Alien Technology has showcased an
radio-frequency identification supply chain solution, which
uses Microsoft’s BizTalk server platform.
The asset-tracking solution is built on the
Microsoft BizTalk radio-frequency identification (RFID)
platform using
Alien RFID
devices. Microsoft and Alien Technology are working with
Xterprise on the solution, which is called Isum.
Isum takes advantage of the plug-and-play capabilities of the
BizTalk RFID platform, for building and managing solutions that
connect real-time business processes with intelligent edge devices,
including Alien Enterprise RFID readers.
"The combination of enterprise-class
Gen 2 RFID readers, highly capable infrastructure software such
as BizTalk RFID, and implementation of best practices will be
essential to the continued rapid global adoption of RFID,” said
Susan Pearson, vice president of alliances at
Alien Technology.
Steve Sloan, senior product manager in the connected systems
division at Microsoft, said, “Isum provides a compelling example of
how enterprises, systems integrators and independent software
vendors can build and deploy enterprise-scale RFID solutions using
customers’ existing Microsoft Windows and .net Framework
investments to deliver customer value.”
The solution was demonstrated at an RFID show in the US this
week. Product availability details have not been announced.
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