Alien Technology Announces Support For IBM WebSphere RFID Premises Server 6.0.MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Alien Technology[R] Corporation today announced support for IBM's newly launched WebSphere 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. Premises Server 6.0, a powerful middleware platform for enabling organizations to manage RFID data and integrate it seamlessly with enterprise business processes. Alien has committed to the validation of Alien Enterprise RFID Readers through IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Program, and anticipates that joint Alien and Premise Server 6.0 customers will benefit from faster integration and easier management of RFID devices, increased intelligence from RFID data, and more rapid and significant ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). from their RFID implementations. "IBM's new WebSphere RFID Premises Server further signals the commitment of leading enterprise software vendors to the global adoption of RFID. This continues to validate the maturity of Gen2 RFID hardware products such as Alien RFID readers and tags, and the growing intent of major customers to put this powerful technology into production," said Susan Pearson, VP Alliances, Alien Technology. "Significantly, Premises Server 6.0 not only enhances an organization's ability to manage and leverage RFID data, but it also enables users to remotely manage RFID devices, which is a critical pre-requisite for RFID scale-up." "Alien Technology's support of the new Eclipse open standards-based interface enables its enterprise class readers to be easily integrated into IBM's RFID solutions based on the new WebSphere RFID Premises Server 6.0," said Scott Burroughs, Sensors & Actuators Solutions Executive, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Software Group. Alien Enterprise RFID Readers and their underlying Alien Reader Protocol dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. well with the new IBM offering, providing complementary and synergistic features for enterprise deployment. These include remote software version management, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , Automode, and automatic recovery in the event of power or network outage. The Premises Server's open architecture allows these and other Alien capabilities to be fully leveraged to help drive the implementation of a scalable and reliable RFID system within an IBM enterprise infrastructure. About Alien Technology Alien Technology provides UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID) products and services to customers in retail, 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 , manufacturing, defense, transportation and logistics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. Organizations use Alien's RFID products and services to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and security of their supply chains, logistics and asset tracking operations. Alien's products include RFID tags, RFID readers and related training and professional services. Alien's patented Fluidic flu·id·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid. 2. Relating to or controlled by fluidics. Self Assembly (FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) ) technology and related proprietary manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume, low cost RFID tags. Alien was founded in l994 and employs about 235 people worldwide. The company's facilities include: its corporate headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA; an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND; the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Alien is a member of EPCglobal. More information about Alien is available at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology, the Alien logo and FSA, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. Copyright 2007 Alien Technology Corporation. All rights reserved |
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