Beaver Street Fisheries Selects Franwell, GlobeRanger and The Danby Group to Deliver RFID Compliance Solution.RICHARDSON, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. -- GlobeRanger and Franwell, an established 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. systems developer, have teamed with The Danby Group, a supply chain systems integrator, to implement an RFID compliance solution for Beaver Street Fisheries fisheries. From earliest times and in practically all countries, fisheries have been of industrial and commercial importance. In the large N Atlantic fishing grounds off Newfoundland and Labrador, for example, European and North American fishing fleets have long , one of the nation's largest distributors of frozen seafood and meat. The solution is built on GlobeRanger's iMotion(TM) Edgeware(TM) platform. Franwell and The Danby Group worked with Beaver Street Fisheries to deploy Franwell's rfid>Genesis solution to meet upcoming compliance deadlines. In the near future, Beaver Street Fisheries plans to leverage RFID technologies to track cases and pallets of frozen fish at the company's seafood processing and packing plants packing plant a complete meat production unit including facilities for slaughtering animals, processing of meat and offal, boning out, making up of blocks of carcasses, chilling, freezing, storing of the meat, preparation of by-products. for improved inventory management. The initial implementation phase includes setting up compliance stations where RFID labels are encoded with a Zebra R110 smart label printer/encoder and applied to cases of tilapia tilapia (təlä`pēə) or St. Peter's fish, a spiny-finned freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae, native chiefly to Africa and the Middle East. , crab, lobster and other frozen fish products and then validated through a RFID portal. Beaver Street Fisheries' long-term RFID vision is to involve its network of suppliers to apply RFID labels at the source and leverage information on the RFID tags An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label. to meet legal data requirements such as method of catch, catch weight, country of origin and date codes. "After conducting several RFID pilots, we selected Franwell's rfid>Genesis package to help us rapidly deploy a proven solution," said Howard Stockdale, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Beaver Street Fisheries. "We are the only frozen seafood company that volunteered to meet Wal-Mart's compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). by January of 2005." Beaver Street Fisheries was named Supplier of the Fourth Quarter 2003 by the food division of Wal-Mart. The award recognizes a merchant's contributions to the growth of the Wal-Mart food team. "With deadlines for mandates approaching, we're finding companies are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. proven product and integration expertise to quickly and smoothly implement RFID solutions," said Fred Lovelady, vice president of sales and technology services at The Danby Group. "Our integration and hardware knowledge combined with Franwell's seasoned software experience mean customers can rapidly meet retail, Department of Defense and FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. compliance deadlines." Franwell developed the rfid>Genesis solution on GlobeRanger's iMotion Edgeware platform. The software is designed for the ease of deploying RFID solutions for compliance and scaling for growth. About Beaver Street Fisheries Beaver Street Fisheries has one of the largest seafood inventories in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and has been in business for 50 years. The company regularly trades with over fifty countries worldwide and is consistently ranked among the top domestic importers of seafood items. They also import over 1,000 containers of seafood and meat annually from over 50 countries. Beaver Street Fisheries: www.beaverfish.com About The Danby Group The Danby Group develops enterprise RF, RFID and batch technology solutions. The company offers systems integration and value-added services to provide a complete turnkey solution. Since 1982, The Danby Group has been supplying Fortune 1000 and the federal government with secure document/inventory tracking systems, FDA compliance and manufacturing data collection systems. The Danby Group: www.danbygroup.com About Franwell Franwell's expertise in the research, development, and implementation of RFID technology targets supply chain operations with special emphasis on the perishable per·ish·a·ble adj. Subject to decay, spoilage, or destruction. n. Something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage. Often used in the plural. foods industry. Franwell engineers have more than 20 years experience providing software solutions for a variety of suppliers, with more than ten years focused on the use of RFID for the purpose of providing real-time inventory visibility. Franwell's experience and knowledge extends to the practical engineering of radio frequency applications for diverse business requirements. Our RFID systems demonstrate Franwell's commitment to provide the best available resources to help businesses reduce supply chain costs today. Franwell: www.franwell.com About GlobeRanger GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware(TM) platform, iMotion(TM), provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time response. iMotion serves as the foundation for GlobeRanger and its partners to rapidly develop, deploy and manage edge solutions. Founded in 1999, GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. For more information: www.globeranger.com. GlobeRanger, iMotion, and Edgeware are Trademarks of GlobeRanger Corporation. Note to Editors: There is a greater than symbol in the product name between rfid and Genesis. |
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