Avicon's Introduces RFID Consulting Services Focused on Improving Supply Chain Performance; Avicon Joins RFID Global Standards Organization EPCglobal.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004 Avicon, architects of the new supply chain today announced two new service offerings, 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. Assessment Service and RFID Enablement Solution. These new offerings focus on helping organizations leverage Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID) to improve supply chain performance. The company also announced it has become a subscriber of EPCglobal(TM), the global standards organization A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, that is leading the development of industry driven standards for the 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). ) Network to support the use of RFID. "RFID is an opportunity for organizations to improve working capital performance and supply chain service levels," said Marc Linster, chief technology officer at Avicon. "Avicon has a deep understanding of the challenges of RFID technology and the expertise needed to enable RFID to improve supply chain performance. We provide organizations with architectural and program management leadership, combined with partner driven solution capabilities for successful RFID implementation." Avicon's new RFID Assessment Service helps clients understand the requirements imposed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and leading retailers and how the required investment in RFID technology can be leveraged to improve supply chain service levels, optimize cost, and reduce supply chain inventory. Avicon's new RFID Enablement Solution helps clients identify and configure the supply chain building blocks needed to turn their RFID investment into a significant performance enhancement. The service helps clients align their IT architecture, supply chain process flows, and extended supply chain relationships with the needs and capabilities of RFID for increased supply chain performance. EPCglobal "Avicon believes that the EPCglobal Network will be a significant contributor to RFID enabled supply chain development. Thus, we have decided to become a subscriber of EPCglobal," said Linster. "Avicon will actively participate in EPCglobal's working groups to provide our clients with leading best practices for their RFID implementation projects and to make sure that their needs properly influence EPCglobal's standard setting processes." Avicon is hosting an RFID Executive Briefing on April 6, 2004 at the Forefront Conference Center in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. . This briefing will explore RFID challenges and how RFID can be leveraged to drive supply chain performance. The briefing will touch on the business value of RFID, technology challenges, the capabilities needed to RFID enable a supply chain, and the role of software in managing RFID data. To register please call 781-464-3082. About Avicon Avicon, architects of the new supply chain, designs and implements supply chain strategies, and architects the underlying business processes and IT solutions that bring those strategies to life. Avicon's customers include Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. , Enterasys Networks, Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to , Hewlett Packard, Kuehne & Nagel, Lucent Technologies, NMS See NetWare Management System. Communications, Schenker AG, Siemens and United Technology Corporation. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Avicon is on the web at www.avicon.com. |
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