RF Code Honored as Winner of ‘Active RFID’ Product Line Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan
AUSTIN, Texas--(November 8, 2007)--RF Code, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class active RFID technology, today announced that Frost & Sullivan has named the company as the 2007 winner of its Active RFID Product Line Leadership Award.
“With a variety of asset tracking and RTLS (Real-Time Locating Systems) technology approaches available today, this award signifies that RF Code’s offering of fixed and mobile active RFID technology brings a superior set of performance characteristics to the markets we serve,” said RF Code CEO Mitch Medford. “We take great pride in delivering customer value through our world-class network of systems integration partners.”
The Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Leadership is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated the most insight into customer needs and product demands. To select the Award recipient, the analyst team tracks all end-user requirements and market dynamics within the industry. This process includes interviews with suppliers, end-users, and industry experts. The product lines are compared with customer base demands, and the top-ranking supplier is then presented the Award.
RF Code’s third-generation active RFID product line is commonly deployed to locate, track and monitor assets in IT, healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial and defense-related markets.
“In addition to the company’s custom OEM development capabilities, RF Code offers a high-performance suite of hardware and software that can be applied through its integration partners in a variety of demanding environments,” says Frost & Sullivan research analyst Rengarajan Srinivasan. “The company’s platform offers one of the best scalable solutions for wireless automatic data capture.”
Active RFID Asset Tags: Available in 433 MHz and 303 MHz operating frequencies, RF Code’s M-Series and D-Series tags can be ordered with specific beacon rates, unique mounting options and on-board sensors including motion, panic, tamper and infrared. RF Code’s patented tag products offer high signal propagation characteristics, low power consumption and very long battery lives.
Active RFID Readers: RF Code’s fixed readers offer read ranges of up to 1000’ and enable the highest levels of simultaneous tag reads in their class. A software-configurable read range, wired and wireless LAN connection options and an open API add to their flexibility. The new M220 mobile reader is a wearable collection device which supports asset tracking and field inventories on Bluetooth-enabled smartphones and handheld computers. RF Code readers power scalable asset tracking architectures which do not interfere with legacy wireless devices or burden existing enterprise networks.
Software: RF Code offers an active RFID software development kit, an open interface to its active RFID readers and its MobileTrak® application for collecting asset data on handheld devices.
Real-Time Location Devices: RF Code augments its standard product line with custom antenna configurations and infrared room locators which are used to deliver accurate room-level asset location data.
About RF Code, Inc.
RF Code provides enterprise-class active RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology and solutions used to discover, track and monitor the condition of critical assets, inventory and personnel. Founded in 1997, the company has developed an award-winning hardware platform for active RFID operating at 433 MHz and 303 MHz. RF Code and its world-class roster of integration partners develop solutions that are used around the world in demanding industry environments including information technology, healthcare, defense, manufacturing, transportation and homeland security. For more information, please call (877) 969-2828 or visit www.rfcode.com.
About the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
About Frost & Sullivan
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