ConnecTerra Announces New Release of RFTagAware.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- 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. Infrastructure Software Broadens Support for the Rapid Development and Deployment of Enterprise-Scale RFID-Enabled Applications ConnecTerra(R), a leading supplier of enterprise software for RFID and device computing, today announced its latest release of RFTagAware(TM) RFID infrastructure software for the rapid development and deployment of enterprise-scale RFID-enabled applications. This new release of RFTagAware includes a number of significant advancements for companies developing and deploying RFID solutions in response to retail and government mandates and for implementing a broad range of supply chain visibility applications. New key features in this release include: --.NET Development Support: .NET samples provide starting points for .NET development including VB.NET (Visual Basic .NET) An object-oriented programming language from Microsoft. It is the .NET version of the Visual Basic (VB) programming language. Like all .NET languages, VB.NET uses the Common Language Runtime (CLR) for program execution. VB. & BizTalk development, and C# samples for reading and writing tags. RFTagAware provides a consistent programming and deployment environment across the three most popular enterprise environments, Windows, Linux, and Solaris. Both existing and emerging standards for application and RFID integration are supported. --EPCglobal ALE 1.0 Specification Compliance: This release of RFTagAware provides full compliance with the current EPCglobal ALE (Application Level Events) 1.0 Specification. The RFTagAware implementation of the ALE API remains backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with prior releases of RFTagAware, providing an easy upgrade path for existing RFTagAware customers. --Reader Simulator Enhancements: 96-bit reading is now supported by the RFTagAware Reader Simulator, a standalone application that simulates an installed reader with antenna, providing developers with an easy to use tool for developing and debugging applications without requiring direct connectivity with deployed RFID readers. --Expanded Hardware Support: RFTagAware continues to simplify customer deployment requirements by providing a broad range of support for RFID readers and printers. RFID hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. supported by ConnecTerra RFTagAware include readers from Alien, AWID AWID Association for Women's Rights in Development AWID Association of Women Industrial Designers AWID Aircraft Weapons Integration Department , SamSys, and ThingMagic and RFID printers from Avery, Printronix and Zebra. RFTagAware continues to provide end user customers, ISVs, and system integrators with the most robust standards-based software infrastructure platform for the development of device applications and RFID solutions. With RFTagAware, organizations can extend awareness to RFID-tagged objects of all kinds, allowing them to quickly recognize the benefits of RFID with the flexibility for expansion as the number of tagged items, readers, RFID-enabled applications, and remote sites grow. Leading retailers, CPG CPG central pattern generators. (Consumer Product Goods) companies, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and Logistics Management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet continue to select RFTagAware for its comprehensive capabilities and benefits, simplifying their RFID deployments and offerings. "Enterprise organizations of all sizes are met with challenges to access and integrate real-time RFID data to improve their operations and streamline their business processes," says Dave Douglas, Executive Vice President of Products and Strategy of ConnecTerra. "With this release of RFTagAware, customers are provided with enhanced deployment options and standards support including .NET support and ALE specification compliance." "The proven deployment architecture and significant management capabilities of RFTagAware continue to provide a world-class solution to enterprises that are challenged with developing, deploying, managing and growing their RFID infrastructure." added Douglas. ConnecTerra is also pleased to announce it has added R4 Global Solutions, SeeBeyond, and T3Ci to its partner community. These organizations have selected RFTagAware and ConnecTerra's RFID compliance solutions for their comprehensive capabilities and benefits, simplifying their RFID deployments and offerings in warehousing, 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 , retail and manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. . ConnecTerra continues to hold a position of a leadership within EPCglobal. This commitment ensures that ConnecTerra products remain at the leading edge of enterprise RFID infrastructure architecture as the market grows. ConnecTerra's EPCglobal activities include: --Member the Architecture Review Committee (ARC) which oversees the technical content of all EPCglobal standards (one of only 3 technology vendors selected) --Co-chair of the Filtering and Collection Working Group --Chair of the Security Working Group --Founding member of the Software Action Group ConnecTerra has also contributed to several of the EPCglobal standards specifications including principal co-author of ALE spec, principal co-author of the Tag Data Standards spec, co-author of Reader Protocol spec, co-author of EPCIS EPCIS EPC Information Services spec, and principal co-author of Reader 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. MIB (1) (Management Information Base) The hierarchical database used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP) to describe the particular device being monitored. MIB objects are identified using ASN.1 syntax. See SNMP, RMON, OID and ASN.1. spec. To learn more about ConnecTerra, our products, partners and leadership role in helping to develop RFID standards, please visit ConnecTerra at Booth #808 at RFID Journal RFID Journal is an independent media company devoted solely to radio frequency identification (RFID) and its many business applications. A bi-monthly print publication and online news and information source, the Journal offers news, features that address key adoption issues, case Live! in Chicago, April 10-12, 2005. About ConnecTerra, Inc. Founded in 2001, ConnecTerra, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for RFID and device computing. ConnecTerra's products and technologies help to extend enterprise awareness to networked devices, such as RFID readers, enabling companies to tap into the wealth of data captured by them. ConnecTerra's RFTagAware targets the specific challenges of enterprise RFID deployments, including tag data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a and reader management. Using RFTagAware, companies are able to get their initial RFID deployments implemented and producing results quickly, while knowing that the infrastructure can scale as the number of tagged items, readers, and remote sites grow. Built using RFTagAware, Compliance Jump Start provides all of the tools necessary to assist manufacturers with meeting RFID mandates. This turnkey compliance solution integrates easily with existing enterprise systems and provides a significant reduction in implementation time and unmatched cost savings. ConnecTerra is a member of EPCglobal and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . For more information visit www.connecterra.com or call 617-441-2222. |
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