Oracle and Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company
[NYSE: LMT], teamed up to provide a critical information link to track in real
time the location of cargo containers shipped from Hong Kong to Japan. The work
has just been completed as a pilot project initiated by GS1 EPCglobal, the not-for-profit
standards organization driving adoption of the Electronic Product Code to improve
supply chain performance.
The milestone project was the first time that real-time information generated
from active, battery-powered RFID tags on sea containers was exchanged with
EPC Information Services (EPCIS), a draft GS1 EPCglobal standard enabling trading
partners to communicate in a common computer language on objects moving throughout
the supply chain. The communication interface with the EPCIS Server and Repository
was enabled through integration of Oracle® Sensor Edge Server, a component
of Oracle Fusion Middleware, as well as Savi Site Manager operating software
and active RFID tag and data collection systems.
"Reading RFID tags produces a vast amount of data all along a supply chain,
and Oracle Sensor Edge Server is an essential part of capturing, interpreting
and validating such a mass of information," said Peggy Chen, Principal
Product Director, Oracle. "Because of the wide variety of participants
in a supply chain, open standards are essential to give all authorized people
visibility of all of the critical events involved in the chain. Oracle has been
working with EPCglobal for some time in the development of standards. Software,
such as Oracle Sensor Edge Server and Oracle Sensor Data Manager, can work very
effectively in this complex heterogeneous environment."
Oracle and Savi achieved the interface as part of Phase One of the GS1 EPCglobal
Transport and Logistics RFID Pilot, which is a two-phase project involving a
number of companies using EPCglobal standards to enable greater transport visibility
across stakeholders, countries and continents.
"We're very pleased to be part of the first team to demonstrate a working
system using active RFID and EPCglobal's EPCIS standard as part of this important
pilot," said Fraser Jennings, Savi Technology's vice president of Standards
and Regulatory Activities. "Like Oracle, we see the need for standards
to enable interoperability among multiple trading partners and service providers
in a global supply chain, and we are keen to work with EPCglobal and companies
such as Oracle to develop and promote those standards that will help facilitate
supply chain efficiency. We're pleased our RFID technology and Savi Site Manager
software facilitated integration of real-time data into the EPCIS system through
Oracle's RFID middleware."
About Oracle
Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information
about Oracle, visit our Web site at: http://www.oracle.com
About Savi Technology
With over 16 years of experience, Savi is a leading provider of active Radio
Frequency Identification solutions for the management and security of supply
chain assets, shipments and consignments. Savi Technology is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, with headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., and
offices in Washington D.C., London, Singapore, and Melbourne. For more information,
visit www.savi.com.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people
worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture,
integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
The corporation reported 2006 sales of $39.6 billion. For additional information,
visit http://www.lockheedmartin.com.
About EPCglobal Inc
EPCglobal Inc supports the global adoption of the Electronic Product Code
as a global standard to enable accurate information and visibility about products
in the supply chain. More information about EPCglobal Inc can be found at http://www.epcglobalinc.org
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