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Integration enables ProdexNet's NetGather
Software to be the Administration and Management Console for
Sun's Java™ Based RFID Software
CHICAGO, IL - RFID JOURNAL LIVE CONFERENCE - MARCH 28, 2004
- ProdexNet, Inc., provider of network management solutions,
today announced a solution built on Sun's RFID Infrastructure
Software that will simplify the administration and management
of RFID devices and related infrastructure deployed across
the enterprise through a simple, easy-to-use interface.
NetGather for RFID is a centralized management and operational
console to provide end-to-end control and visibility of the
entire RFID infrastructure. It provides customers with a unified
console for the management and operation of all RFID components
deployed in the enterprise, including readers, managed by
Sun's RFID Event Manager.
Today, RFID deployments are mostly early pilots with a handful
of readers and associated system components. In the coming
year companies are expected to develop their pilots into solutions
that will generate operational efficiencies. As these RFID
pilots and deployments expand, system complexity is expected
to increase exponentially with the introduction of new readers,
Event Managers, Network devices, Servers and Applications
Components. ProdexNet's NetGather for RFID solution is designed
to address this growing complexity.
"Sun clearly sees a critical need for simple and elegant
management solutions that will help manage the complexity
of enterprise RFID deployments going forward. Manageability
of the RFID infrastructure will directly impact the cost and
effectiveness of the RFID deployment and hence will also have
a bearing on the ROI that an enterprise sees from RFID, this
is why Sun has made manageability a requirement in its Java
based RFID Software," said Julie Sarbacker, director
of the Auto-ID Business Unit at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "ProdexNet's
NetGather for RFID leverages the management hooks in Sun's
software to showcase the ease of manageability and administration
that can be achieved in conjunction with Sun's RFID Infrastructure."
NetGather for RFID provides a centralized console to facilitate
local and remote management of this complex RFID infrastructure
with provisioning and monitoring capabilities for RFID readers,
middleware and applications in the infrastructure. In addition
to managing from an RFID component perspective, NetGather
for RFID also allows the entire RFID infrastructure to be
managed and administered in the context of relevant business
processes. This solution will minimize the cost of ownership
of RFID deployments, thereby decreasing ramp up time for operators
and administrators.
"ProdexNet continues to extend its expertise in the
Manageability area by adding management of RFID infrastructures
to its domain of expertise. NetGather for RFID, in conjunction
with Sun's RFID Event Manager, provides a powerful, end-to-end
management and operations solution for the entire RFID infrastructure,"
says Sujatha Bodapati, President of ProdexNet.
ProdexNet will be showcasing its NetGather for RFID Solution
in Sun's Booth at RFID Journal Live! 2004 in Chicago on March
29-31. For more information on this solution, visit the Sun
Microsystems booth at RFID Journal Live! Booth located at
#218.
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