ADVISORY/Cyclone Commerce and Cisco Systems Host Rx-RFID Summit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (January 29) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Healthcare Industry Leaders will Join Cyclone cyclone, atmospheric pressure distribution in which there is a low central pressure relative to the surrounding pressure. The resulting pressure gradient, combined with the Coriolis effect, causes air to circulate about the core of lowest pressure in a and Cisco to Design Radio-Frequency Identification Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. (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. ) and Electronic Product Code (EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). ) Solutions to Prevent Drug Counterfeiting counterfeiting, manufacturing spurious coins, paper money, or evidences of governmental obligation (e.g., bonds) in the semblance of the true. There must be sufficient resemblance to the genuine article to deceive a person using ordinary caution. and Improve Fulfillment
SPEAKERS: Dave Bennett, Chief Technology Officer, Cyclone Commerce
Ron Gabrisko, Vice President, Health and Life Sciences,
Cyclone Commerce
John Roberts, Director of Healthcare, EPC Global
David Meany, Director, Retail Practice, Internet,
Cisco Systems
Michael Bolles, Manager, Industry & Customer Innovation, DHL
WHAT: Pharmaceutical counterfeiting has cost untold billions of
dollars. As a result, healthcare leaders are turning to
technology to help solve this critical problem. Learn how
leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors,
medical/surgical distributors, regulatory agencies and
logistics providers are collaborating to develop new
approaches to obviate counterfeiting by tracking legitimate
drugs in real-time, using RFID tags and EPC technology.
The Rx-RFID agenda includes:
-- Healthcare and RFID overview
-- CIO/VP perspectives, including updates on current company
activities, pilots, and business drivers
-- Third party industry expert's view on making RFID in
healthcare real
-- Technology ideas and roadmap
-- Open discussion
WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2004 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MST
WHERE: Cyclone Headquarters
8388 E. Hartford Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
About Cyclone Commerce, Inc. Cyclone Commerce, Inc., The Collaborative Commerce Company, provides market-leading solutions that enable businesses to simply connect manage and collaborate with their Value Chains over the Internet. Cyclone's software and services solve an urgent need for global 2000 businesses to extend their enterprises "outside the four walls" to suppliers, customers and other partners. Founded in 1996, Cyclone Commerce is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. Customers: Cyclone's 1,300 customers are some of the most well recognized brands, including the top 10 pharmaceutical manufacturers, the 4 top healthcare distributors, some of the world's largest retailers, 30 top suppliers of consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one , the world's top 2 computer manufacturers, the top 3 electronics distributors, and 100 financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. organizations, including the world's largest investment provider. Selected Awards: Computerworld's "Innovative Technology Award," 10/02; Upside's "Hot 100," 2002; Retail Information Systems "#1 Retail Satisfaction," 1/03; Consumer Goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and Technology, "Best of Breed," 1/03 More Information: www.cyclonecommerce.com |
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