Partnership to provide real-time, RFID-based information services on the location, status and security of cargo containers and shipments
Oakland — July 27, 2006 — Transportation technology company Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has partnered with Savi Networks to implement radio frequency identification (RFID)-based systems at port terminal facilities throughout the United States, Savi has announced.
ESC supplies technology support for over 30 percent of cargo containers moving throughout U.S. West Coast ports. Savi Networks provides information services called SaviTrak, which leverages RFID and other automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) technologies at ports to improve the efficiency and security of global supply chains.
Under the two companies' agreement, ESC will implement solutions at port terminal facilities where Savi Networks has partnership agreements with major terminal operators. ESC also will provide systems integration of automated data collection points with SaviTrak information services and other supply chain management systems used in port environments.
Integrating Data and Physical Flow
The goal of the partnership is to provide real-time, RFID-based information services on the location, status and security of cargo containers and shipments at the ports, Savi said.
"Embarcadero Systems has both the technical and domain know-how in port environments to help Savi Networks accelerate expansion of our network at strategic port locations," said Lani Fritts, chief operating officer of Savi, which is majority-owned by Lockheed Martin. "Savi Networks will significantly benefit from their experience and capability in port deployments and solution extensions, such as optical character recognition (OCR), gate automation and integration with terminal operating systems."
"Savi Networks is strategically aligned with our vision of integrated data and physical flow of goods," said Rich Beedenbender, president of ESC.
Savi Networks' recent port terminal partnerships include the Georgia Port Authority (GPA), including the Port of Savannah; the Trans Pacific Container Service Corp. (TraPac), which provides stevedoring services as the U.S. terminal operating subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines; Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL); and Hong Ming Terminals and Stevedoring Company Ltd., the terminal operating division of Yang Ming Lines (YML).
Additional Articles of Interest
RFID technology has the potential to change the way supply chains are managed, but in order to be effective businesses need to take a holistic look at the deployment. Read more in the SDCExec.com article "Time for RFID: Applying RFID in the Supply Chain."
For a contrary view of the future of the RFID market, see the article "The O'RFID Factor: A 'No Spin' Look at Where Radio Frequency Identification Is Headed," in the October/November 2004 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Oakland — July 27, 2006 — Transportation technology company Embarcadero Systems Corporation (ESC) has partnered with Savi Networks to implement radio frequency identification (RFID)-based systems at port terminal facilities throughout the United States, Savi has announced.
ESC supplies technology support for over 30 percent of cargo containers moving throughout U.S. West Coast ports. Savi Networks provides information services called SaviTrak, which leverages RFID and other automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) technologies at ports to improve the efficiency and security of global supply chains.
Under the two companies' agreement, ESC will implement solutions at port terminal facilities where Savi Networks has partnership agreements with major terminal operators. ESC also will provide systems integration of automated data collection points with SaviTrak information services and other supply chain management systems used in port environments.
Integrating Data and Physical Flow
The goal of the partnership is to provide real-time, RFID-based information services on the location, status and security of cargo containers and shipments at the ports, Savi said.
"Embarcadero Systems has both the technical and domain know-how in port environments to help Savi Networks accelerate expansion of our network at strategic port locations," said Lani Fritts, chief operating officer of Savi, which is majority-owned by Lockheed Martin. "Savi Networks will significantly benefit from their experience and capability in port deployments and solution extensions, such as optical character recognition (OCR), gate automation and integration with terminal operating systems."
"Savi Networks is strategically aligned with our vision of integrated data and physical flow of goods," said Rich Beedenbender, president of ESC.
Savi Networks' recent port terminal partnerships include the Georgia Port Authority (GPA), including the Port of Savannah; the Trans Pacific Container Service Corp. (TraPac), which provides stevedoring services as the U.S. terminal operating subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines; Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL); and Hong Ming Terminals and Stevedoring Company Ltd., the terminal operating division of Yang Ming Lines (YML).
Additional Articles of Interest
RFID technology has the potential to change the way supply chains are managed, but in order to be effective businesses need to take a holistic look at the deployment. Read more in the SDCExec.com article "Time for RFID: Applying RFID in the Supply Chain."
For a contrary view of the future of the RFID market, see the article "The O'RFID Factor: A 'No Spin' Look at Where Radio Frequency Identification Is Headed," in the October/November 2004 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
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