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BEA Systems, a global provider of enterprise infrastructure software and HP has announced new radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for enterprise customers. Leveraging HP Services’ expansive global reach and RFID implementation expertise, and BEA’s industry-leading BEA WebLogic® RFID products, the two companies have agreed to provide complete, standards-based RFID solutions designed to help manufacturers, retailers, distributors, transportation and other industry customers streamline supply chain operations.BEA and HP are building a comprehensive portfolio of RFID solutions targeting four key areas:
Retail Operations and Asset Management – to help enhance retail operations and supply chain management with RFID.
RFID Compliance and Tagging Solution for Suppliers – to provide a low-risk, cost-effective way to meet RFID mandates and establish the foundation for an adaptive, digital supply chain.
Reusable Asset Tracking – to help track and trace high-value reusable assets, including roll cages, racks, totes and containers.
Safe and Secure Supply Chain – to help track and secure the flow of goods across the entire supply chain and ensure compliance to RFID regulatory guidelines.
Wai Wong, executive vice president of products, BEA Systems says: “Customers are looking for RFID solutions that can help them leverage enterprise assets from the network edge back to the data centre with superior reliability, availability, scalability and performance.”
“The powerful combination of BEA WebLogic RFID products and HP’s manufacturing, consulting, integration and support capabilities can help businesses meet service-level agreements, ensure compliance and drive a transformation towards a demand-driven supply chain.”
HP offers comprehensive services designed for planning, designing, managing and supporting the RFID-enabled solutions. BEA provides industry-leading BEA WebLogic RFID products and a service-oriented approach to RFID. Together, the two companies’ offerings can enable customers to integrate high volumes of RFID data into existing enterprise processes and applications while building new composite applications.
“HP and BEA are able to offer customers improved operating efficiencies, competitive advantages and the ability to meet compliance mandates with these new RFID solutions,” said Frank Lanza, worldwide director, RFID Services, HP. “We’ve customized these solutions to optimize asset inventory, increase revenue by reducing out-of-stocks, and improve margin through reduced product diversions.”