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GlobeRanger Announces New Release of iMotion Edgeware Platform; Enhanced Features for Scaling and Managing Large, Enterprise-Wide, Multi-Site Deployments
RICHARDSON, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 13, 2004 -- GlobeRanger, the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions, today announced a major release of its iMotion(TM) Edgeware(TM) platform. The new release provides enhanced scalability and infrastructure management for enterprise-wide, multi-site deployments and unprecedented flexibility for leveraging a single RFID edge infrastructure across multiple applications.
As RFID implementations expand, companies are searching for the capability to easily configure, manage and monitor increasingly complex device networks. The new release of iMotion provides flexible, distributed, profile-based configuration for large deployments as well as comprehensive, centralized management and monitoring capabilities across multiple sites. These functionalities lower operating expenses for customers and ease implementation changes.
Another key enhancement is the ability to share RFID device networks across multiple applications, optimizing infrastructure utilization and maximizing return on RFID investment. For example, the RFID readers and antennas deployed at dock doors can now be used simultaneously for multiple applications such as theft detection and shipping/receiving processes.
From the application development perspective, iMotion provides the capability to effortlessly define data input requirements from the device network through Application Level Events (ALE) specifications, a standard being established by EPCglobal. This functionality gives application developers the ability to easily access desired data. GlobeRanger is one of the first companies to implement ALE and is an active participant developing the emerging standard, with a member of GlobeRanger co-chairing the Software Action Group for ALE.
"iMotion's support for a broad range of devices, coupled with the extensive enterprise management tools, provides the ability to scale and manage every aspect of the RFID environment," said Mike Anderson, IT director of International Paper Smart Packaging.
Edge applications developed and deployed on the iMotion platform include: tracking of individual bottles of Schedule II drugs for a pharmaceutical wholesaler; testing of RFID technology for distributing food products; validating tagged cases/pallets for compliance requirements; tracking of refurbished parts for an aircraft manufacturer; shipping and receiving through an RFID portal; and picking to a high-speed conveyer belt.
"iMotion offers a scalable, high performance platform for business critical deployments," said Pete Poorman, director of product management for GlobeRanger. "Our partners and customers leverage iMotion's capabilities to cost effectively grow and manage complex edge applications and device networks across multiple locations."
iMotion Technology
Built on Microsoft's .NET Framework, iMotion provides a comprehensive platform for the rapid development, deployment and management of edge applications. Platform capabilities include:
-- Comprehensive Software Development Kit (SDK) with easy-to-use templates.
-- Visual Workflow Editor for a drag-and-drop application development environment.
-- Pre-built application components and reader adapters for rapid solution development.
-- Emulation capabilities for modeling large-scale implementations.
-- Web services for data exchange and integration, advanced encryption, and managed network connections.
About GlobeRanger
GlobeRanger is the leading provider of RFID, mobility and sensor-based software solutions. Its innovative Edgeware(TM) platform, iMotion(TM), provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time response. iMotion serves as the foundation for GlobeRanger and its partners to rapidly develop, deploy and manage edge solutions. Founded in 1999, GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
For more information: www.globeranger.com.
GlobeRanger, iMotion, and Edgeware are Trademarks of GlobeRanger Corporation.
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