Smart Card: Aladdin VP to Speak on Strong Authentication in Identity ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... applications. eToken is available in smart card and USB form factors featuring proximity capabilities and one-time password technology. ...


eToken PRO is the ideal device for signing valued transactions requiring absolute proof and guaranteed non-repudiation. eToken PRO offers strong authentication and guaranteed non-repudiation for sensitive applications such as eBanking, stock trading, eCommerce and financial transactions. eToken PRO’s secure, on-board RSA 1024-bit key operations enable seamless integration into Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) architectures. eToken PRO can generate and store users’ personal credentials, such as private keys, passwords and digital certificates, inside the protected environment of the Smartcard chip itself. Users’ private keys never leave the token. Aladdin (Nasdaq: ALDN) is a leader in digital security, providing solutions for software digital rights management and Internet security since 1985. Serving more than 30,000 customers worldwide, Aladdin products include: the USB-based eToken™ device for strong user authentication and e-commerce security; the eSafe® line of integrated content security solutions that protect networks against malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; HASP® , the world's number one hardware-based software security system that protects the revenues of developers; and Privilege™, a software licensing and protection platform that enables secure software distribution via CD, electronic software distribution or peer-to-peer networks.

Smart Card: Embedding Their Hopes in RFID

From E-Commerce Times ... If you know quickly who is in the area, you can customize their experience," said Paul McKeown, who heads IBM's global smart-card efforts. ...

Smart Card: Primeton Signs Component-oriented Application Software Platform ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... an important step towards their cooperation on the Component- oriented Application Software Platform, with its pilot use in a Smart Card Applying System ...

Primeton Technologies Ltd. is a world-leading vendor of component-oriented Internet application platforms. Incorporated with advanced web technologies, component reuse and visual development technologies, their platforms bring revolutions to the traditional software production models and software structures.

Smart Card: e-Smart Technologies, Samsung SDS and Kobile Enter into Korean ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... proprietary Biometric Verification Security System(TM) ("BVS2(TM)") operating platform and the issuance of the Company's, advanced Super Smart Card(TM) to ...

Smart Card: e-Smart Technologies, Samsung SDS and Kobile Enter into Korean ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... proprietary Biometric Verification Security System(TM) ("BVS2(TM)") operating platform and the issuance of the Company's, advanced Super Smart Card(TM) to ...

Smart Card: OTI Restructures its Marketing Strategy to the Chinese Markets

From PR Newswire (press release) ... (OTI) (Nasdaq: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security ...

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, micropayments, 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.

Smart Card: Aconite signs reseller agreement with Eastern Networks

From Finextra, UK ... 29 June 2004 - Smart card solutions provider, Aconite, has signed a strategic reseller agreement with leading technology solutions provider, Eastern Networks ...

Smart Card: Near Field Communication in High Street by 2005?

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... a phone near a street poster advertising an event, and being instantly connected to a web site to buy tickets using stored credit from the handset's smart card ...

Smart Card Applications: Sun Microsystems Presented 2004 Frost Market Leadership Award for ...

From Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter (press release), CA ... Sun Microsystems’ Java Card technology and its phenomenal success in key smart card application markets such as telecom, banking, and ID applications is ...

Smart Card: Multi-Application Smart Card Developers Must Articulate Business ...

From Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter (press release), CA Frost analysts say smart card manufacturers and open platform consortiums need to establish a viable business case for multi-application cards. ...

Smart Card: Alpha Bank orders 1300 more Verifone payment terminals

From Finextra, UK ... The all-in-one Omni 3750 is VeriFone's best-selling payment terminal, featuring EMV 4.0 smart card certification, triple DES (3DES) PIN security and up to 6MB ...

Smart Card: Sofia - Let's Make It Digital

From Novinite, Bulgaria ... The life in Bulgaria's capital may become digitalized altogether making it possible to pay through a universal smart card. A Spanish ...

Smart Card: VeriFone, Inc.

From Sports Features Communications (press release), FL ... The all-in-one Omni 3750 is VeriFone's best-selling payment terminal, featuring EMV 4.0 smart card certification, triple DES (3DES) PIN security and up to 6MB ...

VeriFone, Inc., (http://www.verifone.com) recognized worldwide as the trusted leader in secure electronic payment technologies, provides expertise, solutions and services for today with a smart migration strategy for tomorrow. VeriFone is leading the industry in the delivery of solutions that add value to the point of sale, resulting in improved merchant retention and the generation of new sources of revenue for its partners and customers. VeriFone solutions are specifically designed to meet the needs of vertical markets including financial, retail, petroleum, government and healthcare. VeriFone has shipped over eleven million electronic-payment systems.

VeriFone's smart card product family incorporates a series of handheld and countertop peripheral products that support multiple options for secure PINpad and smart card applications at the point of sale. These products allow merchants to upgrade their existing POS systems to accept both debit and smart card forms of payment. VeriFone Smart Card solutions provide retailers with an easy migration path to upgrade installed terminals or electronic cash registers to support global smart card solutions based on EMV specifications. In addition, VeriFone products that feature integrated smart card readers with support for up to 4 Security Access Module (SAM) slots enable support for a broad range of smart card-based loyalty and electronic purse schemes.

Smart Card: New traffic measures cause chaos

From Korea Herald, South Korea ... The problem was caused by the omission of computer data on the new transportation program transmitted by the Korean Smart Card, the company which manages the T ...

Smart Card: Datakey Axis Strong Authentication Thwarts the Scob Virus

From Help Net Security, Croatia ... Datakey Axis is a complete two-factor authentication software and smart card solution that locks digital credentials, such as passwords, onto a single smart ...

Smart Card: Joined-up thinking

From The Scotsman, UK ... not already on a par with European tourism rivals such as Copenhagen, Barcelona, Lisbon, Vienna and Stockholm in terms of possessing a smart card that allows ...

Smart Card: Smart move for tourists on the cards

From Edinburgh Evening News, UK ... the city.". Lothian Buses, which two years ago launched a smart card scheme for bus passes, has pledged its support for the scheme.

Smart Card: Dekart SIM Manager 1.08 released - edit and backup the mobile ...

From eBCVG ... phonebook entries. It works with any SIM card using any compatible PC/SC smart card reader to set up, transfer and change user data. The ...

Smart Card Software: Sun Microsystems' New Java Card Enterprise Software Enhances ...

From Wireless Developer Network ... Card(tm) Enterprise Software, an integrated smart-card solution for enhanced network security. By bringing together key elements ...

Java Card technology provides a secure environment for applications that run on smart cards and other devices with very limited memory and processing capabilities. Multiple applications can be deployed on a single card, and new ones can be added to it even after it has been issued to the end user. Applications written in the Java programming language can be executed securely on cards from different vendors. Java Card technology enables smart cards and other devices with very limited memory to run small applications, called applets, that employ Java technology. It provides smart card manufacturers with a secure and interoperable execution platform that can store and update multiple applications on a single device. Java Card technology is compatible with existing smart card standards. The technology enables developers to build, test, and deploy applications and services rapidly and securely. This accelerated process reduces development costs, increases product differentiation, and enhances value to customers. In a manner complementary to the Standard, Enterprise, and Mobile editions of the Java 2 Platform, Java Card technology makes it easy to integrate security tokens into a complete Java software solution. Java Card technology is the leading open, interoperable platform for smart cards. The new version 2.2.1 of the Java Card Specifications provides a small set of targeted enhancements to facilitate alignment with smart card industry standards. In particular it ensures an efficient integration of Java Card technology with the GlobalPlatform 2.1.1 and ETSI "UICC for Java Card" specifications. Java Card technology, version 2.2.1 builds on the success of previous versions, providing smart card vendors, issuers and developers with proven technology for the deployment of secure and interoperable card services. The Java Card Protection Profile is available as a collection of four protection profiles. A profile defines a set of security requirements for the Java Card Runtime Environment, the Java Card Virtual Machine, the Java Card API Framework, and the on-card Installer components. It provides guidelines to develop a secure Java Card platform and obtain high-level security certifications.

Smart Card Company: Market rally set to continue

From Sydney Morning Herald, Australia ... Shares in smart card technology provider ERG jumped 4c or 7 per cent on the week to 60c after speculators backed a recovery from 2003-04's worst performing ...

Smart Card: Seoul Bus System Still In Confusion On New System ’ s Second ...

From Donga, South Korea ... purchasing one. However, the Korean Smart Card, the manufacturer of the T-money card, was not ready to receive the registrations. As ...

Smart Card Intro: Capital's smart card idea set to pass the test

From The Scotsman, UK ... SMART cards allowing free entry to Edinburgh’s top attractions and free bus travel around the city are to be introduced early next year. ...

RFID Benchmarks: New RFID reader benchmark report published

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... Odin Technologies has published its first benchmark study of four main EPC-compliant RFID readers, providing an independent assessment of how the devices ...

For the past year, Odin Technologies has been addressing the biggest obstacles enterprises face as they roll out an EPC system. The ODIN technologies EPC Suite, due for completion late ’04 will have every component to make setting up and managing an RFID/EPC system easy. ODIN technologies was formed in August of 2002 as an LLC in Delaware and in July of 2003 converted to Delaware C-Corporation. The principle offices are in Reston, Virginia, with a simulated warehouse lab in Dulles, VA and European office in Dublin, IRL. ODIN technologies is unique in having one of the most extensive RFID laboratories in the world. In early 2003, ODIN labs was set-up using MIT’s Auto-ID Center as a guiding standard. In early 2004, ODIN added a 3,000 square foot warehouse space complete with conveyor belt, dock door, and forklift; specifically for Wal-Mart compliance testing. ODIN’s laboratory has been used by outside firms, from the US Federal Government to Wal-Mart suppliers to perform cost-effective, guaranteed accurate analysis. ODIN technologies has its primary lab at corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia and secondary “distribution facility” in Dulles, Virginia for testing full pallets and conveyor compliance. Either facility can be used to create specific compliance strategy, saving weeks of time, and reducing overall RFID costs significantly.

RFID Evaluations: CIOs Still Learning About RFID

From RFID Journal ... across a range of industries in the US, Europe and Asia shows that the majority of companies are still learning about and evaluating RFID technology and have ...

RFID Showcase: Wipro to RFID-enable shop in campus

From CIOL, India ... Hopes that the apparel store would serve as a proof-of-concept cum demo center to showcase RFID technology and uses for clients. ...

Walmart RFID: Will The Miracle Last?

From BusinessWeek ... WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT ), already is starting to require its big suppliers to attach miniature radio-frequency ID transmitters (RFID) to shipments. ...

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 ...

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;

Retail RFID: Is the RFID revolution here?

From Food Navigator, France ... 02/07/2004 - The retail-driven drive towards universal usage of RFID technology throughout the supply chain looks unstoppable, but are we getting a bit carried ...

Aviation RFID: Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage

From ComputerWorld ... Lines Inc. said today it will use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track luggage throughout its US network. The ...

RFID Adoption Accelerating: IBM and Delta push RFID tagging

From ComputerWeekly.com, UK ... IBM has officially opened its RFID Testing and Solution Centre in La Gaude, France, while in a separate move, Delta Air Lines said it will invest $15m (£8.2m ...

RFID Company: Datascan Technologies Changes Hands, Positioned for Growth Surge ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Since 2003, Datascan has added third party RFID based inventory management solutions for retail, transport and manufacturing verticals. ...

Drug RFID: Pfizer hit by fresh counterfeit Viagra scam

From In Pharma, France ... in common with other drugmakers it is also exploring the use of various track-and-trace technologies, including radiofrequency identification (RFID), to shore ...

RFID Visibility: XcelleNet Afaria From iAnywhere Wins Mobility Product of the Year ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... XcelleNet M2M and RFID solutions provide a framework that gives visibility to remote operational data currently trapped within silos of monitoring and control ...

iAnywhere is the worldwide market leader in mobile and embedded databases, mobile middleware and mobile and remote device management. More than 15,000 customers and 1,000 partners rely on the company's award-winning products, including SQL Anywhere(R) Studio and XcelleNet frontline solutions. In addition, its AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service has more than ten million registered subscribers. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY). Afaria’s Frontline Systems Management and Frontline Security Management capabilities go beyond conventional systems and device management to proactively manage all the devices, applications, data and communications critical to frontline success. Afaria software solutions keep technology simple and useful for those on the front lines of business—mobile sales people, field service engineers, workers in remote offices and retail sites—while providing headquarters with a whole new level of control and visibility.

XcelleNet, a part of iAnywhere Solutions, provides software for managing the front lines of your business. More than 2,200 companies worldwide use XcelleNet’s Frontline Management solution to keep information and applications current and secure wherever business takes place—in retail stores and branch offices, at customer sites, and in the field. With XcelleNet software solutions, business can see and direct its frontline activities, IT can manage any platform in the field from a browser, and end users can enjoy unparalleled reliability of the solutions on which they depend. XcelleNet Frontline Management products have been selected by Microsoft to extend System Management Server’s capabilities to the front lines, and by HP to fully manage its line if iPAQ handheld devices.

RFID Career: Manhattan Associates Completes Succession Plan

From PR Newswire (press release) ... transportation, distributed order management, reverse logistics and trading partner management applications, as well as its RFID, performance management and ...

Manhattan Associates, Inc., is the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimization 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.

RFID Label Automation: Retrofitting Labelers for RFID

From RFID Journal ... June 30, 2004—Automated labeling equipment specialist Panther Industries has developed technology to RFID-enable its new and existing machines for printing ...

Panther Industries is an engineering-based manufacturer of Automated Labeling Equipment including Label Applicators, Label Print & Apply Systems and associated products. Panther's staff is highly trained and experienced in labeling solutions and integration. Panther Industries is located in the Denver Metropolitan area with a wide network of National Distributors. The Panther 2000 is the most feature packed print and apply system on the market. With a built in operator display, and by utilizing all available printer signals, the operator will always be made aware of the operating status of the Panther 2000. When the product is detected, the applicator portion of this machine applies the label to the product. The printers used in our systems can be from one of three manufactures. These currently include DATAMAX, SATO, and ZEBRA. The printers are somewhat compatible in that any model from these three manufacturers can be installed into the PANTHER 2000 print and apply system, and even interchanged.

RFID Venture: VC invests in Aussie RFID start-up

From Dial Infolink Electronics, Australia ... g2 Microsystems, an Australian venture in the Radio Frequency ID (RFID) market, is to receive an initial investment of US$500,000 ($715,000) from DB Capital ...

RFID Investment Impact: Multibillion-Dollar RFID Investments Will Affect 4 Million US ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... In its report, Users and Vendors are Beginning to Explore the Utility of RFID Technology In the Supply Chain, the Yankee Group estimates that during the next 3 ...

The Yankee Group is the global leader in communications & networking research and consulting. The company helps businesses understand the opportunities, risks and competitive pressures of developing, deploying and consuming products and services that drive communication or information exchange. Now in its fourth decade, the Yankee Group is based in Boston with offices throughout North America and Europe.

RFID Excellence: ABI Research To Rate Innovation, Implementation in New Vendor ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The ABI Research Vendor Matrix will recognize excellence in these markets: RFID, residential entertainment technologies, Wi-Fi, OEM telematics and aftermarket ...

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations that support annual research programs, quarterly intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. Their market research products can be found on the Web at www.abiresearch.com. ABI Research's RFID (radio frequency identification) research includes in-depth global analysis, forecasts, and comprehensive coverage of the various technologies as they relate to asset management, asset tracking, and supply chain management. RFID chips, transponders, and readers are all studied, as are RFID integration services. ABI Research's coverage of technologies for the security industry includes in-depth market analysis of biometrics, voice recognition, surveillance equipment, video surveillance, fingerprint identification, retina scanning, fleet management, electronic toll collection, interrogators, Auto-ID, and barcodes, among other technologies and products.

Animal RFID: COLT Technologies Completes First 'Live Animal' Tests of its ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... - TekVet SmartManagement(TM) (an electronic management, data tracking/collection and RFID system, including a sickness alert and animal-locating system). ...

Central to the TekVet System is the TekVet SmartSensor: a small wireless device that is attached to a cow's ear and includes a flexible thermometer, a wireless transceiver and other electronic components. The TekVet SmartSensor is attached to an animal's ear in much the same way identification tags are as used by beef producers, ranchers and dairy farmers. Formed in 2003, COLT Technologies, LLC is a privately funded Salt Lake City-based developer and manufacturer of agricultural technologies. The company focuses on the application of wireless technologies to lower production costs, increase profits and improve product safety in the livestock industry. For more information on the company, call 801-365-2222.

RFID Conference: TechXNY Becoming Many Shows In One

From Information Week ... The expos and conferences under the TechXNY umbrella this year include Consumer Electronics Trade Expo, Wireless Workforce, RFID World, Tom's Hardware Expo ...

RFID Company: Anadigm Moves US Base to Phoenix Area

From Internet Telephony Magazine, CT ... June 30, 2004 -- Anadigm(R), a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in programmable analog chips for audio, industrial, RFID, and environmental ...

Mobile RFID: Wi-Fi finds no space on the forecourt

From The Register, UK ... focus their attention on traditional automated payment solutions such as pay-at-the-pump, standalone outdoor payment terminals or RFID transponders, rather ...

RFID Growth: A Tech Shelter From Rate Hikes?

From WHIOtv.com, Ohio ... It makes devices that print bar-code and RFID (radio-frequency identification) labels, and US funds' Derrick figures that data collection using these ...

RFID Testing: Exel opens RFID test lab in Pennsylvania

From UsingRFID.com, UK ... Supply chain management provider, Exel, is to open its first RFID customer test laboratory in Pennsylvania, USA. It is to be a real ...

Exel leverages best-in-class technology to improve the visibility and control of product and information throughout the supply chain. Sophisticated warehousing and transportation management systems are cost-effectively deployed to improve inventory management and transportation efficiency. Integrating these systems with other enterprise resource planning applications streamlines information flow across businesses and facilitates e-business implementation.

Exel is the global leader in supply chain management, providing customer-focused solutions to a wide range of manufacturing, retail and consumer industries. Exel's comprehensive range of innovative logistics solutions encompasses the entire supply chain from design and consulting through freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services to integrated information management and e-commerce support. Exel, a UK listed, FTSE 100 company, with turnover of £5.1 billion (US$8.3 billion/ €7.4 billion), employs over 74,000 people in 1,600 locations in more than 120 countries worldwide. Exel's customers include over 70% of the world's largest, quoted non-financial companies.

RFID Interoperability: Five of the World's Largest Retailers Choose the Wwre to . . .

From The Scotsman, UK ... The WWRE currently provides interoperability with major data pools, such as Transora, UCCnet and, most recently, the EPC network for RFID. ...

17 international retailers founded the WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE) to enable participating retailers and manufacturers to simplify, rationalize, and automate supply chain processes, thereby eliminating inefficiencies in the supply chain. Today, the WWRE is the premier Internet-based business-to-business (B2B) exchange in the retail e-marketplace. Utilizing the most sophisticated Internet technology available, the WWRE enables retailers and manufacturers in the food, general merchandise, textile/home, and drugstore sectors to substantially reduce costs across product development, e-Procurement, and supply chain processes. Current membership consists of 64 retail industry leaders from around the world with combined revenue of over U.S. $900 billion.

RFID Data Management: Informatica Continues to Lead Data Integration Market, Says ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... The report also cites customer data integration, US government agency projects, regulatory compliance and the upcoming RFID deluge as contributing to the ...

RFID 101: Radio Frequency Identification Explained

From Feature Xpress (press release) ... (EMAILWIRE.COM, June 29, 2004) Los Angeles, CA -- Radio frequency identification technology (RFID) is beginning to revolutionize the way business is done. ...

RFID Tracking Software: Savi Technology Introduces New RFID-Enabled Software with ...

From TMCnet ... Savi Technology, founded in 1989 and builder of the world's largest RFID wireless cargo tracking system, is a leading provider of RFID networks for real-time ...

The Savi Asset Management System (AMS) enables companies to track asset location and status, search for and find those assets, and analyze historical information to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, understand asset utilization, perform instant inventories, manage asset losses, and more. The Savi Transportation Security System (TSS) is a combination of rule-driven, event and process management software, real-time asset tracking and monitoring utilizing a variety of automatic identification technologies such as RFID, electronic seals, biometrics, sensors, and satellite tracking systems, and automated alerts that instantly notify security, operational managers, and appropriate law enforcement agencies the moment there is a breach in security protocol.

RFID Components: Fastrax Appoints Eurodis Electron PLC As Distributor Of Fastrax ...

From Spatial News (press release) ... s offering includes a wide range of supporting products and components, with an extra emphasis on wireless products such as GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth, ISM and RFID. ...

RFID Logistics: Manhattan Associates Launches Integrated Logistics Solution for ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... management, transportation management, distributed order management, trading partner management, reverse logistics management and Integration platform for RFID ...

Manhattan Associates' Integrated Logistics Solution for Government offers the DoD and other federal agencies the ability to leverage leading commercial logistics practices to optimize the effectiveness of their supply chains. Leveraging RFID technology, the company's solution also enables it to provide customers and war fighters with complete visibility as an order moves through the fulfillment lifecycle.

RFID Compliance: IT execs prepare for an RFID revolution

From Washington Technology, DC ... than 350 IT executives found that mandates from government and major retailers encouraged 46 percent to take the first steps toward adopting RFID, an automatic ...

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.

Mobile RFID: Shipcom to resell Psion Teklogix rugged devices

From RCR Wireless News ... will resell its rugged mobile computing devices with CATAMARAN and CATAMARAN RFID software providing new data collection options. ...

CATAMARAN® allows mobile application integration of enterprise systems like Siebel, SAP, MFG/Pro and Oracle on mobile devices running MS Pocket PC, WAP, MSDOS, RF, and Palm WITHOUT PROGRAMMING. Shipcom's LogLink/RF logistics interface for SAP R/3 part of the Shipcom suite of products provides the data collection functionality that is currently not supported by SAP and its external interface options. The standard interface from SAP supports data being passed to the SAP Intermediate Documents (IDOC) from a front end processor, generally a node on the network. The posting of the transactions to the R/3 application is batch oriented which does not support sub-second responses to the operator. Each IDOC has a defined time sequence in which it will move the data fields contained in it up to the database. This time sequence could be from a couple of seconds to more than 10 seconds which is not acceptable from an operator standpoint. The standard interface available from SAP does not support such automated data collection functions as on-demand bar code printing (to a thermal transfer printer), sub-second interaction to data files at the host level, and other data collection functions found in typical automated data collection systems.

RFID Strategy: Companies Seeking Direction on Strategic Advantage of RFID

From LinuxElectrons, TX ... technology (IT) executives are in the discovery and information gathering phase of adopting Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, according to a ...

Sensor RFID: Oracle Extends New Benefits to Help Application Providers Drive ...

From LinuxElectrons, TX ... include sessions on security, collaboration and content management, business intelligence, Oracle and Windows, and sensor-based solutions (RFID), among others. ...

RFID Technology: RadarFind hopes to put things in place

From Triangle Tech Journal, NC ... RadarFind is integrating technologies, which include RFID, relational databases, and their own intellectual property, into a package that helps hospitals ...

RadarFind is a provider of real-time asset management systems, employing a hybrid of advanced communications technologies. RadarFind's innovative systems approach fine-tunes your organization by ensuring a rapid and measurable return on capital investment.

RFID Supplier: MaxID proposes item-level RFID check-outs

From UsingRFID.com, UK Long queues at the supermarket checkout could soon be a thing of the past according to RFID supplier, MaxID Corporation, which has developed a fully operational ...

EPC RFID: EPCglobal Appoints Public-Policy Chief

From RFID Journal ... While she had little knowledge of RFID and EPC prior to taking the job, she says that she understands the concerns about privacy that the technology has raised ...

The EPCglobal Network employs Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. Leveraging these technologies, the EPCglobal Network offers the potential for increased efficiency and accuracy through automation, tracking and security through improved visibility and collaboration by providing a globally standard framework for product information exchange.

RFID Application Market: RFID applications growth in holding pattern

From eChannelLine, Canada ... The tremendous growth potential of the global radio frequency identification (RFID)-based applications market is being restrained by the lack of established ...

RFID Tags: Hardware news brought to you by IBM

From iT News, Australia ... The ILS operates through radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags placed on or inside the items. This system operates within its ...

Nano RFID: Degussa to invest EUR 50 million in Nanotronics Science to ...

From mysan.de, Germany ... Another promising research goal is affordably-priced radio tags, referred to as RFID tags (Radio Frequency Identification) for all kinds of goods. ...

RFID Printing: Zebra to release new product

From Chicago Daily Herald, IL ... LLC in Vernon Hills hopes to benefit from skyrocketing interest in radio frequency identification when it releases Alchemy, a new type of RFID label printer ...

Aviation RFID: Airline industry needs to back IT

From Computing, UK ... More of the industry needs to embrace technologies such as e-tickets, self-service kiosks, bar-coded boarding passes and RFID baggage tags. ...

Food RFID: RFID allays food fears

From ITWeb, South Africa ... Deloitte says manufacturers and retailers are introducing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into their supply chains to enforce the laws ...

UCC RFID: More than 150 Global Retailers Rely On Ascential Software To ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... are undertaking include customer relationship management and master data management, in part to prepare for data synchronization activities like UCCnet and RFID ...

Durable RFID: RFID Tags handle any environment

From Industrial News Room, NY ... Escort Memory Systems has long been known as the leader in providing durable RFID systems including Tags Reader/Writers and Interface Modules. ...

Drug RFID: First US drug wholesaler adopts RFID

From In Pharma, France ... HD Smith has followed the lead of retail giant Wal-Mart in adopting a system of electronic product code (EPC) and radiofrequency identification (RFID) to track ...

RFID Labeling: Gyricon LLC and Episys Ltd. Form Partnership for Distribution and ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... and support for signage, labeling and mobile systems while keeping clients at the cutting edge of emerging technologies such as Chip & PIN, RFID and Electronic ...

Wireless RFID: Mistral Software Eyes Wireless Segment

From Financial Express, India ... Mistral Software Pvt Ltd. “Currently some work is going on in the radio frequency identification (RFID) space. We want to take ...

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