XML Data Management Server Platform
Raining Data's flagship product, TigerLogic, has been made available to power the new RFID XML Data Management Server (RFID XDMS) platform. The company maintains that the platform allows for the linking and aggregation of EPC/RFID, GTIN, and sensor data with inventory, logistics, and enterprise data from existing systems to provide real-time views and total inventory visibility of the supply chain, thereby transcending system- and application-level boundaries. The solution allows users to manage and share EPC/RFID data in real-time within the enterprise as well as externally with trading partners so as to optimize business processes and supply chain and operational efficiencies. According to the company, the platform also provides total visibility and control over the supply chain, and improves the velocity and flow of goods, funds, and information while reducing production, distribution, and inventory costs. In addition, RFID XDMS enables data capture, distributed query, aggregation, transformation, and Web services to handle the expected volume of EPC, sensor, and related business data, say Raining Data officials.
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Asset Visibility and Tracking System
PanGo Networks, Inc. has introduced its PanGo Locator, a complete enterprise asset visibility (EAV) system that enhances standard wireless LAN infrastructure, eliminating the need for single-use, proprietary RF readers and networks, states the company. According to PanGo officials, the new product is built on the latest version of PanOS and features services for system planning, configuration, asset monitoring, and reporting, as well as a rich interface for end-user interaction. PanGo uses 802.11 wireless access point infrastructure as its reader network. Using a wireless LAN for asset tracking and other location-based services provides a quick return by simplifying application deployment and management, claim company officials. Additional features and benefits include easy system configuration; logical space mapping and management; map-based view of assets with detailed tabs; filtering based on customer-specific criteria; search capability based on asset class, location, and other criteria; and integration support for complementary workflow, scheduling, and asset management systems.
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Enhanced EPC Manager Solution
Manhattan Associates, Inc. has released an enhanced version of its EPC Manager solution to enable customers to increase accuracy, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and improve security with supply chains by utilizing RFID functionality, state company officials. According to the manufacturer, the latest enhancements to EPC Manager include enterprise serial number management, centralized track and trace capabilities, inbound/outbound order and container validation, and additional support of compliance requirements using XML-based configuration. In addition, the latest version of EPC Manager enhances inventory visibility and accuracy by offering effective gathering, organizing, and sharing data across a company's enterprise. In the enhanced offering, every EPC is automatically given a unique serial number, eliminating the previously manual process of assigning serial numbers in batch, thus allowing the EPC allocation process to be managed at local, regional, and enterprise levels, says the company. Manhattan Associates also asserts that enhanced enterprise track-and-trace functionality allows users to share the data across the enterprise, in addition to validating data from local and external information sources at both the container and order level, using its enhanced inbound/outbound validation functionality.
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End-to-End RFID Infrastructure Solution
Sybase, Inc. has unveiled its new end-to-end RFID Enterprise solution. The company asserts that its offering allows users to track and manage resources, items, and products more effectively and fully integrate with their enterprise applications, resulting in reduced inventory losses, improved and expanded service offerings, and the ability to manage all RFID assets using a single system. RFID Enterprise makes it possible for customers to gather and process RFID data from heterogeneous devices at the point of action, construct and execute business rules based on RFID events, and seamlessly integrate them with existing enterprise systems. Sybase further states that the solution will help manage inventory by sharing up-to-the-minute updates with existing inventory systems, eliminate data entry errors, and reduce time for inventory checks.
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Software for DCs, Packaging Lines
Markem Corporation has launched its RFID SmartStart Desktop offering, designed to allow manufacturers to learn how to switch to automated tagging in distribution centers and packaging lines. Available in Test and Compliance package configurations, the Desktop Test Package aids in determining correct tag placement necessary for the establishment of compliance. After testing for placement of tags is complete, upgrading to the Compliance Package is possible. Benefits of the Desktop Compliance Package include quickly meeting RFID mandates at the lowest cost by utilizing internal software for reliable printing and encoding of RFID labels and bad tag detection, says the manufacturer.
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Texas Instruments Delivers Tag Emulators
Texas Instruments (TI) makes available its EPC Generation 2 tag emulators to five of the leading RFID reader and printer manufacturers. The company states that this effort helps to ensure EPC Gen 2 interoperability between TI transponders, readers, and printers being manufactured based on the recently ratified, next-generation EPCglobal UHF standard. Reader and printer manufacturers can use the TI emulators to simulate 96-bit code read/write, lock, as well as other functionalities defined by the Gen 2 protocol, in order to facilitate their own development of Gen 2 products.
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Pre-Packaged Compliance Solution
HighJump Software, a 3M company, has announced the development of a streamlined version of its Compliance Advantage solution. The newly released Compliance Advantage Select product is a pre-packaged offering that meets current market demand for a new level of simplicity, affordability, and extremely rapid implementation, says the company. HighJump officials say that they have developed Compliance Advantage Select based on the company's experience in driving cost out of projects, having helped numerous organizations meet RFID compliance initiatives of major retailers, the U.S. Department of Defense, and others. By combining a faster implementation methodology with a focused set of the most common workflows, says the company, this offering helps users meet their RFID requirements quickly and within budget. Starting at $70,000, HighJump's Compliance Advantage Select features everything needed for full EPC compliance, including software, RFID reader and printer hardware, implementation services, product testing, and training.
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