Levi Strauss & Co. Selects TAGSYS for In-Store Apparel RFID Deployment.Grupo Hasar and TAGSYS Team to Deliver Solution CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- TAGSYS, the global leader in item-level 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, today announced Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß & Co. will deploy TAGSYS' UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. readers in retail outlets in Mexico. Grupo Hasar, system integrator for the project and TAGSYS partner, is performing the software integration into the back-end system and deploying the overall solution. The TAGSYS/Grupo Hasar deployment represents an expansion of Levi Strauss' RFID strategy to improve the customer purchasing experience by expediting the checkout process (especially during peak seasons) and to improve inventory management. For this application, Levi Strauss required a unique, cost-effective solution that offered high performance, reliability, an ergonomic ergonomic - Concerning ergonomics or exhibitting good ergonimics. design and easy integration capabilities. The TAGSYS reader combines leading UHF reader technology with a unique embedded antenna design that reliably inventories multiple stacked garments while not erroneously reading nearby items (a critical requirement in point-of-sale applications). The TAGSYS readers will be deployed in 40 Levi Strauss stores throughout Mexico. "We are very pleased to be working with TAGSYS for our latest RFID deployment," said Abel Garcia, Director IT Mexico of Levi Strauss. "We appreciate the innovation behind each of TAGSYS' solutions, which inevitably will help to enhance the effectiveness of our RFID implementation." "TAGSYS provided the comprehensive pre- and post-deployment support that is critical to the success of any RFID deployment," said Gaston Eric Schmeling Renaud, Mexico & Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. General Manager of Grupo Hasar. "We are happy to have found a supplier on whom we can rely to provide the innovative products and superior service we require to guarantee successful implementations for our customers." "We are honored to have been chosen to provide these breakthrough RFID solutions to such a premier brand as Levi Strauss. And the opportunity to partner with Grupo Hasar is a critical component to our ongoing global success," said Elie Simon, 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. of TAGSYS. "This deployment represents a conscious effort on our part to build and deploy top-quality RFID solutions for the fashion and apparel market. From tag, to reader, to application station, to software - we are bringing our expertise of item-level RFID implementations to fashion and apparel." For details on the solution deployed by Levi Strauss as well as other TAGSYS solutions, please stop by the TAGSYS booth at RFID Journal's AAFA AAFA Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America AAFA American Apparel & Footwear Association (Arlington, VA) AAFA American Association of Finance and Accounting AAFA Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America AAFA Army Aviation Flight Activity Apparel and Footwear Summit, August 20-22 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . About Levi Strauss & Co. Information of LEVIS at http://www.levistrauss.com/Company/. About Grupo Hasar Grupo Hasar is a company dedicated to implementing solutions for a multitude of industries. With almost 30 years experience, Grupo Hasar has a presence throughout all of Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . The company is headquartered in Argentina with offices in Mexico, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. While our expertise in data collection provides real time information solutions, our core business includes warehouse, Voice Picking, Track and Trace, Sales & Work Force automation, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale , Market Analysis, Electronic Invoice and RFID ... all requirements for the Supply Chain. With more than 1,000 implementations and more than 15,000 end users, Grupo Hasar provides services for all our software including Project Design, Technologic Research, Setup, Training, Control and Maintenance. More information on Grupo Hasar can be found at www.grupohasar.com. About TAGSYS TAGSYS is the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure. TAGSYS provides RFID systems and tags for end-to-end item-level tracking that automates labor-intensive processes, authenticates and safeguards goods, and enables real-time inventory and asset visibility. With a proven track record of delivering Reliable, Accurate and Secure (R.A.S.) RFID systems and tags, TAGSYS has deployed over 100 million tags and 60,000 reader systems to over 500 customers in more than 40 countries. TAGSYS' RFID solutions are currently being deployed in a range of highly specialized vertical markets that include pharmaceutical, fashion apparel, libraries, and textile rental. The company 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. with offices and R&D Centers in France, in Pennsylvania and in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . More information on TAGSYS can be found at www.TAGSYSrfid.com. |
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