Sirit RFID now owned by Federal Signal

Federal Signal completes its acquisition of Sirit: "Federal Signal Corp. said Friday that it has completed its $70 million acquisition of Sirit Inc., a Canadian company that provides radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology. " http://bit.ly/aWlaIG

RFID Reader Firmware Improves Stray Tag Elimination

Sirit updates its INfinity 510 firmware to release 3.0 and introduces improvements, such as enhancing the reading of tags at dock doors or portals with stray tag elimination. ...

... "The 3.0 firmware introduces Stray Tag Elimination technology (STE). This powerful addition allows customers to differentiate between tags that are actively transitioning the RF field and tags that are in the field but not moving. STE is particularly important around portals, such as a dock door, or for electronic article surveillance. The reader is able to distinguish between those tags moving through a portal or an exit separately from stationary tags in the vicinity of the portal. " ...

Via SIRIT: INfinity 510 RFID Reader

SIRIT RFID Strategy Leadership

Frost & Sullivan analyzes the North American radio frequency identification (RFID) market and recognizes Sirit with its 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership of the Year for execution on its business strategies. ...

... "While the economic downturn had an adverse impact on most of the companies in the North American RFID market, Sirit has shown continued growth. Its success is evident from the higher revenue growth rate in late 2008 and into 2009. Revenues for Q1 2009 were $5.6 million as compared to $4.3 million in 2008, at a growth rate of 30.2 percent. The company has seen large-scale deployments recently. In October 2008, Sirit's flagship reader, the INfinity 510 was selected by 5 of the 6 integrators awarded under the Blanket Purchase Agreement contract to supply, and to support passive RFID applications to the Department of Defense. In February 2009, Sirit received an order for RFID Title 21 toll equipment to be installed on the Golden Ears Bridge near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. " ...

Via SIRIT: Leadership in the North American RFID Market

SIRIT RFID Order Increase

Bay Area Toll Authority has extended its relationship with SIRIT by increasing its order for toll transponders, enabling its FasTrak program. ...

... "The new order calls for Sirit to deliver its traditional sealed Title-21 based toll transponders including packaged tags available at retail locations. BATA expects to begin distribution of transponders under this order in late October 2009. " ...

Via SIRIT: Renewal RFID Transponder Order

RFID Tracks Inventory at Nuclear Power Plant Warehouse

Pacific Gas & Electric will deploy Sirit's RFID solution at its Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, in Avila Beach, California, to enable parts tracking in its plant warehouse. ...

... "The Sirit IN510 readers and RFID tags solution, installed by Cal Poly Global Automated Identification Technology Center (PolyGAIT), have been deployed in a project to identify and locate critical spare parts in a massive warehouse at Diablo Canyon. Accurate availability for the $65 million of inventory at Diablo Canyon is essential for both effective operations and maintenance of the power plant. In addition, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires a complete physical count of Diablo Canyon’s inventory every two years. Following the RFID implementation, spare parts are tagged with Sirit’s Corkscrew RFID tags upon receipt at the facility. The tags are then read by Sirit’s IN510 readers, installed at specified locations, providing visibility into which material or items are located within a precise location range. While employees perform their regular picking functions, the RFID system transmits the material and location range to Diablo’s SAP computer system. " ...

Via Sirit: Solution for Inventory Tracking Program

RFID Smart Shelf System Pilot Program

3M completes implementation of RFID Smart Shelf System for management of medical files for U.S. Army personnel and their family members at Fort Hood, Texas. The contract is for three-years at a value of $3.76-million for training and maintenance services. Fort Hood, near Austin Texas, is the country's largest active-duty domestic armed forces facility. ...

... "The custom-designed 3M RFID Smart Shelf System is the centerpiece of a pilot program that may be extended to other military installations after a period of evaluation. The system is intended to substantially reduce errors and inefficiencies associated with manual tracking, retrieval, filing and file merging methods of medical records management at Fort Hood, where thousands of files may be in use at the base's six clinics during any given month. In turn, such improvement would make a positive impact on operational efficiencies in health care delivery, the troop deployment process, and the management of medical data collection. One of the top priorities of the system is to provide virtually instant accessibility to complete medical records for soldiers and their family members requiring intensive and complex healthcare services. " ...

Via Sirit: RFID Tracking System Increases Efficiency in Medical Data Collection and Healthcare Delivery

RFID Reader Performance Boost

Sirit releases firmware upgrade for the INfinity 510 UHF RFID reader, that delivers important enhancements that extends its feature set. ...

... "The new version 2.0 firmware includes advancements in Sirit's proprietary tag acquisition algorithms, enhancing tag singulation performance capabilities and reader sensitivity. The Dense Reader Mode interference tolerance has been further improved to new benchmark levels for the industry. The IN510 continues to be the only UHF reader with EPCglobal certification for use under both FCC and ETSI regulations. New features added to the IN510 include support for the EPC Gen 2 custom commands built into NXP's UCODE G2XM and G2XL chips. The custom commands extend the functionality of EPC Gen 2 applications beyond simple compliance tagging and provide extended value for end-users. " ...

Via Sirit: INfinity 510 RFID Reader Performance Enhanced

High Frequency RFID Reader Embedded Module

Sirit launches the INfinity 110 high frequency reader module for enabling embedded RFID applications. ...

... "The IN110 allows for easy integration into RFID devices such as handheld readers, mobile or stationary printers as well as point-of-sale terminals. The IN110 leverages the new Texas Instruments TRF7960 chip and provides application developers with a variety of tag choices by supporting numerous protocols. These include ISO 14443A and B, ISO 15693, TI Tag-it , NXP EPC, NXP UID, NXP iCode, NXP MIFARE®, Ultralite, and Inside PicoTag. Applications for the IN110 include security and access control, electronic payments, ticketing, e-passports, document tracking, patron management, product authentication and medical uses such as patient management and pharmaceuticals tracking. " ...

Via Sirit Inc: New High Frequency RFID Reader Module

Sirit TAGSYS RFID Partnership

Tagsys and Sirit link up to enable RFID solutions in the UHF item-level tracking space using their complementary technologies. ...

... "The partnership further reinforces Sirit's position as the leading supplier of UHF reader technology and provides TAGSYS with a more powerful RFID infrastructure, enabling companies to rapidly deploy and maintain RFID solutions. As part of the agreement, TAGSYS will release its RXU-400 UHF fixed reader built on Sirit's performance-leading INfinity 510 platform. Also, TAGSYS' integrated tunnel systems, with proven capability to deliver Six Sigma performance, will be developed for UHF item-level applications powered by Sirit's reader technology. " ...

Via Sirit: Sirit, TAGSYS Announce RFID Technology Partnership

RFID Reader Incentive with Swap Out Credit

Sirit tries to accelerate sales of its RFID reader by offering a swap-out incentive.

... "Reader Swap-Out Program featuring a $250 product pricing incentive for users that replace currently installed RFID readers with Sirit's INfinity 510. This Program covers any competitive or Sirit manufactured fixed reader and runs from November 8, 2007 through March 31, 2008. The Swap-Out Program will be executed through Sirit's worldwide distributor and reseller network. " ...

Via Sirit: RFID Reader Swap-Out Program

RFID AVI Reader Targets High Speed and New Applications for Vehicles

Sirit launches the IDentity 5100 RFID reader, its latest Automatic Vehicle Identification reader solution, or AVI. It is intended for advanced AVI applications, such as Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) and Electronic Vehicle Identification (EVI). The RFID reader can communicate with vehicles traveling up to 100 miles per hour. The reader is compatible with North America, Europe and other global regulatory environments. ...

... "In an EVR system deployment, motor vehicles are outfitted with RFID transponders issued through vehicle inspection and registration offices. An entire EVR system consists of RFID transponders, antennas, readers and a host computer database system. A unique electronic identification code is assigned to each vehicle via the tamper-resistant windshield RFID sticker transponder and each unique code is linked to a record in the centralized vehicle-database. The EVR reader network of fixed reader points (similar to electronic tolling plazas) and randomly located handheld readers then verifies vehicle registration compliance. A back-office processing system generates violation citations. The IDentity 5100 solution protects both privacy and anonymity as no personal data is maintained on the transponders while authentication layers on the EVR reader provide additional security to the system making EVR an effective and attractive method to enforce transportation regulations. Motor vehicle compliance and enforcement is a growing issue throughout the world, and EVR is a solution which maximizes agencies’ ability to collect registration fees, process violations, and drive future infrastructure funding. " ...

Via Sirit: Solution for the Electronic Vehicle Registration Market

RFID California Toll Contract

Sirit RFID tech will drive California toll solution. The IDentity Title 21 transponder is a small radio frequency identification (RFID) device designed for Sirit's Electronic Toll Collection and advanced Traffic Management Systems. ...

... "contract worth approximately US$10.6 million over three years from the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) in Southern California. Upon Board approval, Sirit will enter into an agreement to supply its Title 21-based RFID transponders following the completion of the existing contract. Sirit anticipates the new contract to be approved on or about June 14, 2007 with shipments to begin in July 2007. " ...

Via Sirit: Sirit Selected for US$10.6M Renewal Toll Contract

Sirit RFID Transponder BATA Contract

Sirit has been awarded US$4.8 million RFID order from the Bay Area Toll Authority, BATA, in California. ...

... "Commencing in July 2007, the contract calls for Sirit to continue to deliver its Title 21-based toll transponders. The year-long contract extends Sirit's supplier relationship with BATA which originally began in 2004. Additionally, terms of the contract grant BATA the option to add on transponder orders to a maximum of US$1.6 million once the initial contract has been satisfied. " ...

Via Sirit: Sirit Secures US$4.8M Annual RFID Transponder Supplier Contract

Sirit RFID Orange County Traffic Management

OCTA utilizes Sirit RFID technology on the SR-91 Riverside Freeway Express Lanes in Southern California. ...

... "Sirit Inc. announced that it has secured an order totaling US$2.0 million from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in Southern California. The contract calls for Sirit to deliver its UHF RFID transponder technology over the next 3 years, with deliveries to commence in Q2 2007. " ...

Via PR News Wire: US$2.0 million RFID Transponder Contract

RFID Pioneer: CTO Role at Sirit

Bruce Roesner has been appointed to the position of Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering at Sirit, where he will manage RFID product and solutions development across all application focus areas. ...

... "After starting his career with industry leaders like Hughes Aircraft Company, Burroughs Corporation and Applied Micro Circuits, Bruce has been an entrepreneur and technologist in the domains of IC design and RFID. He was the founder of a number of technology companies including Instant Circuit Holdings, SCS Corporation and ClarIDy Solutions. He was instrumental in the development of low-cost RFID tags used in inventory tracking and control applications which won him Most Innovative Product and Entrepreneurial Team of the Year awards. Mr. Roesner is the author of numerous publications and presentations on the subject of high technology electronics including RFID. He is also the holder of over 25 patents and earned a M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in Solid State Electronics from Purdue University. " ...

Via Sirit: Sirit Appoints Pioneering RFID Engineer to Lead Development Team ...

Sirit RFID: Revenue Increasing

Sirit sees RFID revenue increasing and it is positioned to capitalize on future RFID market growth. ...

... "Radio Frequency Solutions (RFS) related revenue represents 27% or $1.4 million of total revenue, a 180% increase over prior year reported revenue of $0.5 million. Sirit remains one of the few companies with significant, real world RFID experience with over 330,000 RFID readers deployed around the world. As supply chain adoption hovers on the horizon, our solid and profitable AVI business becomes an important differentiator among our peers, noted Anastasia Chodarcewicz, Chief Financial Officer, Sirit Inc. With continued focus on top line growth and bottom line cost controls, we believe that we should achieve a cash flow neutral position by the end of next year. " ...

Via Sirit: Sirit Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter ...