Leading edge tech enterprises are helping advances state of RFID application through membership in a consortium initiated lsat year by solutions, services and consulting firm Headwater Technology Solutions Inc.
Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) July 24, 2005 -- Two innovative technology companies have joined a research and development consortium initiated in October 2004 by Headwater Technology Solutions Inc.s Delfour Supply Chain Division to focus on RFID solutions for temperature controlled warehouse environments, it was announced today by Dale Castle, Director, Product Strategy at Headwater Technology Solutions Inc.. The consortiums Phase I goal is to be in full compliance with the Wal-Mart initiative in summer, 2005.
The two new consortium members are LXE, Inc., designer and manufacturer of ruggedized wireless computers and data collection solutions; and Intermec Technologies Corp., best known as the inventor of a widely used bar code symbology. Both companies products are widely deployed in the supply chain environment. LXEs data collection devices are designed to withstand harsh physical and climatic industrial conditions, such as extremely low temperatures. Intermecs bar code solutions are used in the supply chains of companies around the world.
A best of breed" group of manufacturers, operators and system integrators, the RFID consortiums mission is to further the application and effectiveness of the new generation of warehouse tracking and retrieval technology in the controlled temperature 3PL sector of the supply chain. Headwater spearheaded the effort as well as provided its SmartEnterprise 2 logistics management software suite for the consortiums two full-sized live production laboratories. The production facility labs are located at Confederation Freezers, Brampton, Ontario Canada and at Richmond Cold Storage, Richmond, Virginia USA.
Logistics operator members include Confederation Freezers, Hopewell Cold Storage, P&O Cold Logistics and Richmond Cold Storage, all having access to the labs at Richmond Cold Storage and Confederation Freezers.
In addition to the recent Intermec and LXE memberships, technology members include: End-to-End, an IT infrastructure management company that focuses on end-user support for multi-carrier, multi-platform and multi-protocol networks; CapTech Ventures, Inc., a technology consulting and integration firm and the developer of Tagsware RFID software; and bayMountain, Inc., a network hosting and collocation firm that hosts the consortiums development activities at the companys Tier 1 data center in Virginia.
Other operator and technology members may qualify for membership in the consortium, Castle said. Parties interested in participating in consortium activities can contact him at dcastle@headwaterinc.com.
About Headwater Technology Solutions, Inc.
Headwater Technology Solutions Inc. is a diversified software development and professional services firm with expertise in the SAP, Microsoft and Oracle technology platforms. The companys supply chain consultation and implementation services for Fortune 500-level corporations focus on the SAP and Microsoft platforms, with proficiency in warehouse management systems (WMS), RF and RFID technologies, and materials management systems (MMS). Headwaters highly configurable, Oracle/Java-based Delfour SmartEnterprise 2 solutions enable seamless supply chain planning and execution that leads to smarter and more profitable management of goods by third and fourth party logistics providers (3PL, 4PL). Headwater maintains corporate headquarters in the Toronto suburb of Markham and a regional office in Montreal, marketing its services and solutions internationally. For more information, call 866 306 0999, email info@headwaterinc.com or visit www.headwaterinc.com.
Contact:
Tina Langridge
866 306 0999
tlangridge@headwaterinc.com
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