RedTail Solutions Partners With Franwell to Deliver RFID Solutions.WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Software as a Service Platform Links 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. , EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. and Data Synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. in a Seamless Solution for Order Management and Logistics RedTail Solutions today announced that is has signed a partnership agreement with Franwell, Inc. to jointly market and sell combined trading solutions for RFID, EDI and global data synchronization (GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards ). Under this agreement, Franwell's rfid> Genesis(TM) solution for internal RFID integration will be bundled with RedTail Transaction Manager (RTTM RTTM Real-Time Trade Matching (financial industry) RTTM Reduce To The Max (Daimler, Germany slogan) (TM)) for EDI order management and data synchronization. This combined solution will allow suppliers to satisfy several retailer trading requirements while gaining better control and visibility over their inventory and electronic transactions. Both companies will team to actively market and sell this combined solution to new and existing manufacturing and retail customers. "This combined solution fully leverages global standards for electronic trading  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. and supply chain management," said Patricia Meisner of RedTail Solutions. "By combining Franwell's rfid> Genesis solution with our RTTM platform, RedTail Solutions is able to offer supply chain visibility in a complete package to its customers." Both companies will also be working together on several joint development projects that will tightly couple their products to create one seamless business process leveraging EDI, RFID and GDS. This solution will directly link electronic purchase orders and advance ship notices to shipments that will be tagged and tracked with RFID tags. Reporting and analysis tools will also be developed to provide a dashboard view of all RFID, GDS and EDI activities. "GDS and RFID are critical components of an EDI-enabled business process. By leveraging RedTail's Software as a Service platform for EDI with GDS, our rfid> Genesis solution can now integrate more fully with EDI transactions and can be based on synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. data from the GDSN GDSN Global Data Synchronization Network GDSN Guardian Digital Secure Network GDSN Global Digital Seismic Network ," said Jeff Wells, 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 Franwell. About RedTail Solutions, Inc. RedTail Solutions, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , located in Westborough, MA. It enables suppliers to compete at the highest level in today's supply chain by providing a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for b2b collaboration. This advanced platform provides a suite of hosted services via the internet that can integrate seamlessly with middle-market systems like Microsoft Great Plains(R) to enterprise back office systems such as SAP(R). Through this hosted and integrated platform, suppliers can connect and trade through a single solution with their key customers as well as third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. providers in warehousing and transportation. There are more than 300,000 suppliers that participate in the global supply chain today that can gain immediate benefits by using RedTail's fully integrated and automated electronic collaboration through a single interface, helping them to eliminate transaction errors, reduce penalties for non-compliance and ultimately to streamline business processes. For more information, visit www.redtailsolutions.com. About Franwell, Inc. Franwell is a leader in the research, development, and implementation of RFID technology that targets supply chain operations with special emphasis on the perishable foods and pharmaceuticals industries. Franwell engineers have more than 20 years experience providing software solutions for a variety of suppliers, with more than twelve years focused on the use of RFID for the purpose of providing real-time inventory visibility. Franwell expertise extends beyond research and development to the practical engineering of radio frequency applications for diverse business requirements. Our RFID systems demonstrate our commitment to provide the best available resources to help businesses reduce supply chain costs today. www.franwell.com All companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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