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RFID News Roundup
IER to Put Jewel Chips in Transit Tix
IER, a designer and manufacturer of inlays (chip and antenna assemblies) for RFID labels, as well as a manufacturer of ticketing, self-service and access control equipment for the major transportation networks, has signed a license deal to use Innovision Research & Technology's (IRT) 13.56 MHz Jewel chip, for its mass transit products. The chip, a small IC used for contactless ticketing applications, will be integrated within IER's new generation of RFID inlays aimed specifically at smart ticketing applications for mass transit. The inlays will be compliant with the ISO 14443A air interface protocol. According to IER, Jewel is the lowest-cost RFID chip made for mass-transit applications. At 0.59mm square, it is smaller than many other RFID ICs. The read range of the chip is up to 10cm.
SAP Certifies InSync Middleware for NetWeaver
Sunnyvale. Calif.-based InSync Software, a provider of RFID middleware, says enterprise software provider SAP has certified the use of InSync's Edgeware Suite RFID middleware to run on SAP's NetWeaver platform. This has earned it SAP's "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" designation. To attain such status, InSync showed the middleware would be successfully deployed on the SAP Web Application Server and integrated into the SAP Enterprise Portal. The InSync software is designed to help end users put RFID tag data into a business context for materials management or physical asset tracking. SAP awards these certifications to products that can be seamlessly integrated with its NetWeaver platform.
ChainLink Web Courses for DOD Suppliers
ChainLink Research, a supply-chain research firm based in Cambridge, Mass., is offering a series of Web-based "eLearning Workshops" for DOD suppliers instructed by the company's CEO, Ann Grackin; its chief research officer, Bill McBeath; and guest speakers including Alan Estevez, assistant deputy undersecretary of defense. The workshops are offered in the form of three modules, each consisting of two sessions. Module one, "Understanding RFID Policy & Data Requirements," starts Oct. 2 with understanding DOD policy and concludes October 10 with advance shipping notices (ASNs), wide-area work flow (WAWF) and RFID data constructs. Module two, "Understanding RFID Solutions," starts Oct. 24 with RFID technology basics and concludes Oct. 25 with the science behind RFID. Module three, "Keys to Getting Started," starts Oct. 31 with understanding DOD supply chains and concludes Nov. 1 with implementation considerations. Each session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. EST. The sessions will be recorded and can be viewed by enrollees at a later time. Question-and-answer periods follow each session, and participants can follow up with instructors offline. Participants can attend just one module or the whole program. For more information, contact ChainLink Research.
IER, a designer and manufacturer of inlays (chip and antenna assemblies) for RFID labels, as well as a manufacturer of ticketing, self-service and access control equipment for the major transportation networks, has signed a license deal to use Innovision Research & Technology's (IRT) 13.56 MHz Jewel chip, for its mass transit products. The chip, a small IC used for contactless ticketing applications, will be integrated within IER's new generation of RFID inlays aimed specifically at smart ticketing applications for mass transit. The inlays will be compliant with the ISO 14443A air interface protocol. According to IER, Jewel is the lowest-cost RFID chip made for mass-transit applications. At 0.59mm square, it is smaller than many other RFID ICs. The read range of the chip is up to 10cm.
SAP Certifies InSync Middleware for NetWeaver
Sunnyvale. Calif.-based InSync Software, a provider of RFID middleware, says enterprise software provider SAP has certified the use of InSync's Edgeware Suite RFID middleware to run on SAP's NetWeaver platform. This has earned it SAP's "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" designation. To attain such status, InSync showed the middleware would be successfully deployed on the SAP Web Application Server and integrated into the SAP Enterprise Portal. The InSync software is designed to help end users put RFID tag data into a business context for materials management or physical asset tracking. SAP awards these certifications to products that can be seamlessly integrated with its NetWeaver platform.
ChainLink Web Courses for DOD Suppliers
ChainLink Research, a supply-chain research firm based in Cambridge, Mass., is offering a series of Web-based "eLearning Workshops" for DOD suppliers instructed by the company's CEO, Ann Grackin; its chief research officer, Bill McBeath; and guest speakers including Alan Estevez, assistant deputy undersecretary of defense. The workshops are offered in the form of three modules, each consisting of two sessions. Module one, "Understanding RFID Policy & Data Requirements," starts Oct. 2 with understanding DOD policy and concludes October 10 with advance shipping notices (ASNs), wide-area work flow (WAWF) and RFID data constructs. Module two, "Understanding RFID Solutions," starts Oct. 24 with RFID technology basics and concludes Oct. 25 with the science behind RFID. Module three, "Keys to Getting Started," starts Oct. 31 with understanding DOD supply chains and concludes Nov. 1 with implementation considerations. Each session will be held from noon to 1 p.m. EST. The sessions will be recorded and can be viewed by enrollees at a later time. Question-and-answer periods follow each session, and participants can follow up with instructors offline. Participants can attend just one module or the whole program. For more information, contact ChainLink Research.
