CAPE Systems and Open Terra Announce Northeast RFID Test and Integration Center; Intel to Provide Equipment and Infrastructure Support.SOUTH PLAINFIELD South Plainfield, borough (1990 pop. 20,489), Middlesex co., NE N.J.; inc. 1926. It is the seat of several research and consulting firms and has plants that make chemicals, plastics, spices and flavorings, cosmetics, rubber products, pigments, electrical machinery, , N.J. -- CAPE Systems Group, Inc., a leading provider of software technology for packaging design, pallet optimization, inventory and warehouse management, supply chain execution and order fulfilment, and Open Terra, a leading provider of wireless mobile platform technologies, today announced that they would be establishing a state of the art 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. Test and Integration Center at CAPE's dedicated 15,000 square foot facility located in South Plainfield, New Jersey South Plainfield is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 21,810. South Plainfield was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1926, from portions of Piscataway . CAPE is currently certified to provide Wal-Mart compliant RFID tagging solutions to its vendors. Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking will provide equipment and infrastructure support for the new RFID Center, including servers based on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 and 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processors; Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4-based desktops; and notebooks built on Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology(a). It is intended that the Center will provide full testing, evaluation and integration of the latest RFID technologies. The RFID Center will feature, among other things, a demo pavilion where leading providers of RFID-enabling technologies can be showcased. "Through their membership in the Intel(R) Early Access Program, Open Terra and CAPE Systems optimize their software to support PCs, servers, notebooks and handhelds based on our full-line of next-generation processors," said Melissa Laird, general manager of Intel's Developer Relations Division. "The RFID solution developed by Open Terra and Cape Systems integrates wireless technology, extended memory access and multithreading Multitasking within a single program. It allows multiple streams of execution to take place concurrently within the same program, each stream processing a different transaction or message. capabilities that are enabled by Intel(R) architecture." The rapidly emerging needs of the packaging, pharmaceutical, 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 , postal and overnight package deliveries, and retail industries will be a particular focus. In this regard, the RFID Center is being located in the pharmaceutical capital of the world to make it more accessible to the particular needs of this industry. Tackling the problems of the pharmaceutical supply chain with cutting edge RFID technologies and services, in which increasing product tracking capabilities and accuracy and decreasing counterfeiting, will be major initiatives of the RFID Center. The RFID Center is expected to be fully operational by late summer 2005. Nicholas Toms, CAPE's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , stated "As wireless technologies have become more pervasive across the supply chain, the benefits of using radio tags to manage movement of goods from the manufacturer to the customer have become widely understood. Now with a growing number of customers such as Wal-Mart, Gillette, Target, Albertsons, Tesco, Carrefours and the US Department of Defense mandating RFID tagging, their vendors 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. immediate solutions to meet their expanding 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). . Once adopted, users can then address the viability of using this technology to enhance their own internal operations. The CAPE RFID Center will enable customers to evaluate and test various proposed solutions to identify those that best suit their needs before investing capital." Ted Bielenda, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Open Terra, stated, "We are delighted to be a part of this exciting development. By bringing together the leading providers of RFID enabling technologies, including our own mobility products, into one test and integration facility, we are creating a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. to evaluate and test various solutions to design the optimal solutions for our customers' needs." About Open Terra Open Terra is establishing new benchmarks in the ever-changing world of mobile applications. Founded in 2002, the company helps enterprises achieve their wireless strategies by empowering remote workforces. The company's online, instant mobility solutions deliver unprecedented connectivity and access to information from databases, applications and Web services that will help businesses run more productively and profitably. With the worldwide emergence and explosive growth of 3G, RFID, WiFi, and WiMax wireless technologies, along with the Internet, Open Terra's advanced mobile enabling technology is positioned to meet this demand. For information, call 732-765-9600, email at info@openterra.com or click to http://www.openterra.com. About CAPE Systems CAPE Systems is an international provider of supply chain management technologies. CAPE Systems offers a comprehensive range of software systems and tools, from packaging and pallet optimization software, RFID asset tracking, to integrated warehouse and inventory management solutions, pick-to-light systems, and transportation management systems for enterprise wide and collaborative 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, . For more information about CAPE visit: http://www.capesystems.com. (a) Intel(R), Itanium(R), Xeon(TM), Pentium(R) and Centrino(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenue and earnings and all other statements in this press release, other than historical facts, are "forward-looking" statements and are made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995. 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