Momentum 2007 — Value through Innovation

During Momentum, May 6-9, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, discover how Manhattan Associates' supply chain innovations can enable a company to transform its business. Meet with industry-leading partners who help drive and enable these transformations and engage with peers who are evolving their supply chains.

The breakout sessions are categorized by individual to save attendees time and ensure that they can focus on just what's needed for their specific businesses and industries. Tracks are chosen and followed through individual sessions.

The keynote speaker for Monday, May 7th, is Terry Bradshaw, Football Hall of Famer and Broadcaster. Bradshaw shares his back-to-basics business approach and will help the audience take a closer look at what makes people successful despite adversity and relentless competition. Tuesday, May 8th's keynote speaker is Kevin Nealon, Comedian and Actor. He'll share how he creatively approaches the challenge of innovation with a unique sense of humor.

Also on Tuesday will be the Supply Chain Innovators Panel. Hear from industry-leading companies that are leveraging innovative supply chain practices and solutions to capture market share and drive sustainable competitive advantage. The insights provided by this group of industry leaders and innovators will ring true with you whatever your industry — and you'll hear first hand how challenges are overcome when companies embrace "outside the box" thinking. Visit www.manh-momentum.com.

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Robert W. Baird & Company

Robert W. Baird & Co.'s most recent edition of RFID Monthly is now available. RFID Monthly is a regular publication highlighting recent industry developments within the RFID industry.

Robert W. Baird & Co. is an employee owned brokerage and investment bank founded in 1919. During the past four years, small- and mid-cap institutional fund managers ranked Baird as their highest quality, most trusted research provider, according to Greenwich Associates' annual survey. In addition, Baird has been rated as one of FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" during the past four years. Visit www.rwbaird.com/docs/RFID_Monthly_-_April_2007.pdf.

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OBID i-scan®UHF Multi-Protocol Long Range Reader from FEIG Electronic

FEIG Electronic (www.feig.de) offers the OBID i-scan®UHF Long Range Reader, which can identify UHF transponders within a frequency range from 865 to 928 MHz. It can be used in Europe (EU version) and in North America (FCC version).

The Fixed Long Range Reader with integrated antenna ID ISC.LRU2000i-A has the following RF key features:

• A high sensitivity receiver increases the tag detection range.
• A powerful tag response decoding engine decodes FM0 coded return link signals between 40kbps and 320kbps and subcarrier coded (Dense Reader Mode) return link signals between 53kbps (U.S.) and 64kbps (EU).
• RF front end with blocking features supports adjacent channel operation of RF Readers.
• RF synchronization mechanism for synchronous listen process of a reader which operates in listen-before-talk mode, ensures the ability to use more than one reader in Dense Reader Mode within a listen-before-talk environment.
• Reader protection against various fault conditions, such as antenna shortcut and electrostatic discharge.
• Reader is available in different versions to fulfill the different national radio rules of UHF.

The reader platform of the ID ISC.LR(M)U2000 product series provides most extensive configuration possibilities and reader commands. The base set of commands and features is compatible with the commands, used throughout the OBID i- product line. The configuration possibilities of the ID ISC.LR(M)U2000 readers make it easy to adapt the readers to a range of applications by software and hardware configurations.

The RF section of the readers are controlled by a dedicated DSP based RF controller. A second controller, the Application Connectivity Controller (ACC), uses an ARM processor, running a Linux operation system. The ACC transforms the reader into a powerful and intelligent device, capable of running application software directly on the reader platform and capable of connecting and controlling other real world devices. The ID ISC.LRU2000i-A has three hardware interface ports: Ethernet, RS232,and RS485. All ports are controlled by the ACC. Furthermore, the reader has digital inputs for direct control of various trigger possibilities and various outputs for direct control of several indicators.

Both the powerful and flexible RF transmitter/receiver and the intelligent digital controller form the basis of an agile multi-protocol reader that can be updated in case of creation of future protocols and features. The reader supports the transponder protocols EPC Gen 2, optional ISO18000-6-B, and ISO18000-6-C. The ACC firmware can also be updated allowing the reader to be adapted to different applications as EPC reader protocol or ISO15691 data protocol. FEIG ELECTRONIC provides a library which allows the user to develop their own applications to run on the ACC.