Systematic Approach to RFID ...

Panel 5--Anti-Counterfeit Drug Initiative--October 2003 Meeting

... "What do we need to be able to deliver on the potential of the EPC network? We need a systematic approach to Radio Frequency Identification--or RFID for short--that is based on standards. This is a view of the EPC network components. Starting with Electronic Product Code or EPC, the EPC uniquely identifies the item. The tag is a small RFID chip with an antenna. In the EPC network, these tags can be as small as a dime and can be made to fit within the lid of a vial. Tags are excited by and broadcast their EPC information back to the reader. Savant is a set of functionality that serves as the real-time event manager or traffic cop in a reader network. Savant can be implemented in software or as a combination of software and firmware in the reader itself. ONS, the Object Name Service, provides a simple directory that can tell Savant where in the network information related to a particular EPC number can be found. ONS is very much like DNS, the Domain Name Service, that's part of the Internet. ONS and DNS share many of the same characteristics. " ...

RFID Savant Server: Small, low-cost Linux system targets wireless networking apps

From Linux News ... in single quantities for $250, the TNP-51R targets networking applications such as routers, firewalls, VPN, spam and content filters, RFID savant, webcams, and ...

Nimble Microsystems, Inc. was founded by Dr. Jeng-Feng Lee and Lon-Phon Lin in Boston, June 1999. The company focuses on both RISC and SISC based technology and delivers enabling technology for the Post-PC era. In the Post-PC era, the quest for mobility, affordability and ease of use has driven computer and electronics to the verge of Ubiquitous Computing. The popularity of broadband service has laid the groundwork for text, voice and video communication over Internet. The maturity of PC technology has enabled a shift in consumer demand from ever-increasing CPU power to overall quality including such features as quiet operation, stylish look and feel, and the ability to be always on with extremely low power consumption. Nimble has developed its RISC and X 86 technology to address the market demand of mobile computing anywhere, anytime with portability, communication capability, low power consumption and total quality. Nimble sees a world filled with Nimble Enabled Smart Electronics that provide a variety of services and productivity for consumers in the next decade. Such electronics work in tandem with PC and reach out an even broader customer base than ever.

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.

RFID Technology: Allixon consults on Seoul local government's RFID strategy

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... Seoul, Korea, has selected a consortium led by Allixon to provide consulting services for ISP (Information Strategy Planning) based on the RFID business model. ...

... Allixon is a leading provider of RFID Middleware and Mobile Internet solution for device computing. Allixon's products based on ubiquitous technologies direct companies looking to tap into the wealth of data captured by networked devices such as RFID readers or handhelds to extend the quality of information to any device where they want. URIS, the RFID middleware, consists of three parts - RFID Multi-Adapter, Savant, and RFID Enterprise Middleware. RFID multi-adapter middleware consists of reader interface module and reader adapter module that make real-time data from RFID readers handled considering each characteristic product. Allixon has developed interfaces for RFID readers of Intermec, Matrics, and Alien Technology and interface development for RFID readers of other companies is available. Savant, as the central nervous system of the EPC Network and the core component of RFID middleware, filters real-time data from RFID readers and distributes real-time data shaped EPC (Electronic Product Code) to pointed computer systems enabling track products movement through EPC Network ...

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.

RFID Applications: RedPrairie Announces RFID 360 - A Comprehensive Technology and ...

From Business Wire (press release) ... a leader in global supply chain technology solutions that drive business transformation, today announced a comprehensive suite of RFID applications and ...

RFID 360 includes four software options tailored to meet each company’s RFID implementation environment and schedule. The first software module, which serves as the foundation for the three others, is RFID Data Manager™. This application does input data filtering and aggregation. This function, often referred to as the savant layer, then passes the filtered and aggregated data up to the middleware applications where business logic is performed. RFID 360 includes two “bolt-on” middleware applications.

RFID Animated Graphic

Here is a high-level animated illustration of an RFID workflow, where objects in motion are detected by an RFID reader and the data managed through the Savant server with event management to an ERP system...

The RFID Architecture...

The main components of an RFID architecture are tags, readers, wireless interface, Savant servers, and application servers. The tags are passive RFID tags which broadcast their electronic product code... The Savant server collects data, monitors events, and manages tasks. It will pass appropriate events to the next level... The Savant RFID architecture can be found in RFID implementations by various companies.