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| First step toward parsing RFID data
A new software standard that will help the exchange and query of RFID (radio frequency identification) information is one step closer to reality | |||
| 31 Jul 2006
: A new software standard that will help the exchange and query of RFID (radio frequency identification) information is one step closer to reality. IBM and T3Ci have successfully completed interoperability testing of the new standard. The two companies co-chair the EPCglobal EPCIS Working Group, which aims to create common interfaces among RFID software, allowing organizations to exchange and leverage RFID data regardless of the applications in which data is created or stored. The successful test is the first phase in delivering interoperability based on the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) for exchange and query of RFID data. Retailers already can provide manufacturers and suppliers with large amounts of data about RFID-tagged products. However, until now there’s been no simple, standardized way for them to extract useful information from the raw data that could improve product introductions, promotions and distribution of new products. The new standard should change that by creating new business value from RFID data and allowing companies and their entire supply chain to exchange near real-time RFID data. Unilever North America, a global manufacturer of foods, home care and personal care products, said it will test use of the EPCIS standard. "We are pleased to be on the forefront of pioneering use of this new RFID standard and emerging capability. This standard hits at the pressing need to allow more effective exchange of data among trading partners and simplifies interoperability among different RFID applications, data stores and product information management systems," said James Jackson, vice president IT, Unilever. "By replacing manually intensive data exchange tasks with automated processes, more time is available for analysis and value creation." |
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