Reva Systems Delivers an Enterprise-class RFID Edge Platform Leveraging IBM's WebSphere RFID Premises Server 6.0.Validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. Through 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 Program Ensures Integration of Combined System for Production-Scale RFID Rollouts CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Reva Systems, the leading RFID network infrastructure provider, today announced that its Tag Acquisition Processor[TM] (TAP) now offers enhanced support for the RFID data capture and delivery component of IBM's WebSphere RFID Premises Server 6.0. This support is a culmination of Reva's testing alongside 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) in its development labs. Reva worked with IBM to ensure that the integration of the two companies' technologies would be robust and customer-ready for implementation. The Reva TAP acts as an edge platform that streamlines scalable RFID deployments by seamlessly integrating with the IBM architecture at the facility level. TAPs produce highly accurate data by coordinating otherwise autonomous readers as a controlled system that delivers optimal data capture, and passes high quality tag data directly to the IBM WebSphere stack for sophisticated workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. and business logic processing. The TAP offers out-of-the-box support for today's industry leading readers as well as newer readers incorporating the emerging EPCglobal LLRP LLRP Low Level Reader Protocol (RFID standard) LLRP Lease Loan Reimbursement Program LLRP Long Life Ration Packet LLRP Lend Lease Retail Partnership LLRP Longest Life Routing Protocol LLRP Library and Learning Resources Programs (Low Level Reader Protocol) standard interface ensuring that reader additions, upgrades and modifications are facilitated with ease in heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). reader environments. In addition, Reva's patented location processing provides the device abstraction In object technology, determining the essential characteristics of an object. Abstraction is one of the basic principles of object-oriented design, which allows for creating user-defined data types, known as objects. See object-oriented programming and encapsulation. 1. and data cleansing See address cleansing and data hygiene. necessary to deliver reliable data, showing exactly where tagged items are, to enterprise installations of WebSphere. Introducing Reva TAPs, at the facility level, to an IBM WebSphere implementation for RFID significantly increases the ease of operations while reducing the total cost of ownership for deployments. "Reva Systems support of the new Eclipse based device platform enables its TAP to be integrated into IBM's RFID solutions based on the new WebSphere RFID Premises Server 6.0," said Scott Burroughs, Sensors
Combining Reva TAPs with WebSphere enables a facility-level view of RFID readers 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. that provides a complete RF picture resulting in better reads, better read coverage and quicker responses to operational challenges. When specific operational scenarios call for local procedures the TAP delivers millisecond One thousandth of a second. See space/time and ohnosecond. (unit) millisecond - (ms) One thousandth of a second, one thousand microseconds. A long time for a modern computer. response times and allows the higher-level business events to be run in the enterprise WebSphere instance. "Reva brings ease of operations, accuracy of data and flexibility in reader choice as added benefits to the sophisticated workflow environment of IBM's WebSphere RFID offerings," said Tom Schuster, chief executive officer, Reva Systems. "The combination of our two companies provides an exciting set of capabilities that will encourage rapid adoption of RFID solutions by our enterprise customers." About Reva Systems Reva Systems develops RFID network infrastructure products that enable customers to rapidly deploy scalable solutions in any environment. Reva's standards-based Tag Acquisition Processor (TAP) products facilitate improved system performance, manageability and security while significantly lessening implementation time and complexity. Reva products are delivered by a global network of partners and deployed worldwide by enterprises leveraging innovative RFID applications to generate value in diverse industries. Reva was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass. For more information, visit www.revasystems.com. Reva, Reva Systems, and Tag Acquisition Processor are registered trademarks of Reva Systems Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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