Intermec Wins IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Award for Best Wireless Mobility Solution; Intermec IF5 RFID Reader Combines Hardware and IBM WebSphere Software to Minimize Network Overload When Integrating RFID Data with Enterprise Applications.EVERETT, Wash. -- Intermec Inc. has been named winner of the Best Wireless Mobility Solution award in the annual 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) PartnerWorld Beacon Awards competition, which honors IBM Business Partners for their innovation, customer satisfaction and outstanding achievements in providing on-demand business solutions. Intermec's IF5 RFID reader A transmitter/receiver that reads the contents of RFID tags in the vicinity. Also called an "RFID interrogator." The maximum distance between the reader's antenna and the tag vary, depending on application. , which is being used in the METRO Group Future Store in Rheinberg, Germany, is the first production-scale integration of IBM's 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. Device Infrastructure software on an RFID reader. This potent combination of hardware and software provides early data filtering, to minimize network overload, correlate RFID events and integrate RFID event data with enterprise applications. The Intermec IF5 system is helping METRO Group achieve just-in-time inventory delivery, reduced inventory costs, more accurate recording of data and fewer "out of stock" and "out of shelf" products for consumers. METRO Group plans a rollout of the RFID solution for selected sales divisions with more than 100 stores and distribution centers by September 2006. "Judges selected Intermec as the winner in this category based on its ability to deliver cutting-edge innovative value to customers while working closely with IBM to both benchmark and extend those solutions and technologies," said Donn Atkins, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "Intermec is combining technology expertise with business insight to help its clients innovate on important business issues and realize real efficiencies." More than 860 nominations were judged by a team of leading industry journalists, analysts, and IBM executives, who selected winners and finalists in 36 award categories. These IBM Business Partners will be honored during the IBM PartnerWorld 2006 Conference in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada, March 12 - 15. About IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards For more information about the IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards, visit http://www-1.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/ pub_awards_pwbeacon_nom.html (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About Intermec Intermec Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IN) develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include RFID, mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings and data collection systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations. For more information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com or call 800-347-2636. Contact Intermec Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Director Kevin McCarty at kevin.mccarty@intermec.com, 425-265-2472. |
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