OATSystems, IBM and Alien Technology Unveil 1st RFID Applications Deployed Directly on Alien Reader; Flexible Architecture Enables Distributed RFID Use Case Implementation.WALTHAM, Mass. & MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- OATSystems(R), Inc., the recognized 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. framework leader, 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) and Alien Technology Alien Technology is a manufacturer of RFID technology. The company is headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, with an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, North Dakota, the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. today unveiled the first RFID software applications to be deployed directly on a 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. . OATxpress 5.0 best practice RFID applications may be flexibly deployed based on business requirements on any combination of enterprise and premises servers and as of today, edge controllers and readers. This flexibility is critical to mitigating the risk of locking into a single architectural approach that may not scale past a pilot or may fail to address the requirements of various RFID-centric business processes. Alien Technology's ALR-9800 is the first RFID reader to be validated for OATxpress 5.0 deployments by leveraging IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI WRDI WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure WRDI Write Disable ). WRDI provides a standards-based, embedded environment for deploying distributed applications directly on readers and edge controllers. "This is a major milestone for the RFID industry," said Scott Burroughs, solutions executive for IBM's Sensor & Actuator Solutions group. "For the first time, end users can deploy RFID software applications to enterprise-class intelligent RFID readers. This greatly simplifies implementation and ongoing management - enabling users to more easily innovate and implement distributed business processes that provide the key to maximizing the power of RFID technology to drive real ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , on top of IT class middleware." "The OAT Flexible Architecture that we also announced today, enables companies to deploy RFID applications on any combination of devices or servers to best meet use case requirements and mitigate risk," said Marc Osofsky, vice president, Marketing & Product Management, OATSystems. "With our latest release, OATlogic provides a single, graphical design environment to manage all RFID applications regardless of where they are deployed and OATxpress provides best practice RFID applications which are pre-configured to deploy directly on IBM WRDI-enabled devices such as the Alien ALR-9800." RFID applications deployed directly on application readers are well suited to address use cases with local operational events that require rapid sense and respond actions such as pallet verification, shipping, conveyor routing, receiving and many more. The OAT-Alien application reader enables real-time business processes while simplifying implementation, ongoing management and reducing bandwidth requirements Bandwidth requirements (communications) The channel bandwidths needed to transmit various types of signals, using various processing schemes. Every signal observed in practice can be expressed as a sum (discrete or over a frequency continuum) of sinusoidal . OATxpress applications may be remotely provisioned to the ALR-9800 reader with no manual configuration required and the browser-based, user interface may run directly on the reader reducing network dependency for operation. "The integration of the IBM WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI) on the ALR-9800-WRDI reader in 2005 enabled enterprise integration for end users using WebSphere," said Susan Pearson, vice president, Alliances, Alien Technology. "The deployment of OATxpress 5.0 applications on the reader now brings business logic to the edge of the RFID network, enabling real-time, local response to data, and the inherent reliability and efficiency of a distributed system See distributed computing. distributed system - A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. ." The OAT-Alien application reader will be demonstrated in the OATSystems booth #326 at RFID Journal Live in Las Vegas on May 1-3. The OAT-Alien appliance is available immediately through OATSystems and Alien Technology account representatives. About OAT OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID framework leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage from radio-frequency identification (RFID). As a pioneer in the development of RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standards in RFID for over half a decade and is responsible for industry firsts that include; the largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID solutions. OAT's multinational client base consists of over 70 customers in retail, CPG CPG central pattern generators. , consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, OAT has offices in Austin, Chicago, London, and Bangalore and is on the Web at www.oatsystems.com. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 90 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Software offers a wide range of middleware and operating systems for all types of computing platforms. The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com. About Alien Technology Alien Technology provides 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. Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID) products and services to customers in retail, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , manufacturing, defense, transportation and logistics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. Organizations use Alien's RFID products and services to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and security of their supply chains, logistics and asset tracking operations. Alien's products include RFID tags, RFID readers and related training and professional services. Alien's patented Fluidic flu·id·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid. 2. Relating to or controlled by fluidics. Self Assembly (FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) ) technology and related proprietary manufacturing processes are designed to enable the manufacture of high volume, low cost RFID tags. Alien was founded in l994 and employees about 235 people worldwide. The company's facilities include: its corporate headquarters in Morgan Hill, CA; an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, ND; the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Alien is a member of EPCGlobal. More information about Alien is available www.alientechnology.com. |
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