Sybase iAnywhere Pioneers Context-Aware Location Information System With RFID Anywhere 3.0
December 04 2006 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Latest version delivers revolutionary location information system
that provides business-aware asset tracking functionality. Includes
new support for real-time location systems and active RFID
technology, as well as enhanced support for mobile RFID and
forklift readers. DUBLIN, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybase
iAnywhere today announced the latest version of RFID Anywhere(TM),
the company's software infrastructure that provides an extensible
environment for developing and managing robust, highly distributed
sensor network applications including radio frequency
identification (RFID) solutions. RFID Anywhere 3.0 breaks new
ground with the delivery of a context-aware Location Information
System. Using RFID Anywhere, businesses can not only track assets
from a range of data collection points [such as passive RFID,
active RFID, real-time location systems (RTLS), barcode, global
positioning systems (GPS) and environmental sensors], but also can
dramatically enhance the value of this data by associating
environmental inputs (e.g., temperature) along with the location
data. In addition, the RFID Anywhere 3.0 Location Information
System exposes its complete feature set via a rich service oriented
architecture (SOA) web services layer allowing organizations to
easily transform static business information into business- aware
intelligence. "We're seeing that companies are looking for a single
solution that gives them the ability not only to track their
assets, but also to provide business context to them," said Martyn
Mallick, director of RFID and Mobile Solutions, iAnywhere. "RFID
Anywhere's Location Information System is able to add location
awareness and business intelligence to the sensor network,
providing context-sensitive, real-time views of the enterprise."
"One of the key areas of concerns for early adopters of RFID is how
to make intelligent business decisions based on the massive amount
of data created by RFID. The enhancements made to Sybase's RFID
software platform address this issue and provides an increased
level of value by combining RFID into an intelligent sensor
network," said Curtis Price, Program Director at IDC. "Asset
tracking is one of the applications that IDC believes is driving
early deployments of RFID, and the new release of RFID Anywhere
provides a common infrastructure for managing and tracking assets,
as well as obtaining contextual information from the data collected
in a sensor network. This allows businesses to derive greater value
by making better informed decisions." Context-Aware Location
Services in Action The ability to enhance location information with
business context is desired in applications including asset
tracking, asset control and resource management across vertical
solutions in healthcare, logistics, cold-chain, and warehouse
management environments. Examples include: * A produce distributor
can correlate the temperature of its goods along with location and
time data to know exactly where and for how long a given item was
exposed to certain environmental conditions such as temperature or
humidity. This information allows these organizations to make
real-time decisions regarding the distribution of the goods to
reduce spoilage, thereby increasing profits. * A hospital admission
system can be enhanced to allow tracking of patients with
contagious diseases and the ability to identify other patients and
staff with whom the infected patients may have recently come in
contact with. This would help a hospital prevent the transmission
of the disease. * A handheld inventory management system in a
pharmaceutical distribution center can now not only determine how
much inventory is on hand, but can also identify the physical
location of the asset and determine which pharmaceuticals expire
first. By having the handheld device provide the location element
of the data, the system can incorporate location information while
leveraging the existing barcode or passive RFID network thereby
reducing overall project costs. Key New Features in RFID Anywhere
3.0 * New Location Information System (LIS) -- Integrate and
combine a variety of sensor technologies to locate and track assets
-- Calibrate locations and associate fixed data sources with
coordinates to provide location data -- Store, query and represent
location of assets graphically or via reports -- Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) to enable information to be accessed by any
application via web services -- Alerting capability so information
can be 'pushed' when user-defined alert conditions are met *
Support for Active RFID technology including RF Code, IDENTEC
SOLUTIONS and AXCESS * Support for real-time location systems
(RTLS) including Ekahau and AeroScout * Enhanced mobile device
architecture including support for handheld, forklift and PCMCIA
card readers * Additional enterprise messaging connectors including
JMS and IBM WebSphere MQ * Enhanced printing capabilities including
a new label designer and foreign language fonts Partner Support for
RFID Anywhere Sybase iAnywhere partners are also excited about the
latest innovations in RFID Anywhere 3.0: Ekahau Inc. "Sybase
iAnywhere provides a powerful integration platform for combining
Ekahau RTLS location information with passive RFID data and other
sensory inputs, delivering business intelligence to the location
data," said Tuomo Rutanen, vice president, business development,
Ekahau Inc. "This enables both companies to satisfy the needs of a
very broad customer base, which underlines the powerful synergy of
this partnership." RF Code "We are pleased to have worked with
iAnywhere in the integration between its RFID Anywhere technology
and RF Code's Tavis RTLS Platform," said Dr. Nissim Ozer, Chief
Technology Officer, RF Code. "This effort provides our joint
customers the real-time location visibility and reporting needed to
improve the management and utilization of assets across the
enterprise." Availability RFID Anywhere 3.0 will be available in
December 2006. To learn more about the new features of RFID
Anywhere 3.0, please sign up for an exclusive webcast on December
14th at 10AM or 2PM EST at: http://www.ianywhere.com/rfid_webcast.
To join the very popular RFID Anywhere developer community and to
download a free development copy of RFID Anywhere, visit
http://www.ianywhere.com/RFID. About RFID Anywhere RFID Anywhere
simplifies the development, deployment, configuration and
management tasks for highly distributed, multi-site, intelligent
sensor networks, and abstracts the interaction with the physical
network of devices. With support for over forty devices, this
powerful infrastructure enables the creation of intelligent sensor
networks out-of-the-box. By using RFID Anywhere, sensors are able
to work together as an intelligent network by combining, organizing
and coordinating these technologies through a common management
structure, advanced feature set and event-driven development
framework. About Sybase iAnywhere Sybase iAnywhere enables success
at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market
leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile
management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and
Bluetooth(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions
of mobile devices, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers
and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies,
including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo mobile
Internet service. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.
(NYSE:SY). Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere,
Afaria, OneBridge, RFID Anywhere and AvantGo are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its
subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United States of
America. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license.
All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of
the respective companies with which they are associated. Special
Note: References to iAnywhere mean iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Statements concerning iAnywhere
Solutions' product market, relationships with its customers and new
products are forward-looking statements that involve a number of
uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that
could ultimately affect such statements are detailed from time to
time in Sybase's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on
the Company's web site). Crystal King Sybase iAnywhere (978)
287-1524 Scott Malinowski Citigate Cunningham (617) 374-4223
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