ABI Research Releases Results of Container Security Tracking Survey.OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Technology market analysts ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research today released the results of an industry survey of the freight container security tracking industry. This industry, still in its infancy, is set to grow dramatically due to increasing security concerns worldwide and, as survey respondents noted, gains from supply chain optimization Supply Chain Optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs (including manufacturing costs, . A questionnaire was sent to container lessors, shipping lines, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. vendors, software developers, telematics service providers, and container manufacturers. A high percentage of the companies that participated were software developers and RFID vendors. The results of the survey are available free of charge at http://www.abiresearch.com/download_CSTsurvey.jsp. The questions ranged from "What is the primary focus of your company" to "Who do you see as your primary end-use customer" to "how would you rank the leading market barriers." According to ABI Research analyst David Schrier, "The primary barrier was the lack of standards. There's an apprehensiveness in the industry about investing in technology that they're not particularly sure will come to fruition. They've taken a wait-and-see attitude." Other responses illuminated the industry's feelings about appropriate pricing levels for annual subscriptions to cellular, satellite-based and RFID technologies. An accompanying white paper details the technologies used in container security tracking: Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS), cellular, satellite, Bluetooth, Ultrawideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ), Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ) and Zigbee. ABI Research has also published a study of the industry, "Container Security Tracking: Applications of GPS, RFID and Cellular Technologies for Supply Chain and Homeland Security", in which key market drivers are identified, with a thorough examination of the relevant issues and market players for each major region. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations that support annual research programs, intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. For more information please visit www.abiresearch.com, or call 516.624.2500. |
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