Motorola Simplifies RFID Deployments With New High-Performance

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The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT)recently announced the new Motorola XR450, an industrial-classfixed radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader featuring bothbi- and mono-static antenna ports on one platform to protect RFIDinvestments and decrease deployment complexities. This newtwo-in-one solution provides an ideal high-performance RFID readerfor both item-level tracking and more demanding supply chainapplications.
The XR450 is Motorola's latest version of its best-selling XRfamily of RFID fixed reader products and includes new managementsoftware and enhanced security features like SSH and SSL support toprotect information as it moves across external network interfaces.Additionally, custom applications can be built and hosted on thedevice, offering the flexibility customers need to accurately readRFID tags in varying environments. The XR family of fixed RFIDreaders currently supports deployments around the world, includingin many countries throughout the European Union, North and SouthAmerica and Asia. With the release of the XR450, Motorola now addscertification and country support for both China and South Korea.
"From the retail store to airline baggage carousels and withinclosed-loop warehouse environments, Motorola's versatile XR450fixed RFID reader is an ideal platform to gain inventory visibilityand recognize business process efficiencies across the entiresupply chain," said Joe White, vice president of businessdevelopment and marketing for RFID, Motorola Enterprise Mobilitybusiness. "This advanced platform showcases Motorola'slong-standing heritage in the radio industry and its commitment toserving customers with the latest technological advancements tohelp them extend business intelligence to the edge of theirenterprise."
The uniquely designed XR450 RFID reader offers customers theability to select between using four bi-static ports that requiredual antennas or four mono-static ports that require only oneantenna for transmitting or receiving tag data. Mono-static portsare ideal for real-time item-level tracking, application processingand management, such as in postal tracking or reading pallets ofgoods at retail stores. Businesses can use the bi-static ports forthe highest possible performance in the most challenging RFenvironments. The inclusion of both mono- and bi-static ports in asingle platform allows customers to purchase one reader with theopportunity to utilize either port option - providing greaterflexibility to adapt the reader to the intended application andenvironmental needs.
"The introduction of the XR450 adds depth to the Motorola RFIDproduct suite which is already the most diverse in the industry,"said Michael Lowry, president of Lowry Computer Products. "With amono-static RFID reader option, the total cost of ownership forenterprise RFID applications for our customers has drasticallydecreased, opening the market to a new class of end-users."
The XR450 RFID reader is certified to run on both Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and IBM Premises Websphere 6.0 and 6.1. It alsosupports Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 for hosting customerapplications directly on the reader.
"By using Biz Talk Server in conjunction with the Motorola XR450fixed RFID reader, it will be easier than ever for customers toconnect real-time business processes that include RFID data," saidSteve Sloan, lead product manager, Microsoft Corp. "Together, theseproducts will play a key role in enabling the continued growth andbroad adoption of RFID solutions."
The new Motorola XR450 fixed RFID reader is expected to shipbeginning in July 2008.
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SOURCE: Motorola