, Inc. (NYSE: SY), the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilising information, today announced that with its RFID Anywhere™ 2.0 solution, Sybase is one of the first middleware providers to achieve certified integration with SAP’s AII (Auto-ID Infrastructure), a comprehensive auto-ID middleware solution that connects RFID data and integrates the data directly into enterprise applications.
The integration between the two solutions will allow SAP customers to access and manage data collected at the edge of their enterprises, and coordinate and manage the wide variety of RFID readers and printers (including both EPC and ISO standards), barcode scanners, sensors to include temperature sensors, and PLCs (programmable logic controllers) supported by Sybase. Leveraging the synergies created through these new interfaces, Sybase will work with SAP to offer customers robust data collection, device management and enterprise application suite solutions, through a joint global customer initiative.
Capgemini partner for worldwide RFID and mobility Mal Postings states, “We believe that using SAP’s AII and interfacing with the Sybase® RFID infrastructure suite will provide customers with maximum flexibility when selecting hardware standards, vendors and devices, and managing distributed RFID environments that frequently involve suppliers, buyers, and retailers simultaneously. Relationships like the SAP/Sybase combination will help transform the early entrant pilot activities into enterprise wide supply chain operational systems.”
“Together, SAP and Sybase offer robust, production-grade RFID solutions that can be implemented much more quickly and easier than ever before,” says Mark Geddes, director Sybase mobility solutions for Australia and New Zealand. “We look forward to working with SAP to provide our customers with superior technology and successful RFID implementations through this team effort.”
About RFID Anywhere and SAP Auto-ID
As RFID technology has evolved, a major hurdle for early adopters has been the proliferation of various standards and protocols. RFID Anywhere 2.0 provides management capabilities for configuring, monitoring and provisioning RFID networks from proof-of-concept to enterprise-wide deployment, and supports the broadest range of protocols and standards and offers comprehensive role-based security that enterprises require. SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure gives enterprises the capabilities needed to integrate all automated communication and sensing devices — including RFID readers and printers, Bluetooth devices, embedded systems, and bar-code devices. SAP AII also integrates intelligent controls such as programmable language controls and Savant technologies, ensuring comprehensive device integration.
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About Sybase, Inc.
Sybase is the largest global enterprise software company exclusively focused on managing and mobilising information from the data centre to the point of action. Sybase provides open, cross-platform solutions that securely deliver information anytime, anywhere, enabling customers to create an information edge. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com.au