TORONTO, Sept. 14 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. ("Sirit") (TSX: SI), a leading
provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, announced that
EPCglobal Inc has awarded its hardware certification and interoperability
marks to Sirit Inc. for its INfinity 510 UHF RFID reader. EPCglobal Inc is the
not-for-profit organization whose mission is to drive the commercial adoption
of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) in global supply chains.
The certification mark signifies that hardware products have been tested
and operate according to EPCglobal Inc. standards, such as the UHF Generation
2 Air Interface Protocol standard ratified in December 2004.
The interoperability testing is also part of EPCglobal's hardware
certification program and demonstrates the ability of certified tags to work
with certified readers or printers/encoders. Sirit's INfinity 510 was one of
two readers to receive the interoperability distinction at the EPCglobal
Europe 2006 conference held last week in Dusseldorf, Germany.
"The INfinity 510, now in full production, is in the hands of customers
both in North America and in Europe for evaluation. Early feedback has been
extremely positive in terms of the INfinity 510's ease of installation and
superior performance," said Norbert Dawalibi, President and CEO, Sirit Inc.
"Sirit is very proud to receive both the hardware certification and
interoperability marks from EPCglobal as they represent the industry's stamp
of approval making it easier for customers to identify quality products
trusting that they will meet their performance requirements."
"We want to enable companies that are implementing EPC in their business
to have easy access to non-biased, reliable information about EPC hardware,"
said Chris Adcock, president of EPCglobal Inc. "This way, companies will be
better able to focus on their business at hand and have confidence in the
products they select for EPC implementations."
"In addition to the marks awarded to Sirit's INfinity 510, two of our OEM
partners, Datamax and Paxar also received interoperability marks for their
products powered by Sirit's INfinity 9311 UHF reader module," continued Mr.
Dawalibi. "These marks endorse our investments in building world class RFID
readers that meet EPC standards and ready our customers for widespread RFID
deployments."
The hardware and interoperability certifications are conducted by MET
Laboratories, a third-party, nationally-recognized testing facility located in
Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
About Sirit's INfinity 510
The INfinity 510 was developed from the ground-up as a Gen 2 compliant
multi-protocol reader and is expected to provide the best price performance in
its class. Now in production, the INfinity 510 has an advanced architecture
designed to maximize tag read rates and range, simplify device management and
support dense reader environments. It can also host complex memory-intensive
middleware and custom applications. An array of features built into the
INfinity 510 simplifies configuration and maintenance for both small- and
large-scale deployments. Installation wizards and the ability to synchronize
configurations by reader profile speed deployment. Real-time device
monitoring, including diagnostic and statistical reporting tools with
user-configurable alarms, makes it possible to proactively track reader
health. In addition, remote firmware upgrade functionality enables
administrators to apply a single firmware release package to a group of
readers without the need to upgrade each device manually.
About Sirit Inc.
Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI) is a leading provider of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) technology worldwide. Harnessing the power of Sirit's
enabling-RFID technology, customers are able to more rapidly bring high
quality RFID solutions to the market with reduced initial engineering costs.
Sirit's products are built on more than 12 years of RF domain expertise
addressing multiple frequencies (LF/HF/UHF), multiple protocols and are
compliant with global standards. Sirit's broad portfolio of products and
capabilities are easily customized to address new and traditional RFID market
applications including Supply Chain & Logistics, Cashless Payment (including
Electronic Tolling), Access Control, Automatic Vehicle Identification,
Inventory Control & Management, Asset Tracking and Product Authentication. For
more information, visit www.sirit.com.
About EPCglobal Inc
EPCglobal Inc is a subsidiary of GS1 and GS1 US(TM) and supports the
global adoption of the Electronic Product Code(TM) as a global standard to
enable accurate information and visibility about products in the supply chain.
More information about EPCglobal Inc can be found at www.EPCglobalinc.org.
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