Provia's WMS Chosen to Power Sun's RFID Test Center
Posted on: Monday, 19 April 2004, 06:00 CDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Provia Software, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, announced today that the company's ViaWare warehouse management system (WMS) is the supply chain execution system being currently utilized at Sun Microsystems' new, state-of- the-art RFID Test Center in Dallas, Texas. Sun's facility brings together a complete end-to-end RFID solution designed to help quell the fears of companies looking to initiate an RFID compliance program and quickly help them achieve compliance status.
Sun's RFID Test Center, a 17,000-square-foot warehouse facility, is slated to open May 5, 2004 with a large open house celebration. The center is fully equipped to meet the EPC standards and RFID compliance requirements for tagging and testing of products at the pallet and case level.
"The idea of RFID implementation can seem insurmountable. Provia and Sun are here to demonstrate the actual tangible process to companies, and help them build a map to RFID compliance," said Paul Crist, vice president of sales and marketing for Provia. "This is truly the first RFID test center of its kind -- a working warehouse where companies can test how the entire system works before they invest in RFID technology. Companies can use the test center to evaluate how they can incorporate RFID into their manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments, develop production of a full scale product tagging plan and come away with an end-to-end architecture for the implementation at their site."
Corporations and government agencies around the world recognize RFID's potential to cut supply chain costs, increase operational efficiencies, speed delivery time, and minimize theft and waste.
"We are excited to have Provia as an integrated partner into our Test Center offering. Together we will provide suppliers to Wal-Mart and others with a facility and the technical expertise to get their RFID implementations achieved correctly the first time," said Julie Sarbacker, director of the Auto-ID Business Unit at Sun Microsystems. "Suppliers should contact us today to get started."
In addition to showcasing a state-of-the-art warehouse environment equipped with RFID readers installed at dock doors and warehouse forklift portals, the test center contains material handling pallet conveyers and high speed conveyor station products for advanced tagging and testing of RFID tagged products. Integration with Provia's warehouse management system (WMS) will allow for automated processing of Advance Ship Notifications (ASNs). The initial use for the test center will be for pallet acceptance into the center via dock doors, but will quickly be expanded to the tracking of products to various test stations such as pallet conveyors, high speed tracks and pallet racks.
Executives from Sun, Provia and other companies will participate in the event. The grand opening of the Test Center would be of interest to consumer product companies, manufacturers and suppliers, who are required to comply with RFID mandates from Wal-Mart, Target, Albertsons, HDMA or the US Department of Defense. To register to attend, please visit http://www.avim.com/sun/index.html .
Inquiries about the Grand Opening should be sent to rfid-testcenter@sun.com .
About Provia Software - Provia Software, a viastore Company, delivers The Power of Delivery(TM) for customers like Gillette, Menlo Worldwide, Graybar Electric, US Freightways, Spencer Gifts, Lanier Worldwide, and Owens Corning and third-party logistics (3PL) customers like, Menlo Worldwide, Total Logistic Control and Conestoga Cold Storage. Provia's Supply Chain Execution solutions include RFID-enabled warehousing, transportation, order and yard management products seamlessly integrated together with web-based visibility tools to create a real-time, end-to-end supply chain execution solution.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the US and other countries.
Provia Software
CONTACT: John P. Clark, Manager of Marketing of Provia Software,+1-616-974-8689, john.clark@provia.com
Web site: http://www.provia.com/http://www.avim.com/sun/index.html
Related Articles
- SunGard Higher Education Announces New Unified Digital Campus Test Center Using Dell and Sun Microsystems Technologies to Help Accelerate Product Development and Lower Total Cost of Ownership
- Company Profile for EANTC AG (European Advanced Networking Test Center)
- ClairMail Receives Top Rating From InfoWorld Test Center Editors and Analysts
- SearchHelp Releases Two New Parental Control Software Products
- Miercom Publishes White Paper for Evaluating Network Intrusion Prevention Devices; Market-Leading Independent Test Center Defines Comparison Methodology for Network IPS Products
- NETGEAR Firewall/Print Server Security Router Honored With CRN Test Center Recommendation
- Neon Software's CyberGauge 6.0 Earns CRN Test Center Recommended Status
- Sun and Fujitsu Deal Companies Merge Server Product Lines
- Sun Opens European RFID Test Center to Help Customers Remove Cost and Complexity From Supply Chains
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds