IBM has announced new technology that more easily allows
organisations securely share and analyse real-time data generated
by radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
The new WebSphere RFID Information Center technology is based on
a recently completed EPCglobal RFID standard called EPCIS, which
provides a standard way to securely communicate the data created by
sensors and RFID tags.
Using the IBM platform, the data can also be integrated with
existing business information and shared with trading partners.
The IBM WebSphere RFID Information Center platform has already
been successfully deployed by Unilever, the e-customs project
ITAIDE in Europe, and pharmaceutical distributor
AmerisourceBergen.
Shay Reid, AmerisourceBergen vice-president for integrated
solutions, said, “AmerisourceBergen sees tremendous potential in
the IBM WebSphere RFID Information Center, which will be a key
component to meeting track and trace regulatory requirements in
California.”
Reid said the platform would become the data backbone in a pilot
programme that will enable AmerisourceBergen to improve its service
by quickly authenticating products and transactions through direct
data exchange with pharmaceutical manufacturers.”
RFID Information Center receives data from RFID middleware,
which aggregates, filters and interprets data directly from the
readers.
RFID Information Center then stores, manages and enables sharing
of all or portions of the data with various business applications
across the enterprise, and with trading partners.
More information on the platform is available here:
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/masterdata/rfid/
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