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Sirit Inc. and Japan Information System Co. Ltd. Reach OEM Agreement
JIS to market customized version of Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID reader in Japan TORONTO, Nov. 26 /C...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nJIS to market customized version of Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID reader in\n\n\nJapan\n\n\nTORONTO, Nov. 26 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading\nprovider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, announced\ntoday that Japan Information System Co. Ltd. ("JIS") has agreed to sell a\ncustomized version of Sirit's INfinity 510 RFID reader in Japan. JIS intends\nto make this product their flagship UHF reader and expects it will be\navailable to customers in early 2008.\n\n\nJIS is a system integration company established in 1994 with broad-based\nexperience in RFID and other technologies that provide information management\nsolutions for a wide array of customers. Turn-key systems delivered by JIS\nencompass hardware, customized software, installation and training. Their\nversion of the INfinity 510 will be installed into a number of applications\nincluding supply chain, logistics, healthcare, asset tracking, manufacturing,\nairline baggage, parking access, and factory automation.\n\n\n"We are pleased to have an outstanding company like JIS selling the\nINfinity 510 platform in the Japanese market and other regions," stated Tony\nSabetti, vice president, RF Solutions for Sirit Inc. "We greatly value their\nextensive experience in all RFID technologies and we look forward to\ndeveloping a long-standing relationship with their team."\n\n\nUnder the agreement, Sirit will utilize the INfinity 510 platform and\nprovide customized feature enhancements that meet JIS customers' unique\nconfiguration requirements. The JIS version of the product will incorporate\nall of Sirit's proprietary tag acquisition algorithms, extensive reader\nmanagement tool-kit, and user-friendly documentation.\n\n\n"Sirit has shown to have an excellent reputation for building\nfull-featured, reliable products," said Isao Tomon, president of Japan\nInformation System Co. Ltd. "As confirmed by several third-party studies and\nthrough our comprehensive evaluation process, Sirit's INfinity 510 was found\nto provide superior performance to competitive readers. Our company is excited\nabout adding this product tailored for the Japanese market to our portfolio of\nsolutions."\n\n\nAs part of the OEM Agreement, JIS will be obtaining and maintaining all\nof the necessary reg...