Communication Solutions

Savi Technology, a provider of RFID-based total asset management products and services, and IFS Defense have announced they will partner to provide integrated real-time information products for the Aerospace and Defense market.

 

The RFID-Enhanced Software Suite is touted by company officials as having the ability to improve visibility, accuracy and performance of in-transit assets and consignments throughout defense supply chains. The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show.

 

The partners will integrate Savi’s Radio Frequency Identification systems with IFS’ ERP software, company officials say, “which will improve planning, decision-making and performance when transporting assets and consignments across the extended supply chain — from factory to foxhole.”

 

“Our customers increasingly want to augment their ERP products with real-time information across the entire breadth of the supply chain, to optimize cost savings and improve asset availability,” said Iain Green, managing director of IFS Defense.

 

Last year Savi announced that it had received official approval from the China State Radio Regulation Committee, a division of the China Ministry of Information Industry to use RFID tags, readers and signposts throughout the country.

 

Savi Technology’s tags and readers are compatible with the ISO 18000-7 standard for active RFID products operating at the 433.92 MHz radio frequency band.

 

Commenting on the approval, Savi’s Vice President for standards and regulatory affairs, Fraser Jennings said at the time that the certification ‘further validates international recognition standard ISO 18000-7 is the global standard.’

 

He added that Australia, Korea, Taiwan and the municipality of Hong Kong have granted similar approvals to Savi, showing solid support for the 433 MHz frequency as the worldwide choice for active RFID.

 

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