Dairy Queen RFID Trial Tracks Customers

Dairy Queen deploys RFID tags in a pilot program to understand customer loyalty and preferences. Customers tag an item in their possession and swipe it upon return visits. ...

... "The consumer attaches the tiny tag to something they always have with them - a cellphone is suggested but hardly required - and can use it when they happen to be near a Dairy Queen. " ...

Via CBS News: Dairy Queen Loyalty Program RFID Pilot

RFID Education to Enable Adoption and Growth

RFID use is growing, but full adoption is nowhere near. Walmart and other companies see benefits. But, for broader adoption across industries, education and awareness must be increased to drive innovative use of the technology. ...

... "The most important issues to address in RFID today are education and ROI (return on investment). RFID is a mystery to many industries at this point. As RFID matures and makes inroads into more industries, it will become easier to implement; " ...

Via CRM News: RFID

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 Testing Future Business Processes ...

RFID Testing Future Business Processes: Satyam helps Businesses Create and Simulate their Future; Launches FUTURUS: A state-of-the-art Business Solutions laboratory that gives clients a peek into their future business environment and cuts risks significantly while making business or technology decisions ...

... "Emerging technologies and methodologies like RFID, SOA and Composite Applications can be combined with established enterprise class applications such as ERP, CRM and SCM to simulate future scenarios while considering business trends like mergers, acquisitions and large scale business process changes. Many technology partners such as Adobe Systems Inc., Cast Iron Systems, G-LOG, and Pegasystems Inc. have already confirmed their intent to participate in Futurus. More partners are expected to participate in the near future. " ...

Futurus is an initiative of the Enterprise Business Solutions unit of Satyam. Satyam has established itself as a leader in Enterprise Business Solutions with nearly 35% of its revenues derived from this space.

RFID Asset Provisioning ...

RFID Asset Provisioning: Courion Announces AssetLink for Extended Provisioning of Non-IT Assets

... "Automatically provision IT and non-IT assets during the new employee on-boarding process based on defined roles and update this information in asset tracking systems. For example, all employees may be entitled to a security badge, business cards and an account on Active Directory. However, based on job function an Accountant may be entitled to a desktop computer, access to financial applications and an office, whereas a Sales Executive would be entitled to a laptop computer, access to the CRM system, a cubicle, mobile phone and a PDA device. AssetLink can also reflect RFID information tied to physical resources as those assets are provisioned or deprovisioned for specific users. " ...

Courion enables complex organizations to rapidly respond to constant change. Unlike traditional identity and access management technologies, Courion's Dynamic Community™-based Provisioning empowers organizations to deliver transparent compliance, sustained efficiencies and improved business velocity, by effectively adapting to and leveraging their changing business operations, technology infrastructure and organization. Over 250 enterprise customers worldwide including 60 of the FORTUNE 500 utilize Courion's Enterprise Provisioning Suite™ to securely automate routine, manual processes for user provisioning, password management, industry and regulatory compliance, profile management, and digital certificate management.

RFID Data Quality Challenge ...

RFID Data Quality Challenge: Similarity Systems Launches Data Quality Solution For Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers ...

Similarity Systems offers a solution to the data quality challenge that will be critical to the success of RFID adoption ...

... Similarity Systems™, the leading provider of business-focused Data Quality solutions has launched ATHANOR CPG™, a new Data Quality offering combining technology, services, and reference data for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturing sector. ... Poor Data Quality is a pervasive problem that is proving to be a significant roadblock in the way of eBusiness initiatives such as Global Data Synchronization and RFID, said Garry Moroney, chief executive officer, Similarity Systems." ...

ATHANOR CPG is a one-stop-shop for Data Quality monitoring, standardization, de-duplication, and consolidation within the firewall of CPG manufacturing organizations. It includes industry-specific reference content, such as GS-1 (EAN/UCC) product requirements, validation and consistency checking rules, and standard Data Quality plans and scorecards to enable CPG manufacturers to deploy a consistent Data Quality solution across the entire organization. The solution encompasses all of a company’s critical data including master data stored in enterprise resource planning, product information management (PIM), CRM, warehouse management, and business intelligence systems.

Microsoft RFID Advisory Council Expands ...

... "Iteration2, a leading Microsoft (MBS) Gold Certified Axapta Partner, announced that it has accepted the invitation to join the select Microsoft Advisory Council for Radio Frequency Indentification Devices (RFID) Solutions. The RFID Partner Advisory Council is an invitation-only partner program developed by Microsoft to help establish Go-to-Market Strategies, develop synergies among premiere MBS partners, and gather feedback about the forthcoming RFID solutions from Microsoft in 2006. In addition, development teams will share details on the initial solution offerings and discuss integration points with Axapta, Great Plains, Solomon, and Navision." ...

Iteration2 is headquartered in Irvine, CA, and provides its clients with a complete tier-one enterprise software experience with the benefits of Microsoft Technology Stack Integration, Integrated Innovation. Iteration2 is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a leading provider of Microsoft Axapta, Solomon, CRM, and Field Service Automation. Iteration2’s vertical industry expertise in Manufacturing, Distribution, and Services Industries along with deep technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies provides their clients with clear strategic business solutions. Iteration2 serves its clients throughout the Western United States through regional sales and service offices and its headquarters in Irvine, CA.

Track Record for Quick RFID Implementation Projects ...

Track Record for Quick RFID Implementation Projects: Shipcom Completes a Record Number of RFID Projects in 2004

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Shipcom Wireless, Inc., a leading global provider of RFID solutions completed a record number of RFID projects in 2004, ahead of the Wal ...

... Shipcom Wireless, Inc., a leading global provider of RFID solutions completed a record number of RFID projects in 2004, ahead of the Wal*Mart mandate. Shipcom's customers include a wide spectrum of companies from manufacturing, logistics, to consumer goods and transportation industries, namely, HP, Ryder Logistics, Tatung, Hasbro, MGA Entertainment, to name a few. Suppliers to Wal*Mart achieved quick, robust implementations thereby creating productivity gains. ...

Shipcom Wireless is a leading provider of enterprise RFID solutions for Supply Chain Automation and Asset Tracking initiatives. Its CATAMARAN(R) rapid deployment framework extends and enhances the productivity of SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Provia, Siebel, "legacy" and other back-end systems for WMS, Lean Manufacturing, and CRM applications. With the market's lowest total cost of integration and ownership, CATAMARAN(R) reduces risk and is the most flexible solution. Founded in 1997, the Houston based company's systems are being used in Fortune 1000 companies such as, British America Tobacco, Beckman Coulter, General Electric, Hasbro, Hewlett-Packard, Menlo Logistics, Medtronic, NVIDIA, Philips, Ryder Logistics, Sempra Energy, Samsung, Siemens, Shell Oil, and Tatung.

Additional resources on companies with suucessful track record for quick RFID implementation projects ...

RFID Implementation – RFID Technology: labeled and tracked via RFID for quick and accurate ... Intermec Intellitag® 2450 MHz Metal-Mount RFID tag is ... pallets, but which has a proven track record in a ...

RFID Technology and EPC in Retail: in varied and extreme environments like fast paced outdoor ... are well known for their long track record of managing ... and reusable containers to track the movement ...

New Risk Assessment Profile From AMR Research Evaluates RFID: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Companies evaluating RFID partners will have to weigh their priorities -- a quick compliance fix ... spend $500M in 2004 on implementation projects, and this ...

RFID for Supply Chain - Benefits - Supply Chain - Wireless Mobile: to assist you in mapping out an RFID implementation that can ... The InfoLogix RFID Process. Our proven quick start methodology with existing RFID projects helps ...

RFID Payment Processing Drives Customer Throughput at POS ...

RFID Payment Processing Drives Customer Throughput: Hand Held Products Unveils RF Payment Enabled Transaction Terminal ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The TT8100 with RF payment allows users to charge purchases by waving a credit card embedded with a RFID tag at the payment counter, thereby decreasing ...

... Hand Held Products(TM), Inc., a leader in image based data collection systems for mobile, in-premise and transaction processing applications, announced the immediate availability of its TT8810 POS Transaction Terminal with Radio Frequency (RF) payment capability that supports non-contact credit payment processing at the point of sale. The TT8100 with RF payment allows users to charge purchases by waving a credit card embedded with a RFID tag at the payment counter, thereby decreasing individual payment processing and increasing customer throughput at the POS. The TT8810 with RF payment also links the customer to CRM and loyalty benefits. ...

With headquarters in Central New York, Hand Held Products is a worldwide leading manufacturer of image based data collection systems for mobile, wireless, and transaction processing solutions. Through its proprietary Adaptus(TM) Imaging Technology platform, Hand Held Products is dedicated to delivering innovative imaging solutions, reliability and durability to its customers and partners through more than 30 sales offices and hundreds of resellers. Hand Held Products is a privately held company and is represented in every major market and geographic region of the world.

Additional resources where RFID payment processing drives customer throughput ...

Pay By Touch: unique offering that immediately drives curiosity and ... tokens (eg, credit cards, RFID devices, Smart ... suite of integrated payment processing products, Solidus ...

Ideas - Perspectives: Viewpoint: Automatic: tight schedules, and manual processing drives up costs ... shipper's data, consignee information, payment details, carton ... For this reason, RFID antennas are also ...

How Banking is Headed Toward on demand: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Experimentation with RFID could help you open up a piece ... Web site • Visit the IBM Payments Solution Web ... through multi-fold increase in processing power and ...

Sun Opens RFID Center in Scotland: a New Step towards RFID Adoption in Western
European Retail

U.S. RFID for the Retail Supply Chain Spending Forecast and Analysis, 2003-2008

Mobilizing the Supply Chain: Developing RFID and EPC Professional and Managed
Services for the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Sectors

RFID ERP: Another ERP System is RFID Enabled, KarenSoft ...

KarenSoft is RFID-enabled ERP Software ...

From theedgedaily.com ...

... "KarenSoft introduces RFID-capable KarenSoft ERP 2005: KarenSoft Technology Bhd has made available its new mission critical application, KarenSoft ERP 2005, which comes with enhanced features and a new look. " ...

KarenSoft is a dynamic netcentric group of companies supplying ERP2 (ERP+CRM) solutions under the KarenSoft brand to manufacturing and services sectors in the Asia-Pacific region. The KarenSoft ERP2 is a complete e-Business solution comprising seven cycles: Sales Distribution, Material Requirements Planning, Procurement Control System, Planning and Production, Financial Accounting & Fixed Assets, Human Resources Information, and Customer Relationship Management. KarenSoft Solutions Sdn. Bhd. was formed in 1991 to take over CHCA Software Solution, the Information Technology division of C.H. Chee & Associates, a reputable Public Accounting firm in Penang. (CHCA Software Solution was formed in 1988 by an MACPA graduate, Mr. Chee Chong Hwa, PA(M), CPA. Mr. Chee is also a Public Accountant under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.) KarenSoft Solutions Sdn Bhd and KarenSoft Corporation Sdn Bhd were incorporated to provide marketing, support and R&D respectively. Since then, KarenSoft has been continually investing in extensive research and development to create and provide comprehensive and leading edge software solutions. Having acquired an outstanding track record for providing organisations with innovative solutions, KarenSoft is now diversifying into new areas to deliver solutions to help customers revolutionise their competitive edge. KarenSoft was restructured in 1998 with KarenSoft Technology Sdn Bhd being incorporated to hold KarenSoft Solutions Sdn Bhd and KarenSoft Corporation Sdn Bhd as a subsidiaries. KarenSoft Technology Berhad is currently an MSC Status Company focusing on carrying out extensive R&D activities. KarenSoft has been approved by the Securities Commission & Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) for listing on the KLSE Mesdaq market and is expecting to be officially listed on the MESDAQ market soon.

RFID Solutions: Tatung Uses Shipcom Wireless for EPC/RFID Integration With Its ERP ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Shipcom Wireless Inc., a leading global provider of RFID solutions and Tatung Company of America, Inc. ...

... Shipcom Wireless Inc., a leading global provider of RFID solutions and Tatung Company of America, Inc. announced today that they have successfully shipped out cases tagged with RFID/EPC labels to meet its Wal-Mart mandate, using the CATAMARAN product of Shipcom Wireless. One of the top personal computer and related products suppliers of Wal-Mart is requiring that its contract manufacturers apply RFID tags on all cases being shipped to Wal-Mart. ...

Shipcom Wireless is a leading provider of enterprise RFID solutions for Supply Chain Automation and Asset Tracking initiatives. Its CATAMARAN(R) rapid deployment framework extends and enhances the productivity of SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Provia, Siebel, "legacy" and other back-end systems for WMS, Lean Manufacturing, and CRM applications. With the market's lowest total cost of integration and ownership, CATAMARAN(R) reduces risk and is the most flexible choice for supply chain and asset tracking initiatives. Founded in 1997, the Houston based company's systems are being used in Fortune 1000 companies such as, British America Tobacco, Beckman Coulter, General Electric, Hasbro, Hewlett-Packard, Menlo Logistics, Medtronic, NVIDIA, Philips, Ryder Logistics, Sempra Energy, Samsung, Siemens, Shell Oil, and Tatung.

Sports RFID Application: Contactless payments now accepted at three NFL football stadiums

From Contactless News (press release), VA ... Based around Texas Instruments RFID engineering, the PowerPay contactless token was first introduced to Seattle Seahawks fans at the first preseason game in ...

... PowerPay's contactless tag is designed to make it easier for football fans to return to the game quicker. The contactless tag got its start with the Seattle Seahawks last season (see November/December Contactless News), and is now in used in Detroit and Philadelphia as well. Consumers, using the cashless PowerPay fob, can complete a transaction at the concession stand in as little as three seconds by waving the tag in front of a PowerPay reader. That means they miss less of the football action. ...

SMART System Technologies, Inc. developed and operates the PowerPay "smart network" for hands-free, instantaneous, secure, and discrete customer identification, electronic payment, and fulfillment of CRM functions in the retail environment. PowerPay's retail applications take advantage of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology-the same technology that has been in use in tollway express lanes for several years-to allow consumers to easily and conveniently apply their purchases to the credit card of their choice while taking advantage of retail rewards, automatic electronic coupons, and other exciting discount and promotional programs.

RFID Event: Retail Technology Forum announces a International Event Successful ...

From PR Web (press release), WA ... Emerging Technologies like Point of Sale, RFID, ERP, CRM, Loyalty & Business Intelligence will result in development of more effective cross-channel sales ...

... Retail Technology Forum (RTF) a platform deigned for the retail industry, to promote use of latest technologies for accelerated retail growth, announced its plans for promoting its latest initiative for the retail industry today. “Successful Brands Successful People,” Emerging Technologies for the CEO a International Event directed at the top management to provide a comprehensive understanding of the wide range of emerging technologies and a clear perspective of what’s in store for the near future. ...

Retail Technology Forum is the initiative of CEM Business Solutions Fz LLC designed to update the retail industry on the tools & technologies to meet the challenges of the booming retail market. The retail technology forum works in association with key industry players & will address key result areas of retail industry with a focus on comprehensive solution needs. CEM Business Solutions is a business consulting and technology deployment firm with accreditations and certifications. CEM Business Solutions has the ability and skill sets to provide Enterprises with Consulting Services that meets the business boundaries in addressing critical issues and providing global solutions using unique methodologies and best Business practices.

RFID Standards: Behind the RFID Standards Brawl - Part 2

From CRM Daily, CA ... By Erika Morphy. "End-users should not think that just because RFID standards are in flux, they should not do anything," IDC analyst Christopher Boone says. ...

... With Wal-Mart Latest News about Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense driving the adoption of RFID in supply-chain management, manufacturers, retailers and distributors have much to do in the coming months and years to get ready. One thing they won't have to worry about, though, is keeping track of an array of technology standards. ...

RFID Conference: Advanstar Communications Appoints Mary LaSelva as New Group ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The event provides the largest gathering for automatic identification (Auto-ID), radio frequency identification (RFID), and mobility experts in North America. ...

... Advanstar Technology Group, a division of Advanstar Communications, Inc., today announced the appointment of Mary LaSelva as group director of the Frontline Solutions Conference & Exposition. With nearly 20 years experience in technology marketing, LaSelva brings excellent leadership and a proven track record in events management to the Advanstar team. LaSelva joins Advanstar from leading document management companies such as HP Indigo, RISO, Inc., as well as early stage start-ups. At these organizations, LaSelva developed and managed marketing functions, gaining experience in communications, corporate branding, demand generation, channel marketing, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnerships, and business development. ...

The Frontline Solutions Conference & Exposition takes place September 13-15 in Chicago, Illinois. The event provides the largest gathering for automatic identification (Auto-ID), radio frequency identification (RFID), and mobility experts in North America. Advanstar Communications, Inc. is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar publishes 92 business magazines and directories, 79 exhibitions and conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of direct marketing, database and reference products and services. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors in such industries as art, automotive, beauty, collaboration/e-learning, CRM/call center, digital media, entertainment/marketing, fashion & apparel, healthcare, internet/e-business, manufacturing and processing, pharmaceutical, power sports, science, telecommunications, and travel/hospitality. The Company has more than 1,300 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

RFID Conference Event: Frontline 2004 -- Set to Be the Largest Event for Supply Chain ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Technology, and VeriSign are among the vendors slated to showcase the latest real-world solutions in radio frequency identification (RFID); electronic product ...

" ... Advanstar Technology Group, a division of Advanstar Communications, Inc., will bring together the best-of-breed automatic identification (Auto-ID) and supply chain organizations at this year's Frontline Solutions 2004 conference and exposition. IBM, Intermec, Philips Semiconductors, Alien Technology, Datamax, Matrics, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Savi Technology, and VeriSign are among the vendors slated to showcase the latest real-world solutions in radio frequency identification (RFID); electronic product code (EPC); bar code; industrial mobile and wireless; and supply chain efficiency solutions. Taking place September 13-15 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, Frontline 2004 brings together key decision makers from major industries, including: manufacturing; retail and consumer packaged goods; government and defense; as well as pharmaceutical and healthcare. These supply chain professionals converge to form valuable business partnerships and learn about new technology solutions that provide an optimal return on investment ... "

Advanstar Communications Inc. is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar publishes 92 business magazines and directories, 79 exhibitions and conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of direct marketing, database and reference products and services. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors in such industries as art, automotive, beauty, collaboration/e-learning, CRM/call center, digital media, entertainment/marketing, fashion & apparel, healthcare, internet/e-business, manufacturing and processing, pharmaceutical, power sports, science, telecommunications, and travel/hospitality. The Company has more than 1,300 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

RFID Security: Research Guards Supply Chains from Terror

From CRM Buyer ... Radio frequency identification or RFID tags soon will be attached to products and containers worldwide to help companies track items through the shipping and ...

RFID Workshop: NETSCO and Sun Microsystems-Turkey Present RFID Retail Inventory ...

From Internet Telephony Magazine, CT ... NewMarket Technology Inc. (OTCBB:IPVO) today announced NETSCO and Sun Microsystems-Turkey participation in the RFID Workshop in Turkey to present RFID ...

Netsco, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA) is a privately owned corporation that started operations in 1996. NETSCO is a software product and services company that specializes in mission-critical distributed computing solutions for large-scale enterprise applications.
Since its inception, Netsco had the vision of solving real enterprise problems (highly scalable and reliable solutions for 7x24 operations) with real products and services. Even through the Internet hype, Netsco did not lose its focus and successfully implemented its vision profitably. They have validated and refined their product offerings over and over by providing enterprise level solutions to industry leading companies. Netsco Application Framework - The Netsco Application Framework is a comprehensive suite of pre-built, pre-tested software components based on open industry standards (JavaTM, XML, J2EETM) that is used as the foundation for Enterprise Applications, such as ERM/CRM, e-Commerce, Document Management, Supply Chain Management and more.

RFID Middleware: Allixon Corp. acquires Allixon Co. Ltd.

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Ltd. ("ALX") is a provider of computing solutions utilizing its proprietary radio frequency identification (RFID) middleware which is based on automatic ...

Allixon Co. Ltd. ("ALX") is a provider of computing solutions utilizing its proprietary radio frequency identification (RFID) middleware which is based on automatic identification (Auto-ID) solutions and mobile banking solutions. RFID is a means of identifying a person or object using radio frequency transmission and has received greater attention lately due to heightened security concerns and greater emphasis on cost and inventory controls. The RFID multi-adapter middleware developed by ALX enables the user, small companies to large enterprises, to handle real-time data by filtering and distributing data to specific computer systems so that, for example, product movements can be tracked through the user's
existing network. The RFID middleware integrates applications used by many small to large users, for example Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Warehouse Management System (WMS). ALX has developed middleware interfaces for SAP, Microsoft, IBM and EXE software. Additional applications are possible.

SAP RFID: Psion Teklogix First to Receive SAP AID-RH Certification

From TMCnet ... Psion Teklogix (LSE:PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing and wireless data collection, including RFID technology, today announced it is ...

Psion Teklogix Inc. is a global provider of solutions that enable enterprises to mobilize their business applications. For over three decades, companies around the world from a broad range of industries have turned to Psion Teklogix and our partners for our expertise in providing mobile computing solutions that deliver real benefit to their business operations. Our solutions empower mobile workforces by increasing efficiency and productivity—critical elements for business growth, profitability and competitiveness. Psion Teklogix is a reliable source for responding to these customer needs, providing them with fully integrated mobile computing solutions that include rugged hardware, secure wireless networks, robust software, professional services and exceptional support programs. Psion Teklogix (LSE:PON), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing and wireless data collection, including RFID technology, today announced it is the first SAP Software Partner to complete the SAP Auto-ID Reader Hardware (AID-RH) certification for SAP(R) solutions for mobile business. Psion Teklogix can work with SAP customers to deploy RFID-enabled mobile computing solutions that seamlessly integrate with SAP Mobile Infrastructure. Customers can now leverage RFID data with the SAP solutions to drive real-time business processes and enable faster and smarter business decisions. Psion Teklogix' focus on SAP business applications has established us as an industry leader in wireless data collection for customers with the mySAP.com™ e-business platform. We have proven our ability to seamlessly integrate with mySAP.com™ business applications. Since 1997, this focus has resulted in developing best of breed solutions to deliver the full functionality of SAP R/3 and mySAP.com™ to mobile workforces throughout the enterprise. TekRF forms the basis of wireless integration systems that extend complete barcode-ready, data collection functionality to mobile workforces of the SAP Logistics Execution System (SAP LES™), mySAP SCM™ and mySAP CRM™ solutions. Deploying TekRF interface software and a wide array of mobile computing devices, allows seamless connectivity of wireless LAN, WAN, and printing technologies to dramatically increase SAP® information access. TekRF systems also incorporate browser technologies that allow SAP® transactions to work with web-enabled appliances.

RFID Solution: HCL Launches Microsoft Based Retail Solution

From CXOtoday.com, India ... POS) and multi-channel retail, customer relationship management (CRM) and loyalty, supply chain & logistics, radio frequency identification (RFID) and global ...

RFID Software: Harte-Hanks Trillium Software(R) Broadens Focus to Ensure the ...

From Market Wire (press release) ... formats for efficient use in enterprise applications, data warehouse environments, supply chain and inventory management systems, or with RFID [radio frequency ...

Trillium Software™, a division of Harte-Hanks, provides businesses with a software solution that cleanses and standardizes global data in CRM, Data Warehouse, BI, ERP, and SCM applications. Recent sales of the Trillium Software System® to many of the world’s largest and most technically advanced companies have placed Trillium Software at the top of the data quality marketplace. The Trillium Software System is deployed globally in over a thousand mission-critical applications for customer identification. Trillium Software technology enables global organizations to gain a unified view of customers, distributors and partners through real-time connectivity with all of their data touch points.

Business Data Parser (BDP) is a component of the Trillium Software System. BDP allows information technology managers to identify data inconsistencies, standardize records, and correct data problems for a broad range of business data. For example, these data may include manufactured parts, chemical components, financial metrics, and inventory that need to be stored and manipulated in accurate and up-to-date formats for efficient use in enterprise applications, data warehouse environments, supply chain and inventory management systems, or with RFID radio frequency identification technologies.

SAP RFID Technology: SAP to tout CRM, integration technology

From Computerworld New Zealand, New Zealand ... and future," she said. Wohl said SAP will be showcasing the ways customers can use RFID with its applications. SAP user Mike Perroni ...

SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure gives you the capabilities you need to integrate all automated communication and sensing devices -- including radio frequency identification (RFID) readers and printers, Bluetooth devices, embedded systems, and bar-code devices. SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure also integrates intelligent controls such as programmable language controls and Savant technologies, ensuring comprehensive device integration. SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure senses and controls automated signals in real-time. It connects directly with business processes requiring signal data to drive faster and better business decisions. With SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure, SAP has achieved an important milestone in realizing its vision of an adaptive supply chain network.

Miles Technologies, Inc. receives RFID Certification and ...

From Emediawire (press release) ... Miles Technologies, Inc. announces that they have concluded technical and sales training in RFID Technology from the leaders in RFID. ...

Today, Miles Technologies services the information technology and computer integration and networking needs of more than 450 clients and employs 32 professionals. Miles Technologies owns the building that houses its corporate headquarters - a 28,000-square-foot facility in Moorestown, New Jersey , purchased for $1.8 million in late 2003.

Targeting the needs of growing small and medium-sized business, the Information Technologies & Computer Consulting division of Miles Technologies delivers expertise in Internet, Networking, Hardware, Working Remotely, Multi-Office Connectivity, Imaging Solutions enabling the efficiency of a “paperless” office and a diverse portfolio of computer and Internet support expertise.

Miles Technologies – under the direction of Chris Miles, develops and implements groundbreaking, intelligent custom software for Contact Management & Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Automated Collection Management, Automated Marketing Management, Inventory, Shipping, Invoicing and A/R, Purchasing and A/P, General Ledger, Check Printing, Human Resources, Contact Management, Sales and Accounting Reports, Scheduling, Graphical Website, Quoting & Estimating, Order Entry, Credit and Payment Processing as well as Order Fulfillment.

Microsoft RFID Program: Microsoft Tunes In to Radio Frequency

From CRM Daily, Apr 11, 2004 ... RFID technologies with the aim of driving its software further into the business . The Microsoft RFID Council includes Accenture along with RFID technology firms GlobeRanger Intermec Technologies and Provia Software. It will meet for the first time later this month. The partners will produce products and services based on Windows CE SQL Server and BizTalk Server software as well as Visual Studio and Enhancements for Microsoft . RFID combines technology and microchips to track merchandise and streamline the supply chain ...

CRM Daily: RFID Tags That Break the Cost Barrier

From CRM Daily, Apr 8, 2004 ... The technology for wirelessly tracking the location and status of goods is about to gain a great deal of marketplace traction. Beginning next year major retailers such as Target and Albertsons are expecting their major suppliers to include radio frequency identification RFID tags on all their cases and pallets. The U.S. ...

CRM Today : Oracle Introduces Sensor-Based Services to Help Companies QuicklyvDeploy RFID Initiatives

From CRM2day.com, Mar 31, 2004 ... CRM Today Oracle Introduces Sensor-Based Services to Help Companies Quickly Deploy RFID Initiatives by Document Type by Industry Modern Marketers Must Do It By the Numbers Customer relationship management which began as a specialty discipline has radically altered the practice of marketing. Self-Service Comes of Age Part III Online self-service can be typically categorized as providing customers with either informational e.g.

CRM Today : Forrester Research Projects The Cost Of Implementing RFID

From CRM2day.com Research Reports, Mar 31, 2004 ... CRM Today Forrester Research Projects The Cost Of Implementing RFID by Document Type by Industry Modern Marketers Must Do It By the Numbers Customer relationship management which began as a specialty discipline has radically altered the practice of marketing. Self-Service Comes of Age Part III Online self-service can be typically categorized as providing customers with either informational e.g.

Preparing for Enterprise RFID

From CRM Developer: The evolution of Radio Frequency Identification RFID tags into a viable enterprise enabler is almost complete. The pressure put on suppliers by such companies as Wal-Mart and Tescos will through commercial inertia and economies of scale ensure the price of individual tags and associated readers and writers will come down...

Preparing for Enterprise RFID

CRM Buyer, United States  The issues surrounding the hardware implementation of RFID concern the types of tags you are going to use, the environment they are going to be used in and how ...

RFID News Bytes:

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i2 Joins with RFID Middleware Makers One of the world's leading providers of supply chain management applications has launched a program to help integrate its software with RFID systems. By Jonathan Collins Feb. 24 2004 i2 is partnering with a number of RFID middleware and enterprise applications vendors...

Wal-Mart Tests RFID in Dallas: Live from the IRI CPG Summit Eight manufacturers already are testing RFID tags on goods sold in Dallas Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. Wal-Mart plans to expand RFID tagging in the U.S. through 2005 with all suppliers tagging all cartons and pallets by the of 2006. It could take 10 to 15 years before RFID...

Target Tells Largest Vendors to Use RFID by Spring 2005 In a letter to vendors Paul Singer Target svp and cio reportedly wrote As we plan our technological strategic direction for 2004 we will move forward to build our supply chain infrastructure to support RFID...

RSA polishes RFID shield The RFID cloaking system is intended to guard proprietary data located on chips used to . The RSA Blocker Tag technology uses a jamming system designed to confuse RFID readers and prevent those devices from tracking data on individuals or goods outside certain boundaries. whose descriptive information is read via radio frequency technology...

KeyTone Technologies announces company launch - keytone brings turnkey solutions for complete end-to-end RFID implementations into Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR Feb 24 KeyTone Technologies Sdn Bhd the Asian arm of KeyTone Technologies USA was launched Tuesday to offer high-value services to organisations in Malaysia requiring robust and cost-effective Radio Frequency Identification RFID solutions. Specialising in turnkey RFID implementations for clients Keytone brings together all the key components required...

PeopleSoft Launches RFID Technology PeopleSoft Launches RFID Technology TechWeb News 24-Feb-2004 on Monday launched technology supporting the use of radio-frequency identification tags within manufacturers supply chains. The US-based business software maker showcased its RFID technology for its Enterprise and EnterpriseOne product families at the National Manufacturing Week 2004 conference in the US. RFID technology is being tested for monitoring pallets of finished goods...

Healthcare identification firm and venture capital firm to fund RFID venture ORFID is based upon patented technology and intellectual property derived from Precision Dynamics internal product development efforts in radio frequency identification RFID technology. It will also use advancements and inventions in materials science and polymer electronics emerging from the laboratory of Dr. Yang the scientific founder of ORFID...

CRM Daily: NewsFactor Network - - Wireless Tracking: Out of the Shadows ... notes Forrester Research vice president Navi Radjou. But the real revolution has to do with what's happening within the infrastructure itself in what one can actually do with the data. Business Reality of the Mid-Market Real-Time Enterprise...

California State Senator Bowen Introduces Bill to Regulated RFID California state Senator Bowen has introduced a bill to regulate the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems . Key elements of the ...