate offices located in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Psion Teklogix is the operating business of Psion PLC, which is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange (PON.L).

Additional references on high-frequency RFID readers ...

One-Source™ for Radio Frequency Identification ... ... High Frequency RFID Readers are designed to read and write information to High Frequency “Smart Labels”, typically operating at 13.56 MHz. ...

E* Tag ... ... The e*Tag® series of high frequency RFID readers and reader/writers utilize 13.56 MHz, a worldwide standard for radio-frequency identification ...

Solutions - Overview ... ... All RFID readers have the same basic architecture: an antenna (a coil of wire ... High-frequency RFID systems are suitable for applications requiring a ...

RFID Asset Location System: Real-Time Tracking ...

MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS RELEASES SAPPHIRE SERIES OF ULTRA WIDEBAND RFID AND PRECISION ASSET LOCATION SYSTEM™ PRODUCTS ...

... "Expanding upon the success of its ultra wideband (UWB) PAL650 Precision Asset Location System, Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (MSSI) announces the release of its new Sapphire product line. Sapphire begins where PAL650 left off - providing the end user with a fully scalable, radio frequency identification (RFID) and high precision tracking solution for large scale industrial and commercial applications. The first product in the series, Sapphire DART (Digital Active Real-Time Tracking), has an extensible architecture which permits area coverage from tens to hundreds of thousands of square feet, while providing RFID and precision localization to 10 cm (4 inch) resolution. " ...

RFID Real-Time Enterprise Through Sensor SOE Solutions ...

RFID Real-Time Enterprise Through Sensor SOE Solutions: Oracle Transforms RFID and Sensor-Based Solutions to Enable the Real-Time Enterprise ...

Oracle and Intel will collaborate on the development of an integrated RFID and sensor service-oriented architecture to enable real-time enterprise capabilities ...

... Oracle today announced that Oracle and Intel development and technical teams will be working together to further optimize RFID and sensor-based solutions based on a common service-oriented enterprise (SOE) framework for ease of customer adoption and deployment. The companies will work to provide solutions that facilitate data management from the edge of the network into enterprise information systems and across trading communities. The collaboration allows better information management within the virtual enterprise, enabling companies to increase customer satisfaction, track profitability and ensure the flow of revenue. These solutions will integrate currently available products from Oracle and Intel including Oracle(r) Application Server 10g, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle E-Business Suite and Intel processor-based handheld (including use in RFID readers), PC, mobile, server and communications platforms. ...

Oracle's solution includes a number of flexible deployment options that allow companies to start small and grow by leveraging their investment in Oracle technology, including the EPC Compliance Enabler, an RFID/EPC pilot kit, and integrated support in the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Application Server 10g. Oracle is a member of EPC Global, which is leading the development of industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) Network to support the use of RFID.

EPC RFID Sense and Respond ...

SENSE AND RESPOND LOGISTICS: INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE DOMAIN ARCHITECTURE ...

... "The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a unique number that identifies a specific item in the supply chain. The EPC is stored on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, which combines a silicon chip and an antenna. Once the EPC is retrieved from the tag, it can be associated with dynamic data such as from where an item originated or the date of its production." ...

Symbol Mobile RFID Computer at FOSE 2005: CEO to Deliver Keynote ...

Symbol Technologies President and CEO Bill Nuti to Keynote at FOSE 2005

... "Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company, announced that Symbol President and CEO, Bill Nuti, will deliver a keynote speech during FOSE 2005, the premier government technology tradeshow. Nuti will discuss the importance of enabling a mobile enterprise architecture to improve government efficiency and effectiveness on April 6 at 1 p.m. EST in Room 146 at the Washington Convention Center located in Washington, D.C. At FOSE, Symbol will demonstrate its latest enterprise mobility technologies, including the MC50 enterprise digital assistant (EDA) and the MC9000-G – a ruggedized mobile computer with RFID capabilities at Booth 3421. " ...

The MC9000-G with RFID from Symbol Technologies is a ruggedized mobile computer that features integrated support for the most popular radio frequency identification standard — EPC™, the Electronic Product Code. By integrating support for either EPC Class 1 or Class 0 RFID reading and programming with a robust commercial mobile computer, the MC9000-G is able to offer an unparalleled level of functionality suitable for a broad range of RFID applications. Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company™, is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and world-class services programs under the Symbol Enterprise Mobility Services brand. Symbol enterprise mobility products and solutions are proven to increase workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the world's leading companies.

RFID Identification Device ...

System Architect Definitions, Encyclopedia:"C:\_Build\Call9\Build_2.2.0.3\BEA_Ency_2_2_0_3.UDL"

... "Description: RFID systems consist of a number of components including tags, handheld or stationary readers, data input units and system software. The tags are the backbone of the technology and come in all shapes, sizes and read ranges including thin and flexible smart labels which can be laminated between paper or plastic. Automatic identification and data capture by new generations transponders that afford multi-read capabilities and functions via current and next generation electronic reading, writing, and storage technologies. Data transfer rates range from low to reasonably high (i.e., 64 kb) - transfer and storage rates depend on device and carrier frequency. Close proximity (inductive systems) to tens of meters (radiating systems), without the need for line-of-sight interrogation, depending upon type of transponders and interrogation hardware. Robust constructions available, allowing use in reasonably harsh conditions. " ...

RFID Vision: Wired for Transformation! ...

Wired for Transformation!

Commander Steve MacDonald, Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Supply Operations and Policy Branch (OPNAV N413), writes ...

... "The Chief of Naval Operation's vision, Sea Power 21, ForceNet calls for the use of enablers, which includes RFID, to integrate sensors, networks, C2, platforms, etc. In context with recent DoD RFID policy, Navy is currently testing RFID technologies and developing business rules and architecture to enable logistics processes including: automatic receipting, Total Asset Visibility (TAV)/Intransit Visibility (ITV), and inventory management. The desired end state includes: end-to-end intransit visibility for all material, from vendor or depot, through any node, to any customer, anywhere in the world; hands-free automatic receipting, inventory, real time financial take up and accountability of material, and a wealth of data at your fingertips. The benefits of such a system would be tremendous, and the potential contribution it would provide to current and future readiness compels our engagement to further explore RFID tagging as an enabler to help us get there. " ...

CDR Steve MacDonald holds a master’s degree in systems management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the State University of New York, College at Brockport. He is a Joint Staff Officer, DAWIA-certified member of the Acquisition Professional Community, Certified Professional Logistician, and holder of a U.S. Coast Guard Master’s License.

DOD 22-Bit RFID Tags

For DOD, one in 1,048,000 is not unique enough ...

Bob Brewin writes, at FCW.com ...

... "Savi used a 20-bit datastore for the serial numbers, Weaver said, which meant that a total of 1,048,575 serial numbers were available. Weaver said that to continue providing unique serial numbers for active RFID tags, Savi had to move to a 22-bit datastore, which will generate roughly 3 million more serial numbers. " ...

DOD RFID architecture needs to increase the bit size of RFID tags to accommodate the number of items being tracked.

Tropos Net Enables RFID Integration ...

Tropos Net RFID Integration: Tropos Networks Signs Sumitomo Densetsu as Distributor in Japan

Tropos Networks integrated its mesh networks to support RFID connectivity ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... As visitors with specially-equipped PDAs walk close to an RFID-embedded flower or tree, the PDA uses the Tropos MetroMesh network to retrieve information about ...

... Tropos Networks, the leading supplier of equipment used to build metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks, today announced that its family of MetroMesh routers and management software is now available in Japan through Sumitomo Densetsu. Tropos and Sumitomo Densetsu, working with VR Techno Center, scored their first successes in Shirakawa Village and Flower Festival Commemorative Park, both located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Sumitomo Densetsu's main business is construction and installing electrical systems, information networks, communications systems (mobile communications, radio train control, fiber optic cabling) and broadcasting systems (antennas, CATV) for enterprises, universities, carriers and municipalities. Based on their expertise in installing mobile communication infrastructure and relationships with municipalities, Sumitomo Densetsu will first target the municipal Wi-Fi market. ...

Tropos Networks is the proven leader in delivering truly ubiquitous, metro-scale, Wi-Fi mesh network systems. We deliver the fastest, lowest cost and simplest wireless broadband solutions, as demonstrated by the world's largest installed base of metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks. Our innovative and patented MetroMesh(TM) architecture allows public safety agencies, municipalities and service providers to quickly and easily deliver city-wide mobile broadband connectivity to users in any locale. With more than 10x better price/performance than alternative technologies, Tropos solutions provide standards-based access to any IP application, including voice, data and video. Tropos Networks is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Successful RFID Compliance Implementations ...

Successful RFID Compliance Implementations: HighJump Software Customers Successfully Meet January Timelines ...

HighJump Software supports successful RFID compliance programs ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... HighJump's RFID product line includes solutions for compliance, warehouse management, manufacturing, and mobile asset tracking. ...

... HighJump Software, a 3M company, the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions, today announced that all HighJump customers that selected its RFID compliance solution were fully operational by the January compliance timelines. Each of these companies successfully deployed HighJump's Compliance Advantage RFID solution, a comprehensive, scalable application specifically designed to meet the RFID program requirements of major retailers and the Department of Defense. These implementations, in industries such as third-party logistics, consumer packaged goods, and food and beverage, provide RFID-based inventory tracking of cases and pallets between HighJump's customers and their trading partners. ...

HighJump Software, a 3M company, is the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions that streamline manufacturing and distribution from the point of source through consumption. HighJump's tightly integrated solutions empower operational excellence in the warehouse and optimize the flow of inventory throughout the supply chain by facilitating collaboration with customers, suppliers and trading partners. These comprehensive solutions combine robust, standard functionality; a best practices-based implementation methodology; and a uniquely adaptable architecture that facilitates fast, cost-effective system modifications. The result: the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for more than 700 satisfied customers worldwide. As an independent subsidiary in the 3M family of companies, HighJump leads the SCE software industry in financial strength and delivers on an unmatched commitment to innovation and quality. HighJump leverages these advantages to continually expand its solution footprint and empower operational excellence for domestic and multinational customers.

RFID Reprogrammable Memory Logic

RFID Reprogrammable Logic: UMC and Virage Logic Announce Qualification of Embedded Non ...

Advances in electronics support the lowering of RFID costs ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... "Design and application security, copy protection, Digital Rights Management and RFID all share the common requirement of small amounts of reprogrammable ...

... UMC (NYSE: UMC; TAIEX: 2303), world leading semiconductor foundry and Virage Logic Corp. (Nasdaq: VIRL), a leading provider of semiconductor IP platforms, announced the availability of Virage Logic's patented Non-Volatile Electrically Alterable (NOVeA) embedded memories for production on UMC's 0.18-micron (um) CMOS logic process. NOVeA is the industry's first commercially available embedded in system reprogrammable non-volatile memory (NVM) that is manufactured on a standard 0.18um CMOS logic process without any additional masks or process steps. ...

NOVeA employs a patented single poly floating gate Fowler-Nordheim technology for writing. NOVeA includes a powerful controller and instruction set in an architecture that provides 100% cell redundancy. The result is an extremely reliable, high yielding embedded NVM that can be manufactured on standard CMOS logic processes with ultra low manufacturing cost and power consumption. NOVeA RAM can be reprogrammed in-system up to 10,000 times, has specified endurance of 10 years and is designed for integration into deep submicron SoCs. The use of NOVeA and associated development tools and views provide users with a secure design solution while reducing overall SoC mask costs, silicon costs, design risk and design time.

UMC is a leading global semiconductor foundry that manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every major sector of the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge foundry technologies that enable sophisticated system-on-chip (SOC) designs, including 90nm copper, 0.13um copper, embedded DRAM, and mixed signal/RFCMOS. UMC is also a leader in 300mm manufacturing; Fab 12A in Taiwan is currently in volume production for a variety of customer products, while Singapore-based UMC has just entered volume production. UMC employs over 8,500 people worldwide and has offices in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United States.

Founded in 1996, Virage Logic Corporation rapidly established itself as a technology and market leader in providing advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. Today the company is a global leader in semiconductor IP platforms comprising embedded memories, standard cells, and I/Os and is pioneering the development of a new class of IP called Silicon Aware IP. Silicon Aware IP tightly integrates Physical IP (memory, logic and I/Os) with the embedded test, diagnostic, and repair capabilities of Infrastructure IP to help ensure manufacturability and optimized yield at the advanced process nodes. Virage Logic's highly differentiated product portfolio provides higher performance, lower power, higher density and optimal yield to foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and fabless customers who develop products for the consumer, communications and networking, hand-held and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company's comprehensive quality efforts are validated in its FirstPass-Silicon Characterization Lab, which helps ensure high quality, reliable IP across a wide range of foundries and process technologies. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Virage Logic has R&D, sales and support offices worldwide.

Sensor Management Architecture ...

Sensor Management Architecture / Intelligent Sensing Module

... "Sandia National Laboratories is developing an integrated hardware and software architecture, the Sensor Management Architecture (SMA), to provide rapidly-deployable sensor network integration and control. This architecture supports homeland security applications by facilitating the fixed or mobile deployment of weapons of mass destruction detection technologies in urban areas and critical facilities." ...

RFID Applications Cyber Security ...

RFID Applications Cyber Security: FOSE 2005 Supports National Security Initiatives; Experts from ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Cyber security. Threat simulation. Biometrics and RFID. These high tech applications are a sampling ...

... Cyber security. Threat simulation. Biometrics and RFID. These high tech applications are a sampling of what 25,000 government professionals will explore at government's 29th annual technology-fest, FOSE 2005. This comprehensive three-day event will take place on Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, at the Washington DC Convention Center. Keynote addresses by chief executive officers from INTEL Corporation, Dell, SAP America and Accenture will complement 500 companies showcasing a wide range of technology solutions including the enterprise architecture supporting the network. ...

FOSE 2005 will take place at the Washington DC Convention Center on Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7, 2005.

RFID Solutions for WMS ...

RFID Solutions for WMS: Provia Software WMS Participates with Sun Microsystems at RFID ...

WMS RFID solutions are announced by Provia ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Provia's ViaWare Warehouse Management System Included as a Key Component of Sun's RFID Industry Solution Architecture for Manufacturers GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ...

... Provia Software, a leading provider of order-to-delivery supply chain execution software, today announced that Provia's ViaWare Warehouse Management System (WMS) will be featured as part of Sun Microsystems' new RFID Industry Solution Architecture (ISA) for Manufacturing at the RFID World Conference, taking place this week in Dallas. The RFID ISA for Manufacturing simplifies and accelerates the process of designing and integrating an RFID solution. ...

With over 500 global installations, Provia Software delivers The Power of Delivery(TM) for such customers as Menlo Worldwide, Spencer Gifts, VersaCold, Gillette, Total Logistic Control, TaylorMade-adidas Golf, and Lanier Worldwide. Provia's supply chain execution products include RFID-enabled warehousing, transportation, order and yard management products seamlessly integrated together with web-based visibility tools to create a real-time, end to end supply chain execution solution that creates a competitive advantage for clients and their customers.

RFID World 2005 Conference & Exhibition is the only event in North America to gain comprehensive information about RFID technology, applications and solutions -- from the leading suppliers of tags, readers, software and integrated solutions. The educational content at RFID World is designed for executives from a wide range of backgrounds and knowledge-base about RF technologies. In just two days in March, you will advance your knowledge about RFID, whether you hold an engineering degree, IT position, business or senior executive level position.

RFID Architecture Standards Investment ...

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL ...

... "Architecture and standards- The Committee recommends $14,000,000, for architecture and standards work. The Committee understands that the Department has proposed a national standard under a mandate in the TEA21 legislation based on the use of an active radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for Commercial Vehicle Operations utilizing Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC). This is of concern because it minimizes, if not ignores, the significant presence of passive RFID technology equipment in transportation operations nationwide. As many states utilize an alternative passive system for transportation-related DSRC functions, particularly electronic toll collection, concerns have been shared with the Committee over not creating an architecture that precludes the application of passive RFID technologies in the search for a standard under the TEA21 mandate. The Committee directs the department to establish a program to test passive technology and incorporate the results into the department's development and implementation of a national architecture and standards regime. The Committee believes that the congressional mandate to establish a national standard was not meant to preclude different types of technology, but rather to create an architecture that would permit different technologies to mature and to create an architecture that permits regional, interregional, and national interoperability." ...

RFID Systems Architecture ...

IBM Software - WebSphere RFID Premises Server - Product Overview

From IBM ...

... "The IBM RFID product is made up of three different elements:

The RFID device infrastructure. Device Infrastructure is an RFID-enabled middleware product that IBM provides to select partners to place on their devices.

The WebSphere RFID Premises Server. IBM WebSphere RFID Premises Server, a middleware product that aggregates, monitors, interprets, and escalates RFID events to detect critical operational events.

The WebSphere integration server. An IBM integration server, such as WebSphere Business Integration Server, allows ntegration of the information flowing in from the edge of their business with their enterprise operations." ...

RFID Readers ...

RFID Readers: SAMSys Selected To Supply Readers and OEM Modules for WS Packaging ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... (SMY: TSX) today announced a reseller agreement for its fixed and embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) readers with WS Packaging Group - Automated ...

... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX) today announced a reseller agreement for its fixed and embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) readers with WS Packaging Group - Automated Systems, a division of WS Packaging Group Inc.'s $270 million printing and label converting business. WS Packaging selected SAMSys equipment primarily because of a patented open architecture that can read and write to multiple RFID tag protocols, enabling consumer packaged goods companies and other RFID adopters to use the tags of their choice. ...

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 47.6 million shares outstanding.

WS Packaging Group is one of the largest printing and label converting operations in North America, producing high-quality packaging products for more than 35 years. The $270 million organization offers products ranging from pressure sensitive labels and coupons to folded cartons, printed tape, tags, decals, commercial offset printing, specialty packaging, and custom application equipment.

Smart Dust Training Is Coming Up in Early February 2005 ...

Event - Crossbow, Smarter Sensors in Silicon

... "Mote Training Course Feb. 9-10, 2005, in San Jose:

The first day of the course will cover a basic technology introduction, hardware overview, including the latest developments - MICAz and 802.15.4 radios (ZigBee ready), MICA3 for outdoor applications, and new sensor boards. The first day will also include a TinyOS overview and hands-on session with the radio stack and multi-hop routing capabilities of TinyOS. One track is focused on TinyOS Programming, and the other Track is focused on using and deploying motes with minimal programming. Both tracks will be highly interactive, with onsite technical engineers to help answer your questions. On the evening of Feb. 8, there is an install session for those who have ordered kits for delivery at the training seminar or who have not yet installed TinyOS. All attendees are required to have a Crossbow Mote kit and a laptop computer. A 10% discount on mote kits will be available with your registration. " ...

Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading end-to-end solutions supplier in wireless sensor networks and the largest manufacturer of Smart Dust wireless sensors. Crossbow has for years been at the forefront of creating and deploying smaller, smarter, wireless sensing devices and mesh networking platforms for large-scale defense, environmental, agricultural, industrial monitoring and control, building automation, security and asset tracking applications. Crossbow’s open architecture, TinyOS-based platform enables highly intelligent multi-sensing devices to dynamically and reliably self-organize to efficiently capture and send detailed data anywhere, anytime. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Crossbow has distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company received its ISO 9001/2000 Certification in May 2002 and its FAA Certification for AHRS500GA in January 2003.

Mobile RFID Solutions Move Into The Supply Chain ...

Mobile RFID Solutions Move Into The Supply Chain: KonaWare and IntelliMark Announce Agreement; KonaWare and ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA  ... and IntelliMark, a national provider of technology integration and support, have signed an agreement to pursue the use of handheld RFID interrogators for ...

Mobile RFid can provide flexibility in the supply chain to enable in-transit and logistics data visibility, by not being tied down to fixed reader ...

... KonaWare, a leading provider of logistics and motor freight applications on mobile devices, and IntelliMark, a national provider of technology integration and support, have signed an agreement to pursue the use of handheld RFID interrogators for supply chain applications. KonaWare's Mobile T&L Suite combined with IntelliMark's integration and RFID expertise will provide world-class mobile RFID solutions to transportation and logistics providers. ...

IntelliMark provides information technology solutions and services. IntelliMark's capabilities include managed services in security, wireless, help desk, training, application development and network integration and support. The company's customer base of Fortune 500 and middle market companies represents a wide variety of industries, including banking and finance, communications, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and government. KonaWare provides the leading platform for developing and extending mission-critical applications to a mobile workforce. The KonaWare Mobility Platform and Application Suites utilize a standards-based architecture that leverages existing IT infrastructure to maximize ROI. With KonaWare, end users can deploy industry-specific mobile transactional applications on a range of mobile devices. KonaWare is privately held and headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Asia Presence for RFID Manufacturing and Warehouse Systems ...

Asia Presence for RFID Manufacturing and Warehouse Systems: Apriso Announces Partnership Agreement with Mustang Technologies ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... for accomplishing the most pressing business initiatives of today: compliance, product genealogy, in-line production sequencing, real-time, RFID-based asset ...

... Apriso and Mustang Technologies Co. Ltd. have signed a partnership agreement appointing Mustang Technologies as an authorized Apriso FlexNet Implementation Services partner throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Mustang was awarded Apriso Certified Services Partner Status after successfully completing Apriso's functional training course for FlexNet software. FlexNet combines the essential aspects of advanced warehouse systems with the critical functions of advanced manufacturing systems, so manufacturers can synchronize material flows with their production schedules. As a Certified Services Partner, Mustang will be engaged in FlexNet implementation projects throughout the region for Apriso customers as well as for its own customers. ...

Mustang Technologies is a privately owned, Thailand Board of Investment promoted, technology company that focuses on providing outsourced software and e-commerce services. Mustang Technologies operates a software factory in Software Park Thailand, near Bangkok, that offers high quality, affordable software development services in one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Mustang Technologies' MUSTANG COD MODEL gives global clients, looking for an affordable alternative to in-house software development, an opportunity to manage their software development projects using highly skilled, affordable, local development teams. Mustang Technologies' senior management team has more than 50 years' experience in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry.

Apriso's FlexNet enterprise software enables global corporations to define, operate and monitor supply, production and distribution processes in real time, without limits. Using an event-driven, distributed services model, FlexNet provides such fine-grained visibility and control of both execution processes and key performance indicators that it is an ideal platform for accomplishing the most pressing business initiatives of today: compliance, product genealogy, in-line production sequencing, real-time, RFID-based asset management, lean supply, successive refinement (kaizen), six-sigma quality levels, demand-driven supply (the "Dell" model) and the adaptive enterprise. Apriso FlexNet integrates quickly, easily and naturally into an enterprise's existing software infrastructure, and effectively extends the scope of systems such as enterprise resource planning into the furthest reaches of the extended production and supply network, as required. But unlike existing systems, which are based upon a top-down, plan-driven operations orientation, Apriso's event-driven, process-based architecture accommodates any operational model that is based upon real-time collaboration between execution processes, real-time visibility into performance, or the requirement to define, refine, or immediately control workflows throughout the enterprise, and across borders.

The Future of RFID Operation Execution Software ...

RFID Operation Execution Software: Global Supply Network Experts Help Shape Future of Collaborative ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... with any type of equipment, process, program or personnel, and collaborates with installed business applications such as ERP or new technologies such as RFID. ...

... Over 20 senior executives in manufacturing, supply chain, and information technology from some of the largest enterprises in the world gathered here recently to help set the direction of operation execution software for supply, manufacturing, and distribution. The group, gathered at the invitation of real-time execution software pioneer Apriso Corporation, shared their insights over a period of three days about the dramatically changing operations landscape in corporations large and small due to concepts such as the "adaptive" enterprise, in-line production sequencing, lean supply, demand driven manufacturing, and increased regulatory control. Keynote speaker for the event was Greg Gorbach from the ARC Advisory Group, and key discussions were moderated by the world-renowned supply chain management expert Dr. Dave Anderson. ...

Apriso is the pioneer of a significant, new class of enterprise software that for the first time enables global corporations to define, operate, and monitor supply, production and distribution processes in real time, without limits. Using an event-driven, distributed services model, Apriso's software provides such fine-grained visibility and control of both execution processes and key performance indicators that it is an ideal platform for accomplishing the most pressing business initiatives of today: compliance, product genealogy, in-line production sequencing, real-time, RFID-based asset management, lean supply, successive refinement (kaizen), six-sigma quality levels, demand-driven supply (the "Dell" model), and the adaptive enterprise. Apriso's software, known as FlexNet(R), integrates quickly, easily and naturally into an enterprise's existing software infrastructure, and effectively extends the scope of systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) into the furthest reaches of the extended production and supply network, as required. But unlike these systems, which are based upon a top-down, plan-driven operations orientation, Apriso's event-driven, process-based architecture accommodates any operational model that is based upon real-time collaboration between execution processes, real-time visibility into performance, or the requirement to define, refine, or immediately control workflows throughout the enterprise, and across borders.

Additional resources on RFID and operations execution software ...

RFID with Tagsys - TAGSYS Management Team: a cutting edge supply chain execution software, installed in ... John Jordon, 43, manages
TAGSYS' US operations. ... a company that successfully integrated RFID for a ...

IBM and Sun Put Radio Frequency ID to Test On Their Own Turfs: At IBM, manufacturing execution software (IBM SiView Standard ... RFID read points often are more appropriately ... will place burdens on operations where forklifts are ...

RFID Strategy Release: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Event and state data from RFID readers, ERP ... view of a manufacturer’s operation at any ... Brooks enables intelligent automation of execution control, exception ...

RFID Print Capabilities for SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure AII ...

RFID Print Capabilities for SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure: Zebra Technologies First to Offer RFID Printer/Encoders for SAP's ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Zebra co-development provides SAP customers a unique, integrated solution for RFID smart label generation -- SAP and Zebra solution simplifies compliance ...

... Zebra Technologies (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a global leader in on-demand printing solutions for business improvement, today introduced the world's first RFID smart label printer/encoders designed to interoperate with SAP AG's Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII). The new Zebra XML-based solution enables SAP users to implement compliant "slap-and-ship" RFID solutions, without costly middleware and associated integration efforts. SAP's AII v2.1 enables RFID-based supply chain management (SCM) and supply chain execution (SCE) processes across the enterprise. Zebra co-defined and co-developed the data, protocol, and process elements of smart label creation within SAP's AII v2.1 and today offers the only RFID printer/encoders that directly interoperate with the SAP application. ...

SAP is the world's leading provider of software solutions. Through mySAP(TM) Business Suite, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. The unique core processes of various industries, from Aerospace to Utilities, are supported effectively by SAP's 23 industry solution portfolios. Today, more than 20,500 customers in over 120 countries run more than 67,500 installations of SAP(R) software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP."

Additional resources on SAP auto-ID infrastructure AII ...

Accenture_RFID_NetWeaver_Tour: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... RFID architecture and middleware Page 24. SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) provides all the software required to build RFID enabled processes Page 25. ...

SAP Integration: AID-RH, one of the latest certifications from SAP ® , contributes to the future proofing of the Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) and enables seamless integration ...

RFID: The Software Side: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Scan IDs Check consistency AII Check and Receive Goods ... Project Scope: Confirmed Process Flow • Relevant tag readings processed by SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure ...

Semantic Discovery and Composition of Web Services for RFID: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... processes. SAP’s Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) integrates data from RFID and sensor devices with enterprise applications. The AII ...

Acsis Upgrades RFID Platform: The new version of DataLink also has some enhancements to ensure smooth integration with SAP's Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII), a middleware platform for RFID. ...

Java RFID Software and Hardware Architecture ...

Java RFID Architecture: Sun Microsystems Unveils Sun Java System Tag and Ship Solution and ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... New Offerings Help Customers Cost-Effectively Address Immediate RFID Requirements and Plan for Future Integration NEW YORK, National Retail Federation ...

... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced the availability of the Sun Java(TM) System RFID Tag and Ship Solution and the Sun RFID Reference Architecture. Sun also announced its plans to create RFID Industry Solution Architectures (ISAs) to meet the unique RFID requirements of vertical markets including: government, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and retail. In addition, Sun and SeeBeyond outlined plans for the forthcoming RFID ISA for Retail, which will offer complete, integrated RFID solution designed specifically for retailers. The Sun Java System RFID Tag and Ship ISA Solution is a simple, entry-level RFID solution that enables customers to address specific RFID compliance requests, such as those from retailers including: Wal-Mart, Target and Albertsons, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense and other organizations. ...

Sun RFID Reference Architecture is the latest in an established methodology that identifies, designs, builds, tests and optimizes Sun technology and premier third-party business applications for safer, more efficient deployments, which yield more predictable performance within a customer's business environment. Sun RFID Reference Architecture is built upon a foundation of RFID best practices and methodologies, which address performance and scalability for tracking RFID product movement. Through this new offering Sun will help customers to design their RFID infrastructure and plan for the required system demands. Customers can expect to reduce their overall implementation costs through access to Sun's proven design, implementation and sizing. The Sun RFID Reference Architecture is the only reference architecture freely available to customers and partners to help make the transition to an RFID based real-time enterprise easier and more cost-effective. By utilizing the Sun RFID Reference Architecture methodologies and proof of concept at the planning stages of their RFID implementation, customers can design and size their infrastructure and reducing their overall deployment time. The Sun RFID
Reference Architecture proof of concept may be scheduled through Sun iForce(SM) centers around the world and more information can be found at http://www.sun.com/service/refarch/ .

The RFID ISA for Retail is currently under joint development by Sun and SeeBeyond. It is intended to provide customers with an end-to-end solution that addresses the specific business challenges of retailers and fully leverages the power of RFID data. For example, the RFID ISA for Retail can help customers optimize their backstore and warehouse inventory management through improved supply chain visibility. More information on the RFID ISA for Retail will be available later this quarter.

Additional resources on Java RFID architecture ...

The Sun Java System RFID Software: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... An RFID architecture that incorporates the Sun Java System RFID Software can offer dynamic reprovisioning that moves software paths from one server to another. ...

New RFID Java tools - Builder: Java programming architecture and Jini networking technology, attempts to simplify integration of data collected via radio frequency identification (RFID) ...

RFID edge controller runs Linux/Java on XScale: WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure, which provides a Java-based application environment supporting the OSGi (open services gateway initiative) architecture. ...

Introduction to RFID and the EPC Network Architecture: introduced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), the EPC Network architecture, and the hardware and software behind it. A Java based RFID system was ...

Flexible RFID Readers Used at RFID Compliance Test Center ...

Flexible RFID Readers Used at RFID Compliance Test Center: SAMSys Readers Selected for New RFID Test Center To Meet ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX) announced today that its radio frequency identification (RFID) readers have been selected and ...

... SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SMY: TSX) announced today that its radio frequency identification (RFID) readers have been selected and installed as part of the hardware infrastructure of the new Star Alliance Center, a 3,200-square-foot RFID demonstration center designed to assist companies in complying with RFID tagging mandates from Wal-Mart, the Department of Defense, and other major retailers and organizations. SAMSys equipment was chosen because its built-in support for multiple tag protocols and frequencies will allow tags from any supplier to be tested without installing multiple readers. ...

SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose shares are listed for trading on the TSX Exchange under the symbol: "SMY". The Company has a total of 47.6 million shares outstanding.

Additional resources on flexible RFID readers ...

Long-range Active RFID Specialists - Products: The i-CARD is the most adaptive and flexible RFID reader available, allowing users to select from a range of handheld equipment specific to their needs. ...

Psion Teklogix Launches RFID Development Kit: Both the Mobile UHF RFID Reader and the Fixed Station Readers are flexible enough to integrate with the protocols chosen by customers. ...

Texas Instruments’ Multi-Function: With its flexible architecture and scalability to a variety ... and design engineers an adaptable reader technology for open RFID infrastructure implementations ...

RFID Readers: 1 Tags Low Cost, Flexible Reader. This new product addresses a key market need for a low-cost, flexible industrial reader. The combination ...

RFID Print Management: ClearOrbit Introduces Enterprise-Class RFID and Bar Code Print ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution (SCE) software solutions, has dramatically simplified bar code label and RFID print management with ...

... ClearOrbit, the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution (SCE) software solutions, has dramatically simplified bar code label and RFID print management with the release of its new X.LM (Extended Label Manager) software. Affordable, pre-packaged and easy to implement quickly, X.LM offers a bar code and RFID label compliance management software for companies of any size using any warehouse management system (WMS) or enterprise resource planning system (ERP). Using an open architecture that can exchange XML or leverage direct APIs, X.LM offers connectivity from any WMS or ERP to all leading bar code label printers and RFID printers (a.k.a. "tag burners"). Moreover, X.LM serves as a central repository for all the current drivers needed to run these diverse devices while isolating the ERP and WMS applications and business process from the effects of any hardware changes. ...

Since 1994, ClearOrbit has assisted more than 250 clients in automating and controlling their supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit extends enterprise systems value with proven Supply Chain Execution (SCE) and Collaborative Supply Management (CSM) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while also gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into their supply chains. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth," expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using the customer's data model, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit customers include Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU), and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN).

RFID Sensors in Building and Construction: Architecture for Discrete Construction Component Tracking ...

From BFRL Publications Online ...

... "Accurate and timely identification and tracking of construction components are critical to operating a well-managed and cost efficient construction project. Establishing standards to support identification and tracking technologies has the potential to enable the construction industry to seamlessly integrate work processes at the job-site. This paper discusses on-going research at NIST in the application of field sensors, portable computers, real-time high-precision global positioning, wireless communications, and construction project databases, to develop means for real-time component identification and tracking. " ...

Use of Radio Frequency Identification Devices ...

From HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REGARDING LOGISTICS READINESS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, TESTIMONY OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL CLAUDE V. CHRISTIANSON, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, G-4, UNITED STATES ARMY ...

... "To enable end-to-end control of our distribution system, we must integrate Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) as an enabling function. The use of new Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) during OIF afforded a much-improved view of the supply chain, but we still lacked complete visibility, especially below the theater level. We intend to integrate RFID/AIT into the distribution process, thereby enabling our process owner with the capability to see and control distribution operations. We will install RFID equipment at a variety of key locations in theater to include supply support activities, movement control elements, and cargo distribution hubs. We will achieve the desired level of visibility by combining the use of RFID equipment in theater with an overarching joint and Army architecture, coupled with a comprehensive joint policy to standardize the tagging and tracking of all defense shipments from the source of supply to the point of need at the tactical level. To facilitate a more rapid throughput of sustainment to our forces, the Army, working with U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), is changing the way we package our supplies in the continental United States (CONUS). " ...

RFID Technology: Wired for Transformation!

Commander Steve MacDonald, Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Supply Operations and Policy Branch (OPNAV N413), writes ...

... "The Chief of Naval Operations vision, Sea Power 21, ForceNet calls for the use of enablers, which includes RFID, to integrate sensors, networks, C2, platforms, etc. In context with recent DoD RFID policy, Navy is currently testing RFID technologies and developing business rules and architecture to enable logistics processes including: automatic receipting, Total Asset Visibility (TAV)/Intransit Visibility (ITV), and inventory management. The desired end state includes: end-to-end intransit visibility for all material, from vendor or depot, through any node, to any customer, anywhere in the world; hands-free automatic receipting, inventory, real time financial take up and accountability of material, and a wealth of data at your fingertips. The benefits of such a system would be tremendous, and the potential contribution it would provide to current and future readiness compels our engagement to further explore RFID tagging as an enabler to help us get there. " ...

RFID Investment ROI: SeeBeyond to Highlight Value of Comprehensive Framework in ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 18th at 10:00 am (PST) / 1:00 pm (EST) highlighting how organizations can accelerate the ROI from their radio frequency identification (RFID) investments. ...

Most companies are working to understand the return on investment (ROI) from RFID. Walmart sees a significant ROI from their RFID compliance program. ...

... EPCglobal Solution Provider To Host Webinar: "RFID: The Next Big Thing?" SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), provider of the world's first fully integrated composite application network suite (SeeBeyond ICAN) for advanced integration and composite application solutions, today announced that it will host a webinar on Thursday, November 18th at 10:00 a.m. (PST) / 1:00 p.m. (EST) highlighting how organizations can accelerate the ROI from their radio frequency identification (RFID) investments. ...

Based on 15 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq: SBYN) delivers the industry's first integrated composite application network built on a comprehensive integration platform. Beyond eAI, the SeeBeyond(R) Integrated Composite Application Network Suite(TM) helps organizations rapidly assemble and deploy enterprise-scale end-user applications built on existing systems and infrastructure to dramatically improve business operations. SeeBeyond has nearly 1,950 customers worldwide, including ABN Amro, BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Halliburton, Hertz Corporation, HP, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint, Sutter Health and UnitedHealth Group. For more information, please visit www.seebeyond.com. Powered by the SeeBeyond Integrated Composite Application Network (SeeBeyond ICAN) Suite, the SeeBeyond RFID Composite Application Network was architected with key input from several Fortune 500 customers and solution partners who sit at the forefront of driving the adoption of RFID solutions. Optimized for the data intensive needs of RFID, the SeeBeyond RFID Composite Application Network is the first service-oriented RFID network to provide the infrastructure customers need to rapidly deploy end-to-end RFID initiatives today, while providing the architecture to support evolving RFID standards and process needs of the future.

RFID Data Collection: SRA Announces Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2005

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Since 1998, SRA has assisted DoD to employ Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags and other AIT devices to improve data collection; reduce processing time ...

... SRA International, Inc.(NYSE: SRX), a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to the federal government, today announced operating results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005, which ended September 30, 2004. Revenue increased 54% from $132.0 million in the September 2003 quarter to $203.5 million. Operating income increased 59% from $12.4 million in the September 2003 quarter to $19.8 million. Operating income margin was 9.7% compared to 9.4% last year. Net income increased 59% from $7.8 million in the September 2003 quarter to $12.4 million. ...

SRA is a leading provider of information technology services and solutions -- including strategic consulting; systems design, development and integration; and outsourcing and operations management -- to clients in national security, civil government markets, and health care and public health. The Company also develops business solutions for text and data mining, contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, environmental strategies, conflict management and dispute resolution, enterprise architecture, network operations and management, enterprise systems management, and wireless integration services. FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for five consecutive years. The Company's 3,500 employees serve clients from its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, and offices across the country.

BarCodes: Accu-Sort announces EtherNet/IP integrated scanner

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (October 28, 2004) ... Accu-Sort Systems (ASI), a worldwide leader in AutoID, today announced the release of its AXIOM 400™ laser bar code scanner now standard with EtherNet/IP. Onboard EtherNet/IP allows the AXIOM 400 to connect directly to Rockwell Automation’s control architecture without the need for an external protocol converter.

Integrated I/O data transfer provides easy access to bar code data from a ControlLogix controller and supports remote control of up for four additional relays (per Axiom) outside the PLC. The new AXIOM 400 simplifies PLC programming, reduces setup time and results in faster implementations.



Accu-Sort’s configuration software, AXCESS, allows users to quickly and easily setup AXIOM 400 bar code readers and monitor reader performance remotely. EtherNet/IP offers additional networking features such as the setup of multiple Axiom scanners in a controller/client configuration.

An Encompass program member with Rockwell Automation, Accu-Sort has long been dedicated to providing customers with Allen Bradley compatible products dating back to the acquisition of the Allen Bradley AdaptaScan bar code reader with DeviceNet in 1999. The AXIOM 400 with EtherNet/IP offers long range bar code scanning for a variety of industrial material handling applications and comes complete with AXCESS, Accu-Sort’s Windows®-based setup software.

Accu-Sort officially launched the Axiom 400 with EtherNet/IP at the 2004 Rockwell Automation Fair in Orlando, Florida, held October 27-28. For more information, visit the Accu-Sort website at www.accusort.com or contact John Thomas at (215) 996-8231.

Accu-Sort Systems is a pioneer in reliable auto ID and high-speed compliance solutions with more than three decades of experience deploying and supporting scanning and tracking solutions in distribution, warehousing, manufacturing and retailer environments. The company is also an established provider of convergent RFID and bar code systems with more than 40 RFID installations.

Microsoft RFID: Unisys and Microsoft Collaborate to Improve Supply Chain ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA  ... Solutions collect, filter and analyze data from a growing number of supply chain data feeds - such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, cellular ...

... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced an innovative, standards-based architecture designed to address the escalating worldwide need to improve the visibility, security and efficiency of supply chains. Built on the Microsoft Windows Server System, the architecture serves as the foundation for Unisys new Global Visible Commerce Solutions, which the company has tailored to meet the supply chain needs of companies in the retail, life sciences, consumer product and transportation industries. ...

Unisys and Microsoft have collaborated since the early 1980s, and have had a strategic, global alliance since 1997. Unisys is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, and Microsoft is regarded as a premier partner to Unisys, due to the volume of joint customer activity and its growing support for Unisys cross-business unit portfolio.

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage.

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.

RFID Software: Intermec Launches Software Development Initiative in Support of ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, RFID (radio frequency ...

... Intermec Technologies Corp. today announced an initiative to focus its development of software tools on the standards for service oriented architecture (SOA), reaffirming its longstanding commitment to open, non-proprietary software architectures. Today, Intermec provides libraries of software tools and utilities, stand-alone applications and custom development through its authorized independent software vendor (ISV) partners. Intermec will continue to support these programs while transitioning its own product development efforts to focus on SOA components for customers and partners. Intermec announced the initiative at its software developers' conference today in Chicago. Service oriented architecture features the use of software components that can be used and reused to quickly create applications and to simplify integration with disparate legacy systems. By 2008, 60 percent of enterprises will base their software development on service oriented architecture, according to Gartner. ...

Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, RFID (radio frequency identification) and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.

Supply Chain RFID: HighJump Software Announces PeopleSoft Integration Certification

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... HighJump has created a comprehensive, RFID-enabled product suite that tightly integrates with PeopleSoft's industry-leading supply chain solutions," said John ...

... HighJump Software, a 3M company, a global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, today announced that PeopleSoft, the world's second-largest provider of enterprise application software, recently completed certification testing of the integration between HighJump's Data Collection Advantage 5.0 solution with PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management 8.8. As a result, HighJump's Supply Chain Advantage integration for use with PeopleSoft 8.8 is the first supply chain execution integration certified by the PeopleSoft Partner Integration Team for the latest version of the PeopleSoft product. This achievement is a direct result of the collaboration between the two companies, which have partnered since 1996 to design, develop and continually enhance their respective integrated product offerings. ...

HighJump Software, a 3M company, is the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions that streamline distribution from the point of source through consumption. HighJump's tightly integrated solutions empower operational excellence in the warehouse and optimize the flow of inventory throughout the supply chain by facilitating collaboration with customers, suppliers and trading partners. These comprehensive solutions combine robust, standard functionality; a best practices-based implementation methodology; and a uniquely adaptable architecture that facilitates fast, cost-effective system modifications. The result: the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for more than 700 satisfied customers worldwide. As part of the 3M family, HighJump leads the industry in financial strength and delivers on an unmatched commitment to innovation and quality. HighJump leverages these advantages to continually expand its solution footprint and empower operational excellence for domestic and multinational customers.

RFID Logistics: Inside an Agile Transformation

From CIO, United States ... At the heart of the DLA's more agile self is a more agile IT shop, working to centralize IT systems, introduce new tools such as RFID tags to increase supply ...

... The DLA manages 4.6 million discrete products—from fruit and flak jackets to jet fuel and X-ray machines. The agency oversees $83.2 billion worth of inventory and makes 8.7 million shipments annually to provide nearly every consumable item that the U.S. military needs during times of war, peace and everything in between. ...

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) defense agency. The DLA Director reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics through the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness). DLA provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoD Components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized. DLA's origins date back to World War II when America’s huge military buildup required the rapid procurement of vast amounts of munitions and supplies. A major initiative underway is Business Systems Modernization, a project that will replace DLA's mission critical legacy systems with a new enterprise architecture based on COTS software and best commercial practices. Please peruse our library and the resources listed below for more DLA background information. Also, visit our Business Opportunities, Information Technology, and Corporate Headquarters websites for more information on DLA functions. The DLA Customer Handbook, a reference guide to everything DLA sells and supplies, is available at http://www.supply.dla.mil/CustomerHandbook/index.asp. A toll-free customer number is also available at 1-877-DLA-CALL.

DOD RFID: Defense Systems Inc. contracts two RFID industry heavy weights.

From Emediawire (press release) ... Services range from systems integration and implementation including database design, development, network and systems security to RFID assessments and ...

Defense Systems, Incorporated (DSI) is a Veteran owned Small Business founded in 1997 under the name Dyad Sodality, Inc. DSI is a provider of Information Technology services and solutions to the Federal Government, Government agencies, and Commercial Clients. DSI Services include system architecture design, system/software development, and software and data integration. DSI offers web, database, and application development services employing leading edge technology to solve the system integration needs of its clients. DSI employees maintain current US Government clearances. DSI has certified Sybase, Oracle, Cisco, Sun, and Java professionals on staff.

DSI has a “ RFID Solutions Division”... The “Mission” is to bring “Total RFID Solutions” to the DOD and Commercial Markets, including Hardware, Software, Applications, and Services. DSI's RFID Product Set consists of: RFID Hardware from various Companies including RFID Tags, Readers, Antennas, Associated Mountings, and Wiring or Wireless Connectivity; RFID Tag Packaging – Label Material, with or without Printing, Plastic Enclosure, Credit Card or Other material, Adhesives for the Environment; Barcode Equipment needs including Handhelds, Printers, Laser Scanners, Printers, and Label Materials; Software – Middleware to do RFID Filtering and Recording, Connectivity to Host Systems and Applications;

Real-Time RFID: Apriso & AeroScout Do RFID

From Unstrung ... formerly Bluesoft, announced today a partnership to bring the concept of real-time manufacturing and logistics information flow bringing RFID capabilities to a ...

Apriso’s mission is to enable businesses, their customers, suppliers and partners to achieve and retain leadership market positions in the new execution economy through unparalleled operational excellence. Apriso has introduced the concept of bottom-out enterprise software, a new event-driven software paradigm that focuses the full power of information technology - for the very first time - on the people, processes, machines and material that comprise the value chain. Apriso’s products have been developed for the global enterprise, and will work natively in any language, currency and locale. Currently, six languages - English, French, German, Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian) and Japanese - are available “out of the box.” FlexNet® 2003 is a new type of enterprise software that is focused entirely on an enterprise's global supply, production, and distribution processes. Unlike legacy enterprise software, which institutionalizes — in billions of lines of code — a plan-driven, top-down approach to business, the FlexNet brand provides a real-time, event-driven model that can be used to institutionalize strategic business initiatives such as "lean supply," six-sigma quality programs, portable or re-usable processes, and demand pull, as well as provide for 'relentless efficiency' in all operations, around the world. The implication of an event-driven architecture — rather than the forecast-driven architecture of contemporary enterprise software — is that the software can be used to immediately implement dynamic, adaptive, pull-based supply models, such as the Toyota Production System, or the celebrated Dell Computer business model, as well as produce all data necessary for the most stringent reporting and compliance requirements. Moreover, the simplicity of describing, reusing, and transporting processes makes successive-improvement strategies (kaizen), or dynamic, adaptive business processes, practicable, perhaps for the first time in an organization. Finally, the comprehensive support throughout the FlexNet 2003 suite for monitoring and reacting to quality events makes the suite unsurpassed for true six-sigma, lean supply implementation and administration.

Apriso Corporation and AeroScout, Inc., formerly Bluesoft, announced a partnership to bring the concept of real-time manufacturing and logistics information flow bringing RFID capabilities to a new level. By combining the Wi-Fi™ location-sensing capability provided by the AeroScout™ product suite with Apriso's FlexNet™ real-time, event-driven execution software, businesses can now optimize critical supply, manufacturing, and distribution processes for carrying out production, logistics, quality control, and maintenance tasks.

AeroScout provides enterprise visibility solutions that bridge the gap between Wi-Fi, RFID and GPS. AeroScout enables standards-based location and presence-based applications for indoor and outdoor environments where real-time visibility of assets and people is required to drive revenues or cut costs. AeroScout is a privately held company based in San Mateo, CA.

Apriso was founded in 1992, and now operates in 11 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. World headquarters are in Long Beach, California. Apriso's rapidly-growing customer base of more than 140 customers and over 350 installations worldwide includes such high-profile, global companies as General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, Microsoft, Merck, Lockheed Martin, ITT, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, International Paper, Rubbermaid, Matsushita Avionics Systems, Saint-Gobain, Pechiney, and British American Tobacco.

EPC RFID: webMethods and VeriSign to Market Network Services for RFID

From Web Service Journal, NJ The newly announced webMethods RFID Starter Pack will enable direct connectivity to the EPC Network so that customers can better access and utilize supply ...

To create visibility into supply chain execution manufacturers are being required to move towards Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for better visibility and control. webMethods provides a suite of products to allow for better visibility into real-time inventory levels and historical analysis of them. The combination of webMethods Optimize and webMethods Dashboard provide near real-time visibility into execution systems and elaborate reporting against historical information. The webMethods RFID starter Pack allows a customer to quickly ramp up their RFID pilots with key retailers. The webMethods Service-Oriented Architecture allows manufacturers to rapidly and easily plug into existing systems to gather information.

RFID Conference: Laying the foundation for RFID

From Wisconsin Technology Network, WI ... All of these steps came into being for RFID, or radio frequency identification technology, at Thursday’s Wisconsin RFID Conference, sponsored by the UW E ...


Audience: Corporate executives and senior managers responsible for the development and implementation of RFID strategy. Plus network with UW E-Business Consortium RFID Industry Workgroup companies and e!nnovate members!

RFID Market and User Landscape
Paul Schmidt, Senior Manager, Accenture
• Provide an understanding of why RFID is an important technology;
Comparison with other competing AIDC technologies
• Current state of RFID technology – EPC and other
• State of vendor market space
• State of the RFID adoption: Key examples of who is using RFID successfully and the scope of benefits achieved.

Building Blocks of an RFID system
Mike Burnham, President, Panatrack &
Ken Tinnell, Practice Leader, Rockwell Automation
• Key components of an RFID system
• Overview of tags and readers
• Technical challenges to anticipate with RFID
• Co-existence and integration with other AIDC technologies

RFID Opportunity Identification & Business Case Development
Scott Springer, Partner, Virchow Krause & Co, LLC &
Jack Kahler, President, Avocus Group
How to analyze your business to find and prioritize opportunities for RFID. Learn practical methods developed by the Business-Case Action Group of the UW RFID Industry Workgroup.

RFID System Architecture and Data Management: Design and Integration
Dave Douglas, Senior Vice President, Products & Strategy,
ConnecTerra & Greg Hubbert, Director of Logistics, Rockwell Automation
RFID architecture components and strategies for creating the right infrastructure, and issues pertaining to data management.

RFID Technology: Progress Software Corporation Focuses on Service-Oriented ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA  ... A panel discussion on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), moderated by InformationWeek magazine's Senior Editor Rick Whiting, will focus on how mid-market ...

Progress Software Corporation, its companies, and their research and business development center, provide and actively pursue innovative technologies and new business opportunities that enable businesses worldwide to make an effective transition to true e-business environments. Progress with its OpenEdge Business Platform and more than 2,000 global Application Partners provide business applications that precisely fit customer needs and deliver real competitive advantage. ObjectStore's real-time event engine aims to support RFID in three ways: by providing real-time in-memory database (REID), through EPC code support, and RFID Savant Interfaces. ObjectStore's Real Time Event Engine is a high-performance application solution for the real-time capture, organization and simultaneous query of streaming event data. The Event Engine combines extreme scalability with a flexible "Cache-Forward"™ architecture to support real-time analysis on streaming event data in distributed environments, without impacting capture or query speeds.

Smart Card Technology: XTec Awarded GSA Contract for Issuance of Secure ID Smart Card

From PR Newswire (press release) ... and Oberthur Card Systems (OCS) to serve as the central production center for the General Services Administration's centralized Smart Card Personalization and ...

Founded in 1992, XTec is an independent developer, producer, and licensor of security solutions for a wide range of government and commercial uses. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, the Company’s premier breakthrough technology, Mediametrics, is a peerless, non-finite state based, security solution. Mediametrics enables business and organizations in the public and private sectors to securely process, store, and manage proprietary information. Key areas of focus for XTec include electronic commerce, domain and key management, transaction and data processing, access control, communications, and information systems.

X64KMMC Mediametric® Memory Card: The X64KMMC Mediametric® memory Card contains a high performance EEPROM chip optimized for secure storage of data and/or application applets. The X64KMMC is a passive storage device. It relys on external microcontrollers, such as the X17CM756, for cryptographic services, however, its onboard mediametric authentication system allows it to positively authenticate itself and its data payload to the card acceptor device. The EEPROM memory array may be compartamentalized into separate zones, each with its own set of cryptographic keys and mediametric templates. This multidomain architecture is ideal for applications in which a hierarchy of card issuing groups and rules need to be established and maintained while allowing for a global platform to securely access and authenticate the common data.

RFID Compliance: American Port Services Selects HighJump Software's Flexible and ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Specifically, APS will implement Compliance Advantage at its distribution center in Norfolk, Va., to manage RFID tag application for pallets and cases whenever ...

HighJump Software, a 3M company, is the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions that streamline manufacturing and distribution from the point of source through consumption. HighJump's tightly integrated solutions empower operational excellence in the warehouse and optimize the flow of inventory throughout the supply chain by facilitating collaboration with customers, suppliers and trading partners. These comprehensive solutions combine robust, standard functionality, a best practices-based implementation methodology, and a uniquely adaptable architecture that facilitates fast, cost-effective system modifications. The result: the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for more than 700 satisfied customers worldwide. As part of the 3M family, HighJump leads the industry in financial strength and delivers on an unmatched commitment to innovation and quality. HighJump leverages these advantages to continually expand its solution footprint and empower operational excellence for domestic and multinational customers. For more information about HighJump, visit www.highjump.com. Compliance Advantage™ is the only pre-packaged, fully configurable RFID solution that offers the ability to comply with current mandates from retailers such as Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense—while easily adapting to future requirements. This solution can be implemented on either a stand-alone basis or in conjunction with existing fulfillment systems to tag items, cases and pallets, as well as generate accurate advance shipping notices (ASN) for customers.

RFID Middleware: Striving for Total Interoperability

From RFID Journal ... June 2, 2004—Joining the growing ranks of companies offering RFID middleware, software provider RfideaWorks has released RFIdirector and RFIdb. ...

RFideaWorks provides high-performance, flexible RFID-enabling solutions to help businesses meet new Wal-Mart, DoD, FDA, Airbus/Boeing, and international RFID requirements - regardless of which standards are used. This means a company can do business in a "mix and match" RFID and auto identification data capture (AIDC) standards world, like EPC, ISO, proprietary, UID, bar codes and data from GPS, RTLS, electronic pedigrees, biometrics, and still have their existing information systems working smoothly and efficiently throughout the enterprise, supply chain, and customer base.

RFideaWorks incorporates advanced technology, like RFIdirector (TM) - a unique patent-pending process for middleware data capture and input/output device-independent interoperability, RFIdb (TM) - the first real-time database designed from the ground up especially for RFID, and RFIdwh (TM) - the first real-time intelligent data warehouse using RFID information. RFIdb and RFIdwh also employ a patent-pending process and architecture. Integrated seperately or together, RFideaWorks helps users meet "RFID ASAP" requirements quickly and more importantly rapidly accelerates strategic business transformation to gain major competitive advantage in an RFID-centric business world without introducing complexity, big budgets, long timeframes, and unnecessary risks.

RFID Networks: Extreme Switches Up

From Unstrung ... Jain cites location-based services (asset tracking, RFID, and more) as one of the main types of program that others could develop on top of the operating system ...

Extreme Networks, Inc.: Extreme Networks, Inc. delivers the most effective applications and services infrastructure by creating networks that are faster, simpler and more cost-effective. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Extreme Networks markets its network switching solutions in more than 50 countries. For more information, visit www.extremenetworks.com. Extreme Networks' core and edge switching solutions, featuring 10 Gigabit scalability at the core and Gigabit connections at the edge of the network, along with Avaya's IP telephony communications solutions will power the eNet. The eNet offers reliable, high-speed network services to all NetWorld+Interop exhibitors, conferences and meeting rooms. ExtremeWare XOS v11 will be available June 2004.

ExtremeWare XOS runs on Extreme Networks' BlackDiamond® 10K platform today and will extend to other network switching platforms, from the core to the edge of the network, in the next 12 months. The Extreme RF Manager, available now, has a suggested retail price starting at $4,995 USD. The FM32pi PoE module for the Alpine switch, available April 2004, has a suggested list price of $2,995 USD. The wireless feature pack for Alpine, available Summer 2004, has a suggested list price of $1,995 USD. The External Power Supply (EPS) for Alpine, available April 2004, has a suggested list price of $995 USD. The objective of Exteme Networks is to serve wireless and wired applications—such as voice-over-IP (VoIP), patient care, interactive classrooms, and evolving Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tagging—seamlessly. To do this, the architecture must be capable of addressing the management and security problems of existing solutions by extending the capabilities of the wired network across the enterprise from core to access to wireless users.

RFID Patent: EnXnet, Inc. Announces International Patent Application

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... These products are designed specifically for embedding EAS tags, including RFID, in optical disc products such as digital video discs (DVDs) and compact discs ...

EnXnet, Inc. is an enterprise formed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma on March 30, 1999 and is a business and technology development company engaged in the development, marketing, and licensing of emerging technologies and innovative business strategies and practices, focusing primarily on products, solutions, and services which support and enhance multimedia management, production and architecture. EnXnet® plans to market DSTag™ by licensing the technology to individual manufacturers. Manufacturers will promote this product offering to distributors, production companies, and the content creation firms in order to increase their sales. The company also markets and licenses the ClearVideo® technology to third parties, and offers video compression and content production services as well as manufacturing, duplication and replication of traditional optical media (CDs and DVDs) a new format known and licensed as DVDPlus© and marketed by EnXnet® as OneDisc™.

RFID Services: Tata Consultancy Services Offers World-Class RFID and Data ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... TCS recently established a practice group and a Center of Excellence for radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions to respond to the mandate by several ...

TCS will devote significant resources to the area of radio frequency indentification (RFID) by establishing a world-class practice. The practice is staffed by core RFID technology experts supported by business domain experts from various industry practices and technology experts drawn from the eBusiness service practice. The practice offers services covering the full spectrum of RFID deployment including business consulting, architecture design, radio frequency equipment selection and installation, software development and implementation, systems integration and maintenance across diverse business areas such as retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics and healthcare. A center of excellence has also been established to build technical competency and create assets around RFID.

RFID Standards: New RFID worldwide standard proposed

From Ferret, Australia ... MANUFACTURERS and providers of data collection and radio frequency identification (RFID) have submitted an RFID protocol definition that would pave the way for ...

SATO has RFID solutions such as the new CL408e and CL412e UHF RFID printers, utilizing multi-protocol RFID read/write technology, which supports EPC Class 1, ISO18000, and EM Marin protocols. The CL408e and CL412e RFID printers use an open architecture, which can be easily upgraded as new standards and protocols are established for new generations of RFID tags such as EPC Class 1 UHF Generation 2... Leading manufacturers and technology providers of data collection and radio frequency identification (RFID) have submitted an RFID protocol definition that would pave the way for rapid adoption of a new worldwide RFID standard known as Electronic Product Code (EPC), Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Generation 2. Companies supporting the protocol include Texas Instruments, Intermec Technologies Corporation, Philips Semiconductors, SAMsys Technologies, Zebra Technologies Corp., Impinj, Inc. and Rafsec, and others.

XML-Enabled RFID and BarCode Printing Drives the Supply Chain

Zebra Technologies has delivered thermal barcode print capability with new XML-enabled printing options to its Xi series of high-performance printers, which will become a critical competency in the RFID-enabled supply chain. XML technology has become prevalent, which makes this solution interoperable in today's mission-critical supply chain environments by making integration of Zebra printers into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and their warehouse management applications or modules seamless. This architecture eliminates additional print server hardware and application middleware, which translates into tangible benefits through a lower cost of ownership.

Zebra XML-enabled printers are Oracle-certified for the Warehouse Management System (WMS), Mobile Supply Chain Applications (MSCA), and interoperate with other leading ERP vendors. XML-enabled label formats are loaded directly to the label printer for future reference at print time The XML label data stream is sent via TCP/IP protocol directly to the appropriate Zebra printer at print time, for merging with the appropriate XML label format.

Interoperability in the supply chain through XML and the management of efficient XML data streams will be essential competencies in the RFID and XML-enabled supply chain ecosystem... Zebra Technologies printer family is well positioned to enable success in supply chain.

RFID Solutions: Symbol's Top Exec Touts Enterprise Mobility Architecture At N+I

From CRN ... Nuti, along with both Callagee and McGovern, also spoke briefly about the benefits of improving RFID (radio frequency identification) technology solutions that ...

Radio frequency identification is one of today's most promising technologies, and Symbol Technologies is leading the way with a new generation of RFID solutions. RFID advanced data capture systems are being tested by multiple market-leading companies, to develop Symbol's enterprise mobility reference architecture.

RFID technology is used to mark, identify and track individual objects as they move from the manufacturing floor through the supply chain and into the hands of the buyer or consumer. As the objects move through the supply chain, wireless RFID readers can communicate with an RFID tag on the object, collect information about the object (such as a unique number), and match that number in a database to access a complete record about the object. Symbol views RFID as a subset of the suite of automatic data capture technologies, and includes RFID in the core competencies the company deploys as a leading supplier of enterprise mobility solutions.

Interest in RFID technology is driven by the desire of companies to achieve greater visibility to their supply chains, with the goal of increasing operational efficiency. An efficient supply chain operation helps to ensure that goods can be bought at the place and time consumers are ready to purchase. Potential gains from the visibility RFID generates include lower inventory levels, reduced labor costs and increased sales—the bottom line: increased profitability.

EPC (Electronic Product Code) is the emerging standard for RFID applications in the retail supply chain. It represents an industry consensus on the best technological approach to successful implementation of RFID. The overall EPC concept is designed to work in a range of retail supply chain applications. EPC emerged from the Auto-ID Center, a partnership between almost 100 companies and five of the world's leading research universities including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Retailers include many globally recognizable names—Wal*Mart®, Target Corporation, Home Depot®, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Tesco plc...

Radio Beacon Inc. Expands Channel and End-user Support for the US ...

Business Wire (press release) ... Working with industry-leading hardware providers, Radio Beacon's warehouse management software integrates seamlessly with barcode, RFID and material handling ...

Combining radio frequency and barcode technology with a robust, three-tiered, Internet-based architecture, RADIO BEACON WMS delivers a powerful, scaleable and flexible real-time Warehousing Management System that helps you boost productivity, reduce costs, shorten order fulfillment times and increase customer satisfaction. RADIO BEACON integrates seamlessly with many popular accounting/order-entry packages and shipping systems to provide the warehousing link in a total supply chain solution.

About Radio Beacon Inc: Radio Beacon is a developer of warehouse management software that adapts with the growing business needs of third party logistics providers, manufacturers and distributors. RADIO BEACON is the safe WMS choice, extending our customers' accounting systems from companies like Microsoft and Best to produce high-performance supply chain solutions that deliver accurate and compliant shipments, while improving operational procedures and reducing costs. Radio Beacon solutions deliver a strategic advantage to customers, enabling them to meet the dynamic needs of retailers and major industrial and consumer distributors. Working with industry-leading hardware providers, Radio Beacon's warehouse management software integrates seamlessly with barcode, RFID and material handling technology. Radio Beacon WMS is distributed locally through global partners. For more information, visit www.radiobeacon.com.